Comparison

Nemesis vs Zephyr Strike

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

Head to head
About

Nemesis

Engage in a thrilling 3D space shooter set in the year 3000. Battle for resources in a new star system across various game modes, including campaign and death-match. Supports VR headsets and external controllers for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Campaign and Death-Match modes
  • Single-player and multiplayer over WiFi
  • VR headset support
  • Gamepad support
  • Nine unlockable ships
  • Ten unlockable environments
  • 25 different power-ups
Features
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What is Nemesis? Nemesis is a theoretical brown dwarf star in orbit around our own sun, which may even have its own planetary system. Nemesis is also a 3D space shooter for the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. (Want to try before you buy? Check out Nemesis Lite, also available in the app store.) The year is 3000... humanity has extended it's domain to the farthest reaches of the solar system. The new frontier is Nemesis, a star system rich with resources. Unfortunately, no one seems to agree on who owns this new frontier. Fight for your claim in this brave new world against ruthless enemies! Gameplay modes now include a campaign mode which can be played single-player or with a friend over wifi; and a death-match mode which can be played single-player or with up to 3 friends over wifi. VR headsets are now supported. While in VR mode, you can adjust: the screen size; vertical and horizontal position; the amount of parallax (that is, the space between your two virtual eyes); and whether or not your head movements are tracked. A VR headset and an external controller such as an extended gamepad are required. External controllers are also supported - both the standard profile (the one without thumbsticks) and the extended profile (the one with thumbsticks.) Our future is in your hands! Features: * Includes both a campaign mode and death-match mode, both of which can be played in single-player or multiplayer over wifi. * VR headset support. * Gamepad support (both the standard and extended profiles.) * Remote Control - control Nemesis 1.9 on tvOS or iOS via Nemesis 1.9 running on an iOS device. (Requires wifi.) * Beautiful graphics! * Intricately rendered explosion and smoke effects. * Nine unlockable ships and 10 unlockable environments. * Realistic physics. * Brutal AI. * 25 different power-ups, for all kinds of ways to smite your foes. * Listen to your own music while saving humanity. * Play in first person or third person modes. * Six different skill settings, from "practice" to "ace" in death-match; 5 skill settings in campaign. * User settable kill-limit in death-match mode. * Multi-player over wifi.

About

Zephyr Strike

Engage in intense vertical arcade-style combat, dodging bullets and defeating waves of enemies. Earn upgrades and unlock new aircraft to improve your chances of survival and achieve higher scores.

Highlights
  • Vertical shoot-em-up gameplay
  • Wave-based enemy encounters
  • In-run power-ups and upgrades
  • Permanent aircraft upgrades
  • Unlockable aircraft
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Zephyr Strike The sky is not a promise—it is a trial. In Zephyr Strike, you climb into the cockpit of a lone fighter and carve a path through a storm of steel: endless waves of enemies, bullets that stitch the clouds with light, and moments where a single mistake becomes your last. This is a vertical shoot‑’em‑up built for the pure arcade thrill—fast reads, fast hands, and the cold satisfaction of surviving one more second than last time. Drag to slip between danger. Keep your fire alive. Learn the rhythm of each wave, recognize the patterns that want to corner you, and strike back with the tools you earn along the way. When the screen fills with chaos, unleash a bomb and watch the battlefield clear in a flash of white heat—then breathe, reposition, and do it again. Stack shields when the odds turn cruel, chase power‑ups that change how you fight, and push deeper into the run as the difficulty climbs. Between levels, fate offers a choice: small advantages that reshape your journey—tighter triggers, heavier shells, extra resilience, a magnet for coins, or a little more luck in the drop tables. These aren’t just perks; they’re the story of this run, the build you’ll swear was “the one”… until the sky disagrees. Back at base, your victories become currency. Visit the shop to reinforce your future attempts—stock bombs and shields, invest in permanent upgrades, and expand your hangar by unlocking new aircraft, each with its own presence in the fight. Chase your high score, climb the leaderboards, and hunt achievements that mark the milestones of a pilot who refuses to stay grounded. Zephyr Strike is not about fairness—it’s about nerve. The horizon does not move for you. You move through it—one dodge, one burst, one impossible clear—until the storm finally breaks… or you do. Game Center features (such as leaderboards and achievements) require an Apple ID signed into Game Center.

Screenshots

Nemesis4 screens
Zephyr Strike3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nemesis at 80% against Zephyr Strike's 0%. Nemesis also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Zephyr Strike's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Zephyr Strike is free to download; Nemesis costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nemesis holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Nemesis's written reviews are positive against 0% of Zephyr Strike's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nemesis ships an update every 3 months, Zephyr Strike every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Nemesis versus Zephyr Strike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemesisZephyr Strike
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size319 MB117 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDenizen Software, LLCDilermando Barbosa

Customer experience

Nemesis

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Zephyr Strike

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nemesis

No in-app purchases

None

Zephyr Strike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nemesis free?
Nemesis costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zephyr Strike free?
Zephyr Strike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nemesis or Zephyr Strike?
Nemesis is rated higher. Nemesis averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Zephyr Strike averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nemesis or Zephyr Strike have ads?
Zephyr Strike shows ads; Nemesis does not.
Which is updated more often, Nemesis or Zephyr Strike?
Nemesis ships an update every 3 months, and Zephyr Strike every 2 days. Most recently, Nemesis was updated on October 16, 2026 and Zephyr Strike on October 24, 2026.

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