Comparison

Manix vs Stratosphere

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 50 unique levels
  • Multiple game modes
  • One-handed mobile controls
  • PowerUps for enhanced gameplay
  • Customizable ship sensitivity
  • No ads or nags
Features
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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

About

Stratosphere

Features
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Use your phone like a table tennis racket. Roll, throw, bounce and catch a ball to guide it through 36 increasingly difficult tracks, without falling down or exploding.

Screenshots

Manix4 screens
Stratosphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

Manix and Stratosphere are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manix ships an update every 34 months, Stratosphere every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Manix versus Stratosphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManixStratosphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 34 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB20 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBlitterbit, LLCEweguo AB

In-app purchases

None

Manix

No in-app purchases

None

Stratosphere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Manix free?
Manix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stratosphere free?
Stratosphere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Manix or Stratosphere have ads?
Neither Manix nor Stratosphere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manix or Stratosphere?
Manix ships an update every 34 months, and Stratosphere every 38 months. Most recently, Manix was updated on October 20, 2026 and Stratosphere on October 26, 2026.

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