Rogue Invaders vs Rune Sweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Rogue Invaders
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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?
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Rune Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rogue Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Rogue Invaders | Rune Sweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 338 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Machine Thoughts LLC | Prairie West Software Consulting |
In-app purchases
Rogue Invaders
No in-app purchases
Rune Sweeper
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Rogue Invaders free?
Is Rune Sweeper free?
Do Rogue Invaders or Rune Sweeper have ads?
Which is updated more often, Rogue Invaders or Rune Sweeper?
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