Star Invaders vs Afterfall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Invaders
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Experience the award-winning, critically acclaimed and King of all Shooting Games, the arcade retro game that captured the hearts of fans all around the world! Use your gun to protect Earth from space alien invaders from beyond the stars! You control the ship by tilting your device and tap to shoot. Enjoy!
Afterfall
Engage in a tactical shooter where survival hinges on careful planning and risk assessment. Each mission requires strategic movement and the wise use of cover to overcome challenges. Progress is achieved through mastering game mechanics rather than repetitive grinding.
- Risk-based gameplay
- Strategic combat and positioning
- Loot and extraction mechanics
- Permadeath for high stakes
- Solo play focus
- Replayable runs
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ENTER. LOOT. EXTRACT. SURVIVE. Afterfall is a small, focused game about risk. Each run puts you into a dangerous city zone with limited resources and one way out. You choose how far to push, what to take, and when to leave. If you fail, you lose what you carried. Combat rewards patience and positioning. Cover matters. Movement matters. Rushing usually gets you killed. The difficulty is intentional and part of the design. Progress comes from learning how the systems interact, not from grinding or overpowering enemies. Better gear helps, but it also raises the stakes. Afterfall is built for solo play and replayable runs. If you enjoy games where your decisions matter and mistakes are permanent, this is the experience I wanted to make.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Invaders at none against Afterfall's 9. Star Invaders also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Afterfall's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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. Afterfall sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Star Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
Star Invaders ships an update every 2 months, Afterfall every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Invaders | Afterfall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 676 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hicham Chourak | Gnarly Game Studio |
In-app purchases
Star Invaders
No in-app purchases
Afterfall
- Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Starter Pack Offer$1.99
- Gem Pack 2$2.99
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- Gem Pack 3$4.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Outrider Pack Offer$9.99
- Gem Pack 4$19.99
- Gem Pack 5$49.99
- Gem Pack 6$99.99
Questions
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