Comparison

Space Commando vs Alien Hordes

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

Head to head
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Space Commando

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The year is 3045 and Earth is at war with the Vrarkrix, an alien horde consisting of varied semi-intelligent species looking to expand from their dying home. Our world, although damaged would support the Vrarkix for the next 50 years, giving them the time to find more worlds to plunder. The Vrarkrix have pushed forward into our solar system and established a forward base on Callisto, one of Jupiter’s 79 moons. They are planning an all-out assault in the coming days. You, Marshal Jarak have orders to destroy the portal transporter that is being used by the Vrarkrix to deploy their soldiers deeper into our solar system and stop this attack before it begins. Intelligence on the location of the portal is limited and we have only been able to confirm that it is located inside the forward base which itself lies in a canyon network on Callisto. The enemy are using the canyons to offer some protection from the harsh conditions on the moon. Our intelligence services believe that a full assault would be impractical as a large force would be easily identified and destroyed before it ever reached Callisto. We have managed to reverse engineer a wrecked portal to some degree, but the technology needed to fully power one of these portals is beyond our reach at the current time. We have managed to successfully transport one person to earth’s moon and our last attempt to send a squad through the portal ended up making quite a mess. We have enough power to send one Marine to the enemies forward base and a recharge time of 7 days before we can send anyone else or to bring you back if you are successful. We have co-ordinates for the start of the canyon network on Callisto, which is your entry point for the mission, expect immediate conflict on your arrival. Good luck Marshall, you are our last hope, should you fail in your mission there will be no time to send anyone else.

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Alien Hordes

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A lone space marine stationed at a secret weapons testing base on the moon finds himself the only thing between Earth and a full scale Alien invasion. Place yourself in his shoes as he battles endless waves of alien ships and ground warriors from the alien race known as the Draxx Assembly. With multiple weapons at your disposal, see how long you can survive in Arcade Mode. Alternatively battle the Draxx through multiple missions in Campaign. How long can you survive ? Battle though 19 different missions + teaser in Campaign Mode. The Draxx are coming. Only you can stop them! THIS GAME IS COMPLETELY AD FREE!

Screenshots

Space Commando4 screens
Alien Hordes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Commando at none against Alien Hordes's 3. Alien Hordes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Alien Hordes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Space Commando asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Commando ships an update fortnightly, Alien Hordes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Space Commando versus Alien Hordes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace CommandoAlien Hordes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size458 MB1.1 GB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOathsworn Software LimitedDavid Thomas

In-app purchases

None

Space Commando

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Alien Hordes

One-time3
  • Alien Hordes Campaign$2.99
  • Infinite Arcade$3.99
  • Infinite Arcade and Campaign$4.99

Questions

Is Space Commando free?
Space Commando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alien Hordes free?
Alien Hordes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Space Commando or Alien Hordes have ads?
Both Space Commando and Alien Hordes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Commando or Alien Hordes?
Space Commando ships an update fortnightly, and Alien Hordes weekly. Most recently, Space Commando was updated on October 8, 2026 and Alien Hordes on October 7, 2026.

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