Gnome Invaders vs Kessler Sky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gnome Invaders
Defend precious flowers from an onslaught of gnomes using a variety of unique weapons. Travel to diverse locations, battle other players in the arena, and test your luck with a lottery.
- Collect and master 45 unique weapons
- Explore over 100 locations
- Engage in unique multiplayer arena battles
- Climb The Fabled Gauntlet
- Test luck on the Lottery Board
- Weekly Core Catch challenges
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They're relentless. They're ruthless. They're also quite fashionable. Get ready for an invasion like you've never seen before! Gnomes of all shapes and sizes are storming the globe with their sights set on one thing: a rare and precious flower. As a new employee of an extermination company, it's your job to help protect these flowers from the overwhelming onslaught. Equipped with your trusty battle station, you'll have access to dozens of unique, sophisticated weaponry to help get the job done. Those weapons will be crucial to your success, as you'll be traveling to many different locations along your adventure, each with its own hazards. In between contracts you should head over to the arena for some friendly competition in our fun and unique multiplayer battles. The farther you can progress in the arena, the bigger and better the rewards you can earn. ~~~ CRAZY WEAPONS Gather and master up to 45 unique weapons - from bombs and drones to blizzards and even meteor showers! ~~~ COOL LOCATIONS Travel to over a hundred locations across a dozen different regions like deserts and graveyards! ~~~ UNIQUE MULTIPLAYER Battle other exterminators in a fight for survival in the arena to earn valuable rewards! ~~~ FABLED GAUNTLET See how far you can climb The Gauntlet with a limited set of weapons at your disposal! ~~~ LOTTERY BOARD Gather tickets and test your luck at our special lottery board. There are lots of prizes to be won! ~~~ CORE CATCH Collect a pile of Power Cores each week from a unique challenge designed to test your skills!
Kessler Sky
Manage Earth's launch pad by strategically launching satellites. Dock them to build larger structures and earn income, but avoid collisions that create debris and lead to system failure. Compete with friends and complete daily contracts to keep the sky open.
- One-thumb satellite launching
- Satellite docking for larger structures
- Debris collision system
- Daily contracts and leaderboards
- Offline play
- Optional ad rewards
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You run Earth's launch pad. Hold to choose an altitude, let go to launch. Satellites that meet in the same orbit dock into bigger ones: cubesat, comsat, telescope, lab, station, ring habitat, Gateway. Every lap they fly pays you. Cross two orbits and they collide. The debris keeps orbiting and shreds whatever it meets next. When the debris wins, the sky closes. That is the Kessler syndrome. It is your fault. You will want to go again. ONE THUMB - Hold anywhere: the marker climbs the orbit shells. Let go: launch. - Release with the arrow straight for a clean circle; release off-centre for an ellipse that crosses traffic. - The path preview turns red when it will cross an occupied shell. Every crash is a choice you made. BUILD THE SKY - Same shell, same kind: they dock into the next tier. Seven tiers, from a cubesat to the Gateway. - Build a Gateway and the Moon comes online: double income for the rest of the run. - Three daily contracts give every run a purpose beyond the score. DAILY SKY - The same satellite queue for everyone, once a day. One attempt counts, practice is unlimited. - Share your sky as a spoiler-free card. Beat your friends on the leaderboard. HONEST AND LIGHT - Plays offline. Progress saves on your device. - Free. Optional ads only: watch one to send the Sweeper drone or double your coins. - No account, no login, no permissions beyond the basics. Hand-drawn pixel art, original music and sound. Built by a small studio that wanted a space game you can understand in one second and play for a month. How long can you keep the sky open?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kessler Sky at 5.0 against Gnome Invaders's 4.2. Kessler Sky also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Gnome Invaders's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Gnome Invaders sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Kessler Sky asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kessler Sky holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gnome Invaders has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gnome Invaders ships an update monthly, Kessler Sky every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Gnome Invaders | Kessler Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAW Games LLC | THE RISE COLLECTION |
Customer experience
Gnome Invaders
Kessler Sky
In-app purchases
Gnome Invaders
- Welcome Package$0.99
- Booster Pack 1$0.99
- Handful of Cores$0.99
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- Fountain of Cores$1.99
- Bag of Cores$2.99
- Booster Pack 2$4.99
- Basket of Cores$4.99
- Booster Pack 3$9.99
- Barrel of Cores$9.99
- Mountain of Cores$19.99
Kessler Sky
No in-app purchases
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