8bitWar vs Orbital Invaders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8bitWar
Engage in strategic combat by hiring and deploying units in tactical formations to defeat enemy armies. This game offers 60 challenging levels and can be played solo, against a friend on the same device, or online.
- Strategic unit hiring
- Tactical formation placement
- 60 challenging levels
- Local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer
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8bitWar puts your strategical and tactical thinking to the test! Hire units and place them in strategic formations to counter the enemy army. A total of 60 levels. Play against a friend on the same device or online!
Orbital Invaders
Pilot a spaceship and defend Earth's orbit in this Sci-Fi arcade shooter. React quickly to enemy attacks, upgrade weapons, and use power-ups to survive waves of unique aliens, asteroids, and bosses. Save the planet in this action-packed space simulator.
- Dual-stick controls for movement and firing
- Variety of unique enemies and bosses
- Weapon upgrades and power-ups
- Defend orbit and destroy asteroids
- Multiple worlds to unlock
- Fast-paced arcade action
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Become a spaceship pilot and defend orbit. Orbital Invaders is a Sci-Fi arcade action game where the skill to react the situation and predict attack of enemies determine the outcome of battles. Shoot them all. Unique enemies, asteroid, spaceships, mines, missiles, space worms and bosses. In this Shoot 'em up game you will fly around different planets, defend orbit, destroy asteroids, spaceships, bosses and other enemies. Winning for someone who won 't miss a single goal. Upgrade weapons, use bombs and booster in critical situations. Save the planet! Save the orbit! Fantastic and amazing spaceship simulator. New shoot 'em up game! The control is tied to two sticks (virtual gamepad): one controlling the movement of the spaceship, the other changing the direction of fire. There are three lives in reserve, weapons like laser or plasma, three atomic bombs and acceleration for emergency cases. Collect points and get extra life. There are multiple worlds to unlock, option to switch between a laser and plasma gun, using bombs and escape with high speed power up when needed. The gameplay feels right. It's natural and quite satisfying. Definitely a good choice for short sessions. Easy to pick up and play. Made for Super Stardust & Geometry Wars fans. https://twitter.com/shaggy_dwarf https://www.facebook.com/ShaggyDwarf/ https://vk.com/shaggydwarf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 8bitWar at Free against Orbital Invaders's $0.99. 8bitWar also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 67%) and ratings volume (194 vs 38). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
8bitWar is free to download; Orbital Invaders costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 8bitWar against 4.7 for Orbital Invaders. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8bitWar has 194 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of 8bitWar's written reviews are positive against 67% of Orbital Invaders's.
8bitWar ships an update monthly, Orbital Invaders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8bitWar | Orbital Invaders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (194 ratings) | 4.7 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rosendahl Software AB | Alexandr Lobanov |
Customer experience
8bitWar
Orbital Invaders
Bugs and requests
8bitWar
Reported bugs
2 issues- Promo code redemption not working properly
- Display scaling issues on smaller screens
Requested features
6 requests- More levels and content
- Additional character skins and cosmetics
- Consolidate multiple 8bitWar games into one with purchasable skins
- More diverse troop types and units
- Increased in-game currency rewards
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- Sequel or extension to the game
Orbital Invaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8bitWar
No in-app purchases
Orbital Invaders
No in-app purchases
Questions
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