Apex Patrol vs Alien High
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apex Patrol
Embark on a text-based space adventure as a star cruiser commander. Explore worlds, rescue ships, investigate phenomena, and battle an enemy to save Earth. Your strategic decisions will determine humanity's fate.
- Command a star cruiser
- Visit colonial worlds
- Rescue imperiled vessels
- Investigate stellar phenomena
- Battle a ruthless foe
- Text-based adventure
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Command a star cruiser! Visit colonial worlds, rescue imperiled vessels, investigate stellar phenomena and prepare your ship to battle a ruthless foe. Only you and your crew can save Earth from utter destruction in this text-based adventure.
Alien High
Survive an alien invasion at your high school in this interactive story RPG hybrid. Your choices shape the narrative, determining who lives, who dies, and the fate of the school. Explore multiple paths and endings through engaging dialogue and combat.
- Interactive story choices
- Multiple paths and endings
- RPG elements
- Humorous dialogue
- Combat and leveling up
- Unlockable story lines
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Aliens have taken over your high school! In this interactive story role playing game hybrid, you must survive the onslaught as your school is attacked by alien forces. Along the way, the choices you make will determine how the story unfolds, who lives, who dies, and whether or not the school is saved. Alien High features many different paths and possible endings, with playthroughs ranging from brief to long. The choices you make will determine how the story unfolds. Multiple playthroughs are suggested to unlock all endings and reveal all story lines. There are strong interactive story elements in Alien High, with humorous dialog and many different impactful choices you are required to make. There are also RPG elements in the game, related to fighting enemies, finding items, and leveling up your player. Do you like the game? Let me know in the comments and I will be happy to expand the content even further, adding more choices and more story lines. This game is for you guys! March of the Spoons Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Aggressor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Killers Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Myst on the Moor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Summon the Rawk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Verdict
Apex Patrol and Alien High both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Apex Patrol's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alien High's. Apex Patrol also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Alien High's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Alien High is free to download; Apex Patrol costs $6.99 up front. Alien High sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Apex Patrol asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Apex Patrol against 4.0 for Alien High. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Apex Patrol's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alien High's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apex Patrol | Alien High |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Apex Patrol
Alien High
In-app purchases
Apex Patrol
No in-app purchases
Alien High
- 100 Ape Coins$0.99
- Alien High Premium$1.99
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