Comparison

Sisyphos vs SpaceBots.

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

Head to head
About

Sisyphos

Experience the Sisyphean task of pushing a rock uphill. This game offers a unique, philosophical challenge that explores themes of futility and perseverance. It's a minimalist yet profound gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Push a rock uphill
  • Philosophical gameplay
  • Minimalist design
  • Humility and ego destruction themes
Features
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Sisyphos lets you experience the joy and pain of pushing a rock up a mountain. "A lesson in humility—a destruction of the human ego" - killscreensdaily.com "Utterly ridiculous ,utterly pointless and utterly brilliant" pocketgamer.com

About

SpaceBots.

Pilot a spaceship to destroy incoming asteroids before they reach the planet. Collect power-ups for advantages like extra lives, size changes, and score boosts. Compete for high scores in two distinct game modes.

Highlights
  • Drag to move spaceship
  • Collect power-ups
  • Score high scores
  • Arcade Mode
  • Challenge Mode
  • Avoid red power-up
Features
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Don't let the asteroids escape! Control the SpaceBots Ship and stop the asteroids from leaving the wormhole and hitting the SpaceBots Planet! >Drag on your ship to move! >Collect Extra Lives/Bonus Points and Specials! >Try to get 100k (Easy) 300K (Hard) 1 Million (Impossible?) Collect the Power ups! *Green - Extra Life! *Yellow - Make your ship BIGGER! *White - More points YAY! *Red - Makes your ship smaller - AVOID! *Pink - Barrier. *Blue - Slow Motion. *Purple - Surprise! Two Brand NEW modes for you to try! Arcade Mode - Collect the powerups and aim for the high score! Challenge Mode - There is only one Asteroid, but it increases in speed every hit! How long can you survive?

Screenshots

Sisyphos4 screens
SpaceBots.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpaceBots. at 5.0 against Sisyphos's 4.2. SpaceBots. also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 82%). Sisyphos's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (371 vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Sisyphos sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and SpaceBots. sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpaceBots. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sisyphos has 371 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Sisyphos's written reviews are positive against 95% of SpaceBots.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sisyphos ships an update every 2 months, SpaceBots. every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sisyphos versus SpaceBots.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSisyphosSpaceBots.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (371 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews94.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings371 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian GroligTaiwo Omisore

Customer experience

Sisyphos

All ratings371 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative14.4%

SpaceBots.

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

Bugs and requests

Sisyphos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Audio issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Endless hill mode
  • Character customization options
  • Varied landscapes or biomes
  • Progression system or achievements

SpaceBots.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sisyphos

One-time5
  • A MODEST OFFERING2 variants$0.99
  • A GENEROUS OFFERING$1.99
  • A GENEROUS OFFERING$2.99
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  • THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$4.99
  • THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$5.99
2 purchases

SpaceBots.

One-time2
  • Feed The Developer!$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Sisyphos free?
Sisyphos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpaceBots. free?
SpaceBots. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sisyphos or SpaceBots.?
SpaceBots. is rated higher. Sisyphos averages 4.2 out of 5 from 371 ratings, while SpaceBots. averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Sisyphos or SpaceBots. have ads?
Neither Sisyphos nor SpaceBots. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sisyphos or SpaceBots.?
Sisyphos ships an update every 2 months, and SpaceBots. every 9 months. Most recently, Sisyphos was updated on October 9, 2026 and SpaceBots. on October 6, 2026.

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