Comparison

Control Ultimate Edition vs Maneater

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

Head to head
About

Control Ultimate Edition

Engage in a supernatural third-person action-adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and transforming weaponry to combat an ominous enemy. Uncover the dark secrets of a secretive government agency and fight to regain control of a world under threat.

Highlights
  • Supernatural combat
  • Transforming weaponry
  • Telekinetic powers
  • Uncover mysteries
  • Explore hidden world
  • Challenging boss fights
Features
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A corruptive presence has invaded the Federal Bureau of Control… Only you have the power to stop it. The world is now your weapon in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy through deep and unpredictable environments. Containment has failed, humanity is at stake. Will you regain control? Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Blending open-ended environments with the signature world-building and storytelling of renowned developer, Remedy Entertainment, CONTROL presents an expansive and intensely gratifying gameplay experience. CONTROL Ultimate Edition has now been adapted to iOS. We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles to provide a great experience for supported touch devices. The game renders beautifully through Metal and supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware. Key features UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES: Can you handle the bureau’s dark secrets? Unfold an epic supernatural struggle, filled with unexpected characters and bizarre events, as you search for your missing brother, and discover the truth that has brought you here. EVERYTHING IS YOUR WEAPON: Unleash destruction through transforming weaponry and telekinetic powers. Discover new ways to annihilate your enemies as you harness powerful abilities to turn everything around you into a lethal weapon. EXPLORE A HIDDEN WORLD: Delve deep into the ominous expanses of a secretive government agency. Explore the Bureau’s shifting environments only to discover that there is always more than meets the eye… FIGHT FOR CONTROL: Battle a relentless enemy through exciting missions and challenging boss fights to earn powerful upgrades that maximize abilities and customize your weaponry. CONTROL Ultimate Edition on iOS supports the following MetalFX features: MetalFX TAAU - Temporal Anti-Aliasing and upscaling MetalFX Frame Interpolation Ray-Tracing is supported on devices with M3+ or A19 Pro with 10Gb of memory.

About

Maneater

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as a terrifying shark in this open-world action RPG. Grow from a pup to an apex predator, exploring diverse environments and evolving your abilities to exact revenge.

Highlights
  • Open-world action RPG
  • Evolve and customize your shark
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Engage in compelling combat
  • Experience a unique story campaign
  • Day/night cycle
Features
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Become a MANEATER Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a terrifying SHARK! Maneater is a single-player, open-world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup, you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world, encountering diverse enemies - both human and wildlife. Find the right resources, and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman who dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve. Unique Story Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show. Diverse, Compelling Combat Battle fierce wildlife, including other apex predators, or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard. Evolve Into a Legend Feed on humans and wildlife to grow your shark, and find shark loot to evolve your shark down multiple possible paths. Explore the Gulf 7 large regions, including bayous of the Gulf Coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean, and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.

Screenshots

Control Ultimate Edition4 screens
Maneater4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Maneater at 4.4 against Control Ultimate Edition's 4.0. Maneater also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). Control Ultimate Edition's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $10.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On review sentiment, 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

Control Ultimate Edition costs $4.99 and Maneater $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maneater holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control Ultimate Edition has 290 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Control Ultimate Edition's written reviews are positive against 67% of Maneater's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Ultimate Edition ships an update every 5 days, Maneater every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Control Ultimate Edition versus Maneater: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Ultimate EditionManeater
Price$4.99 — better$10.99
Rating4.0 (290 ratings)4.4 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings290 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#9 — better#68
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size568 MB2.7 GB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRemedy Entertainment PLCTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Control Ultimate Edition

All ratings290 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative27.1%

Maneater

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative22.9%

In-app purchases

None

Control Ultimate Edition

No in-app purchases

None

Maneater

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control Ultimate Edition free?
Control Ultimate Edition costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maneater free?
Maneater costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Control Ultimate Edition or Maneater?
Maneater is rated higher. Control Ultimate Edition averages 4.0 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while Maneater averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Control Ultimate Edition or Maneater have ads?
Neither Control Ultimate Edition nor Maneater shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Ultimate Edition or Maneater?
Control Ultimate Edition ships an update every 5 days, and Maneater every 3 weeks. Most recently, Control Ultimate Edition was updated on September 23, 2026 and Maneater on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Control Ultimate Edition or Maneater?
Control Ultimate Edition currently peaks at #9 in the App Store charts, and Maneater at #68. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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