Comparison

Nemesis vs Wormhole Invaders

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

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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

Wormhole Invaders

Experience a fast-paced, 3D arcade shooter inspired by classic 80s games. Fight alien invaders with innovative gameplay, HD visuals, and a variety of modes. Upgrade weapons and blast through enemies in this challenging reflex-testing adventure.

Highlights
  • Campaign mode
  • Survival mode
  • Innovative gameplay
  • HD visuals
  • Weapon upgrades
  • Boss fights
  • Leaderboards
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Wormhole Invaders is a fast-paced, unique 3D perspective shoot'em'up action game. Fight your way through the alien armada in this highly dynamic shoot’em up inspired by arcade shmup console games of the 80's. FEATURES: + Campaign mode + Survival mode + Innovative Gameplay + Superb controls + Stunning HD visuals + Weapon Upgrades + Tons of Enemies + Boss Fights + Massive Explosions + Infinite Replay Value + Leader boards HOW TO PLAY: Simply touch the left and right sides of the screen to move the ship. Yes: that means your fingers won't cover the action! CAMERA MODE: You can now cycle through the camera modes: [TAIL], [COCKPIT] and [NOSE] - From the settings menu. - In-game via the pause menu! WARNING: Although the controls are easy, the gameplay gets very hardcore very fast! "Wormhole Invaders" is designed to challenge your reflexes, and push your abilities to the limit! STORY: In the year 2028, experiments on the particle accelerator built around the moon, created a Wormhole through space time... Soon came the first wave of alien invaders. Now, only YOU commander, can save our home-world! TECHNOLOGY: Wormhole invaders game mechanics are familiar to retro gamers and fans of the SHMUP genre. The visuals are revamped to modern HD technology! ADDICTING: Blast through the wormhole faster than light! As any of the best shmup's you remember, you'll get hooked after the first few seconds. No need to Insert Coin: You get infinite credits!!!

Screenshots

Nemesis4 screens
Wormhole Invaders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wormhole Invaders at Free against Nemesis's $1.99. Wormhole Invaders also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Nemesis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence 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

Wormhole Invaders is free to download; Nemesis costs $1.99 up front. Wormhole Invaders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nemesis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wormhole Invaders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Nemesis's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wormhole Invaders's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Nemesis versus Wormhole Invaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemesisWormhole Invaders
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size319 MB67 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDenizen Software, LLCHenrique Silva

Customer experience

Nemesis

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

Wormhole Invaders

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nemesis

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wormhole Invaders

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Nemesis free?
Nemesis costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wormhole Invaders free?
Wormhole Invaders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nemesis or Wormhole Invaders?
Wormhole Invaders is rated higher. Nemesis averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Wormhole Invaders averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nemesis or Wormhole Invaders have ads?
Wormhole Invaders shows ads; Nemesis does not.
Which is updated more often, Nemesis or Wormhole Invaders?
Nemesis ships an update every 3 months, and Wormhole Invaders every 3 months. Most recently, Nemesis was updated on June 5, 2026 and Wormhole Invaders on June 11, 2026.

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