Pivot Strike vs Parallel Earth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pivot Strike
A unique arcade shooter where players control two ships with a single touch. Strategically pivot and line up your ships to maximize firepower and absorb enemy bullets. Earn trophies by achieving high scores.
- One-touch ship control
- Strategic pivoting mechanics
- Dual ship combat
- Bullet absorption
- Trophy system based on scores
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Pivot Strike is very unique, one touch to drag your ships around, tap the screen to pivot the ships. When lined up your ship in the lead has double the fire rate, when side by side both ships can fire but at half the fire rate. The Blue Ship destroys blue enemies and the Red Ship destroys red enemies, the Blue Ship can absorb red bullets, the Red Ship can absorb blue bullets. Three trophy system that unlocks based on the players scores.
Parallel Earth
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Parallel Earth (平行地球) is a fast-paced 2D horizontal shooter featuring stunning parallax space backgrounds, 3 unique pilots, and 6 intense acts of increasing challenge. FEATURES: • 3 distinct pilots with unique abilities • 6 acts with powerful boss battles • EXCEED system for unleashing ultimate attacks • Energy-based gameplay with rewarded ad refills • Japanese voice acting and immersive BGM • Stunning parallax space environments Choose your pilot, master the EXCEED system, and defend the Parallel Earth from alien invaders!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pivot Strike at none against Parallel Earth's shown. Pivot Strike also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). Parallel Earth's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pivot Strike ships an update every 19 months, Parallel Earth every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pivot Strike | Parallel Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 12+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Calcagno | Sui Fai Law |
In-app purchases
Pivot Strike
No in-app purchases
Parallel Earth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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