Comparison

Nemesis Lite vs Scuba Diving Challenge

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Campaign and Death-Match modes
  • VR headset support
  • Gamepad support
  • Remote control functionality
  • Three playable ships
  • Realistic physics and brutal AI
Features
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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.

About

Scuba Diving Challenge

Experience the excitement of underwater exploration with intuitive controls. Navigate through four challenging levels, from recycling cans to searching for flight recorders. Refill your air tanks on your boat to continue your quest. This universal app is designed for all ages.

Highlights
  • Intuitive thumb controls
  • Four progressively difficult levels
  • Underwater search missions
  • Air tank management
  • Universal app support
  • Accomplishment sharing
Features
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Enjoy the thrill of scuba diving on your iPhone or iPad. Use intuitive thumb controls to easily steer and search underwater through 4 progressively more difficult levels. Level 1 - find for cans to recycle, Level 2 - find coins on the ocean floor using a metal detector. Level 3 - find coins, some of which may be hidden under the surface of the ocean floor. Level 4 - find both the flight voice and data recorders. Whenever your tanks run out of air, return to your boat to refill and then you’ll be able to continue your search. Challenging for all ages. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays.

Screenshots

Nemesis Lite4 screens
Scuba Diving Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nemesis Lite at Free against Scuba Diving Challenge's $1.99. Nemesis Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Scuba Diving Challenge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scuba Diving Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nemesis Lite has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, Scuba Diving Challenge every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nemesis Lite versus Scuba Diving Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemesis LiteScuba Diving Challenge
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB112 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDenizen Software, LLCMagnin & Associates

Customer experience

Nemesis Lite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Scuba Diving Challenge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nemesis Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Scuba Diving Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nemesis Lite free?
Nemesis Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scuba Diving Challenge free?
Scuba Diving Challenge costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nemesis Lite or Scuba Diving Challenge?
Scuba Diving Challenge is rated higher. Nemesis Lite averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Scuba Diving Challenge averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nemesis Lite or Scuba Diving Challenge have ads?
Neither Nemesis Lite nor Scuba Diving Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nemesis Lite or Scuba Diving Challenge?
Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Scuba Diving Challenge every 24 months. Most recently, Nemesis Lite was updated on October 7, 2026 and Scuba Diving Challenge on October 15, 2026.

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