Comparison

Voxel Invaders vs Phoenix 2

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

Phoenix 2

Blast through waves of alien invaders in this classic arcade space shooter. Collect and upgrade over 100 unique ships, complete exciting missions, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy short game sessions or an action-packed campaign with stunning graphics.

Highlights
  • Over 100 unique ships
  • Ship collection and upgrades
  • Action-packed campaign
  • Special abilities
  • Daily missions
  • Global leaderboards
  • Cross-platform play
Features
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Save the galaxy in this classic arcade shooter that everyone can enjoy! Blast wave after wave of menacing invaders in exciting missions to achieve glorious victory. Start playing Phoenix 2 right now with all these great features. * Blast invaders with over 100 unique ships. * Build your own ship collection and upgrade your favorites. * Experience an action packed campaign with 30 exciting story missions. * Discover special abilities like Mega Laser, Missile Swarm and Personal Shield. * Short game sessions: Launch whenever you have a minute to play. * Complete daily missions of different skill levels, from casual to bullet hell. * Get the high score on global leaderboards and show you are the best of the best. * Engage with an active community to help each other and discuss ship tactics. * New missions are generated every day. * Stunning and smooth 120FPS graphics powered by our custom game engine. * Create a group for your friends and play your own unique missions. * Cross-platform saving and cross-platform play. Phoenix 2 is developed by a passionate indie studio in The Netherlands and delivers the handcrafted experience of a retro space shoot’em up with modern gameplay. Phoenix 2 is your new daily visit to the arcade! Internet connection required to play.

Screenshots

Voxel Invaders1 screens
Phoenix 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phoenix 2 at 4.7 against Voxel Invaders's 3.9. Phoenix 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (26K vs 14). Voxel Invaders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, monetization model 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. Phoenix 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Voxel Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phoenix 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoenix 2 has 26K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Voxel Invaders's written reviews are positive against 73% of Phoenix 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voxel Invaders ships an update every 13 months, Phoenix 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Voxel Invaders versus Phoenix 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoxel InvadersPhoenix 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)4.7 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1426K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoctua Software LtdFiri Games

Customer experience

Voxel Invaders

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

Phoenix 2

All ratings25,800 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,558 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative18.1%

Bugs and requests

Voxel Invaders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Phoenix 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Warp gate charge time bug
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add haptic feedback
  • Implement an endless mode
  • Allow players to customize ships
  • Add a level creator
  • Provide an offline mode
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  • Improve ship ability descriptions
  • Add a replay feature

In-app purchases

None

Voxel Invaders

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Phoenix 2

One-time11
  • 800 Credits$0.99
  • 5000 Credits$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
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  • VIP$4.99
  • 12000 Credits$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • 25000 Credits$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • 65000 Credits$49.99
  • Special Offer$49.99
  • 140K Credits$99.99

Questions

Is Voxel Invaders free?
Voxel Invaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phoenix 2 free?
Phoenix 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voxel Invaders or Phoenix 2?
Phoenix 2 is rated higher. Voxel Invaders averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Phoenix 2 averages 4.7 from 26K ratings.
Do Voxel Invaders or Phoenix 2 have ads?
Phoenix 2 shows ads; Voxel Invaders does not.
Which is updated more often, Voxel Invaders or Phoenix 2?
Voxel Invaders ships an update every 13 months, and Phoenix 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Voxel Invaders was updated on August 15, 2026 and Phoenix 2 on September 25, 2026.

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