# The Invaders — user reviews

> 434 indexed App Store user reviews of The Invaders by RI Productions, rated 4.45/5 from 1,557 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-invaders/id779924681/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-invaders/id779924681.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,013 · 4★ 312 · 3★ 74 · 2★ 37 · 1★ 63

## What do users think of The Invaders?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎮 Authentic retro experience
- 👍 Faithful recreation of classic game
- 🕹️ Nostalgic gameplay
- 💰 Free with optional paid version

**Cons**

- 🕹️ Unresponsive controls
- 🔍 Small screen size
- 🌄 Lack of landscape mode
- 📺 Intrusive ads in free version

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Shooting button not working consistently
- Left/right movement buttons getting stuck
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Controller support
- Customizable controls
- Highscore tracking
- Bonus rounds

## Newest reviews (19 of 434)

### 4/5 — Like arcade

*2025-11-13, version 1.7.6*

Best game and like space invaders

### 2/5 — そうさ！

*2025-07-26, version 1.7.6*

スマホだと少し操作しづらいかもですよ！

### 5/5 — Amazing game

*2025-05-25, version 1.7.6*

Absolutely amazing lil retro game. Harder than it looks as the aliens move faster and shoot more. Cheapest pro purchase EVER, 99 cents for zero ads new graphics and fx. Will be buying. I recommend this game to all

### 5/5 — Old times

*2025-03-17, version 1.7.6*

It’s nice to see the game is as it was 45 years ago some thing should never be changed

### 5/5 — Space invader

*2025-03-11, version 1.7.6*

Love it

### 5/5 — Space invaders!

*2025-02-17, version 1.7.6*

Space invaders. Almost identical to the arcade.

### 4/5 — Bbigal

*2025-01-27, version 1.7.6*

Excellent game 
Really enjoyable

### 5/5 — Controller Suport

*2025-01-24, version 1.7.6*

Please offer controller support

### 2/5 — Too hard☠️

*2024-12-10, version 1.7.6*

Pp

### 3/5 — memories

*2024-11-28, version 1.7.6*

needs wide screen option other than that i like the game

### 5/5 — Yes yes yes yes yes yes

*2024-11-27, version 1.7.6*

Let’s gooooooooooooooo

### 5/5 — スペースインベーダーの無料版

*2024-09-08, version 1.7.6*

広告出てくるの邪魔だから無料でけせるようにしてほしい

### 5/5 — ☺️

*2024-08-19, version 1.7.6*

☺️

### 5/5 — Bello

*2024-08-15, version 1.7.6*

Gioco ben fatto. Ti fa tornare in dietro nel passato 😅

### 5/5 — Ricordo

*2024-08-09, version 1.7.6*

Mi ricordo quando nei bar il titolare attaccava con il nastro adesivo il record tempi mai più dolci di così

### 5/5 — The perfect space invader game

*2024-08-09, version 1.7.6*

I’ve been looking all over the app store and haven’t found a fun space invader game but this one is from another planet,it has cool-looking invaders and a cool-looking ships,truly epic.

### 5/5 — Excellent space invaders clone

*2024-07-28, version 1.7.6*

Plays just like the original so great to be able to play this old quarter muncher on the go

### 5/5 — ハマる

*2024-07-17, version 1.7.6*

これはヤバいわ。気づいたら1時間経ってた💦

### 5/5 — Double O

*2024-07-12, version 1.7.6*

One of the best games ever made this game is awesome
I love this game don’t change. It is good as it is the next game. I would love to see is Phoenix.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — How do you move!!

*2026-07-02, version 1.7.6*

Y

### 1/5 — Cant restore purchases

*2023-06-09, version 1.7.6*

Cant restore purchases

### 1/5 — To much advertising

*2023-05-29, version 1.7.6*

The game is okay but the adds are to long and to hard to get out off waste of data

### 1/5 — Controls are bad

*2023-02-02, version 1.7.6*

Controls are bad

### 1/5 — I paid the .99 cents for add removal to no avail

*2022-10-22, version 1.7.6*

I paid the 99 cents yet I can’t restore purchase and remove ads.  Disappointing

### 1/5 — Terrible eye strain

*2021-12-22, version 1.7.6*

Cool game but something about the graphics is terrible on your eyes

### 1/5 — Won’t work after 15.1 update

*2021-10-29, version 1.7.6*

Hi the control buttons are not there after iPad updated to 15.1.

### 1/5 — Controls gone

*2021-08-09, version 1.7.6*

Paid to get rid of ads now cannot view controls. Area is black can fire and move but cannot see buttons so if thumbs move a little you are no longer on button because you can’t see them

### 1/5 — Can’t restore purchase

*2021-04-18, version 1.7.6*

Had to reinstall the app but it won’t let me restore my pro version

### 1/5 — Comes with a virus

*2020-05-31, version 1.7.6*

App hijacked my calendar loading it with porn. Couldn’t delete it off my calendar and was a real pain.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Space invaders

*2026-08-01, version 1.7.6*

Great game very fast pace though too win against the invaders

### 5/5 — Dash(Dashwood)

*2026-03-24, version 1.7.6*

Love the game ….but….pop up ads ruin it

### 5/5 — Old school ahh game

*2026-02-05, version 1.7.6*

I makes my think of my irken invader training the tallest will be soo happy

### 5/5 — RUF!!!!!

*2026-01-09, version 1.7.6*

RUF RUF RUF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OWWWWOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

### 5/5 — Great game recommend to5 to 15-year-olds

*2025-12-07, version 1.7.6*

This was a good game and very easy to play. Sometimes it gets a bit tricky but that’s the good thing about it so you just keep on playing. It’s very addictive. Very good if you want a good game for a Friday or Saturday night for family or just on your own. It’s very good recommend it a lot. I’d say in top like 15 in my chart very good game to play and very old game that people make new and surprised how they made it new and how they did. It is very good and well done and thank you for making this amazing game shout out to the creators very well made. Thank you

### 5/5 — Nostalgic Fun Intense Game

*2025-10-20, version 1.7.6*

This game is so addicting. It’s so cool to just see the old arcade games back then, they were so fun especially this one. This takes the W.

### 5/5 — Lembrei dos meus 11 anos

*2025-09-25, version 1.7.6*

Muito bom reviver

### 5/5 — Old Retro Classic

*2025-07-21*

Takes me back to the 80’s. My favorite game hands down . I spent more money at the roller rink on this game than skating!!! I think it was a quarter per game but who’s counting. This game does a good job of recreating the arcade version. I’m all in !! Good job

### 5/5 — I love this.

*2025-06-23*

This is pretty much very close to the original Space Invaders. I used to play this exact same app back in 2018, and here I am playing the app again 7 years later! I was wondering, can you add an option where you put the original characters and sounds in the game in settings? I probably think you won’t because it’s copyrighted but we’ll just see right? Other players who read this, (this may seem a bit childish), I am putting up a challenge to see which player can make up the best names for these aliens, (original Space Invaders names: Squid, Crab, Octopus these names are official btw) so pls come up with your best names and also put your highscore on this post. The player with the best name and score will be granted respect from me! Happy Invading and defending everyone!👾👾👾

### 5/5 — Let it cook

*2025-06-07, version 1.7.6*

It’s the best remaster of space invaders the best part is that it’s for free!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*