The Executive vs Astro Invaders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Executive
Engage in fast-paced martial arts combat and thrilling acrobatic stunts as a CEO fighting werewolves. Run a mining company to earn money and upgrade your abilities across 120 hand-crafted levels. Experience a cinematic action game with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Martial arts combat system
- Acrobatic stunt segments
- Mining company simulation
- 120 hand-crafted levels
- Dozens of abilities and skills
- Over 50 unique enemies
- 12 challenging bosses
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Flame kick werewolves, perform thrilling acrobatic stunts, and run a trillion dollar mining company in Riverman Media’s combat-action masterpiece! The Executive is a fast-paced, cinematic martial-arts action game designed from the ground up for iPhone and iPad. You are the CEO of a company that has been infiltrated by werewolves, and it’s your job to save your employees, and eventually the entire city, from their dastardly schemes. OUR PROMISE TO YOU: No ads. No getting suckered into buying more stuff later. The whole game, for one price, for all updates, forever. The Executive combines a high-speed combat system, timing-based running and platforming, 120 hand-crafted levels, a full inventory of moves and upgrades, and a simple mining company simulation for earning money, all into one cohesive experience. The fighting engine evokes a cross between Street Fighter II and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, with controls designed from scratch to be ideal for touch screens. The platforming (or “stunt”) segments require precise timing, similar to Elite Beat Agents but with an emphasis on visual timing instead of musical rhythm. Both of these mechanics are brought together by the SP bar, which allows you to execute gesture-based special moves like flame kicks, health restoration, and even morphing your character’s arm into a silver spike to impale foes. The Executive uses Riverman Media’s proprietary animation system to bring to life its large, hand-drawn 2D sprites with an unprecedented amount of smoothness and detail. The Executive represents the pinnacle of Riverman Media’s research and development into new 2D graphics technology. FEATURES + 120 levels, hand-crafted one pixel at a time. No randomly generated endless filler. + Dozens of abilities and skills to learn + Battle enemies and execute stunts in every level + Over 50 unique enemies, each with their own intelligence, strengths, and weaknesses + Invest in your mining company and earn money continuously + 12 Menacing bosses that will require your strategy and skill to defeat + Universal App: purchase it once, play forever on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch + 12 Challenging achievements + High-definition “Retina” graphics for all supported devices, Retina HD graphics on iPhone 6+ + iCloud support: touch the Book icon from the main menu to transfer progress between devices! ―――――――――― Riverman Media is two brothers who have dedicated their lives to the art of 2D game making ―――――――――― * Street Fighter 2, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and Elite Beat Agents are not affiliated with Riverman Media or The Executive.
Astro Invaders
Experience an intense arcade space battle with simple controls. Upgrade your ship to rapidly grow stronger and defeat challenging bosses. Uncover a lasting story through 21 boss encounters.
- Simple movement and shooting controls
- Intense space battles
- Ship upgrades for rapid growth
- 21 boss battles
- Uncover a lasting story
- Casual action and rail shooter mechanics
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● Dodge While Moving, Shoot While Standing Still ! An Intense Space Battle Unfolds With Simple Controls! This Is A Fresh New Arcade Shooter That Avoids Maniac-Level Bullet Hell And Instead Borrows The Best Of Trendy Casual Action Games And Classic Rail Shooter Mechanics. ● The Thrill Of Rapid Growth Through Upgrades ! Upgrade Your Ship, Crush The Bosses You Once Struggled Against In An Instant, And Gather Bits For Even Faster Upgrades ! ● Fast-Paced, Impactful Gameplay With A Lasting Story. A Tight Experience Packed With 21 Boss Battles And No Filler Enemy Fights—Only Those Who Reach The Ending Will Uncover The Story Behind The Game !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Astro Invaders at Free against The Executive's $2.99. Astro Invaders also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). The Executive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). 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
Astro Invaders is free to download; The Executive costs $2.99 up front. Astro Invaders sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. The Executive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Astro Invaders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Executive has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Executive ships an update every 5 months, Astro Invaders weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Executive | Astro Invaders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Riverman Media LLC | Sang Yoon Lee |
Customer experience
The Executive
Astro Invaders
Bugs and requests
The Executive
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when revisiting early levels
- Unresponsive controls in certain situations
Requested features
4 requests- More enemy variety
- Additional levels or content updates
- Ability to reset progress or start over
- Cloud save/sync support
Astro Invaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Executive
No in-app purchases
Astro Invaders
- Unlimited Ad Skip$0.99
- 10000 Bit Pack$0.99
- Super Bit Pack$1.99
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- Mega Bit Pack$2.99
- 50000 Bit Pack$2.99
- 150000 Bit Pack$4.99









