FlashInvaders vs Mapvaders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlashInvaders
Discover and document street art mosaics globally. Scan artwork to add it to your personal gallery, earn points, and track your progress. Share your finds and compete with friends.
- Discover street art mosaics
- Scan and document artwork
- Personal mosaic gallery
- Share discoveries on social media
- Follow friends' scores
- Live worldwide flash stream
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FlashInvaders is the official application of the artist Invader. Go and search for his thousands mosaics all around the world, flash them and get points. - Valid flashes are added to your own gallery where you can find all the mosaics you have found anytime. - You can also share your discoveries on social networks. - Create your followers list and follow your friends' scores. - Follow the live stream to see all the flashes in real time worldwide.
Mapvaders
Discover and track Space Invader mosaics globally with an interactive map, daily missions, and proactive alerts. Log your finds, view statistics, and plan efficient routes to become a dedicated invader hunter.
- Interactive global map of mosaic locations
- Daily hunt missions and personalized targets
- Proactive push notifications for new invaders
- Track collection progress and statistics
- Smart search and routing for efficient planning
- Achievement badges and leveling system
- Crowdsourced location data
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Discover and collect Space Invader mosaics around the world with Mapvaders, the ultimate companion for invader hunters. THE MAP IS THE APP No tab bar, nothing to learn. Thousands of Invader mosaics sit on one map, and a panel over it lists what is near you. Drag it up to read the list, push it down to give the city back to the map. Pick a city and the map flies to it; tap an invader in the list and the map comes onto that piece. FIND ANY INVADER Search by name, by a code like PA_1159, or by city, and the map opens what you picked. The Atlas indexes every invader, grouped under its city, with filters for district, points, condition and flash status behind a single button that tells you how many are on. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION Mark invaders as "flashed" when you find them. Your Record holds your statistics, an activity heatmap by day and hour, a timeline of every flash, a gallery of your photos, the rarest pieces you have flashed, and the ones destroyed since. HUNT WITHOUT A SIGNAL Download a city's map before you go and hunt it with no network at all. Settings lists every downloaded city with its size and date, and removes it in one tap. STAY INFORMED WITH PROACTIVE ALERTS Follow your favorite cities and get a push notification the moment a new invader appears in one of them. Never miss a new invasion. READABLE AT A GLANCE Flash status and condition read by shape as well as by color, so one look is enough in bright sun. Every figure is set in a monospaced face so numbers line up. Light and dark modes are both there. PREMIUM Free hunters see the area an invader sits in, to within 250 m, and can tap it to list what it holds. Premium unlocks the exact position of every mosaic, and the pins and distances that depend on it. GLOBAL COMMUNITY DATA Benefit from crowdsourced location data maintained by passionate invader enthusiasts worldwide. Help keep the database accurate and up-to-date. Perfect for urban explorers, collectors, and anyone fascinated by Invader's iconic 8-bit mosaics. Whether you're a casual observer or a dedicated hunter, Mapvaders turns your city walks into treasure hunts. Available in English, French, and Spanish. Disclaimer: Mapvaders is an independent application and has no affiliation with Invader (the artist) or the Space Invaders franchise. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
FlashInvaders and Mapvaders both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of FlashInvaders's written reviews are positive against 27% of Mapvaders's. FlashInvaders also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (903 vs 4). Mapvaders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mapvaders sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. FlashInvaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FlashInvaders against 5.0 for Mapvaders. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlashInvaders has 903 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of FlashInvaders's written reviews are positive against 27% of Mapvaders's.
FlashInvaders ships an update every 11 months, Mapvaders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlashInvaders | Mapvaders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (903 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 903 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | flash invaders | Romain Soubrane |
Customer experience
FlashInvaders
Mapvaders
Bugs and requests
FlashInvaders
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera not working
- Login/sign-up issues
- Crashes and black screens
- Inability to restore lost galleries
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to upload existing photos
- Improved validation and recognition
- Geolocation support for damaged invaders
- Higher zoom levels
- More invaders in different regions
Mapvaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlashInvaders
No in-app purchases
Mapvaders
- Map Access - 1 Week$1.997 Days
- Mapvaders Premium | Weekly$2.997 Days
- Mapvaders Premium | Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
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- Mapvaders Premium | Quarter$19.993 Months
- Map Access - 1 Year$19.991 Year
- Map access - 6 months$19.996 Months
- Mapvaders Premium | Semester$22.996 Months
- Map access - 1 year$29.991 Year
- Mapvaders Premium | Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Ads Removal$4.99








