It's a Space Thing vs Arrow.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
It's a Space Thing
Engage in an intense arcade battle for space dominance. Test your reflexes against waves of alien attackers and powerful bosses. Unlock new modes and customize your experience with various skins.
- Challenging single-player action
- Boss battles against 10 enemies
- Unlockable Boss Mode
- Retro Invaders Mode
- Player skins
- Local multiplayer
- Power-ups
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Take part in an epic struggle for space supremacy in this high-powered, action-packed arcade experience! One must keep their reflexes sharp as Space Things big and small attack without mercy. Features include: • Challenging, high score chasing single player action against tough AI opponents. • Boss battles against 10 different enemies. • Complete missions to unlock bosses for an endless Boss Mode. • Old-school, retro inspired Invaders Mode. • Tons of player skins to use. • Local multiplayer on one device. Challenge your friends to best of three matches. • Utilize power-ups to devastate your enemies.
Arrow.io
Engage in fast-paced multiplayer battles as a pixelated character. Aim and shoot arrows to defeat opponents worldwide. Discover random skill upgrades with each update for unpredictable gameplay.
- Virtual control lever for movement
- Defeat opponents with arrows
- Random skill upgrades
- Hundreds of skill combinations
- Pixel-man player customization
- Instant multiplayer battles
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Join the battle! Playing as Pixel Man, Defeat players from all round the world. Arrow.io, a brand new io game for real players. Features and How to play: 1.Control the motion by virtual control lever. Defeat your opponents with your arrows; 2.Every update will enable random skill upgrade. A combination of hundreds of skills makes the game unpredictable; 3.Abundant choices of pixel-man players. Instant multi-player battle. You can't stop playing it. Follow and contact us: It’s always pleasant to receive your valuable suggestions.We invite you to suggest game improvements, bugs or general feedback! Contact us! arrow.io@cmcm.com Business Cooperation: Cheetah Mobile is now sincerely inviting all the amazing mobile game developers globally to achieve mutual success! we are looking forward to the great games! Contact us on: publishing_cmplay@cmcm.com Privacy Policy ： http://www.cmcm.com/protocol/site/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: It's a Space Thing at 4.3 against Arrow.io's 3.5. It's a Space Thing also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 39%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Arrow.io's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 38) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Arrow.io sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. It's a Space Thing asks for nothing beyond the download.
It's a Space Thing holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arrow.io has 3.4K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of It's a Space Thing's written reviews are positive against 39% of Arrow.io's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's a Space Thing | Arrow.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) — better | 3.5 (3.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 39.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 716 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brad Erkkila | Forward Vision Corporation Limited |
Customer experience
It's a Space Thing
Arrow.io
User reviews
It's a Space Thing
From 38 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and fun
- 🆓 Completely free
- 🚫 No ads or in-app purchases (mentioned by some)
- 👨👩👧👦 Great for playing with friends
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Clunky or imprecise controls
- 😵 Controls can be frustrating
- 🤷♂️ Game can be too simple
- 📉 Gets boring quickly for some
- ⚔️ Some bosses are too easy/hard or unbalanced
Arrow.io
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great concept and simple controls
- 💡 Variety of characters and upgrades
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🔌 Connectivity issues and server problems
- 💰 Excessive ads and microtransactions
- 🌐 Language and translation issues
Bugs and requests
It's a Space Thing
Reported bugs
7 issues- Widowmaker boss goes offscreen
- Buttons stop working after ads
- Player 1's block button disappears in 2-player mode
- Controls sometimes don't work
- Single player levels don't begin
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- Eliminator unlock condition is confusing
- Invaders mission 'win with 3 shields' doesn't work
Requested features
11 requests- More bosses and content
- Level up system
- Horizontal screen mode
- Bluetooth multiplayer
- Online multiplayer
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- Game Center leaderboard
- New characters or weapons
- Currency system for unlocks
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Local WiFi multiplayer
- Private worldwide matches
Arrow.io
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes and freezes
- Accounts being reset or progress lost
- Unresponsive controls and input issues
- Matchmaking and connectivity problems
Requested features
4 requests- Improved online matchmaking and stability
- More game modes and content updates
- Better character balancing and progression
- Customization options and social features
In-app purchases
It's a Space Thing
No in-app purchases
Arrow.io
- Productivity Card$0.99
- 60 diamonds$0.99
- 7-days Card$0.99
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- Breakthrough Card$0.99
- Lucky Card$0.99
- Value newbie card$0.99
- 300 diamonds$4.99
- Premium 7-days Card$4.99
- 680 diamonds$9.99
- 1280 diamonds$19.99
