CityPainter vs Alien Breakout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CityPainter
Race through famous cities worldwide, painting roads while evading police. Use oil cans to disable pursuers and jump over obstacles. Collect balloons to warp to new countries for bonus points and extra lives.
- Global city locations
- Police pursuit evasion
- Oil can combat
- Jumping mechanics
- Balloon collection bonuses
- Collectible oil cans
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Controls -------------- · GamePad MFI Compatible: Joystick, change car direction. Button A,B: oil shooting and jump (press short jump, press and hold large jump). · Screen Controls: Left Joystick, change car direction. Right Buttons, oil shooting and jump (tap short jump, tap and hold large jump). The Game -------------- Must paint all the road throughout countries, each taking place in a famous city from around the world (USA, Spain, UK, France, Australia,...). Your car is constantly under pursuit by police and taxi cars, which you can take out by launching oil cans at them, stunning them, and then ramming into them with your car. Your car can jump over large gaps to reach higher sections of the stage. By collecting oil cans found in each stage, the player can shoot these at other cars. If the player remains on the same stage for an extended period of time, spikes will extrude from the ground... be careful with spikes and cats. Balloons may appear in the stage. The player should collect three of these balloons, they will be warped to a new country and be granted with a large sum of bonus points. Extra life each 100.000 Points! Enjoy!!!!
Alien Breakout
Defend against alien invaders by sliding your shield. This classic arcade experience offers a unique twist with aliens firing back. Play on your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad.
- Slide shield to battle aliens
- Aliens fire back
- Control with digital crown or touch
- Toggle sound on/off
- Retro mode available
- Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad support
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Alien Breakout - A familiar classic with a twist! Battle against aliens by sliding the shield. The aliens will fire back! Available on Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad. Control the shield with digital crown or touch screen. 3 types of powerup and difficulty levels. INSTALLATION • Once downloaded to your iPhone, game icon will automatically appear on your Apple Watch's home screen. Tap and enjoy! • If you do not see the icon after waiting for a while, open the Apple Watch companion app on your iPhone, and scroll down through the My Watch section to check for the game icon, make sure “Show App on Apple Watch” is toggled on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CityPainter at 100% against Alien Breakout's 50%. CityPainter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Alien Breakout's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 38 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, 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
CityPainter costs $1.99 and Alien Breakout $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CityPainter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CityPainter's written reviews are positive against 50% of Alien Breakout's.
CityPainter ships an update every 38 months, Alien Breakout every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CityPainter | Alien Breakout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Cerra de Castro | Virtual GS |
Customer experience
CityPainter
Alien Breakout
In-app purchases
CityPainter
No in-app purchases
Alien Breakout
No in-app purchases
Questions
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