Manix vs Sumward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Sumward
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MAKE A HAND. BUILD AN ENGINE. BREAK THE MATH. Step into the Night Parade: a number-card roguelite where simple hands become outrageous scoring machines. Draw 8 cards, play up to 5, and turn familiar sets and runs - plus Sum to Ten, Spectrum, and Pure Run - into chips x mult. Then draft relics, tune your deck, and survive eight escalating rounds. EASY TO READ. DEEP TO MASTER. • See your score before you commit a hand • Keep the complete hand table one tap away • Read every suit by color, symbol, and name • Spot overlapping hands and score the strongest pattern BUILD SOMETHING BROKEN • Discover 22 relics across common, uncommon, and rare tiers • Combine relic effects into powerful scoring engines • Add, enhance, or remove cards in The Exchange • Upgrade cards with foil, holo, and gild enhancements • Bank coins between rounds to earn interest - or spend them chasing the perfect build THE RULES CHANGE AS YOU CLIMB Every run climbs through eight named rounds. From the third, each round bends a rule: fewer swaps, a smaller hand, halved coins, or junk hands worth nothing. Beat The Auditor at Round 8 to win. Your run saves after every action, so you can leave and continue exactly where you stopped. ONE SHARED DAILY Everyone gets the same seeded run each day: the same deal, the same rule changes, and the same Exchange. You get one ranked attempt, then you can compare your result on the global leaderboard. The Daily is free for everyone. THE MARATHON (PRO) Pro adds a separate board on the same daily deck. Carry it past Round 8 in Infinite Mode as often as you like: every run counts and your best run ranks. The Daily itself stays one ranked attempt for everyone. KEEP MAKING PROGRESS • Complete 13 milestones • Discover every hand and relic • Track personal records and your strongest builds • Change the full table with unlockable themes • Share polished result cards with friends FREE TO PLAY Play the ranked Daily every day, start five introductory casual runs, then receive three casual starts each day. Free players get the complete eight-round game and the full core relic pool. There are no ads. GO PRO Unlock unlimited casual runs, continue winning builds into Infinite Mode, expand from five to eight relic slots after Round 8, play today's deck on the Marathon Pro board, where unlimited attempts count and your best run past Round 8 ranks, keep the Ledger of lifetime records and your last 30 runs, and equip every premium table theme. Choose the one-time Full Game Unlock or the StackForge Play Pass. No subscription is required to own the full game. Made by StackForge Studios. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manix at none against Sumward's 3. Manix also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Sumward's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 34 months). On price, ads 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. Sumward sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Manix asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manix ships an update every 34 months, Sumward every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manix | Sumward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blitterbit, LLC | StackForge Studios |
In-app purchases
Manix
No in-app purchases
Sumward
- StackForge Play Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
- StackForge Play Pass Annual$14.991 Year
- Sumward Full Game Unlock$4.99









