Comparison

Dead Orbit vs VoidShift

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dead Orbit

Pilot a spaceship through deep space, battling an evil empire in this classic arcade shooter. Upgrade your weapons and defenses to survive intense barrages of enemy fire and meteorites. Experience stunning visuals and an electronic soundtrack as you fight to restore peace to the galaxy.

Highlights
  • Intensive arcade shoot 'em up gameplay
  • Vast variety of levels
  • Extreme boss battles
  • Upgrade shields, guns, missiles, lasers, and magnets
  • Stunning game visuals and skins
  • Accessible to casual and hardcore gamers
Features
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New shoot 'em up classic arcade shooter located in deep and dark space. Defeat the evil sky forces! Hop into the spaceship and fly through a chaotic barrage of meteorites, bullets and sky forces! Upgrade your space fighter and put an end to the evil Kraathu Empire. Why? Because only you can restore peace in the galaxy! Shoot 'em up! SHOOT AND EVADE TO SURVIVE Take your space fighter to the battlefield armed with an arsenal of cannons and missiles. Taking enough ammo to bring punishment to your enemy. Use your agility to fly through deadly enemy territory in this explosive 3D dark space shooter action arcade game. UPGRADE TO GET STRONGER Foes are getting stronger in each stage, so in order to blast 'em from each sector of the galaxy you need to upgrade your arsenal of weapons and defences. To protect yourself against their deadly projectiles the hangar is full of upgrades for your vessel of ultimate destruction. REACH THE STARS Fly your spaceship through the cosmos and galactic hexagon cities where enemy aviators and skyrockets await. Game on! Use your sky force and reloaded weapons to defeat the enemy since 2014! There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like Dead Orbit. This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment just came out in a spectacular dark style. FEATURES - intensive arcade like arcade shoot 'em up gameplay - vast variety of levels await - extreme boss battles - upgrade your shields, guns, missiles, lasers and magnets - stunning game visuals and skins - accessible to casual gamers, as well as die-hard shooter addicts - incredible electronic soundtrack

About

VoidShift

Engage in intense arcade space combat with one-touch controls. Survive endless enemy waves, unlock new ships and weapons, and compete on leaderboards. Experience multiple game modes including campaign progression and objective-based challenges.

Highlights
  • One-touch drag controls
  • Wave Survival, Sector Run, Void Armada modes
  • Unlockable ships and weapons
  • Boss fights and escalating enemy patterns
  • Campaign-style progression track
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Survive the void. One thumb. Endless waves. No mercy. VoidShift is a fast neon arcade space shooter built for quick runs, brutal enemy waves, unlockable ships, powerful weapons, boss fights, space maps, and leaderboard chasing. Fly through classic Wave Survival, take on objective-based Sector Run, or push through Void Armada, a campaign-style progression track with replayable levels, rewards, and escalating missions. Dodge asteroids, weave through enemy fire, collect upgrades, trigger ship powers, and push deeper into the void with every run. Earn Galactic Credits as you play, unlock ships and cosmetics through progression, or speed things up with optional credit packs. Version 3.0 brings a full visual refresh with sharper neon sci-fi menus, cleaner store screens, updated ship and weapon previews, custom lightning effects, and four advanced ships with new abilities: Crimson, Frost, Prism, and Vortex. Features: • Fast one-touch drag controls • Classic Wave Survival, Hard Mode, Sector Run, and Void Armada • Campaign-style Armada track with replayable levels and rewards • New advanced ships with unique abilities and combat effects • Space maps, boss waves, mini-boss encounters, hazards, and escalating enemy patterns • Unlockable ships, trails, and custom explosions • Galactic Credits and progression-based unlocks • Powerful weapons including lasers, drones, black hole mines, chain lightning, gravity sling, and more • Custom ship-colored lightning effects • Game Center leaderboards for score and wave progress • Quick arcade runs built for one more try

Screenshots

Dead Orbit4 screens
VoidShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VoidShift at 5.0 against Dead Orbit's 4.0. VoidShift also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Dead Orbit's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dead Orbit sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and VoidShift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VoidShift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Dead Orbit's written reviews are positive against 100% of VoidShift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dead Orbit ships an update every 13 months, VoidShift every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dead Orbit versus VoidShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDead OrbitVoidShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB113 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperInlogic Software s.r.o.Tech N Tweaks LLC

Customer experience

Dead Orbit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

VoidShift

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Dead Orbit

One-time12
  • Skin Draco$0.99
  • Skin Fire$0.99
  • Skin Red$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Skin Alien Skull$0.99
  • Skin Ram Skull$0.99
  • Skin Human Skull$0.99
  • Skin Toxic Fire$0.99
  • Skin Violet$0.99
  • Skin White$0.99
  • Skin Yellow$0.99
  • Skin Orange$0.99
  • Coin Doubler$3.99
10 purchases

VoidShift

One-time10
  • Spark Pack$0.99
  • Void Ship$0.99
  • Ember Ship$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Obsidian Ship$0.99
  • Prism Ship$1.99
  • Crimson Ship$1.99
  • Vortex Ship$1.99
  • Frost Ship$1.99
  • Standard Ship Pack$2.99
  • Advanced Ship Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Dead Orbit free?
Dead Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoidShift free?
VoidShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dead Orbit or VoidShift?
VoidShift is rated higher. Dead Orbit averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while VoidShift averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dead Orbit or VoidShift have ads?
Neither Dead Orbit nor VoidShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dead Orbit or VoidShift?
Dead Orbit ships an update every 13 months, and VoidShift every 10 days. Most recently, Dead Orbit was updated on September 15, 2026 and VoidShift on July 14, 2026.

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