SPACE INVADERS vs AsteRAEds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPACE INVADERS
Defend Earth from alien invaders in this classic arcade shooter. Relive the iconic gameplay with faithful recreations of original features, optimized controls, and multiple screen modes.
- Defend Earth from alien waves
- Faithful recreation of original features
- Optimized touch, on-screen, and tilt controls
- Four screen modes
- Bonus development material
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Experience the King of Shooting Games, the arcade hit that captured the hearts of legions of fans and took the world by storm! Use your cannon to defend Earth from waves of descending alien Invaders! All the features you remember have been faithfully recreated: the elusive UFOs, the "Nagoya Attack" technique, and the endless game play! This edition features three control methods optimized for the iPhone and iPad, four screen modes, and bonus extras including rare material from the original game's development! Controls: 1. Touch & drag controls 2. On-screen controls 3. Tilt controls Screen Modes: 1. Color 2. Toggle Background 3. Cellophane Overlay 4. Monochrome Language: 1. English 2. Italiano 3. Français 4. Deutsch 5. Español 6. 日本語
AsteRAEds
Pilot a retro spaceship, blasting asteroids and evading enemies. Master swipe and tap controls to rotate, thrust, and hyperspace to survive as long as possible. Watch out for flying saucers.
- Blast asteroids
- Protect your ship
- Swipe to rotate
- Tap to shoot
- Hyperspace escape
- Evade flying saucers
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Relive those great times of Lesterday with this re-imagining of another retro classic.... How long can you survive - Blast asteroids and protect your ship, use your finger to swipe left and right to rotate your ship, tap to shoot...... Swipe up to thrust and swipe back to Hyperspace - get out of trouble!! Watch out for those pesky flying saucers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SPACE INVADERS at 59% against AsteRAEds's 0%. SPACE INVADERS also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (82 vs 1). AsteRAEds's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On ads, 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
AsteRAEds is free to download; SPACE INVADERS costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SPACE INVADERS holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SPACE INVADERS has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of SPACE INVADERS's written reviews are positive against 0% of AsteRAEds's.
SPACE INVADERS ships an update every 5 months, AsteRAEds every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPACE INVADERS | AsteRAEds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (82 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TAITO Corporation | Steve Rae |
Customer experience
SPACE INVADERS
AsteRAEds
Bugs and requests
SPACE INVADERS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Firing sound cuts out
- Game freezes and crashes
- Controls stop working after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode
- Leaderboards and achievements
- More game modes and content updates
- Improved controls and sensitivity
AsteRAEds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SPACE INVADERS
No in-app purchases
AsteRAEds
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SPACE INVADERS free?
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Do SPACE INVADERS or AsteRAEds have ads?
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