Invaders mini vs Asteroid Commando
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Invaders mini
Experience classic arcade action on your wrist with this retro-inspired shooter. Control your canon using the digital crown or touch screen, and defend against waves of increasingly challenging aliens. A free iPhone version is also included.
- Native full screen watchOS game
- Digital crown or swipe controls
- Sound effects and vibration support
- Watch complications
- Bonus points from UFOs
- Free iPhone version included
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• Stuff: "Fun, simple and surprisingly playable on a watch, bound to bring on waves of nostalgia." • Top 8: "Best Retro Games for Apple Watch" • Wareable: "If you’ve heard of and enjoyed the classic game Space Invaders then you’ll love the version on the wrist… the game is a must." 【 Features 】 • Supports Apple Watch Series 7! • Native full screen watchOS game! • Control with digital crown or swiping • Supports sound effects and vibration! • Watch complications 【 Apple Watch 】 • Use Digital Crown or swiping left/right to move and fire. • Tap screen to fire. • Aliens will get faster and deadlier! • Hit UFO for extra bonus points! 【 iPhone 】 • Comes with a free iPhone game! • Tap on screen center to shoot. • Tap on side of screen to move canon.
Asteroid Commando
Pilot a ship through a retro arcade experience, blasting asteroids and collecting gems while battling alien pirates and avoiding mines. Enjoy classic vector graphics and power-ups across iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Vector graphics (modern or classic)
- Power-ups (Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire, Time Freeze)
- Intuitive Crown controls for Apple Watch
- Swipe controls for iPhone
- Daily global rankings
- Short burst gameplay
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Asteroid Commando is a vector graphics arcade game for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Pilot your ship as you blast asteroids in search of priceless gems. Battle alien pirates and avoid deadly space mines! • Choose between Modern Tron inspired graphics or original arcade Vector graphics • Vector style asteroids, enemies and mines! • Power-ups include Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire and Time Freeze! • Intuitive and simple controls using the Crown on the Watch! • Swipe to move on the iPhone! • Short burst gameplay is perfect for the Watch and iPhone! • Daily rank to see how you compare to the rest of the world! • Retro sound effects on the iPhone and Watch! • Play anywhere, anytime! • Runs at 60fps on the Watch! • Watch features stylish Complications! • Ability to invert Crown controls on the Watch! • TouchArcade Game of the Week! Relive the glory days of the arcade on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Thanks for playing -Johnno and Pete
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Invaders mini at every 6 days against Asteroid Commando's every 6 weeks. Invaders mini also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Asteroid Commando's advantage is ratings volume (134 vs 9). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Invaders mini costs $0.99 and Asteroid Commando $1.99 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 — 4.1 for Invaders mini against 4.0 for Asteroid Commando. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Asteroid Commando has 134 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Invaders mini's written reviews are positive against 38% of Asteroid Commando's.
Invaders mini ships an update every 6 days, Asteroid Commando every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Invaders mini | Asteroid Commando |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (134 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 134 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #182 — better | #190 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual GS | Red Sprite Studios |
Customer experience
Invaders mini
Asteroid Commando
In-app purchases
Invaders mini
No in-app purchases
Asteroid Commando
No in-app purchases
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