Comparison

Voxel Invaders vs Alien Swarm 3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Voxel Invaders

Engage in a retro arcade space shooter experience with voxel graphics. Navigate through asteroid fields, collect power-ups, and battle waves of alien invaders and bosses across 24 levels. Enjoy intuitive one-finger controls and original vintage sound effects.

Highlights
  • Retro voxel graphics
  • 24 levels with over 140 stages
  • Dozens of alien invaders and bosses
  • 9 different weapons
  • Intuitive single-finger control
  • 3D OpenGL based graphics
  • Original vintage sound effects
Features
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Voxel Invaders is a space shooter powered by true retro voxel graphics Fight again waves of invaders in a pure arcade space shooter. A refresh of the old school arcade space shooters, with invaders made of voxels. Control is ultra simple, just move the spaceship in space with one finger, and auto-fire on the invaders. Collect power-up to obtain new weapons and lives, make your way through asteroid fields and collect power-up that suddenly switches to a 3D space mode. Features include: - Full free version (with ads) - 24 levels containing more than 140 stages - dozens of different alien invaders including big bosses - 9 different weapons - various gameplay depending on the levels - 3 levels of difficulties - intuitive single-finger control - 3D OpenGL based voxel graphics - original vintage sound effects and electro soundtracks

About

Alien Swarm 3

Features
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If you are a fan of arcade games then you will have already played lots of great space arcade games, well now you can take it to the next level with Alien Swarm 3D. The aliens are invading again, swarming around in dazzling attack patterns. You're task is simple, blow'em all to bits! Can you defeat wave after wave of dazzling alien invaders to save the galaxy. Blast the invaders as they spin and whirl through space in this old school arcade invader game. After 4 fantastic waves you'll get a bonus round, score lots of points to insure you get that next free life. Your ship is equipped with a mega powered blaster, you have unlimited fire power ... unfortunately they do as well! From the golden era of video games we bring this retro arcade game firmly into the 21st century. Its Free so download it now and help defend the galaxy from this band of invading aliens know as Alien Swarm 3D. To control your space ship, pop into the settings screen and choose from tilt action or on screen buttons. Stay calm, don't panic, keep your hair on and you may just survive. Another fabulous shoot'em up from our retro arcade game series.

Screenshots

Voxel Invaders1 screens
Alien Swarm 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Voxel Invaders at none against Alien Swarm 3's shown. Alien Swarm 3's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voxel Invaders ships an update every 13 months, Alien Swarm 3 every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Voxel Invaders versus Alien Swarm 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoxel InvadersAlien Swarm 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB67 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNoctua Software LtdGalatic Droids

In-app purchases

None

Voxel Invaders

No in-app purchases

None

Alien Swarm 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voxel Invaders free?
Voxel Invaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alien Swarm 3 free?
Alien Swarm 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voxel Invaders or Alien Swarm 3 have ads?
Alien Swarm 3 shows ads; Voxel Invaders does not.
Which is updated more often, Voxel Invaders or Alien Swarm 3?
Voxel Invaders ships an update every 13 months, and Alien Swarm 3 every 23 months. Most recently, Voxel Invaders was updated on October 24, 2026 and Alien Swarm 3 on October 18, 2026.

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