Scuba Diving Challenge vs Astronaut Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scuba Diving Challenge
Experience the excitement of underwater exploration with intuitive controls. Navigate through four challenging levels, from recycling cans to searching for flight recorders. Refill your air tanks on your boat to continue your quest. This universal app is designed for all ages.
- Intuitive thumb controls
- Four progressively difficult levels
- Underwater search missions
- Air tank management
- Universal app support
- Accomplishment sharing
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Enjoy the thrill of scuba diving on your iPhone or iPad. Use intuitive thumb controls to easily steer and search underwater through 4 progressively more difficult levels. Level 1 - find for cans to recycle, Level 2 - find coins on the ocean floor using a metal detector. Level 3 - find coins, some of which may be hidden under the surface of the ocean floor. Level 4 - find both the flight voice and data recorders. Whenever your tanks run out of air, return to your boat to refill and then you’ll be able to continue your search. Challenging for all ages. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays.
Astronaut Rush
Navigate a spaceship through a dangerous galaxy, dodging obstacles and collecting stars. Use collected stars to unlock new spacesuits and enhance your journey. Encounter helpful rockets that speed up your progress and clear your path.
- Dodge asteroids and aliens
- Collect stars and bonuses
- Unlock new spacesuits
- Use rockets for faster travel
- Destroy obstacles with rockets
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In the Astronaut Rush game, the Astronaut must get to the space station while dodging asteroids, aliens and various objects. Along the way, the astronaut collects stars and various bonuses. Sometimes he can meet a rocket that will help him get to the station faster while destroying asteroids on his way. During the journey, the astronaut collects stars, which can later be exchanged for new spacesuits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Astronaut Rush at Free against Scuba Diving Challenge's $1.99. Astronaut Rush also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Scuba Diving Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Astronaut Rush is free to download; Scuba Diving Challenge costs $1.99 up front. Astronaut Rush sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Scuba Diving Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scuba Diving Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Scuba Diving Challenge ships an update every 24 months, Astronaut Rush every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scuba Diving Challenge | Astronaut Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnin & Associates | Vladimir Sobol |
Customer experience
Scuba Diving Challenge
Astronaut Rush
In-app purchases
Scuba Diving Challenge
No in-app purchases
Astronaut Rush
- Two Extra Lives$0.99
- Jetpack$0.99
- NoAds$1.99
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