Comparison

Alien vs Norbital

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

Head to head
About

Alien

Pilot a flying saucer and use a tractor beam to abduct animals and humans in an endless arcade adventure. Dodge obstacles and other aircraft to survive and achieve a higher score. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete globally on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Endless arcade gameplay
  • Abduct humans and animals
  • Dodge planes and obstacles
  • Detailed statistics tracking
  • Global leaderboards
  • Simple controls
Features
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The wildlife are not safe... and neither are the humans! Take control of an alien being and pilot your flying saucer across the skies in an endless abduction adventure. Abduct as many animals and humans as you can with your tractor beam while dodging planes, obstacles, and the terrain below. The longer you survive, the higher your score climbs! Features: • Fast-paced, endless arcade gameplay • Abduct humans, animals, and special creatures to improve your score • Avoid planes, obstacles, and crashing into the ground • Detailed stats page that tracks everything you've beamed aboard • Compete with players around the world through Game Center leaderboards • Simple controls that are easy to learn How long can you keep your spacecraft in the air? Start abducting and climb to the top of the leaderboard!

About

Norbital

Features
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Norbital is a fast and FREE one-touch space arcade game about timing, gravity, orbits, and survival. Guide Norbit from planet to planet by locking into orbit, waiting for the perfect moment, then launching across space. Each clean release keeps your run alive. Each risky launch can send you deeper into space, closer to danger, or straight into disaster. Collect coins, grab precious Air, chase Melody Gems, and use power-ups to survive longer. Every run is quick to start, easy to understand, and packed with split-second orbit-and-launch decisions. Spend collected coins on Space Upgrades, including astronaut suits, vapor trails, and fun pickup styles like Space Gold, plasma rings, rubber ducks, and cosmic donuts. Simple to learn, tricky to master, and built for fast one-thumb arcade sessions. Features: One-touch orbit-and-launch gameplay Fast space arcade runs Planet-to-planet timing challenges Coins, Air, Melody Gems, and power-ups Drifting planets for extra difficulty Unlockable astronaut suits and vapor trails Fun pickup cosmetics and Space Upgrades High score chasing for repeat runs Quick casual sessions with skill-based depth How long can you keep Norbit alive in orbit?

Screenshots

Alien4 screens
Norbital4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alien at none against Norbital's 1. Norbital's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Norbital sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alien asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alien ships an update every 10 days, Norbital weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Alien versus Norbital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlienNorbital
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAmrit BangaEdan Edison

In-app purchases

None

Alien

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Norbital

One-time1
  • Norbital No-Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Alien free?
Alien is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Norbital free?
Norbital is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alien or Norbital have ads?
Neither Alien nor Norbital shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alien or Norbital?
Alien ships an update every 10 days, and Norbital weekly. Most recently, Alien was updated on October 25, 2026 and Norbital on October 24, 2026.

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