Warheads vs LexInvaders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Warheads
Engage in a fast-paced arcade action game with explosive visuals and particle effects. Defend against falling missiles using rocket launchers and collect power-ups. Experience full 3D graphics and immersive audio.
- Fast-paced action
- Missile defense gameplay
- Rocket launchers
- Falling power-ups
- Full 3D graphics
- Explosive particle effects
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Warheads is a visual mind blower! Explosions and particle effects galore! If you're looking for a fast paced action arcade game for your iPhone or iPod Touch then this is the game for you because we've loaded Warheads with pure excitement. There are falling missiles and you have rocket launchers which fire interceptor rockets to shoot down the incoming missiles. You tap the screen to launch a rocket toward that point, and there are falling powerups which you can shoot down as well. Warheads is a full 3D game with incredible graphics and audio.
LexInvaders
Type words to destroy falling aliens and survive an invasion. Collect letters to spell words, clear waves, and face challenging boss sentences in this arcade-style word game. It offers a simple yet difficult-to-master experience for players who enjoy fast reflexes and word challenges.
- Spell words by collecting falling letters
- Destroy aliens and enemy blocks
- Face boss sentences in challenging waves
- Four difficulty modes
- Power-ups like shields and hearts
- Local high score tracking
- Game Center leaderboard support
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Type words. Destroy aliens. Survive the invasion. LexInvaders turns typing into an arcade shooter. Letters fall from the sky, enemies close in, and every correct letter you collect builds the word that saves you. Complete words. Clear waves. Face boss sentences. The longer you survive, the faster the chaos becomes. Simple to learn. Hard to master. A real arcade challenge built around words. GAMEPLAY Pilot your ship and collect falling letters to spell the target word at the top of the screen. Every correct letter brings you closer to completing the word and clearing the wave. But be careful. Enemy blocks fall with the letters and cost you lives if you hit them. As you complete words, the game speeds up and the screen fills with even more chaos. Every decision matters. Accuracy, timing, and quick thinking are the key to survival. FEATURES • Four difficulty modes: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Challenge • Boss waves every five rounds with multi word sentences • Power ups including shields and hearts • Three life health system with mistake tracking • Tilt controls for intuitive movement (optional in settings) • Haptic feedback system (optional in settings) • Local high score tracking • Three music tracks and eight sound effects with separate volume controls • Game Center leaderboard support HOW TO PLAY Look at the target word at the top of the screen Shoot letters to collect them Correct letters cost one bullet, wrong letters cost three Complete the word to score points and speed up the game Avoid enemy blocks that cost lives Survive boss waves to earn big score bonuses TIPS Accuracy matters. Wrong letters fill your mistake meter. Manage your ammo carefully since bullets regenerate slowly. Use tilt controls for smoother movement or disable them in settings if you prefer touch control. Complete words quickly to increase your score multiplier and survive longer. LexInvaders is built for players who enjoy word games, arcade challenges, and fast reflex gameplay. One time purchase. No ads. No subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Warheads at Free against LexInvaders's $0.99. Warheads also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 3). LexInvaders's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Warheads is free to download; LexInvaders costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LexInvaders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warheads has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Warheads's written reviews are positive against 100% of LexInvaders's.
Warheads ships an update every 4 months, LexInvaders every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warheads | LexInvaders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pangea Software, Inc. | TRISTAN ROBERT NOHRER |
Customer experience
Warheads
LexInvaders
Bugs and requests
Warheads
Reported bugs
13 issues- Missile taps not registering
- Lag during high levels
- Missiles skipping or not firing
- Bullets going over/under warheads
- Game crashes on startup
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- Ammunition power-ups not always working
- Missiles coming from the sides
- Game becomes unresponsive
- Screen bobbing/rocking motion
- Explosions obscure incoming missiles
- Controls are not responsive
- Missed tap problem (resolved by restart)
- Game freezes for a second or two
Requested features
16 requests- Add a high score feature
- More missile refills or strategic reloads
- Improve missile defense speed
- Make nukes more effective
- Add stage clear or goal achievement elements
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- Option to turn off screen rocking motion
- More defined explosion areas or less dazzle
- Add difficulty level selection
- Implement a save state feature
- Add more power-ups
- Add different types of missiles or targets
- Add OpenFeint support
- Improve performance and optimization
- Add more announcer lines
- Allow selection of attack sectors
- Add more levels or content
LexInvaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Warheads
No in-app purchases
LexInvaders
No in-app purchases
Questions
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