Comparison

Manipulator! vs Flying Tank

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

Head to head
About

Manipulator!

Experience a unique hack and slash game set to a death-grind album. Battle enemies through brutal songs, testing your auditory and visual endurance. Can you conquer all 20 tracks?

Highlights
  • Hack and slash gameplay
  • Companion to a death-grind album
  • Battle through songs as levels
  • Auditory and visual stamina test
  • 20 tracks to survive
Features
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The first grindcore video game? Manipulator! is the interactive hack and slash companion piece to the death-grind album Drawing Secret Circles by Manipulator.  Work your way through each brutal song (level) from the album as you battle a litany of baddies trying to keep you at bay.  Prepare your ears for some ridiculous blast beats, HM2 guitar sounds, hilarious samples and unhinged vocal passages (and even a hint of melody once or twice).  Manipulator! is a test of auditory and visual stamina. Can you survive to track 20?

About

Flying Tank

Pilot a powerful tank to blast aliens and reclaim Earth in this action-packed horizontal shooter. Customize your tank with unique weapons and abilities, and face off against giant bosses across 24 missions. Enjoy offline play and local co-op with a friend.

Highlights
  • 24 action-packed missions
  • Tank customization with weapons and bombs
  • Unique tank special abilities
  • Over 30 upgrades including Bullet-Time and Drones
  • Local co-op multiplayer
  • Support for game controllers and keyboards
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Slay giant bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth in a rich action-packed horizontal shmup! • Embark on 24 missions • Three distinct factions and unique adversaries • Encounter 6 main bosses and 18+ boss fights • Customize your Tank with a variety of Weapons and Bombs • Each Tank comes with a unique special ability • Bullet-Time, Overdrive, Drones, and 30+ other Upgrades • Support for Bluetooth game controllers and keyboards • Team up with a friend for local co-op multiplayer • Premium content with a one-time purchase • The FREE version includes 8 missions • No ads, no microtransactions, offline CREDITS • Artwork by Zsolt Szabo • Sound design by Discofield • Original soundtrack by Kubatko

Screenshots

Manipulator!4 screens
Flying Tank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Manipulator! at 100% against Flying Tank's 72%. Manipulator! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Flying Tank's advantage is ratings volume (384 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Manipulator! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Flying Tank sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Manipulator! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flying Tank has 384 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Manipulator!'s written reviews are positive against 72% of Flying Tank's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Manipulator! versus Flying Tank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManipulator!Flying Tank
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.7 (384 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7384 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size573 MB176 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPeter John RandolDavid Peroutka

Customer experience

Manipulator!

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flying Tank

All ratings381 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative18.8%

Bugs and requests

Manipulator!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flying Tank

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • One tank refuses to recover despite full upgrades
  • Pilot messages become nonsensical during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add official Backbone app support
  • Allow selling or removing purchased equipment
  • Make physical changes to ship design with upgrades
  • Add ability to toggle between main weapons using gamepad joystick
  • Implement Chinese language support

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Manipulator!

One-time3
  • Donate $0.99$0.99
  • Donate $2.99$2.99
  • Donate $9.99$9.99
9 purchases

Flying Tank

One-time9
  • Deluxe Edition (Upgrade)$3.99
  • Standard Edition$4.99
  • Deluxe Edition (Upgrade)$4.99
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  • Standard Edition$5.99
  • Deluxe Edition (Upgrade)$5.99
  • Deluxe Edition$7.99
  • Standard Edition$9.99
  • Deluxe Edition$9.99
  • Deluxe Edition$14.99

Questions

Is Manipulator! free?
Manipulator! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flying Tank free?
Flying Tank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manipulator! or Flying Tank?
Manipulator! is rated higher. Manipulator! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Flying Tank averages 4.7 from 384 ratings.
Do Manipulator! or Flying Tank have ads?
Neither Manipulator! nor Flying Tank shows ads.

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