Space Attack Shooter vs Apex Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Attack Shooter
Pilot a spaceship to defend the solar system from alien invaders. Engage in intense battles with simple one-finger controls and auto-firing capabilities. Progress through over 60 levels, unlock unique spaceships, and face epic boss challenges.
- One-finger simple control
- Auto-fire with unlimited bullets
- Classic and Endless game modes
- 60+ levels
- Unique spaceships and skills
- Epic boss battles
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Other planets in the solar system were corrupted by the invaders. In this case, your mission is to fight against the invaders and protect the universe, bringing peace back to the universe. How to play: Only one finger is needed to drag your spaceship and automatic flames (with as few control operations as possible, the player only needs to focus on attacking and avoiding enemies). Also, auto fire with unlimited bullets (enjoy shooting without worrying about bullets). Game features: One finger simple control, no teaching required Game modes: Classic, Endless More than 60+ levels to complete Various spaceships have their own unique bullets and special skills Different epic bosses with their bullet hell
Apex Drift
Experience a neon-geometry roguelite shooter where your ship auto-fires, allowing you to focus on dodging and strategic upgrades. Navigate through hundreds of stages across five sectors, facing challenging bosses and collecting unique build combinations. Save your progress at every stage and continue your run later.
- Auto-fire combat
- 15 in-run upgrades
- 100 stages across five sectors
- Ten multi-form bosses
- Two retries per sector
- Save progress at every stage
- 9 unlockable ships
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Apex Drift — a neon-geometry roguelite shooter. Fly the Triangle and drift through a hostile cosmos toward the Apex. Five sectors. 100 stages. Ten bosses. Hundreds of build combinations. Your ship fires itself. Everything else is you — where you move, what you dodge, and which upgrade you keep when the game offers three and lets you take one. THE RUN • Auto-fire combat — focus entirely on movement, dodging and positioning • 15 in-run upgrades: Spread, Multishot, Piercing, Bouncing, Homing, Orbital Shards, Phase Dash and more • Every run draws a different hand. No two builds play the same. THE CAMPAIGN • 100 stages across five sectors, each with its own hazards and escalation • Ten bosses — one every tenth stage — transforming through three forms as you break them down • Drifting asteroid fields, splitting hazards and elite waves • Per-sector mastery with 3-star ratings ONE MISTAKE WON'T COST YOU AN HOUR • Two retries per sector, each with a head start scaled to how deep you'd got • Your run saves at every stage — close the app mid-fight, come back tomorrow, and CONTINUE returns you with your level, your build and your hull intact BETWEEN RUNS • 9 ships — 6 standard hulls plus 3 Prime hulls with exclusive weapons • A permanent Armory that carries across every run • Earn a pilot rank from what you actually build — Pro Pilot, Veteran Defender, Elite Gunner, Legend Compete on Game Center leaderboards — global, friends and weekly. Earn achievements. Chase the Apex. Designed for one-handed portrait play. No ads. No energy timers. No forced waits. Optional purchases available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Apex Drift at none against Space Attack Shooter's shown. Space Attack Shooter's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Space Attack Shooter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Apex Drift sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Space Attack Shooter holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Attack Shooter has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Space Attack Shooter ships an update every 5 days, Apex Drift every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Attack Shooter | Apex Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 婷 汤 | Veratus Group Limited |
Customer experience
Space Attack Shooter
Apex Drift
In-app purchases
Space Attack Shooter
- Coinpack1$0.99
- Gempack1$0.99
- Coinpack2$2.99
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- Gempack2$2.99
- Coinpack3$4.99
- Gempack3$4.99
- Nightmare$9.99
- Coinpack4$9.99
- Gempack4$9.99
- PremiumUser$9.99
Apex Drift
- XP Pack — Small$0.99
- Vanguard — Rail Lance Ship$2.99
- Tempest — Plasma Storm Ship$3.99
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- XP Pack - Medium$4.99
- Seraph — Swarm Hive Ship$4.99
- XP Pack - Large$9.99
- Zeus Cannon$9.99
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