Radiant vs PewPew Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radiant
Engage in an intense arcade-style space shooter, battling alien hordes across over 100 levels. Upgrade your ship with powerful weapons and power-ups to defeat giant bosses and save your homeworld.
- 100+ Levels
- 10+ Boss-Fights
- Upgradeable Weapons
- Special Power-Ups
- Difficulty Options
- Online Leaderboards
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Take your stand against the alien horde in a pure arcade/action space shooter. Cut through hundreds of creeps to face giant monsters in unique bossfights. Collect special weapons and power-ups, upgrade your ship and save your homeworld! Relive the classics revamped. ◉ 100+ Levels ◉ 10+ Boss-Fights ◉ 6 Upgradeable Weapons ◉ 12 Special Power-Ups ◉ 3 Difficulty Options ◉ Global On-Line Hiscores
PewPew Live
Experience intense twin-stick arcade shooter action with vibrant neon graphics. Compete globally on leaderboards or team up with a friend for co-op survival. Enjoy classic arena shooter thrills, completely free to play.
- Twin-stick controls
- 2-player online co-op
- 2-player LAN co-op
- Online leaderboards
- Blitz mode competition
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Welcome to the ultimate twin-stick arcade shooter that is 100% free! Relive the frantic, neon-soaked chaos of classic arena shooters and dominate the global leaderboards! -= Features =- ⁍ Twin-Stick Thrills: Precision controls for intense survival action. ⁍ 2-Player Co-op: Double the firepower, double the fun! Supports Online and LAN co-op support. ⁍ Online Competition: Climb the leaderboards and battle rivals in the "Blitz" mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PewPew Live at Free against Radiant's $2.99. Radiant's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (83% vs 74%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
PewPew Live is free to download; Radiant costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Radiant holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Radiant's written reviews are positive against 74% of PewPew Live's.
Radiant ships an update every 3 months, PewPew Live every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radiant | PewPew Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (99 ratings) — better | 4.4 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better | 74.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Peroutka | Jean-Francois Geyelin |
Customer experience
Radiant
PewPew Live
User reviews
Radiant
From 99 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Retro-style graphics
- 💡 Interesting storyline
- 🎨 Vibrant colors
- 🎮 Intuitive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- ⏱️ Slow firing rate and weapon upgrades
- 🔁 Repetitive asteroid levels
- 🎨 Graphics could use more modern updates
- 💤 Gameplay can feel slow at times
PewPew Live
From 64 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Innovative and challenging
- 🎨 Retro neon and futuristic design
- 🔋 Doesn't consume a lot of battery
Room to improve
- 🐛 Controls don't work on iPhone/iPad
- 🐛 Multiplayer crashes or doesn't work
- 🐛 Game crashes after creating account
- 🐛 Game freezes when creating a room
- 🐛 Joysticks not appearing or malfunctioning
Bugs and requests
Radiant
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 8 and newer
- Compatibility issues with iPhone 6 and newer
- Weapon upgrades not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and weapon upgrades
- Implement save/load functionality
- Include difficulty settings and an endless mode
- Add support for external controllers
- Optimize performance for newer devices
PewPew Live
Reported bugs
17 issues- Multiplayer doesn't work
- Game crashes when viewing recordings
- Game crashes after login and viewing recordings
- Cannot retrieve forgotten account password
- Game crashes after registration
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- Game refuses to open after creating an account
- Joysticks don't appear after update
- Controls only move player left and shoot right
- Local multiplayer shows no room
- Online multiplayer crashes on game start
- Touch screen controls don't work on iPhone
- Left joystick only moves left, right stick only moves right
- Screen controls not working on iPad Air 5
- Unusable touchscreen controls on iPad mini 6
- App crashes when synchronizing
- App crashes when starting multiplayer game
- Game freezes when trying to create a room
Requested features
7 requests- Option to change background color
- Controller support on iOS
- Toggle-able auto-pause feature
- Increase max players in multiplayer to 4
- Physical version of the game
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- Controller support (Xbox controller mentioned)
- More intuitive level creator (less coding required)
In-app purchases
Radiant
No in-app purchases
PewPew Live
No in-app purchases
