Task Attack vs Arcadium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Attack
This retro-inspired arcade shooter blends classic space combat with humorous "real-life" distractions. Players battle alien invaders and everyday annoyances like trips to the store and news alerts. Survive the onslaught with intuitive one-finger controls and an 8-bit art style.
- One finger gameplay
- Story mode with 6 levels
- Infinite play high score challenge
- 8-bit art style
- Full original music score
- Hard and Master difficulty modes
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The #1 anti-productivity app on the App Store! “Task Attack...accomplish[es] the even harder task of standing out alongside the App Store’s crop of uninspired and shovelware retro clones...well worth a purchase.” -TouchArcade “Anyone who has ever played an arcade game, or is a fan of retro titles, will be right at home in Task Attack.” - AppAdvice Task Attack is a humorous, shoot'em up arcade game with a twist. Drawing inspiration from the 80's classics, players first encounter attacking alien invaders, but soon must fend off “real life” interruptions that creep into the game and join the assault. To successfully defend the galaxy, players must defeat trips to the store, car repairs, news alerts, and other annoying distractions. Do you have what it takes to survive a Task Attack? FEATURES · One Finger Gameplay - play in one hand as you drink a smoothie · Story Mode - play through 6 levels, each with a different invading task · Infinite Play - high score challenge, play as long as you can last · 8 Bit Art - takes you right back to the 80's without the bad hair · Full Original Music Score - guaranteed to autoplay in your head · Hard and Master mode - take the challenge to the next level Get the Task Attack original score album here: https://gum.co/TaskAttackOST
Arcadium
Engage in intense pixel-art space combat with a variety of customizable spaceships and powerful skills. Battle unique enemies and bosses, collect achievements, and enhance your score with hardcore options. Join a community for feedback and discussion.
- Unique and colorful enemies
- Dozens of unique talents
- Multiple spaceships with unique stats
- Awesome skills for combat
- Rewarded achievements
- Hardcore options for score boosting
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The arcadium invaders feel as strong and colorful as never before! Join the fight for survival in this fantastic pixel-art shooter game! Pick your spaceship and get ready for an intense and exciting battle! Features : * Plenty of unique and colorful enemies, including powerful bosses and fun special waves! * Dozens of different talents to build a unique fight! * Many spaceships to choose from, each with unique stats and abilities! * Awesome skills to aid you in the fight against the aliens! * Tons of rewarded achievements, including hidden ones! * Hardcore options to boost your score and rewards! * And many more features that you will find out in game! Have suggestions, feedback or just want to chat? Feel free to join me and many other fans: Email: lucianobercinidev@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/73w3kFA Twitter: https://x.com/lucianobercini
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Task Attack at none against Arcadium's shown. Task Attack also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (97 vs 12). Arcadium's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Task Attack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Arcadium sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arcadium holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Task Attack has 97 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Task Attack's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arcadium's.
Task Attack ships an update every 2 months, Arcadium every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Task Attack | Arcadium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (97 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| 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 | 11.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Colman | Luciano Bercini |
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Task Attack
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In-app purchases
Task Attack
- "Support Hot Avocado"$0.99
- "Support Hot Avocado"$3.99
- "Support Hot Avocado"$9.99
Arcadium
- Bits x5000$0.99
- Gemstones x500$0.99
- Bits x25000$2.99
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- Gemstones x2500$3.99
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- Ad-Free Revival$3.99
- Aurum Aliena$4.99
- Gemstones x5000$6.99
- Bits x100000$7.99
- Super Bundle$13.99
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