AkiNaut vs Battle Paddles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AkiNaut
Embark on a cosmic adventure to collect coins and climb the leaderboards. Future updates promise exciting player-versus-player battles and live tournaments. Explore the game's vision and development path through its whitepaper and roadmap.
- Coin collection gameplay
- Upcoming PvP mode
- Live tournament support
- Whitepaper and roadmap available
- Leaderboard challenges
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Play AkiNaut and collect as many coins as possible! Coming soon: PvP and live tournaments Read our whitepaper and our roadmap for more details!
Battle Paddles
Experience a modern roguelike twist on classic paddle tennis. Rotate your paddle, parry, and spin to execute powerful smashes. Battle over 25 unique bosses, earn new skins, and climb the leaderboards in this retro-inspired arcade game.
- Paddle rotation and smashing mechanics
- Roguelike progression
- Over 25 unique bosses
- Unlockable player paddle skins
- Pixel art graphics
- High score chasing
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Defy old ways by rotating your paddle! Parry and spin to hit the ball, performing a Paddle Smash. A modern roguelike take on a retro classic featuring original pixel art sprites. Test your skills and strive to beat more than 25 unique bosses. Conquering enemy paddles can earn you both a high score and new skins for your player paddle! Some bosses are rarer than others, so keep playing to battle them all! Throughout each run, bosses will appear at every 10th point. Later on, mini bosses will appear every 5 points! Be strategic and make the most out of Paddle Smashing to crush the competition! Will you be the number one Battle Paddle?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AkiNaut at none against Battle Paddles's 10. Battle Paddles's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Battle Paddles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. AkiNaut asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AkiNaut against 5.0 for Battle Paddles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battle Paddles has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
AkiNaut ships an update monthly, Battle Paddles every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | AkiNaut | Battle Paddles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Visar Spanca | Seven Pixel Studios |
Customer experience
AkiNaut
Battle Paddles
In-app purchases
AkiNaut
No in-app purchases
Battle Paddles
- Paddle: Nolan$0.99
- Skin: Glass$0.99
- Paddle: Gum$0.99
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- Paddle: Hooper$0.99
- Paddle: Paper Towel Tube$0.99
- Paddle: Ruler$0.99
- Paddle: Ninja$0.99
- Paddle: Twins$0.99
- Paddle: Shades$0.99
- Paddle: Squid$1.99
