Comparison

Voidwave vs Press Start

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

Head to head
About

Voidwave

Experience classic fixed-shooter arcade action with no timers or energy bars. Slide your ship, hold to fire, and destroy invading formations. Choose between a journey through generated waves or an endless survival mode.

Highlights
  • Classic fixed-shooter gameplay
  • Journey mode with 500 waves
  • Infinity mode for endless survival
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Destructible bunkers
  • Haptic feedback and synthesized sounds
Features
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Classic fixed-shooter arcade action — no timers, no energy bars. Slide your ship along the bottom and hold to fire. A formation of invaders sweeps side to side, raining bombs and stepping down with every reverse. Destroy them all to clear the wave — or let the swarm reach your line and the run ends. TWO MODES • Journey — 500 uniquely generated waves across 5 arcs and 50 chapters, with a boss every 10th level. Clear a wave to unlock the next; the fleet thins and speeds up as it falls. • Infinity — one endless run of waves. No levels, no target — just survival and a high score per difficulty. THREE DIFFICULTIES • Easy — slower fleet, wider formations, fewer colours in colour mode • Medium — faster sweep, denser bombing, more colours • Hard — fastest fleet, maximum bomb rate, full colour palette COLOUR MODE Toggle colour mode to unlock a flat invader palette. Each row of the fleet wears its own flat tint — the only colour in the entire app. Bosses carry their arc's accent; the ship, shots and bombs stay monochrome. BOSSES Every 10th level, the invader formation stands down and a single boss takes the field. Five unique arc bosses and two mini-bosses, each with scaled hit points and its own attack pattern — spread volleys, aimed shots, or a wavering bomb rain. BUNKERS Three destructible bunkers shelter the ship. Bombs and shots erode them block by block — use them wisely; once a block is gone, it is gone. LIVES SYSTEM Three lives per run. A bomb hit costs one life and clears the air briefly so you can recover; lose all three and the run ends. Haptics and synthesised arcade sounds fire on every shot, explosion, boss hit, and level clear. No audio files ship with the app. The chrome is strictly black and white; only the fleet and boss carry flat colour in colour mode. No account required. No internet required. Progress and high scores save automatically. Privacy Policy: https://arcade.mohamedfawzi.dev/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://arcade.mohamedfawzi.dev/terms-and-conditions

About

Press Start

Experience a collection of seven classic handheld arcade games, all unlocked from the start. Enjoy timeless gameplay like Snake, Bricks, and Ducks with intuitive on-screen controls. Play offline with no ads or accounts required.

Highlights
  • Seven classic arcade games
  • All games unlocked
  • On-screen touch controls
  • Offline play
  • No ads or accounts
  • High score tracking
Features
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A pocket console with seven games built into it. SNAKE — eat, grow, and don't tie yourself in a knot. BRICKS — bounce the ball, clear the wall, catch the drops. DUCKS — a steady hand and a fast trigger. HOP — cross the road and the river to fill all three pads. Every level moves faster. BLOCKS — fit the falling shapes, clear the lines, don't stack out. BLASTER — hold the line against the fleet coming down. MAZE — clear the crumbs, dodge the cats, and grab the cheese to turn the tables. Play with the on-screen pad, or swipe. Sound effects toggle on and off with one button. All seven games are unlocked the moment you open it. No ads, no accounts, no sign-in. No internet required, either. The whole thing runs on your device, and your high scores never leave it.

Screenshots

Voidwave4 screens
Press Start4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Voidwave at 5.0 against Press Start's 3.5. Press Start's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Voidwave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Press Start asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voidwave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Voidwave versus Press Start: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoidwavePress Start
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMohamed FawziGEORGE HENRY REMY

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voidwave

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99
None

Press Start

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voidwave free?
Voidwave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Press Start free?
Press Start is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Voidwave or Press Start?
Voidwave is rated higher. Voidwave averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Press Start averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Voidwave or Press Start have ads?
Neither Voidwave nor Press Start shows ads.

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