Comparison

Pinvaders vs Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro

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

Head to head
About

Pinvaders

Experience a unique blend of classic pinball and arcade shooter gameplay. Control flippers to launch a ball and defeat invading aliens without a spaceship. Test your reflexes and aim to conquer the invaders.

Highlights
  • Pinball mechanics
  • Invader combat
  • Ball and flipper controls
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Retro arcade fusion
Features
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Pinvaders is a very fun and addictive game. Its a combination of the old Pinball and Invaders games. Fight the Invaders without any spaceship. Use only a ball and the sticks to get them. Can you do it?

About

Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro

Features
Currently charting
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Phoenix Cresta Arcade Shooter Pro, no ads. Out past the moons of Saturn in the deadly silence of space you’ll find the Crest of the Phoenix, a massive invasion force dispatched from the inner echelons of our own Milky Way. Their plan is simple, total annihilation of everything alien, and that means us! You are Earth’s last hero and only hope in this classic arcade shooter, good luck! Phoenix Cresta Shooter, another classic game from our retro arcade series. Download it now.

Screenshots

Pinvaders4 screens
Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pinvaders at Free against Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro's $0.99. Pinvaders also leads on ads (none vs shown). Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro's advantage is chart position (#196 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pinvaders is free to download; Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinvaders ships an update every 15 months, Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pinvaders versus Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinvadersPhoenix Cresta Shooter Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#196 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB64 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerilan TETRUASHVILIGalatic Droids

In-app purchases

None

Pinvaders

No in-app purchases

None

Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinvaders free?
Pinvaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro free?
Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinvaders or Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro have ads?
Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro shows ads; Pinvaders does not.
Which is updated more often, Pinvaders or Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro?
Pinvaders ships an update every 15 months, and Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro every 29 months. Most recently, Pinvaders was updated on October 13, 2026 and Phoenix Cresta Shooter Pro on October 29, 2026.

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