Comparison

Aliens Incoming vs GateFire

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

Head to head
About

Aliens Incoming

Engage in a fast-paced arcade space shooter with a campaign mode across six unique sectors and an endless mode for ultimate survival. Collect badges, unlock powerful weapons and power-ups, and compete on global leaderboards. Master overdrive mechanics for temporary invincibility.

Highlights
  • Campaign mode with 6 handcrafted sectors
  • Endless mode with global leaderboards
  • Badge and achievement system
  • Unlockable weapons and power-ups
  • Overdrive meter for temporary boosts
  • Simple drag-to-fly controls
Features
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Aliens Incoming is a fast, arcade-style space shooter built for iOS 26. CAMPAIGN MODE Fight through six handcrafted sectors - each with its own colors, scenery, and hazards. Asteroid fields, a smoldering crimson star, the frozen outer rim, a shadow rift, the heart of the hive, and more. Sector checkpoints mean you pick up where you left off, and a colossal boss guards the end of every zone. ENDLESS MODE No sectors, no checkpoints - just an ever-escalating alien swarm in deep space. Survive as long as you can and chase a spot on the global leaderboard. BADGES & ACHIEVEMENTS Collect shiny badge coins for kill streaks, boss takedowns, daily hunts, high scores and more. Five tiers from Bronze to Nova, with every difficulty tracking its own set independently. WEAPONS & POWER-UPS Five weapon tiers from single shot to overdrive cannon. Pick up shields, rapid fire, multi-shot, slow time, and combat drones - or shoot open supply caches hidden in the space debris for a bonus drop. OVERDRIVE Fill your meter by grazing enemy fire and chaining kills. When it maxes out, your ship enters a brief frenzy - faster fire, no limits. LEADERBOARDS Separate global leaderboards for Campaign and Endless, across three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard. Simple controls. Drag to fly. The ship auto-fires while your finger is down. Lift to slow time.

About

GateFire

Features
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Dodge, blast, and upgrade your way through an endless neon gauntlet. GateFire is a fast, one-thumb arcade shooter built for quick runs — no tutorials, no waiting, just tap in and see how long you last. YOUR SHIP FIRES ITSELF. YOU JUST HAVE TO SURVIVE. Drag anywhere to move. Your ship auto-fires at everything in its path, so your only job is positioning — weave through incoming obstacles while lining up shots on the gates worth chasing. EVERY GATE IS A CHOICE Obstacles come from the right. Upgrade gates come in pairs from the left, and you only get one: a flat stat boost or a multiplier, more damage or faster fire rate. Shoot down the gate you want before it scrolls past — the one you skip is gone for good. THE SWARM NEVER LETS UP Difficulty ramps in real time. Obstacles get faster and denser at fixed milestones, and a bouncing threat keeps you honest between waves. The longer you survive, the harder GateFire pushes back. FEATURES • One-thumb drag controls — auto-fire means you never touch a button • Risk/reward upgrade gates with real stat trade-offs • Escalating difficulty that never plateaus • Multiple selectable starfighters, picked before every run • Game Center leaderboard — climb the ranks and compare your best run • Runs built for a spare minute or ten — jump in anywhere How far can you make it before the gates run out?

Screenshots

Aliens Incoming3 screens
GateFire3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GateFire at 15.6 against Aliens Incoming's 26.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Aliens Incoming versus GateFire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAliens IncomingGateFire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB134 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCOREY GREGORY WALLSantiago Morel

In-app purchases

None

Aliens Incoming

No in-app purchases

None

GateFire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aliens Incoming free?
Aliens Incoming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GateFire free?
GateFire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aliens Incoming or GateFire have ads?
Neither Aliens Incoming nor GateFire shows ads.

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