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Galaxy Attack vs Galaxiga

Galaxy Attack 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Galaxy Attack
Galaxiga 4.6★ · Free + IAP 50

Galaxy Attack is the better choice for players seeking a classic arcade shooter experience with a large player base, despite its aggressive monetization and bugs, while Galaxiga struggles with more severe technical issues and a less polished free-to-play experience.

Full reviews: Galaxy Attack · Galaxiga

Galaxy Attack offers a nostalgic arcade shooter experience with engaging boss battles and challenges, but it's heavily criticized for its aggressive pay-to-win model and frequent bugs related to ads and progress loss. Galaxiga also provides a retro feel but suffers from pervasive technical issues like crashing, freezing, and update glitches, alongside its own pay-to-win mechanics and intrusive ads.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: Galaxy AttackR1R2R3R12
Galaxy Attack Users appreciate Galaxy Attack's classic arcade vibe, addictive nature, and fun boss battles and challenges R2. However, many find the game becomes too hard after certain levels, forcing reliance on upgrades R1R3R16. Some also note repetitive gameplay and issues with PvP matchmaking R12.
Galaxiga Galaxiga is praised for its nostalgic 90s graphics and retro fun, with some users enjoying the easy progression and entertaining aspects . Conversely, players find later levels difficult, with too many projectiles obscuring enemy shots . Final bosses are described as boring and too long .
Ease of Use & Progression tieR9R13R16R19
Galaxy Attack Galaxy Attack starts fun but quickly becomes pay-to-win, making progression difficult without spending money R16R19. Users report issues with earning in-game currency, like lightning, and gold becoming useless R9. The game is designed to make players lose unless they spend thousands R13.
Galaxiga Galaxiga is also criticized for being pay-to-win and requiring significant grinding or purchases to progress R62. Users mention that in-app items are overpriced . However, some free players find it fun and exciting without paying .
Reliability & Performance edge: Galaxy AttackR15R18R22R27
Galaxy Attack Galaxy Attack users frequently report game crashes, especially during ads R15R18. Many experience loss of progress or data after updates R27R28R37R45. Bugs also include upgrades not going through while currency is deducted R34 and ads freezing the game R22.
Galaxiga Galaxiga has significant reliability issues, with frequent crashes, freezing, and lagging . Updates often cause problems, making the game unplayable or blocking parts of the screen . Users also report losing progress and paid items due to resets and server issues R61.
Ads & Monetization tieR4R10R13R18
Galaxy Attack Galaxy Attack is heavily criticized for excessive, long, and intrusive ads that often freeze the game or prevent exiting R4R18R19R22. Users also report ads not providing rewards and the game being a 'money hungry company' that manipulates offers and cheats players R10R13.
Galaxiga Galaxiga also has numerous complaints about ads, describing them as dominating gameplay, being too long, looping, and forcing browser openings R64. Some users claim there are barely any ads or that ads are optional for rewards , but this contradicts many other reviews. Pop-up sale windows are also annoying .
Customer Support tieR4R10R13R34
Galaxy Attack Galaxy Attack users report developers not responding to issues R4 or emails R34R37. When they do respond, it's often unhelpful or with 'smart remarks' . There are also claims of deleted reviews R10 and refusal to refund unauthorized charges R13.
Galaxiga Galaxiga users report customer support offering no refunds or compensation for lost in-app purchases, forcing them to go through Apple .
Pick Galaxy Attack if

Pick Galaxy Attack if you enjoy classic arcade shooters with a large, active player base and are willing to tolerate aggressive monetization and occasional bugs for the core gameplay experience R2.

Pick Galaxiga if

Pick Galaxiga if you prioritize a strong nostalgic aesthetic and a potentially ad-light experience (for some users) and are prepared to deal with significant technical issues and a pay-to-win progression model .

Evidence note: Reviews for both apps frequently mention 'pay-to-win' and 'ads' as major drawbacks. Galaxiga's reviews show a higher concentration of severe technical issues like game-breaking bugs and data loss. Some Galaxiga reviews contradict others regarding ad frequency, suggesting a variable experience.

Frequently asked

Are Galaxy Attack and Galaxiga free to play?
Yes, both Galaxy Attack and Galaxiga are free to download and play, but they both heavily rely on in-app purchases (IAP) for progression and offer rewards for watching ads R16R19R62R64.
Do these games have many ads?
Yes, both Galaxy Attack and Galaxiga are widely criticized for having numerous, long, and often intrusive ads that can freeze the game or prevent players from exiting R18R19R22R64.
Do players lose progress in these games?
Yes, users of both Galaxy Attack and Galaxiga frequently report losing game progress, data, or in-app purchases due to updates, crashes, or server issues R28R37R45R61.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Galaxy Attack 1/5 · US Hard after level 75: Too much hard after level 75
  2. [R2] Galaxy Attack 5/5 · US Best game ever: Love the game so awesome
  3. [R3] Galaxy Attack 3/5 · US Classic fun vibe nostalgia: This game is a vibe and all but the negative parts about it is that it’s hard and the waves are too long
  4. [R12] Galaxy Attack 3/5 · GB Terrible multiplayer: I get paired against a max rank with all max upgraded ships i have no chance
  5. [R9] Galaxy Attack 3/5 · US More incentive: Needs more incentive to get extra lightning faster..
  6. [R13] Galaxy Attack 1/5 · US Horrible: Greedy POS’s. Cannot win unless you literally spend thousands of dollars. When you do buy something they keep taking money out without your permission even on a one time purchase. They do not refund even after proving it. Stay away from this game
  7. [R16] Galaxy Attack 2/5 · US Turns into pay to win too quickly: Was fun at first, but as you progress the stages become too difficult to complete and require upgrades that aren’t available unless you make in app purchases to gain said upgrades. No longer fun.
  8. [R19] Galaxy Attack 1/5 · US Don’t bother: The game sucks you in and then u see u HAVE TO SPEND MONEY to advance !!!! Also the ads are getting longer and longer. Long story short, they just want your money….
  9. [R15] Galaxy Attack 3/5 · GB Crashing during Ads: The game is fun but hard to progress without paying. My main problem is how many rewards/progress I’ve lost due to the game crashing during ads
  10. [R18] Galaxy Attack 3/5 · GB Ads locking up my iPad: Great game. Love the challenges and rewards. Big problem, ads. I don’t mind em but many of the recent ads freeze or lock up on my iPad. I have to shut it down and reboot to clear the ad. Annoying & frustrating. All the same great game
  11. [R22] Galaxy Attack 1/5 · US ADS ruin it. Can’t clock out of ads.: Fun game very entertaining. But the ads force you to download and you can’t click out of them. Horrible. Do not download. Use to be fun. But now it’s very dissatisfying. Thanks for taking time to reply. If the ads had a way to exit back to the game, that works. But the big issue is that once you click an add because of an upgrade option, you can’t click out.
  12. [R27] Galaxy Attack 3/5 · GB Ads keep losing me points: Got 41 Hextech but cannot do anything must be a bug
  13. [R4] Galaxy Attack 2/5 · US Cool Game But: Game creator does respond to issues. Game has not been working well. Lots of ads to get assets in game. Most times, the ads do not work, which stifles playing and makes it frustrating.
  14. [R10] Galaxy Attack 1/5 · US Cheaters: It looks like they have deleted my reviews in some way, Latest update they started to freez the plant to prevent you to win. Update: I really never seen like that cheating in this game, it’s developers kill’s themselves to let you lose. They used up normal and irregular ways to let you loose, including freezing your plans sometimes. I just deleted it, as it is not fair and not game.
  15. [R34] Galaxy Attack 2/5 · US Fun but has some bad bugs: If you do a lot of stuff and then go to open a hextech chest it may pop up a synch dialog and hangs. I lost fifty dollars worth of purchases because of this and they aren’t responding to my email
  16. [R62] Galaxiga 4/5 · US Great game: This is an amazing game and is loads of fun the only thing i don’t like is that it is completely pay to win. It is still fun without paying to win but you will never get onto a leaderboard and it will require a lot of grinding
  17. [R64] Galaxiga 2/5 · US Ads first, Gameplay Last: You get what’s in the as. But after a few rounds you either watch tons of ads to get coins or pieces, or you fall behind the upgrade path. Ads dominate everything. Ads are how you upgrade and accessorize. Or pay exorbitant sums which I’d never do.
  18. [R28] Galaxy Attack 1/5 · US WTF!!!: Just did the update and LOST EVERYTHING!!! Why? Was a fun game but, I am NOT starting over!!
  19. [R37] Galaxy Attack 1/5 · US Update done and deleted all data: Enjoyed playing this game for years. An update was done and all data was deleted. Back to level 1. Wrote to app and nothing…….
  20. [R45] Galaxy Attack 3/5 · GB My data has been lost: Lost all my progress and can’t get out back it won’t take me to the main menu
  21. [R61] Galaxiga 1/5 · US Game reset with none of my paid in game stuff: After getting paid things in game it reset and took away from all my extras and that’s just a bunch of bull

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store