Astro vs Nebula Blaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astro
Experience endless arcade action deep in space. Dodge meteoroids, collect shards to unlock new ships, and customize your fleet with over 100 combinations. Compete on global leaderboards and earn achievements in this reflex-testing game.
- Endless arcade action
- Dodge meteoroids
- Collect shards to unlock ships
- Over 100 ship customization combinations
- Game Center leaderboards
- Multiple achievements
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Astro-Scape is a challenging game that takes place deep in space. Prepare for endless arcade action! Dodge meteoroids for as long as you can to increase your score. This game will test your reflexes as well as your very last nerve. Are you up for the challenge? Maneuver through endless crowds of meteoroids to extend your score to the top of the leaderboards. On your way up, collect shards that allow you to unlock new ships. Every run is different than the last with randomly generated obstacles. Astro-Scape combines the retro style of an arcade game with one touch controls to bring you a simple, yet challenging, experience. FEATURES - Customize In Astro-Scape, there are many different ways to customize the various ships. Over 100 unique combinations! - Game Center Dominate other players on the Game Center leaderboards. Astro-Scape also has multiple achievements for you to earn as you play.
Nebula Blaster
Blast through neon-drenched worlds in this arcade space shooter. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, defeat unique bosses, and climb the global leaderboard. Unlock power-ups and upgrades to customize your ship and soundtrack.
- 20 hand-crafted worlds
- 20 distinct boss warships
- Worldwide leaderboard
- Deep power-ups and upgrades
- Reactive synthwave soundtrack
- Plays fully offline
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Nebula Blaster is a neon-soaked arcade space shooter that fits in your pocket. Blast through 20 hand-crafted worlds, thread bullet-hell boss patterns, and chase high scores on a worldwide leaderboard. FEATURES - 20 hand-crafted worlds, from Deep Space to the Singularity, each with its own enemies, hazards, and reactive backdrop - 20 distinct boss warships, one unique boss per world, from nimble frigates to colossal faction dreadnoughts - Worldwide leaderboard: your score, the wave you reached, and your run time, ranked against players everywhere - Deep power-ups and upgrades: lasers, homing missiles, scatter, shields and more, plus a Stardust upgrade tree to tune your ship - Reactive synthwave soundtrack that intensifies with the action, with extra tracks to unlock - Plays fully offline: no account, no sign-in, and your progress is saved on your device Free to play, with optional in-app purchases and opt-in rewarded ads. The Founder Pack removes ads while keeping every reward. Dodge, blast, and climb the ranks. How far can you get?
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The clearest difference is ads: Astro at none against Nebula Blaster's shown. Astro also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Nebula Blaster's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 28 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Astro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Nebula Blaster sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Astro against 5.0 for Nebula Blaster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Astro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nebula Blaster's.
Astro ships an update every 28 months, Nebula Blaster every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astro | Nebula Blaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brendan Perry | Joseph Niccoli |
Customer experience
Astro
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In-app purchases
Astro
- Pile o' Shards$0.99
- Stack o' Shards$4.99
- Chest o' Shards$14.99
Nebula Blaster
- Pouch of Stardust$0.99
- Plasma Storm$1.99
- Phantom Ship$1.99
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- Eclipse Ship$1.99
- Bag of Stardust$2.99
- 24K Gold Ship$2.99
- Prism Ship$2.99
- Crate of Stardust$6.99
- Vault of Stardust$14.99
- Founder's Pack$14.99









