Defender 1 User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience30.9% of reviews
Neutral4.4% of reviews
Negative experience64.7% of reviews

~ Based on 68 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Defender 1 Safe?

Defender 1 has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Defender 1 is 55/100.

This assessment is based on 54 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.5/5.

Safety Analysis

33.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
61.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 54 App Store ratings for Defender 1.

Is Defender 1 Legit?

Defender 1 appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Defender 1 is 73/100.

Based on 73 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

No Sound 💥

Really bloody good considering the constraints of making this work on an iPad! It soon all came back to me!

Only thing is, I don’t have any sound - I’m using an iPad Pro M4 - which is a shame as the Defender noises were all part of the fun…

Good effort, and well worth a couple quid!

No sound

Visuals are ok but there’s no sounds .

Nostalgia only

Bringing back the old school classic was a great idea but a failure in execution. I like the joystick option for right or left hand play but it’s just not responsive at all. Needs another update to fix it and app shows last update a year ago….

Crashes to often

Love this game, thanks for putting it together. Unfortunately it crashes often. Have to unload and reload to get rid of cache. Also little known hack of saving 3 or more astronauts then warping to a star gate isn’t included.

Don’t Waste Your Money

The controls are awful in my opinion. They needlessly made the entire joystick one small area of the screen and same with fire button. Your finger will stray away from the tiny joy stick and fire button every time. I played twice and deleted it. Sorry to be harsh but want to save people money.

Great game

Like other Defender fans I have always loved this game.

I would like to give the developer a Big Thank, for recreating this game.
It’s as good as the original, So well done, great piece of work.
A Loyal Defender Fan😎

ALL IT DOES IS CRASH!!! 🤬🤬🤬

Too many great scores and games ruined, due to the app’s instability….its fun, but only when it works (I would’ve given Zero stars, except for that fact…it does work SOMEtimes…)

Great game but no audio.

Please update this game, it’s super fun but the sound works intermittently on all my devices. The app is due for an update!

Great game!

Please update this game, it’s super fun but the sound works intermittently. The app is due for an update!

Excellent!

nt but no sound on my iphone 13. Is there a fix?

Controls are awful

Controls are awful, too sensitive for small screens and no way to adjust.
Don’t waste your money.

Fun

I think the designer did a fantastic job of recreating the arcade game it would be great if they could enable a game controller

KEEPS CRASHING!!!!!$🤬🤬🤬🤬

It would be a 5 star game if it wasn’t for the fact that it CRASHES!!! Mostly when I’m having a great game! Please fix this!!!

Defender

I’ve loved this game since I was a kid. It would be awesome if you could add support for controllers like Backbone.

Controls touchy but not really a problem

Just like I remember except I thought it was possible to rescue survivors on the floor. Not possible here

Literally a blast from the past

I love this! It’s as close as you could hope for to the original arcade game that I loved in the 70’s. Obviously it lacks the analogue joy stick so the rescues aren’t quite as satisfying but otherwise it tidied the trick. Only criticisms are that the controls block your view( but what are you going to do?), I think I remember pick ups being more frequent and there is no hyperspace button, but that would just take up more screen space. The best bit is that it doesn’t cost a fifth of my pocket money per go!

I’ve noticed that it’s crashing more frequently as my phone updates. Is there anyone there that could fix this?
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No audio on iPad

Great on iPhone but audio does not work on iPad

Literally the worst

This is literally the worst game I’ve ever downloaded. The controls are lackluster and the Audio doesn’t even work. Not muted. Just no sound. You are playing in silence.

Absolutely terrible

Slow paced, terrible response, and a huge waste of time and money

Retro Fun!

This is a faithful reproduction of the defender I played as a kid. Lots of retro fun to be had!

I know some people didn't like the old joystick. I never used that one so I can't say, but the newer 8 direction virtual joystick works great.