Lichtspeer vs Maneater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lichtspeer
Experience a brutal, stylish, and psychedelic adventure with fast-paced lightspear combat. Battle unique enemies in an 80s arcade-inspired setting with upgradable powers and challenging levels.
- Fast-paced lightspear combat
- Psychedelic 80s arcade style
- Unique enemy types
- 10 Upgradable Lichtpowers
- 60+ Insane Levels
- 6 Uber Boss Battles
- Achievements and Leaderboards
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LICHTSPEER is a fast-paced lightspear-throwing simulator set in an ancient germanic future. Get ready to feel that beloved 80’s arcade rush in this brutal, stylish and psychedelic adventure. In a land filled with Penguin Vikings, Wurst Zombies, and Hipster Ice Giants, survival is an art. Fortunately, an ancient champion with an elegant weapon has been summoned to please the gods and restore balance to the universe. Embrace the future, eat Strudel, play LICHTSPEER. Features: 10 Upgradable Lichtpowers 60+ Insane Levels 6 Uber Boss Battles Achievements and Leaderboards
Maneater
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as a terrifying shark in this open-world action RPG. Grow from a pup to an apex predator, exploring diverse environments and evolving your abilities to exact revenge.
- Open-world action RPG
- Evolve and customize your shark
- Explore diverse environments
- Engage in compelling combat
- Experience a unique story campaign
- Day/night cycle
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Become a MANEATER Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a terrifying SHARK! Maneater is a single-player, open-world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup, you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world, encountering diverse enemies - both human and wildlife. Find the right resources, and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman who dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve. Unique Story Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show. Diverse, Compelling Combat Battle fierce wildlife, including other apex predators, or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard. Evolve Into a Legend Feed on humans and wildlife to grow your shark, and find shark loot to evolve your shark down multiple possible paths. Explore the Gulf 7 large regions, including bayous of the Gulf Coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean, and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lichtspeer at $0.99 against Maneater's $10.99. Lichtspeer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (534 vs 23). Maneater's advantage is chart position (#182 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Lichtspeer costs $0.99 and Maneater $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lichtspeer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lichtspeer has 534 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Lichtspeer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Maneater's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lichtspeer ships an update fortnightly, Maneater every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lichtspeer | Maneater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $10.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (534 ratings) — better | 4.4 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 534 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #182 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 385 MB | 2.7 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Noodlecake Studios Inc | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH |
Customer experience
Lichtspeer
Maneater
Bugs and requests
Lichtspeer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on level loading
- Unresponsive touch inputs
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable character and weapon colors
- Additional game modes or levels
- Improved touch screen responsiveness
- Option to invert aiming controls
Maneater
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lichtspeer
No in-app purchases
Maneater
No in-app purchases
