Invaders... From Space! vs Dissolve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Invaders... From Space!
Engage in intergalactic geography battles with this retro-inspired arcade game. Master geography and arcade skills across over 750 target locations in a unique 8-bit 3D environment. Experience intuitive touch controls and a nostalgic aesthetic.
- Intergalactic geography wars
- 80's CRT screen aesthetic
- Over 750 target locations
- 8-bit-like 3D environment
- Intuitive touch controls
- 3D Touch support
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“Invaders…From Space!” pays homage to 80’s CRT screens, P20 Pocket Operators, and the infamous (and much loved) Pico-8 colour palette. Offering an intuitive touch control system, 3D Touch, and over 750 target locations wrapped in an 8-bit-like 3D environment, you'll need to couple your mad geography skills with your mad arcade skills to excel at this genre mash-up. Kitschy, irreverent, retro-inspired, prepare for annihilation with a set of nimble fingers, only on the App Store.
Dissolve
Engage in an endless arcade shooter where every hit transforms the vibrant background. Collect permanent power-ups and melt through waves of enemies with intuitive swipe controls. Unlock new ships and face diverse enemy types in this colorful, fast-paced experience.
- Infinite enemy waves
- Permanent power-ups
- Transforming background visuals
- Single-finger swipe controls
- Haptic feedback
- Unlockable ships
- Upgradeable power-up drops
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In Dissolve, melt your way through infinite waves of enemies and bullets collecting never-expiring power-ups! Every shot that hits an enemy transforms the background, igniting dazzling bursts of color and warp-speed alterations all controlled with just a finger swipe. Get ready to melt through an endless torrent of vector foes! Features - Simple controls: Play with just moving your finger around the screen - Haptic feedback for key moments - 7 unlock-able ships - 14 Enemy Types and power-ups - Upgradeable power-up drop rates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Invaders... From Space! at none against Dissolve's shown. Invaders... From Space! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Dissolve's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 66%) and ratings volume (107 vs 20). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Invaders... From Space! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dissolve sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Invaders... From Space! against 4.5 for Dissolve. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dissolve has 107 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Invaders... From Space!'s written reviews are positive against 84% of Dissolve's.
Invaders... From Space! ships an update every 3 days, Dissolve fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Invaders... From Space! | Dissolve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (107 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.9% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 107 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 400 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | BabyStar Games |
Customer experience
Invaders... From Space!
Dissolve
In-app purchases
Invaders... From Space!
- Remove Ads$1.99
Dissolve
- 5000 Diamonds$0.99
- 30,000 Diamonds$4.99
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