Tentacles vs Alien Tentacles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tentacles
Navigate a bizarre internal world using tentacle controls, consuming eyeballs to overcome obstacles and boss fights. This action-packed platformer features challenging levels and intuitive gameplay.
- Tentacle navigation with tap controls
- Eat squishy eyeballs
- Avoid tricky obstacles
- Face tense Boss Fights
- Challenging 3D animated levels
- Complete 56 levels
- 168 level-challenges
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Eat squishy eyeballs! This is the prequel to Tentacles - Enter the Mind. The game is a premium purchase with no IAP or ads - it includes the free expansion ‘Dog Eat Dog’. After a freak accident, Lemmy ended up inside the mad scientist Dr. Phluff’s body. Navigate Lemmy’s tentacles with simple tap controls, avoid tricky obstacles and face the odd eyeball creatures. Eat eyeballs to recover from the merciless challenges and tense Boss Fights. Dive into an action packed, top-down platformer with fascinatingly gross 3D-animated Vein, Intestine and Brain levels. Features: - Enjoy this blast from the past named App Store’s Best “New Ways to Play” of 2012 - Challenging 3D animated levels with tons of dangerous hazards - Addictive game play with amazingly intuitive tap controls - Complete 56 awesome levels with tons of challenging bosses - Epic replay value with 168 level-challenges and tons of achievements If you enjoy Tentacles, please leave a rating, check out our other titles, or simply follow @FlashbulbGames on Twitter and Facebook.
Alien Tentacles
Control a tentacled alien in a fast-paced survival adventure. Use powerful tentacles to defeat waves of enemies and dodge incoming fire. Experience pulse-pounding gameplay as you guide the alien to victory.
- Tentacle combat mechanics
- Wave-based enemy encounters
- Bullet dodging gameplay
- Fast-paced action
- Survival challenge
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Experience the thrilling adventure of a tentacled alien as it fights to survive against waves of deadly enemies. Using its powerful tentacles, the alien must defeat enemies while avoiding the constant barrage of bullets fired by its opponents. With fast-paced action and pulse-pounding gameplay, this action game will keep you on the edge of your seat as you guide the alien to victory. Are you ready to face the ultimate test of survival?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Alien Tentacles at Free against Tentacles's $2.99. Tentacles's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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
Alien Tentacles is free to download; Tentacles costs $2.99 up front. Alien Tentacles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Tentacles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tentacles holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tentacles has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tentacles ships an update every 3 months, Alien Tentacles every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tentacles | Alien Tentacles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (35 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 554 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Flashbulb ApS | FRIENDLY APPS LTD |
Customer experience
Tentacles
Alien Tentacles
In-app purchases
Tentacles
No in-app purchases
Alien Tentacles
- All Bundle Features Unlocked!$19.991 Month
- All AppCentral Games Unlocked!$39.991 Month
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