Comparison

Manix vs METEORIC

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

METEORIC

Pilot a spaceship, blasting meteoroids and UFOs while avoiding collisions. Earn bonus ships for high scores and skillful play. Enjoy classic arcade action with modern touch controls or a Bluetooth controller.

Highlights
  • Spaceship control with touch joystick
  • Blast meteoroids and UFOs
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Bonus ships for score and UFO destruction
  • Persistent high score recording
  • Optional Bluetooth controller support
Features
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The playing field consists of your spaceship, floating meteoroids, and the occasional UFO taking shots at you. You control the spaceship to avoid collisions and to blast obstacles. You start with 3 spaceships. Bonus ships are awarded at progressive score thresholds, and for successfully destroying a UFO. When you start the game, your spaceship will be in the middle of the screen. Heading toward your ship will be anywhere from 4 to 6 large meteoroids. Your job is to blast those rocks. However, when you blast them, they break up into 2 medium rocks. Blasting a medium rock gives you 2 small rocks. In addition, you have to contend with random UFO attacks. FEATURES: - Touch controls: drag to steer and thrust, tap the right side of the screen to fire. - Optional Bluetooth game controller support (tested with wireless/BT Xbox controllers). - Smart Bomb: clear the screen of asteroids and the UFO in a pinch (limited charges per game). - Adjustable difficulty -- Easy, Normal, or Hard -- from the in-game Settings menu. - Bonus ships awarded for score thresholds met, and for destroying UFOs. - Persistent high score tracking, with the option to reset it anytime from Settings. - Optional Remove Ads purchase for an uninterrupted, ad-free experience. Enjoyed METEORIC? I also made DEFENDER REBORN, another classic arcade tribute, and ALIENSWARMS, an original 3D space combat game unlike anything else -- both available on the App Store.

Screenshots

Manix4 screens
METEORIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manix at none against METEORIC's 1. Manix also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). METEORIC's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 34 months). 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. METEORIC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Manix asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 METEORIC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manix ships an update every 34 months, METEORIC every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Manix versus METEORIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManixMETEORIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlitterbit, LLCMark Mangieri

Customer experience

Manix

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

METEORIC

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Manix

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

METEORIC

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Manix free?
Manix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is METEORIC free?
METEORIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manix or METEORIC?
Manix and METEORIC are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Manix or METEORIC have ads?
METEORIC shows ads; Manix does not.
Which is updated more often, Manix or METEORIC?
Manix ships an update every 34 months, and METEORIC every 2 weeks. Most recently, Manix was updated on October 3, 2026 and METEORIC on October 2, 2026.

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