Comparison

Galaxy Invader 1978 vs Sklash Space Invaders

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

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About

Galaxy Invader 1978

Relive the golden age of arcade gaming with this faithful recreation of a classic 70s handheld electronic game. Experience addictive gameplay, authentic retro sounds, and a nostalgic vacuum fluorescent display. Offers three difficulty levels for fun across all ages.

Highlights
  • Accurate simulation of classic handheld machine
  • Full retro sounds
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Simple and addictive gameplay
  • Nostalgic VFD display emulation
  • iCade controller support
Features
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"" Retro excellence; a highly accurate emulation of an iconic 70's game."" Blast yourself back to the 70's and 80's! When games were simple but still very addictive. An accurate recreation of the VFD LSI game by CGL, Gakken, Tandy and other companies of that time. Fun for all ages with three difficulty levels. All those retro sounds and that vacuum fluorescent display are here. This was a classic and very popular toy back then. Now it is a rare and collectible item but YOU can own it right now! *Screenshots show the actual app in action and original artwork based on the original packaging. See how close to the real thing it is! These types of machines were made by companies such as Grandstand, Tomy, Entex, CGL, Tandy, Bandai and Epoch to name but a few. • Accurate simulation of the classic handheld machine • Full retro sounds • 3 difficulty levels • Simple and addictive • Totally nostalgic HOW TO PLAY 1. Choose one of the playing speeds (1,2,3) slow to fast. 2. Switch on power. 3. Move the missile station lever from side to side and push missile fire button. (UFO; 10 points, Invaders;3/2/1 points). 4. Game ends when all stations are destroyed by invaders or when invaders capture G-zone and raise their hands in victory (maximum score; 199 points). 5. Before playing again, switch off power and choose playing speed. If using with iCade or compatible controller, press the iCade button on top left and you can now use joystick and red fire(5) button. NOTE: pressing this without connection to a compatible Bluetooth controller will bring up the keyboard. If this happens just press the button again to turn it off.

About

Sklash Space Invaders

Features
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Now play your favorite arcade game on mobile to defend the earth from descending Aliens We have recreated this classic game for modern times, bringing the excitement of the original to your mobile device. Blast your way through waves of alien invaders, dodging their deadly attacks and firing back. This is a totally Free to Play app which just wants to take you back to the arcade days Features: Login with email and our in-house app Sklash to play with your friends. Download for free Modernized controls Uses very little data and storage to download No advertisements Download Sklash Space Invaders and start defending earth from the descending aliens Asobi Etech Private Limited Developer

Screenshots

Galaxy Invader 19782 screens
Sklash Space Invaders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sklash Space Invaders at Free against Galaxy Invader 1978's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Sklash Space Invaders is free to download; Galaxy Invader 1978 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Galaxy Invader 1978 versus Sklash Space Invaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalaxy Invader 1978Sklash Space Invaders
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.2 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB400 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRob WilmotAsobi ETech Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

Galaxy Invader 1978

No in-app purchases

None

Sklash Space Invaders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Galaxy Invader 1978 free?
Galaxy Invader 1978 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sklash Space Invaders free?
Sklash Space Invaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Galaxy Invader 1978 or Sklash Space Invaders have ads?
Neither Galaxy Invader 1978 nor Sklash Space Invaders shows ads.

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