Comparison

Manix vs Skyfighter Arcade

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

Skyfighter Arcade

Engage in a classic top-down vertical scroller shooter. Outmaneuver enemies, blast them with powerful weapons, and upgrade your ship to survive increasingly difficult challenges. Execute combo attacks to escape tough situations.

Highlights
  • Classic top-down vertical scroller gameplay
  • Outmaneuver difficult enemies and obstacles
  • Powerful and unique weapon upgrades
  • Ship and weapon enhancement
  • Stunning combo attack execution
Features
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Skyfighter Arcade Shoot. Dodge. Upgrade. Repeat. Classic shoot-em-up with a twist! Skyfighter Arcade is the classic top-down shoot-em-up vertical scroller, with a twist. Outmaneuver increasingly difficult enemies and obstacles. Blast your enemies out of the sky with powerful and unique weapons. Upgrade your weapons and ship to make yourself more powerful. Execute stunning combo attacks to get yourself out of a bind. Skyfighter Arcade is simple but will keep you entertained and coming back for more. Can you survive just a little bit longer? Will your new upgrades get you through to new levels?

Screenshots

Manix4 screens
Skyfighter Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Manix at none against Skyfighter Arcade's shown. Manix also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Manix against 5.0 for Skyfighter Arcade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Manix versus Skyfighter Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManixSkyfighter Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 34 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB350 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBlitterbit, LLCTWO KINGS 22 LLC

Customer experience

Manix

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Skyfighter Arcade

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Manix

No in-app purchases

None

Skyfighter Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Manix free?
Manix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyfighter Arcade free?
Skyfighter Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Manix or Skyfighter Arcade?
Manix and Skyfighter Arcade are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Manix or Skyfighter Arcade have ads?
Skyfighter Arcade shows ads; Manix does not.

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