Nemesis Lite vs Dunk Beetle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nemesis Lite
Experience a 3D space shooter set in the year 3000, fighting for resources in the new frontier. Engage in campaign or death-match modes with VR and gamepad support. Choose from three playable ships and six skill settings.
- Campaign and Death-Match modes
- VR headset support
- Gamepad support
- Remote control functionality
- Three playable ships
- Realistic physics and brutal AI
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This is the lite version of Nemesis, so you can try before you buy. 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. 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 and a death-match mode. 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. * VR headset support. * Gamepad support (both the standard and extended profiles.) * Remote Control - control Nemesis Lite 1.9 on tvOS or iOS via Nemesis Lite 1.9 running on an iOS device. (Requires wifi.) * Beautiful graphics! * Intricately rendered explosion and smoke effects. * Three playable ships. * Realistic physics. * Brutal AI. * 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.
Dunk Beetle
Guide a young dung beetle with dreams of basketball stardom as he combines music and rhythm with his scoring techniques. Tap to the beat, choose your style, and help him become the best in the insect world.
- Tap-based scoring
- Music integration
- Style customization
- Dunking gameplay
- Rhythmic challenges
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Feel the beat and make the shot RJ, a young Dung Beetle, dreams of being a top-notch basketball player. Driven by his love for both basketball and music, he starts his training by merging the two, incorporating beats and rhythms into his scoring techniques. Let's cheer him on as he works towards becoming one of the best basketball players in the insect world. • Have fun with the dunk! • Choose your music & Style your way • Live with dreams, play with passion • Tap, play and dunk • Score with every tap
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nemesis Lite at none against Dunk Beetle's 1. Nemesis Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dunk Beetle's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Dunk Beetle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nemesis Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dunk Beetle holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, Dunk Beetle monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nemesis Lite | Dunk Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denizen Software, LLC | ELEMENT6 TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Nemesis Lite
Dunk Beetle
In-app purchases
Nemesis Lite
No in-app purchases
Dunk Beetle
- Cosmetic Bundle$1.99
