Disasteroids vs Manix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disasteroids
Pilot a ship through swarms of incoming asteroids using device tilt for navigation and tapping to destroy them. Earn achievements and challenge friends, all while enjoying engaging visuals and sound.
- Tilt-based asteroid dodging
- Tap-to-destroy mechanic
- Achievement system
- Game Center challenges
- Visually appealing graphics
- Engaging sound effects
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You don't shoot the asteroids. You touch them. Tilt your device and your little ship drifts — really drifts, with the weight and momentum of the arcade original. Then you reach into the swarm with a finger and rocks burst under your touch. It is a strange and lovely feeling, and it gets its hooks in fast. Lean away from a rock closing on your left. Pop it. Pop the two pieces it becomes. Keep the chain alive and your multiplier climbs; miss and it's gone. Somewhere out in the dark a saucer notices you and starts making its way over. Push far enough and the sky fills up: splinters everywhere, a saucer's shots crossing the field, your ship sliding through a gap you're not sure was there. That's the good part. Game Center leaderboards and a pile of achievements, including one you're not going to find by accident. Built for iPhone and iPad, edge to edge, with the moody hum of deep space behind it.
Manix
Experience classic arcade action with a blend of modern and retro graphics. Enjoy one-handed mobile controls for brick breaking, rock smashing, and alien shooting. Features 50 free levels, multiple game modes, and hypnotic audio for addictive gameplay.
- 50 unique levels
- Multiple game modes
- One-handed mobile controls
- PowerUps for enhanced gameplay
- Customizable ship sensitivity
- No ads or nags
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Experience classic arcade action with a seamless blend of modern and retro graphics and sound. All the brick breaking, rock smashing, alien shooting mayhem you need with buttery smooth one-handed mobile controls. Fifty free levels of addictive action, multiple game modes, hypnotic audio and that "just one more try" arcade drama you love. If you have fond memories of games like Breakout, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga, and Tempest, you will find that Manix takes inspiration from these classics and blends and bends them together to create something new and unique. FEATURES: - 50 unique levels across multiple game modes... - Swarming, spinning, wandering, and attacking bricks. Keep your eye on the ball while you deal with these baddies... - Brick walls that move, shimmer, dance, spin, break apart, and float away to make it harder and harder for you to keep the ball in play... - Spinning asteroids that shatter and send rock particles your way while you try to encircle and clear the space debris... - PowerUps that produce extra lives, brick-shattering laser beams, ball bombs, and more... - Positional music and sound effects that surround and keep you focused (especially when you're using headphones!)... - Massive explosions that rain fiery particles down upon your ship... - Sun, snow, rain, thunder and lightning, wind, and outer space levels... - Customizable ship sensitivity and game speed... - No ads, no nags, just totally free arcade action... - Created by Pete Rizzuto
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manix at none against Disasteroids's 1. Manix also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Disasteroids's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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. Disasteroids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Manix asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disasteroids has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Disasteroids ships an update every 52 months, Manix every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disasteroids | Manix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Every 34 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaolin Fire | Blitterbit, LLC |
Customer experience
Disasteroids
Manix
In-app purchases
Disasteroids
- No Ads$0.99
Manix
No in-app purchases









