Achikaps Pro vs Space Pixel Swarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Achikaps Pro
Engage in a straightforward economic strategy game. Explore campaign and sandbox modes, or unleash your creativity with a level editor. Enjoy a user-friendly interface and fluid animations.
- Easy to learn gameplay
- Campaign mode
- Sandbox mode
- Level editor
- Simple UI
- Smooth animations
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Achikaps is a simple economic strategy. Features: - Easy to learn - Campaign and sandbox modes - Level editor (you can create your own levels) - Simple UI - Smooth animations
Space Pixel Swarm
Engage in an offline, single-player 2D space real-time strategy game. Overcome overwhelming odds by making difficult strategic choices, sacrificing planets to bolster your fleet, or fortifying your defenses. Enjoy diverse units, configurable AI, and a unique desperation mechanic.
- Offline single-player RTS
- Procedural skirmish mode
- Configurable swarm AI
- Desperation mechanic: lost planets fuel forces
- 29 campaign levels
- Diverse unit types
- Multiple enemy variations
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Space Pixel Swarm is an offline, single‑player space RTS where you start outnumbered and win by making hard strategic tradeoffs. Sacrifice planets to power up your fleet, or hold the line and fortify. Features - Offline single‑player RTS - Short sessions + procedural skirmish mode - Configurable swarm AI behaviors - Unique “desperation” mechanic: lost planets fuel your remaining forces - 29 carefully designed campaign levels with progressive difficulty - Diverse units: fighters, capital ships, shield generators, and missile installations - Multiple enemy variations that force different tactics Master Your Strategy Every level pushes you to refine your approach: expand fast to contest the enemy’s growth, or consolidate and build an unbreakable defense. Experiment with unit mixes, timing, and positioning to survive increasingly intense swarm pressure. Skirmish Mode for Endless Replayability Jump into randomized maps with customizable settings for quick matches and long-form challenges. Tune the swarm to your preference and test new strategies whenever you want. Share Your Thoughts Found a bug or have an idea? We’re actively improving the game and welcome feedback at: yearofthegamerdev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Space Pixel Swarm at Free against Achikaps Pro's $1.99. Space Pixel Swarm also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Achikaps Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume 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
Space Pixel Swarm is free to download; Achikaps Pro costs $1.99 up front. Space Pixel Swarm sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Achikaps Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Achikaps Pro against 4.6 for Space Pixel Swarm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Achikaps Pro's written reviews are positive against 82% of Space Pixel Swarm's.
Achikaps Pro ships an update every 3 months, Space Pixel Swarm every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Achikaps Pro | Space Pixel Swarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | 4.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #192 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ivan Yakovliev | David Smith |
Customer experience
Achikaps Pro
Space Pixel Swarm
In-app purchases
Achikaps Pro
No in-app purchases
Space Pixel Swarm
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Buy 20 Merits$0.99
- 10 Merits$0.99
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