Comparison

Otto Matic vs Phantom Point Lighthouse

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

Head to head
About

Otto Matic

Embark on a retro-futuristic adventure as Otto Matic, a robot tasked with saving Earth from alien invaders. Explore vibrant 3D alien worlds, battle bizarre creatures and giant vegetables, and rescue humans from abduction. Experience a variety of wild scenarios, from skiing behind sea monsters to piloting flying saucers.

Highlights
  • 10 alien worlds
  • 25 alien creatures
  • 7 space-age weapons
  • Giant radioactive vegetables
  • Pilot flying saucers
  • Rescue abducted humans
Features
Read full description

• WINNER of the Pocket Gamer Bronze Award! • 10 levels on amazing 3D alien worlds! • Battle 25 different alien creatures! • Attack with 7 different types of space-age weapons • Fight off giant radioactive killer vegetables! • Ski behind giant metal sea monsters on a river of toxic ooze! • Ride soap bubbles across noxious lakes of slimy goo! • Get shot out of a cannon! • Rescue humans from flying saucers! • Ride bumper cars! • Drink radioactive potions to grow to 50ft tall! • Ride a zip-line to escape mutant radioactive robots! • Pilot a flying saucer and lay waste to an alien fortress! • And much, much more! The year is 1957 and a fleet of flying saucers from Planet X have come to Earth. These saucers are under the control of the evil Brain Aliens who are abducting helpless human beings and taking them away to strange alien worlds to become slaves of The Giant Brain. You are Otto Matic, the robot given the job of saving Earth from the Brain Aliens. Your rocket ship will take you to each of the alien planets, and on each planet you must save as many humans as you can, but be careful because the Brain Aliens will try to abduct the humans before you can save them. Once The Giant Brain has been defeated and peace has been restored to the galaxy, you will return to Earth with your human cargo where they will be freed.

About

Phantom Point Lighthouse

Guide ghost ships away from shore by switching lighthouse beams to match their colors. Earn in-game currency to upgrade your lighthouse with fortifications and new abilities. Enjoy multiple game modes, including an endless option for continuous play.

Highlights
  • Color-coded beam matching
  • Lighthouse upgrades
  • Fortification additions
  • 14 levels with boss battles
  • Endless mode
  • Upgradable abilities
Features
Read full description

It's yer first day on the job as a new lighthouse keeper at Phantom Point, and just yer luck... the ocean is haunted by ghost ships. Should've read the job description closer. Switch between lighthouse windows to blast the right colored beams at the color-coded ghost ships and keep the mainland safe. Maybe even earn a few doubloons for yer trouble to upgrade your lighthouse, or add fortifications like turrets, shields and more — lord knows yer hourly rate (free) as a lighthouse keeper ain't cuttin it. Ye get: 14 levels, including boss battles An endless mode for nonstop play 5 upgradable moves to use Batten down the hatches with 3 fortification upgrades Hope you have fun playing this silly game, and who knows, if enough people like it, maybe I'll just go ahead and haunt your screen with more levels and features. Thank you, you are the light of MY life.

Screenshots

Otto Matic4 screens
Phantom Point Lighthouse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phantom Point Lighthouse at Free against Otto Matic's $2.99. Phantom Point Lighthouse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Otto Matic's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Phantom Point Lighthouse is free to download; Otto Matic costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phantom Point Lighthouse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Otto Matic has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Otto Matic versus Phantom Point Lighthouse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOtto MaticPhantom Point Lighthouse
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (43 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB141 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPangea Software, Inc.Andrew Kneis

Customer experience

Otto Matic

All ratings43 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative18.8%

Phantom Point Lighthouse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Otto Matic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Supernova feature not working
  • Invisible barriers blocking attacks
  • Enemies can shoot through barriers

Requested features

3 requests
  • Accelerometer control option
  • Ability to replay/skip levels
  • Camera control functionality

Phantom Point Lighthouse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Otto Matic

No in-app purchases

None

Phantom Point Lighthouse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Otto Matic free?
Otto Matic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phantom Point Lighthouse free?
Phantom Point Lighthouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Otto Matic or Phantom Point Lighthouse?
Phantom Point Lighthouse is rated higher. Otto Matic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Phantom Point Lighthouse averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Otto Matic or Phantom Point Lighthouse have ads?
Neither Otto Matic nor Phantom Point Lighthouse shows ads.

Other comparisons