Comparison

Radiant vs Control Ultimate Edition

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 100+ Levels
  • 10+ Boss-Fights
  • Upgradeable Weapons
  • Special Power-Ups
  • Difficulty Options
  • Online Leaderboards
Features
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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

About

Control Ultimate Edition

Engage in a supernatural third-person action-adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and transforming weaponry to combat an ominous enemy. Explore a secretive government agency, uncover its dark secrets, and fight for control to save humanity.

Highlights
  • Supernatural combat
  • Transforming weaponry
  • Telekinetic powers
  • Uncover mysteries
  • Explore hidden world
  • Challenging boss fights
Features
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A corruptive presence has invaded the Federal Bureau of Control… Only you have the power to stop it. The world is now your weapon in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy through deep and unpredictable environments. Containment has failed, humanity is at stake. Will you regain control? Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Blending open-ended environments with the signature world-building and storytelling of renowned developer, Remedy Entertainment, CONTROL presents an expansive and intensely gratifying gameplay experience. CONTROL Ultimate Edition has now been adapted to iOS. We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles to provide a great experience for supported touch devices. The game renders beautifully through Metal and supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware. Key features UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES: Can you handle the bureau’s dark secrets? Unfold an epic supernatural struggle, filled with unexpected characters and bizarre events, as you search for your missing brother, and discover the truth that has brought you here. EVERYTHING IS YOUR WEAPON: Unleash destruction through transforming weaponry and telekinetic powers. Discover new ways to annihilate your enemies as you harness powerful abilities to turn everything around you into a lethal weapon. EXPLORE A HIDDEN WORLD: Delve deep into the ominous expanses of a secretive government agency. Explore the Bureau’s shifting environments only to discover that there is always more than meets the eye… FIGHT FOR CONTROL: Battle a relentless enemy through exciting missions and challenging boss fights to earn powerful upgrades that maximize abilities and customize your weaponry. CONTROL Ultimate Edition on iOS supports the following MetalFX features: MetalFX TAAU - Temporal Anti-Aliasing and upscaling MetalFX Frame Interpolation Ray-Tracing is supported on devices with M3+ or A19 Pro with 10Gb of memory.

Screenshots

Radiant4 screens
Control Ultimate Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Radiant at 4.9 against Control Ultimate Edition's 4.0. Radiant also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 63%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Control Ultimate Edition's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). 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

Radiant costs $2.99 and Control Ultimate Edition $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Radiant holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 350 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Radiant's written reviews are positive against 63% of Control Ultimate Edition's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radiant ships an update every 3 months, Control Ultimate Edition every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Radiant versus Control Ultimate Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadiantControl Ultimate Edition
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (98 ratings) — better4.0 (350 ratings)
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews — better62.7% of reviews
Number of ratings98350 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#10 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB570 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperDavid PeroutkaRemedy Entertainment PLC

Customer experience

Radiant

All ratings99 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative8.5%

Control Ultimate Edition

All ratings350 ratings
Positive75.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral11.0%
Negative26.3%

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

Control Ultimate Edition

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Radiant

No in-app purchases

None

Control Ultimate Edition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Radiant free?
Radiant costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Ultimate Edition free?
Control Ultimate Edition costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Radiant or Control Ultimate Edition?
Radiant is rated higher. Radiant averages 4.9 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Control Ultimate Edition averages 4.0 from 350 ratings.
Do Radiant or Control Ultimate Edition have ads?
Neither Radiant nor Control Ultimate Edition shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radiant or Control Ultimate Edition?
Radiant ships an update every 3 months, and Control Ultimate Edition every 6 days. Most recently, Radiant was updated on November 6, 2026 and Control Ultimate Edition on November 5, 2026.

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