Comparison

8bit Doves vs Meganoid Remaster

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

Head to head
About

8bit Doves

Embark on a pixelated VR adventure where you navigate dream-like mazes inspired by flight. Collect doves to unlock your escape from a colorful, retro-styled prison. Experience intuitive controls and challenging obstacles in this unique handheld-inspired game.

Highlights
  • VR Gameboy adventure
  • Pixelated dream mazes
  • Flight-inspired navigation
  • Intuitive two-button gameplay
  • Multiple level packs with distinct themes
  • Stunning 4-color pixel art
Features
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Trapped in a VR world powered by an ancient handheld device, you are forced to endlessly dream in a pixel world of just 4 colours! Doves have taken roost in your prison and though you don’t know it they are the key to your survival. The Doves subconsciously inspire dreams of flight, so take to the skies through the mazes of your imagination and find the exit. Intuitive two button gameplay is all you need to steer your way through the sky. Fly through each stage and reach the exit. Get doves to follow you for extra bonus bragging rights on Game Center and Social Networking stuff. If walls aren’t enough challenge you may enjoy the variety of traps that get rapidly added including, moving walls, speed boost zones, growing walls and more! By the team that brought you the award winning mobile hit Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage. Features: • Expanded from the hit #Nitromejam game! • 3 level packs each with a different dream theme! (Sweet Dreams, Deep Sleep & Nightmare). • A unique world realised in 4 Colours! (Great for that Game boy nostalgia fix) • Don’t worry parents this game contains no In app purchases! • Stunning Pixel Art from the award winning Nitrome studio! • Simple two button gameplay, perfect for a touch screen! Important Message for Parents This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. - Cross promotion of Nitrome products.

About

Meganoid Remaster

Embark on a challenging roguelike platformer adventure where each playthrough generates unique levels. Discover items to upgrade your character's abilities and navigate a dangerous spaceship, evading security drones and uncovering hidden secrets.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Roguelike elements
  • Collectible items for ability upgrades
  • Hidden bonus areas
  • Hackable game world elements
  • Unlockable database
Features
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Support, tip and tricks: http://www.orangepixel.net ------------------- About the game Meganoid is a challenging platformer, generating new levels on every play session. Find many items to enhance your character and his abilities while you descend down into the Meganoid space ship. Do you rush for the exit, or do you take your time to collect everything there is, barely escaping the security drones that will hunt you down if you linger. Key features - Levels randomly generated on every game session, based on a set of templates, making the levels unique but familiar at the same time. - A platformer with “roguelike” elements. Consumables, alternate routes, procedural generation, and many devices and gadgets add depth to the challenging gameplay of the original Meganoid - A lot of collectible items that will change the main character’s abilities to navigate the world. Find a jetpack to start flying around, find anti-gravity-boots to perform double jumps, and much more. - Hidden bonus area’s to find and unlock. Often providing you with a short-cut or very rare and powerful items. - A hackable game world. Finding green key-cards allows you to modify how certain elements of the game act and respond to you. Stop rocket-launchers from working, make rockets fly less far, make destroyed robots drop extra lives. - Unlock the database with info on all the items and enemies you encounter to be better prepared on your next try. In true Meganoid tradition, you’ll die a lot in many different ways, but you’ll learn to overcome the difficulties, learn how the Meganoid world operates, and eventually get to the bottom of it!

Screenshots

8bit Doves4 screens
Meganoid Remaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meganoid Remaster at 3.9 against 8bit Doves's 3.4. Meganoid Remaster also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 8bit Doves's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 44%) and ratings volume (563 vs 15). On 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

8bit Doves costs $2.99 and Meganoid Remaster $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meganoid Remaster holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8bit Doves has 563 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of 8bit Doves's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meganoid Remaster's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8bit Doves ships an update every 5 months, Meganoid Remaster every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
8bit Doves versus Meganoid Remaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8bit DovesMeganoid Remaster
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.4 (563 ratings)3.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings563 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNitromePascal Bestebroer

Customer experience

8bit Doves

All ratings563 ratings
Positive58.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative35.5%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative25.2%

Meganoid Remaster

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

8bit Doves

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent control responsiveness

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to customize the character
  • Inclusion of a story or narrative
  • Better tutorial or control explanation

Meganoid Remaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

8bit Doves

No in-app purchases

None

Meganoid Remaster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 8bit Doves free?
8bit Doves costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meganoid Remaster free?
Meganoid Remaster costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 8bit Doves or Meganoid Remaster?
Meganoid Remaster is rated higher. 8bit Doves averages 3.4 out of 5 from 563 ratings, while Meganoid Remaster averages 3.9 from 15 ratings.
Do 8bit Doves or Meganoid Remaster have ads?
Neither 8bit Doves nor Meganoid Remaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 8bit Doves or Meganoid Remaster?
8bit Doves ships an update every 5 months, and Meganoid Remaster every 8 days. Most recently, 8bit Doves was updated on September 21, 2026 and Meganoid Remaster on September 9, 2026.

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