Hasty Hardy vs cmnd/ctrl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hasty Hardy
Guide a friendly dinosaur through vibrant levels, collecting diamonds and avoiding obstacles. Master simple tap controls for jumping and double-jumping to achieve high scores and challenge friends. Experience various game styles in this addictive running adventure.
- Collect diamonds
- Jump and double-jump mechanics
- Avoid obstacles
- Multiple game styles
- High score tracking
- Simple tap controls
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Hasty Hardy is a friendly dinosaur who loves to run around collecting diamonds. The gameplay is very simple, yet addictive. Try out the game and see if you can steer Hardy through the different gamestyles beating your own highscore, and maybe even the highscore of your friends! HOW TO PLAY Hasty Hardy has the special ability to jump and double-jump (touch the screen to jump) Jump from platform to platform and collect diamonds to increase your highscore. Avoid obstacles by jumping over them - note that Hasty Hardy can land on and jump from spike obstacles. Keep Hasty Hardy alive and experience all the cool gamestyles. If you experience any trouble with the current version, then please write us at hastyhardy@vertica.dk.
cmnd/ctrl
Engage in an endless pixel art space shooter experience with a retro soundtrack. Choose from over ten unique ships, each with distinct firing capabilities, and explore multiple game modes. Power-ups and leaderboards add to the classic arcade challenge.
- Unlock 10+ unique ships
- Varying fire rates and bullet speeds
- Several power-ups
- 2 game modes (Main & Extreme)
- Leaderboards
- Retro soundtrack and sound effects
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Fire through a pixel art universe to a retro soundtrack and sound effects that are inspired by the old-school arcade game era. Players can cycle through multiple game modes and choose between ten unique ships with varying fire rates and bullet speeds, meaning no one game will ever be the same! Features include: ◉ Unlock 10+ unique ships - with varying fire rate and bullet speeds ◉ Several power ups ◉ 2 game modes – Main, & Extreme - more to come! ◉ Leaderboards ◉ Music by Nihilore
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: cmnd/ctrl at 4.8 against Hasty Hardy's 4.0. cmnd/ctrl also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (44 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hasty Hardy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and cmnd/ctrl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
cmnd/ctrl holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cmnd/ctrl has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hasty Hardy ships an update every 28 months, cmnd/ctrl fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hasty Hardy | cmnd/ctrl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vertica A/S | Astro Hound Studios |
Customer experience
Hasty Hardy
cmnd/ctrl
In-app purchases
Hasty Hardy
- Premium$0.99
cmnd/ctrl
- Remove Ads$0.99
