Planet Invaders vs Manix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet Invaders
Defend your planet from relentless alien waves in this arcade shooter. Unlock new players and powers to blast enemies into cosmic fireworks. Enjoy classic single-player or team up with up to 4 players on a single device in co-op mode.
- Endless waves of enemies
- Unlockable players and powers
- Classic single-player mode
- 4-player co-op on one device
- Cosmic fireworks visual effects
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"Planet Invaders is like space invaders on steroids" Planet Invaders is an arcade shooter where you must defend your planet against endless waves of challenging enemies. Unlock different players and powers, turning squads of enemies into beautiful cosmic fireworks. In co-op mode, you can play with up to 4 players as a team on a single device. 2 Game Modes: - Classic (Single player) - Co-op (Play with up to 4 players) Planet Invaders is built by passionate human beings. We'd love to know how we can make it better, so get in touch with us.
Manix
Experience classic arcade action with a blend of modern and retro graphics. Enjoy one-handed mobile controls for brick breaking, rock smashing, and alien shooting. Features 50 free levels, multiple game modes, and hypnotic audio for addictive gameplay.
- 50 unique levels
- Multiple game modes
- One-handed mobile controls
- PowerUps for enhanced gameplay
- Customizable ship sensitivity
- No ads or nags
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Experience classic arcade action with a seamless blend of modern and retro graphics and sound. All the brick breaking, rock smashing, alien shooting mayhem you need with buttery smooth one-handed mobile controls. Fifty free levels of addictive action, multiple game modes, hypnotic audio and that "just one more try" arcade drama you love. If you have fond memories of games like Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga, and Tempest, you will find that Manix takes inspiration from these classics and blends and bends them together to create something new and unique. FEATURES: - 50 unique levels across multiple game modes... - Swarming, spinning, wandering, and attacking bricks. Keep your eye on the ball while you deal with these baddies... - Brick walls that move, shimmer, dance, spin, break apart, and float away to make it harder and harder for you to keep the ball in play... - Spinning asteroids that shatter and send rock particles your way while you try to encircle and clear the space debris... - PowerUps that produce extra lives, brick-shattering laser beams, ball bombs, and more... - Positional music and sound effects that surround and keep you focused (especially when you're using headphones!)... - Massive explosions that rain fiery particles down upon your ship... - Sun, snow, rain, thunder and lightning, wind, and outer space levels... - Customizable ship sensitivity and game speed... - No ads, no nags, just totally free arcade action... - Created by Pete Rizzuto
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Planet Invaders at every 2 days against Manix's every 34 months. Planet Invaders also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Planet Invaders against 5.0 for Manix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Planet Invaders ships an update every 2 days, Manix every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet Invaders | Manix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cotton.sg Pte. Ltd. | Blitterbit, LLC |
Customer experience
Planet Invaders
Manix
In-app purchases
Planet Invaders
No in-app purchases
Manix
No in-app purchases
