Space Out vs NightmareF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Out
Experience a retro arcade game that combines classic space shooter and brick-breaking mechanics. Enjoy authentic 8-bit sound effects and speech synthesis for an immersive blast from the past.
- Space shooter gameplay
- Brick breaking mechanics
- Retro arcade feel
- 8-bit sound effects
- Speech synthesis
- Digital Crown control
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"Very cool 8^) - Fun old style arcade for us old arcade fans!" - Drewx67 "Great game - Awesome." - Goodluck74 "Nice retro watch game - Still loving this app. Fun to play on the watch while waiting in line or out and about. Quick hit gaming with fun retro feel. They keep on updating app too to make sure it works on OS updates. Thanks! Great retro game for the watch. It's like space invaders & block out combined! Works really well on the Apple watch. Uses new API's from watchOS 3. Nice scrolling with the crown and even uses the watch speaker for the great retro sounds. Love it! Next gen of watch games is here!" - peteostro "Excellent-- an iOS Classic! - I bought this game when the first version came out on iOS 2. It's been nearly 10 years and I still play it! I am so glad the developer keeps it updated. My favorite thing about it is the Commodore 64 SID sound effects and the speech synthesis-- this game would not look out of place in an early 80s arcade. The watchOS version plays very well on top of that! The Digital Crown makes moving the paddle a dream. Would definitely recommend this app to any retro game fan." - cyelvington "Gamers ... will likely find Space Invaders to be overly simplistic and outdone by most of its clones in the App Store such as Space Out." - http://toucharcade.com "I took a look at about 40 [games], I decided which ones lived up to the hype and which ones didn’t. One of my favorites was the game called Space Out." - Jamin Brophy-Warren, Wall Street Journal Online "Arkanoid + Space Invaders with the gorf voice thrown in for good measure! Sold." - GreatLakesDrifta Space Out is the original mashup, a tribute to old school arcade games; it truly delivers that early arcade feel. It combines 2 classic game concepts, shooting invaders and brick breaking, into a unique and exciting retro experience. It's a blast back to the late '70s. Complete with all new 8-bit sound effects created with a MOS 6581 SID chip from the Commodore 64 and speech generated with 8kHz 8-bit allophones. (Any control issues were fixed years ago.)
NightmareF
Experience a retro-style shooting game with simple touch controls. Battle through stages, defeat bosses and monsters, and aim for the top score on the leaderboard. Enjoy exciting retro sounds and a unique Game&Watch graphic style.
- 5 Stages
- 5 Bosses
- 14 Monsters
- Leaderboard
- Retro graphics
- Easy touch controls
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Enjoy on this ultimate retro shooting game with super-easy touch control. The features of this game - 5 Stages - 5 Bosses - 14 Monsters - Best score can upload on Leaderboard - Game&Watch graphic-style - Exciting retro sounds - Super-easy touch control
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Space Out at 4.3 against NightmareF's 4.0. Space Out also leads on chart position (#195 vs unranked) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). NightmareF's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 77%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Out costs $0.99 and NightmareF $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Space Out holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Out has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Space Out's written reviews are positive against 95% of NightmareF's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Space Out ships an update every 2 months, NightmareF every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Out | NightmareF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Danny Bliss | gon lee |
Customer experience
Space Out
NightmareF
Bugs and requests
Space Out
Reported bugs
10 issues- Crashes on Apple Watch Series 4
- Game plays 2x faster after pausing on iPhone X
- Unplayable on iPhone X
- App freezes on iPad after update
- Stopped opening day after purchase
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- Freezing paddle issue
- Screen gets sticky, missed moves
- Paddle gets stuck, doesn't move
- Crash problem, also affecting email
- Paddle sometimes freezes for seconds
Requested features
8 requests- High score list (not just highest)
- Online daily/weekly/all-time high score lists
- Separate iPhone and Watch lists
- Settings for shooting on/off
- Volume control
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- Tilt control option
- Pause game when not touching screen
- Describe power-ups in-game
NightmareF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Space Out
No in-app purchases
NightmareF
No in-app purchases
