Comparison

Bullet Boy vs Invaders... From Space!

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

Head to head
About

Bullet Boy

Embark on a thrilling adventure across a floating world, launching yourself from cannons to escape a tornado and collect mysterious statue pieces. Master dynamic mechanics to dodge obstacles, aim precisely, and shoot your way to victory through challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Fire yourself from cannons
  • Collect mysterious statue pieces
  • Dodge birds, buildings, and machines
  • Tap rapidly to dodge obstacles
  • Aim precisely to reach cannons
  • Unlock power-ups
  • Over 60 levels
Features
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The coolest game you'll play this year! An incredibly fun adventure across a floating world, where you fire yourself out of powerful cannons! Meet Bullet Boy, the courageous kid who rushes to escape a deadly tornado, while he tries to collect the missing pieces of some very mysterious, and fascinating statues. Packed with highly dynamic mechanics. Avoid birds, buildings and weird machines, tap rapidly to dodge fast-moving obstacles, aim precisely to get to the next cannon, or shoot to the sky to elude multiple obstacles altogether, and quickly get to your goal! You'll spend hours engaged in the action and the challenge of lots of levels, with randomly generated sections, and exciting progression along the whole game. Unlock awesome power-ups to increase the fun and the possibilities of blasting your way through this peculiar and beautiful world. The 7 reasons why you'll love Bullet Boy: - Incredibly FUN! - Fast-paced action and super dynamic game mechanics. - More than 60 beautifully crafted levels. - Charming 3D graphics and super-engaging soundtrack. - Hours of challenging and delicious gameplay. - Three amazing powerups to give a twist to the game mechanics. - Upcoming updates with more levels, amazing new zones and more gameplay! Bullet Boy is free to download. Some items in the game are available for purchase. Download Bullet Boy and have a blast! For questions and suggestions, please drop us a message to contact@pomelogames.com

About

Invaders... From Space!

Engage in intergalactic geography battles with this retro-inspired arcade game. Master geography and arcade skills across over 750 target locations in a unique 8-bit 3D environment. Experience intuitive touch controls and a nostalgic aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Intergalactic geography wars
  • 80's CRT screen aesthetic
  • Over 750 target locations
  • 8-bit-like 3D environment
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • 3D Touch support
Features
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“Invaders…From Space!” pays homage to 80’s CRT screens, P20 Pocket Operators, and the infamous (and much loved) Pico-8 colour palette. Offering an intuitive touch control system, 3D Touch, and over 750 target locations wrapped in an 8-bit-like 3D environment, you'll need to couple your mad geography skills with your mad arcade skills to excel at this genre mash-up. Kitschy, irreverent, retro-inspired, prepare for annihilation with a set of nimble fingers, only on the App Store.

Screenshots

Bullet Boy4 screens
Invaders... From Space!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Invaders... From Space! at none against Bullet Boy's shown. Invaders... From Space! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Bullet Boy's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 66%) and ratings volume (790 vs 20). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Bullet Boy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Invaders... From Space! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bullet Boy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bullet Boy has 790 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Bullet Boy's written reviews are positive against 66% of Invaders... From Space!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bullet Boy ships an update monthly, Invaders... From Space! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bullet Boy versus Invaders... From Space!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet BoyInvaders... From Space!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (790 ratings) — better4.5 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better65.9% of reviews
Number of ratings790 — better20
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB105 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPomelo GamesFrosty Pop

Customer experience

Bullet Boy

All ratings790 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.2%

Invaders... From Space!

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative26.8%

Bugs and requests

Bullet Boy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels failing to load or download
  • Inability to purchase items from the store
  • Leaderboard/score tracking issues
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and challenges
  • Customizable character options
  • Cloud saving to preserve progress
  • Reduced ads or paid ad-free version

Invaders... From Space!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bullet Boy

One-time10
  • Pack of 20 Revives$0.99
  • Pack of 1,000 Coins$0.99
  • The Turkey$0.99
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  • The Penguin$0.99
  • Pack of 80 Revives$2.99
  • Pack of 5,000 Coins$3.99
  • Coin Doubler$4.99
  • Pack of 400 Revives$9.99
  • Pack of 20,000 Coins$9.99
  • Pack of 1,000 Revives$19.99
1 purchases

Invaders... From Space!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Bullet Boy free?
Bullet Boy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Invaders... From Space! free?
Invaders... From Space! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bullet Boy or Invaders... From Space!?
Bullet Boy is rated higher. Bullet Boy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 790 ratings, while Invaders... From Space! averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Do Bullet Boy or Invaders... From Space! have ads?
Bullet Boy shows ads; Invaders... From Space! does not.
Which is updated more often, Bullet Boy or Invaders... From Space!?
Bullet Boy ships an update monthly, and Invaders... From Space! every 3 days. Most recently, Bullet Boy was updated on October 7, 2026 and Invaders... From Space! on October 4, 2026.

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