Phoenix 2 vs Up in a Cup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phoenix 2
Blast through waves of alien invaders in this classic arcade shooter. Collect and upgrade over 100 unique ships, experience an action-packed campaign, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy short game sessions or challenging daily missions with stunning 120FPS graphics.
- Over 100 unique ships to collect and upgrade
- 30 story missions and daily generated missions
- Special abilities like Mega Laser and Personal Shield
- Global leaderboards and community features
- Short game sessions for on-the-go play
- Stunning 120FPS graphics
- Cross-platform saving and play
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Save the galaxy in this classic arcade shooter that everyone can enjoy! Blast wave after wave of menacing invaders in exciting missions to achieve glorious victory. Start playing Phoenix 2 right now with all these great features. * Blast invaders with over 100 unique ships. * Build your own ship collection and upgrade your favorites. * Experience an action packed campaign with 30 exciting story missions. * Discover special abilities like Mega Laser, Missile Swarm and Personal Shield. * Short game sessions: Launch whenever you have a minute to play. * Complete daily missions of different skill levels, from casual to bullet hell. * Get the high score on global leaderboards and show you are the best of the best. * Engage with an active community to help each other and discuss ship tactics. * New missions are generated every day. * Stunning and smooth 120FPS graphics powered by our custom game engine. * Create a group for your friends and play your own unique missions. * Cross-platform saving and cross-platform play. Phoenix 2 is developed by a passionate indie studio in The Netherlands and delivers the handcrafted experience of a retro space shoot’em up with modern gameplay. Phoenix 2 is your new daily visit to the arcade! Internet connection required to play.
Up in a Cup
Launch a disk through challenging obstacles to reach a cup and score points. Navigate through 100 unique levels, each with five distinct phases that increase in difficulty. Enjoy pure, uninterrupted arcade gameplay.
- Arcade-style gameplay
- Launch disk through obstacles
- Score points by reaching cups
- 100 challenging levels
- Five distinct level phases
- Increasing difficulty
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Develop your skill in this arcade-style game by launching a disk through a field of obstacles upward and into a cup to gain points. Every level is filled with challenges. There are 100 levels of fun and frustration, each with 5 different phases: the unadorned “prime” level, followed by clouds, wind, hail, and the curiously named "Cupside Down". Once all levels have been completed, the cycle begins again, but with a twist. No ads or in-app purchases. Just fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Phoenix 2 at Free against Up in a Cup's $0.99. Phoenix 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (26K vs 4). Up in a Cup's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) 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
Phoenix 2 is free to download; Up in a Cup costs $0.99 up front. Phoenix 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Up in a Cup asks for nothing beyond the download.
Up in a Cup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoenix 2 has 26K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Phoenix 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Up in a Cup's.
Phoenix 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Up in a Cup every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phoenix 2 | Up in a Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (26K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firi Games | Clay Pot Apps |
Customer experience
Phoenix 2
Up in a Cup
Bugs and requests
Phoenix 2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Warp gate charge time bug
- Occasional crashes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
7 requests- Add haptic feedback
- Implement an endless mode
- Allow players to customize ships
- Add a level creator
- Provide an offline mode
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- Improve ship ability descriptions
- Add a replay feature
Up in a Cup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phoenix 2
- 800 Credits$0.99
- 5000 Credits$4.99
- Special Offer$4.99
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- VIP$4.99
- 12000 Credits$9.99
- Special Offer$9.99
- 25000 Credits$19.99
- Special Offer$19.99
- 65000 Credits$49.99
- Special Offer$49.99
Up in a Cup
No in-app purchases
