Comparison

PewPew vs Orbital Invaders

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

Head to head
About

PewPew

Experience intense, retro-style multidirectional shooting with massive enemy counts and a high frame rate. Choose from five distinct game modes, including Pandemonium, Dodge This, Assault, Chromatic Conflict, and Asteroids. Compete on online leaderboards and unlock new ships.

Highlights
  • Multidirectional shooting
  • Retro graphics
  • High frame rate
  • Five game modes
  • Online leaderboards
  • Unlockable ships
  • Game controller support
Features
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PewPew is a multidirectional shoot them up akin to Geometry Wars. Expect retro graphics, megatons of enemies, and a frame rate rarely achieved by other games. On the other hand, don't expect a story: this game is for serious gamers. There are FIVE different game modes: • Pandemonium: Some enemies explode when they die, and the other spin maniacally everywhere. Hide from the explosions or deftly go through them. • Dodge this: As you collect boxes, there are more and more enemies moving around. Naturally, you have to dodge them all. • Assault: You fight against waves of enemies. Spoiler: at the end, they win and you die. • Chromatic Conflict (NSF color blinds): Enemies of different color appear. You can only destroy the ones that are the same color as your ship. • Asteroids: Need I say more? Features: ⁂ High frame-rate (honestly, this is what defines this game) ⁂ Finely tuned game-play (oh, and this too) ⁂ Online leader boards ⁂ Online replays ⁂ Some sweet music ⁂ Unlockable ships ⁂ Support Game Controller ⁂ No ads, no analytics. nada.

About

Orbital Invaders

Pilot a spaceship and defend Earth's orbit in this Sci-Fi arcade shooter. React quickly to enemy attacks, upgrade weapons, and use power-ups to survive waves of unique aliens, asteroids, and bosses. Save the planet in this action-packed space simulator.

Highlights
  • Dual-stick controls for movement and firing
  • Variety of unique enemies and bosses
  • Weapon upgrades and power-ups
  • Defend orbit and destroy asteroids
  • Multiple worlds to unlock
  • Fast-paced arcade action
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Become a spaceship pilot and defend orbit. Orbital Invaders is a Sci-Fi arcade action game where the skill to react the situation and predict attack of enemies determine the outcome of battles. Shoot them all. Unique enemies, asteroid, spaceships, mines, missiles, space worms and bosses. In this Shoot 'em up game you will fly around different planets, defend orbit, destroy asteroids, spaceships, bosses and other enemies. Winning for someone who won 't miss a single goal. Upgrade weapons, use bombs and booster in critical situations. Save the planet! Save the orbit! Fantastic and amazing spaceship simulator. New shoot 'em up game! The control is tied to two sticks (virtual gamepad): one controlling the movement of the spaceship, the other changing the direction of fire. There are three lives in reserve, weapons like laser or plasma, three atomic bombs and acceleration for emergency cases. Collect points and get extra life. There are multiple worlds to unlock, option to switch between a laser and plasma gun, using bombs and escape with high speed power up when needed. The gameplay feels right. It's natural and quite satisfying. Definitely a good choice for short sessions. Easy to pick up and play. Made for Super Stardust & Geometry Wars fans. https://twitter.com/shaggy_dwarf https://www.facebook.com/ShaggyDwarf/ https://vk.com/shaggydwarf

Screenshots

PewPew4 screens
Orbital Invaders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PewPew at Free against Orbital Invaders's $0.99. PewPew also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Orbital Invaders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

PewPew is free to download; Orbital Invaders costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbital Invaders holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of PewPew's written reviews are positive against 67% of Orbital Invaders's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PewPew ships an update every 5 months, Orbital Invaders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PewPew versus Orbital Invaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPewPewOrbital Invaders
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (67 ratings)4.7 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Francois GeyelinAlexandr Lobanov

Customer experience

PewPew

All ratings67 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative3.1%

Orbital Invaders

All ratings38 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

PewPew

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • High score data loss after updates
  • Unresponsive controls on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More game modes and enemy types
  • Multiplayer support
  • Ability to disable background music
  • Offline/campaign mode

Orbital Invaders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PewPew

No in-app purchases

None

Orbital Invaders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PewPew free?
PewPew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbital Invaders free?
Orbital Invaders costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PewPew or Orbital Invaders?
Orbital Invaders is rated higher. PewPew averages 4.5 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Orbital Invaders averages 4.7 from 38 ratings.
Do PewPew or Orbital Invaders have ads?
Neither PewPew nor Orbital Invaders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PewPew or Orbital Invaders?
PewPew ships an update every 5 months, and Orbital Invaders every 3 weeks. Most recently, PewPew was updated on October 29, 2026 and Orbital Invaders on October 23, 2026.

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