Sky Invaders vs Old Galaxian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky Invaders
Defend Earth from relentless alien invaders as the last Sky Fighter. Obliterate waves of increasingly formidable enemies, strategize your limited firepower, and climb the leaderboard in this fast-paced, retro-style arcade game.
- Defend Earth from alien invaders
- Increasingly challenging enemy waves
- Limited firepower strategy
- Climb the leaderboard
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Retro visuals
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Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping adventure with “Sky Invaders”! Step into the shoes of the last Sky Fighter and defend Earth from an endless onslaught of Invaders. In this thrilling new release, the Invaders are relentless, growing faster and stronger with every wave. Your mission? To obliterate as many Invaders as possible before they breach Earth’s defences. Armed with limited firepower, you’ll need to rely on your wits and strategy to climb the leaderboard. The more formidable the Invader, the higher the points, adding a strategic twist to the high-octane action. With its fast-paced gameplay and retro visuals, “Sky Invaders” will keep you on the edge of your seat as you fight to save the world. Are you ready to take on the challenge and become Earth’s ultimate defender?
Old Galaxian
Relive the classic arcade experience with a faithful reproduction of a beloved 80s space shooter. Move your ship to dodge enemy fire and eliminate all aliens to progress through familiar, simple gameplay.
- Classic arcade gameplay
- Retro 80s aesthetic
- Simple controls
- Enemy avoidance
- Alien elimination
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Remember the space invaders on the FC? The little bees that kept flying around under the stars of the universe? Super classic FC game of the perfect reproduction of the “little bee”, let you review once touched! Move around to avoid the attack and kill all enemies, everything is so familiar, so simple!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Old Galaxian at 5.0 against Sky Invaders's 1.0. Sky Invaders's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 25%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Old Galaxian holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Sky Invaders's written reviews are positive against 25% of Old Galaxian's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sky Invaders ships an update every 23 months, Old Galaxian every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Invaders | Old Galaxian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 17 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alphaworks | Shih ju Yang |
Customer experience
Sky Invaders
Old Galaxian
In-app purchases
Sky Invaders
No in-app purchases
Old Galaxian
No in-app purchases
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