Comparison

CityPainter vs Alien Breakout

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Global city locations
  • Police pursuit evasion
  • Oil can combat
  • Jumping mechanics
  • Balloon collection bonuses
  • Collectible oil cans
Features
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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!!!!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

CityPainter4 screens
Alien Breakout3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CityPainter costs $1.99 and Alien Breakout $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CityPainter versus Alien Breakout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCityPainterAlien Breakout
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIvan Cerra de CastroVirtual GS

Customer experience

CityPainter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alien Breakout

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

CityPainter

No in-app purchases

None

Alien Breakout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CityPainter free?
CityPainter costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alien Breakout free?
Alien Breakout costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CityPainter or Alien Breakout?
CityPainter is rated higher. CityPainter averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Alien Breakout averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CityPainter or Alien Breakout have ads?
Neither CityPainter nor Alien Breakout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CityPainter or Alien Breakout?
CityPainter ships an update every 38 months, and Alien Breakout every 10 days. Most recently, CityPainter was updated on September 21, 2026 and Alien Breakout on October 15, 2026.

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