Comparison

Kepler Attack vs absOrbs

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kepler Attack

Engage in a retro arcade space shooter experience on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Destroy waves of alien invaders with power-ups and intuitive controls. Enjoy fast-paced gameplay perfect for short bursts of fun.

Highlights
  • Space shooter gameplay
  • Alien invasion waves
  • Power-ups (Shield, Triple Shot, etc.)
  • Apple Watch Crown controls
  • iPhone swipe controls
  • Retro arcade graphics
  • Short burst gameplay
Features
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Featured in Apple's "Great on watchOS 6" and "Our Favourite Apple Watch Apps" collections! #2 Casual Game in the US! Kepler Attack is an arcade game for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Fly through space and destroy waves of alien space invaders from Kepler-452b. “I’m just amazed that this is on my Watch.” - Tom, host of The Apple WatchCast Podcast - http://www.applewatchcast.com “I think this is actually my personal favorite new game now on the Apple Watch because of its really fast pacing which is perfect for these types of games.” - HotshotTek, 10 Awesome Apple Watch Games Apps of 2019 • Inspired by Gyruss, Galaga, Galaxian and Space Invaders! • Beautiful retro arcade graphics! • Fast paced alien attack waves with a variety of enemy space invaders! • Power-ups include Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire and Smart Bomb! • Intuitive and simple controls using the Crown on the Watch! • Swipe to move on the iPhone! • Short burst gameplay is perfect for the Watch and iPhone! • Retro sound effects on the iPhone! • Play anywhere, anytime! • Includes Valentine's Day and Santa Christmas Holiday theme! • Runs at 60fps on the Watch! Relive the glory days of the arcade on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Thanks for playing Johnno & Pete

About

absOrbs

Features
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How long you can keep the colors in harmony? Move your ring by either touch or tilt to catch the orbs of a matching color. Watch your ring grow with your score, but be careful! Grow too large and you'll run out of room to avoid colliding with the orbs of differing colors. As the levels progress the orbs fall faster, sometimes even coming up from below. What starts as a casual color matching game quickly becomes a fast paced test of your reactions. Can you navigate the cascade of color while still posting the highest score possible? ----- Born as a browser game in 2010 and reimagined for mobile with the help of AI, absOrbs is an evolution of a game I designed called "absOrb" that ran in most browsers without a plugin. AbsOrb was imagined as an anti-shooter. I loved the twitch arcade games of the 1980s, their frenetic action and the colorful sprites everywhere.  AbsOrbs is a rethink of its predecessor with optimized controls for the iPhone.

Screenshots

Kepler Attack4 screens
absOrbs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Kepler Attack at #45 against absOrbs's unranked. Kepler Attack also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.4). absOrbs's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Kepler Attack costs $1.99 and absOrbs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Kepler Attack versus absOrbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKepler AttackabsOrbs
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (942 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings942 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#45 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRed Sprite StudiosMin Chang

Bugs and requests

Kepler Attack

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game doesn't play complete rip off
  • Just says on the watch version that it has to be installed on my iPhone for it to work. It's installed on my iPhone. Doesn't work.
  • This seems like a good game but I don't see it on my watch.
  • I have the first version watch Apple one, and it does not work on the watch,And has offered me a refund, I appreciate it.
  • It won't download on my watch

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add a golden starship IF
  • Please add upgrades so we can have bettr ships

absOrbs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kepler Attack

No in-app purchases

None

absOrbs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kepler Attack free?
Kepler Attack costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is absOrbs free?
absOrbs costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kepler Attack or absOrbs have ads?
Neither Kepler Attack nor absOrbs shows ads.

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