Comparison

Maneater vs Parabellum

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

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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.

About

Parabellum

Build a city, manage resources, and raise a powerful army to defend your kingdom and attack enemies. Engage in strategic battles, explore a rich story with multiple heroes, and experience a unique artistic direction.

Highlights
  • Play as multiple heroes
  • Build and expand city
  • Develop economy and manage resources
  • Form and lead large armies
  • Engage in strategic battles
  • Complete varied missions
  • Unique artistic direction and soundtrack
Features
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Play as a hero who must build a city, become the guardian of its riches and attack your enemies. Key features: - Play as multiple heroes - Build buildings - Develop your economy and expand your city - Form a large army to defend your borders - Go through more than 10 varied missions - Attack your enemies - Contemplate unique sets and artistic direction. - Incredible soundtrack Develop a thriving economy: Around your dungeon, build fields, mills and shops, always extend the borders of your city further to produce more resources. Carefully managing your finances will be crucial to avoiding starvation and bankruptcy. Prepare your defenses carefully: Enemies lurk in every corner of your kingdom, ready to take advantage of the slightest gap. Build imposing walls and watchtowers to protect your city from invasions. Plan your defenses strategically, anticipating attacks and adapting your fortifications to your opponents' tactics. Each defensive battle will be a test of your ability to keep your lands secure. Build legendary armies: Recruit and train a variety of troops, from elite infantry to razor-sharp archers. Every soldier can turn the tide of war. Train and upgrade your warriors to forge a military power capable of overthrowing entire kingdoms. With your hero, lead your troops into epic battles where every tactical move, formation and ambush can determine the outcome of the fight. Show your bravery and strategic sense to crush your enemies. Story and narration: You will play several characters in a story where the quest for power and betrayal combine. Three imposing nations coexist on the great continent. In the Highlands, a very religious and powerful empire was built, thanks to its fertile lands of Champvert. To the south, the Sultanate of Basse-Terre has established a brilliant civilization with its iron mines, in the heart of the desert. Finally, in the north, the Ice Lands are populated by warriors who have always waged war against each other. It is in these lands, which know only tears and blood, that a rumor carried by the winds claims that a woman will rise to become queen and unify all these clans...

Screenshots

Maneater4 screens
Parabellum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maneater at 67% against Parabellum's 24%. Maneater also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3) and chart position (#63 vs unranked). Parabellum's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $10.99) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Maneater costs $10.99 and Parabellum $2.99 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 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Maneater's written reviews are positive against 24% of Parabellum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, Parabellum daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Maneater versus Parabellum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManeaterParabellum
Price$10.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (23 ratings) — better2.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#63 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB459 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Maneater

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

Parabellum

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

Maneater

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Parabellum

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Units not responding properly
  • Camera scrolling issues
  • Incorrect battle results

Requested features

2 requests
  • Save progress during levels
  • Endless mode

In-app purchases

None

Maneater

No in-app purchases

None

Parabellum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maneater free?
Maneater costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parabellum free?
Parabellum costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maneater or Parabellum?
Maneater is rated higher. Maneater averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Parabellum averages 2.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Maneater or Parabellum have ads?
Neither Maneater nor Parabellum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maneater or Parabellum?
Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, and Parabellum daily. Most recently, Maneater was updated on September 23, 2026 and Parabellum on September 21, 2026.

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