Comparison

Rogue Invaders vs Rune Sweeper

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

Head to head
About

Rogue Invaders

Features
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Unleash cosmic carnage in Rogue Invasion, a pulse-pounding 3D shooter that riffs on Space Invaders with a killer roguelite twist! Mow down relentless alien swarms, dodge devious drones, and slug it out with massive bosses in a white-knuckle battle to save the galaxy. Customize your fleet with unlockable ships and stack permanent upgrades to turn the tide. Crush achievements for juicy stat boosts, dominate the leaderboards, and fight your way to the alien homeworld in a brutal, skill-testing showdown. Ready to own the stars?

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Rune Sweeper

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Explore the dungeon by tapping to uncover monsters, shields, potions and runes! Defeat the last monster or the boss monster on a level to reveal the map to the next level. Defeated monsters will drop blue mana or green gems. Collect mana to refill your health. Collect gems to level up your character. Collect runes to unlock additional characters. Long press to drop a flag on a tile. You can carry half of your mana to the next level.

Screenshots

Rogue Invaders4 screens
Rune Sweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rogue Invaders at none against Rune Sweeper's 1. Rogue Invaders also leads on ads (none vs shown). Rune Sweeper's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Rune Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rogue Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rogue Invaders ships an update fortnightly, Rune Sweeper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Rogue Invaders versus Rune Sweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRogue InvadersRune Sweeper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size338 MB69 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMachine Thoughts LLCPrairie West Software Consulting

In-app purchases

None

Rogue Invaders

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rune Sweeper

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Rogue Invaders free?
Rogue Invaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rune Sweeper free?
Rune Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rogue Invaders or Rune Sweeper have ads?
Rune Sweeper shows ads; Rogue Invaders does not.
Which is updated more often, Rogue Invaders or Rune Sweeper?
Rogue Invaders ships an update fortnightly, and Rune Sweeper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rogue Invaders was updated on October 13, 2026 and Rune Sweeper on October 14, 2026.

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