The Space Evaders vs Duck Bop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Space Evaders
Engage in thrilling battles against alien spacecraft in the vastness of space. Survive increasingly challenging levels as your score climbs. Test your endurance and see how long you can last in this intense arcade shooter.
- Space alien ship combat
- Increasing difficulty levels
- High score tracking
- Survival gameplay
- Arcade action
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Fighting space alien ships in the cold depths of space has never been more fun. Now you can fire away and stay alive as long as you can. The levels get increasingly more difficult as your score gets higher! How long can you survive in space?
Duck Bop
Experience a retro-inspired arcade shooter with vibrant visuals and thrilling power-ups. Chase high scores, battle bosses, and unlock gear in this fast-paced aquatic adventure. Enjoy classic gaming excitement with modern mobile convenience.
- Four playable surfing ducks
- Underwater world with bosses
- Protective bubble power-up
- Collect Duck Coins for gear
- Four difficulty levels
- 46 language support
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Dive into the quack-tastic world of Duck Bop, a fast-paced, retro-inspired arcade game that brings the golden age of gaming right to your fingertips! This action-packed aquatic adventure created by RenWolf Gaming combines classic arcade shooter mechanics with vibrant visuals, thrilling power-ups, and non-stop excitement perfect for gamers of all ages. Duck Bop perfectly captures the thrill of old-school arcade games. Chase high scores, watch the enemies multiply as the game progressively levels up, and secure your initials on the local Leaderboard. With its simple one-touch controls, escalating difficulty, and colorful charm, Duck Bop merges modern mobile convenience with the timeless, heart-pounding excitement of classic retro gaming! FEATURES • Choose from four surfing ducks: Duke, Sandy, Shelly and Dash. Tap a duck to see it up close, tap again to play • Blast through the reef in a deep-blue underwater world filled with light rays and rising bubbles • Battle giant bosses: the Octopus, Big Crab, Eel, Squid and Stingray • Fly over the shield button to power up a protective bubble • Collect spinning Duck Coins in bonus rounds and unlock new gear in the Duck Coin Store • Four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard and Insane • Play in 46 languages, switch anytime in Settings • Optional Duck Coin packs: any purchase makes the game ad-free forever
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Duck Bop at 5.0 against The Space Evaders's 4.1. Duck Bop also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months). The Space Evaders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Duck Bop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. The Space Evaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
Duck Bop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Space Evaders has 51 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Space Evaders ships an update every 9 months, Duck Bop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Space Evaders | Duck Bop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rody Davis | James Renne |
Customer experience
The Space Evaders
Duck Bop
In-app purchases
The Space Evaders
No in-app purchases
Duck Bop
- 25,000 Duck Coins$0.99
- 60,000 Duck Coins$1.99
- 100,000 Duck Coins$3.00
Questions
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