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Find the Alien vs Alien Invasion

Find the Alien 4.7★ · Free + IAP 55
Winner Alien Invasion
Alien Invasion 4.8★ · Free + IAP 60

Alien Invasion has a slight edge due to its more engaging gameplay and fewer explicit complaints about ads for paying users, despite both apps suffering from pervasive ad issues.

Full reviews: Find the Alien · Alien Invasion

Both 'Find the Alien' and 'Alien Invasion' are free-to-play games with in-app purchases, but both are heavily criticized for excessive ads, even after users pay to remove them. 'Find the Alien' is noted for being short and repetitive, while 'Alien Invasion' offers more depth but struggles with performance issues and a 'pay-to-win' feel.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: Alien InvasionR5R9R13R14
Find the Alien Users find 'Find the Alien' to be fun and easy, but many complain it's too short, can be boring, and levels repeat quickly R5R9R13. Some enjoy the scanning and 'murdering' alien aspects R14.
Alien Invasion 'Alien Invasion' offers more depth, with users enjoying being the alien and devouring people . However, some find it becomes a long grind, with slow progression and repetitive events . There are also requests for new content and features like a conversion system for resources .
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR21R26R28R30
Find the Alien Some users find 'Find the Alien' easy R26, but many report significant issues with loading times, lag, freezing, and crashing R21R28R30. Glitches are also mentioned, such as hitboxes not working and the game restarting .
Alien Invasion 'Alien Invasion' also suffers from reliability issues, including long loading screens , lag, and freezing, especially during boss fights R75. Some users experience game crashes and loss of progress . There are also reports of major game flaws like glitches when crossing time zones R61 and quest givers disappearing .
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR3R4R6R10
Find the Alien 'Find the Alien' is free with IAP, but users are extremely frustrated by the overwhelming number of ads, which appear between every level and for obtaining items R3R6R10R13. Crucially, many users report that ads persist even after paying to remove them R4R36R55.
Alien Invasion 'Alien Invasion' is also free with IAP, and while some users claim 'close to no ads' or ads only for extra items , a significant number of recent reviews describe an extreme increase in forced ads and pop-ups . Some users report that even after paying for subscriptions, ads still appear R117. Customer service allegedly told a user that forced ads become standard after a certain level and require a $99/year subscription to remove R118.
Support tieR49R61R82R118
Find the Alien There is limited information on direct support for 'Find the Alien', but one user mentions that developers barely respond to reviews R49.
Alien Invasion Users of 'Alien Invasion' report issues with customer service, such as being told to buy supplies to fix a game glitch R61 and developers stating that forced ads are standard after a certain level R118. There are also complaints about missing purchases and lost progress after getting a new phone R82.
Pick Find the Alien if

You want a simple, casual game that is easy to pick up, and you don't mind a lot of ads or a short, repetitive experience .

Pick Alien Invasion if

You are looking for a game with more depth and a longer-term grind, are willing to tolerate performance issues, and might consider paying for an ad-free experience if it actually works .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of recent negative reviews, primarily concerning ads, which contrasts with their higher lifetime ratings. The free-to-play nature of both apps means that many negative reviews stem from free-tier friction.

Frequently asked

Do these games have too many ads?
Yes, both 'Find the Alien' and 'Alien Invasion' are heavily criticized for having an excessive number of ads, with users reporting ads between every level, for obtaining items, and upon opening the app R3R6R10R13.
Can I remove ads by paying in these games?
Users for both games report that paying to remove ads does not always work, with ads still appearing even after purchasing an ad-free option or subscription R4R36R55R117.
Are there performance issues in these games?
Yes, both games have reported performance issues, including long loading times, lag, freezing, and crashing R21R28R30R75.

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. [R5] Find the Alien 4/5 · US Good but I’ve finished the whole game in an hour!: It is a really fun game but once I was on a plane playing this and I finished it in about an hour so it is good but way too short.
  2. [R9] Find the Alien 3/5 · US BORING: It kinda getting old for me
  3. [R13] Find the Alien 1/5 · US Bad: THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY ADDS. Its crazy! And the levels just repeat. I recommend dont get it.
  4. [R14] Find the Alien 5/5 · US Love love love: I love this cause you get to scan the alien then you get to murder alien which can kind of solve my anger issues
  5. [R21] Find the Alien 3/5 · US nice game but..: Whenever I try to open the app it completely crashes and it deletes the game from my phone so idk what to do
  6. [R26] Find the Alien 5/5 · US Easy: It was so easy and I played it for 2 hours and it felt like 1 minute so much fun more like horrible so not fun I played it for 1 second
  7. [R28] Find the Alien 1/5 · US To many ads and the app doesn’t even load the way it is spost to: That is why I gave it 1 star
  8. [R30] Find the Alien 3/5 · US I mean it’s a good game but…: Too many ads, and the loading may take a loooooong time, I had to wait for 40 minutes and it still didn’t load. Wouldn’t really recommend to ppl, I hate to be a hater but this game is also really laggy, it keeps freezing, going in pictures, if you know what I mean…anyways, I’m not saying “this is so horrible don’t download it!” I’m saying it’s pretty cool of a game an
  9. [R3] Find the Alien 3/5 · US So much ads: Their are Adds between every level it gets old very quickly It makes it not fun
  10. [R4] Find the Alien 1/5 · US Why the ads when I paid: I just paid a few dollars yet you constantly are redirected to ads.
  11. [R6] Find the Alien 3/5 · US Ads: There is way too many ads
  12. [R10] Find the Alien 1/5 · US Adds: Way too many adds 😤 😡
  13. [R49] Find the Alien 2/5 · US Plz fix this: I know there is a bunch of HORRIBLE things…I won’t go into many details but there are so many adds.it’s like trying to go outside the having to watch 3 ads and the another add to get in the car then another to leave the car.there ‘s a LOT of adds and the loading is so long and u barely respond to other people’s reviews.It’d be so much more better to listen to the community rather the
  14. [R61] Alien Invasion 1/5 · US MAJOR GAME FLAW! GAME GLITCHES WHEN YOU CROSS TIME ZONES!: I REALLY LIKE THIS GAME BUT IT HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. Following a resent trip across a time zone, my alien bug opened into a totally different area of the game way above my current level. Unable to get to resources to upgrade, thereby trapping me, CUSTOM SERVICE solution was to BUY THE SUPPLIES TO GET OUT. Sounds pretty suspicious and cl
  15. [R82] Alien Invasion 1/5 · US Missing purchase: I bought the unlimited egg keys for 39.99 and it’s not there. What gives? Got a new phone redownloaded the game and lost all my progress. Also why is the game such a long unnecessarily long grind
  16. [R118] Alien Invasion 1/5 · US Out of Control Ads: This game used to be great but in the last week or so, and add pops up for just about everything you touch and there are no longer ad rewards features like they used to be. What happened? And, to the developer, I did email Crazy Labs. They admitted that after a certain level forced ads become standard and you are expected to pay the $99 a year in order to play ad free. That i
  17. [R36] Find the Alien 3/5 · US This game is mid: Every Level is ok, but when reaching a weapon or scanner I have to watch an ad just to get it and even if I payed $2.99 to remove ads I will still need to have more access to unlock more guns and scanners without watching ads. Speaking of ads. Every level you complete I get an ad over and over please fix that.
  18. [R55] Find the Alien 1/5 · GB Adverts constantly: Bought and paid money for the game for my little boy so it wouldn’t have adverts however still does have adverts even after purchasing it to have ‘without ads’ and you can’t get out of the ads without completely shutting down the game or being forced to the App Store to buy the ad. Bit of a con in my opinion
  19. [R117] Alien Invasion 3/5 · GB Game is fun but ads even after paying to stop them.: Getting forced ads even after subscribing (which feels greedy as all mobile games do these days, can’t just take one payment any more) If it’s not the forced ad glitch then every time you log in the game gives you 5 popup ads for things to buy in game with cash.
  20. [R75] Alien Invasion 3/5 · US Remove the pointless stuff on the screen that block the players view!: Normally I would rate this 5 stars because this is splendid game with a solid concept however I have the following issues I wish the devs would address urgently: 1. The HUD(Heads up display) should be concealable. The game should have an option to hide or display it. 2. Jitter/ Lag - When consuming the mammoth/ queen of worm

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