# Idle Defense: tanks vs. tower — user reviews > 104 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Defense by 建福 王, rated 3.20/5 from 235 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-defense-tanks-vs-tower/id1390417072/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-defense-tanks-vs-tower/id1390417072.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 88 · 4★ 24 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 35 · 1★ 64 ## What do users think of Idle Defense? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging tower defense gameplay mechanics - 🎨 Good graphics and visual presentation - 💰 Free-to-play with no mandatory purchases - ⚡ Challenging and requires strategic thinking - 🎯 Simple and intuitive controls **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - ⏱️ Only 3 levels/maps in entire game - 😤 Extremely difficult difficulty curve - 🎮 Misleading 'Idle' title - requires constant interaction - 💸 Unfair enemy reward system (same coins for weak/strong enemies) - 🔧 UI elements blocking game functionality - 📱 Screen rotation issues on iPad - 🎯 Limited tower variety and upgrade options - 🐛 Graphical glitches on some devices - ⚠️ Lack of tutorial or in-game instructions - 🎮 Unbalanced level progression (level 2 harder than level 3) - 🔔 Notification bar interferes with ability placement **Commonly reported bugs** - Game turns upside down on iPad when charging - Maps don't load properly on older iPad Air - Missing graphics on some devices - Mute button doesn't work consistently - Top path doesn't spawn enemies on level 3 - Notification bar drops when dragging abilities - Abilities placed in wrong locations due to UI interference - Inconsistent coin rewards on level 3 - Volume turns on unexpectedly after watching ads - Game crashes or performance issues on older devices **Most requested features** - Add more levels and maps - Implement difficulty settings - Provide option to remove ads with payment - Add more tower types and weapons - Increase tower upgrade levels - Add tutorial or help system - Implement screen rotation support - Add endless/infinite mode - Improve currency earning system - Add slow/stun tower type - Provide starting currency for levels - Expand battlefield/placement area - Add lives/health system clarity - Create sequel or major update ## Newest reviews (15 of 104) ### 3/5 — So hard *2021-04-25, version 1.0* It’s so hard ### 3/5 — A terçeira missão é muito difícil *2019-06-01, version 1.0* Eu consegui medalha de ouro nas duas primeiras missões a terçeira missão eu nem consegui é muito complicado ### 2/5 — No updates in a really long time! *2019-04-07, version 1.0* Update the game, add more maps, and harder maps! This gane is too easy as it took me a total of 4 tries to complete it with 100% on all maps! It would also be nice to have more towers! ### 2/5 — I want to play a newer version though or number idle defense 2! *2019-02-09, version 1.0* Or number two ### 2/5 — Damn ads *2019-01-31, version 1.0* So pathetic all the ads, okay already it’s addicting, fun game, need way more levels and at least give us the option to pay a fair and reasonable fee to get rid of the ads!!!!!!! ### 2/5 — Only has 3 levels *2018-12-29, version 1.0* I liked the game but finished it quick. Feels like their focus was on getting you to watch ads rather than offering you a good decent length game. Very basic tower defense. ### 1/5 — Zoom out *2018-12-24, version 1.0* You can’t zoom out enough to see the full battle field, instadeleted, didn’t even kill 1 mob ### 4/5 — Fun *2018-12-17, version 1.0* Pretty good. ### 1/5 — cannot progress *2018-12-17, version 1.0* forces u to watch ads for powerups which is the only way to help fight enemies after first level waste of time ### 3/5 — Easy and short *2018-12-16, version 1.0* Not a bad game but very short. Only 3 levels. It was reasonably fun to play but not a great game really... here’s a few of my issues with it: * it needs more levels * needs higher progression for towers. You can only upgrade them twice. * the first two levels are reasonably balanced, but the third gives you way too much money so you end up with all the tower slots filled and nothing to spend it on. * Plus on the third level there are two paths but the top one never spawns creeps. ### 1/5 — An ad treadmill *2018-12-15, version 1.0* This game is nothing more than an ad treadmill. You can’t pay to remove ads, and you simply can’t win unless you click to watch videos. I have played a lot of tower defense games, but this one, you spend more time watching ads than playing the game. ### 2/5 — Not what I expected *2018-12-12, version 1.0* Game is addicting but starts right out of the gate. No tutorial or the different types of tanks or anything. I get the gist of tower defense but each is different. It is like the only way you can beat some of these levels is by watching a bunch of videos to use your auras or whatever to kill off stragglers. Some of these are rediculous. Glad I did not pay for this ### 4/5 — Pretty good but hard *2018-12-12, version 1.0* I’m not having trouble like some of the reviewers. It’s tough, no doubt, but I’ve been able to get through a couple levels on the first try. I can’t seem to find a way to just pay a couple dollars to get rid of the ads. They are tiny ad banners but still that takes you out of being immersed in the game. ### 2/5 — Nice try *2018-12-10, version 1.0* I really do like the simpler tower defense games but this one is anything but simple and it’s mainly because of the lay out of the game. When you try to use the abilities at the top of the screen you track down your notifications. At the bottom of the screen I guess is abilities but I don’t know because there is a banner there. By the third map it’s almost impossible. If the developer fixes these issues I will give it another try. ### 1/5 — Thumbs down *2018-12-09, version 1.0* Horrible that’s all ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2022-02-14, version 1.0* It turns updated down on ipad and it’s annoying fix this bug also don’t get this game it’s terrible make better games! Supperrrrrrrrr bad cause when ur charging ur iPad you have to turn it upside down and then the charger comes off don’t get it it’s a waste of storage not fun annoying bad game fix all the bugs especially the upside down bug ### 1/5 — khó vậy sao chơi *2019-08-27, version 1.0* tiền bắn boss thì cho ít . boss thì trâu bò. game này cho bố mày chơi à thằng lol ad . ### 1/5 — Ad program *2019-07-09, version 1.0* This delivers ads and distracts slightly in between the ads with something resembling a game. Not sure why they bothered with the game, since the towers shoot with pillows and you have to watch ads to...(win?), something. Oh, to get granted access to more ads. ### 1/5 — Kurzer Spaß... *2019-01-19, version 1.0* Zu einfach... zu wenig Level... schlechte Vergabe von coins zum weiterentwickeln... zu wenig Waffenauswahl... und noch vieles mehr was nicht passt... ### 1/5 — Fail *2019-01-16, version 1.0* I tried to get past the first wave and regardless of how I structured the towers, I didn’t have enough resources to upgrade the towers to stop the slow crawling attackers demolition to my base. Too hard, too slow and lack of information. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2019-01-15, version 1.0* First level was easy enough as long as you played strategically. But the second level is IMPOSSIBLE due to not getting enough for destroying the tanks, I’ve attempted it hundreds of times different approach’s and it’s just not bearable because you don’t get enough points per kill, If you could use the air strikes as often as you wanted pending watching a video it could be done but you cant ### 1/5 — Don’t get it *2019-01-12, version 1.0* Worst thing ever. You can’t get past the first level, but it could just be me being a noob. But the point is don’t get the game 👎👎👎😐😐😐😔😔😡😠😤 ### 1/5 — Too HARD *2019-01-10, version 1.0* Got all the way to the 20th level on the first board and I lost matched everything out and still lost need to make it a little easier I’ll give it a week then I’ll delete it ### 1/5 — Poo *2019-01-06, version 1.0* To easy and there is only 3 levels waste of data downloading it ### 1/5 — Cheep *2018-12-25, version 1.0* The game glitches and is to easy I completed the game within two hours ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Прошла все 3 уровня *2021-10-11, version 1.0* Прошла даже третий,продолжения нет ### 5/5 — Idle Defense *2019-06-25, version 1.0* Só tem 3 fases cadê o restante ? Um jogo muito bom tem que ter mais fases ok..... ### 5/5 — Great Game *2018-12-22, version 1.0* Are there more than 3 levels? ### 5/5 — The game is great wish there was more levels *2018-12-15, version 1.0* There are only 3 levels ### 5/5 — Excellent, mais court *2018-12-12, version 1.0* Tres bon tower defense, dommage que la strategie soit si simple (toujours mettre uniquement la plus grosse tour et la up) et qu’il n’y ai que 3 niveaux ### 5/5 — Worthy early version, give it a go *2018-12-05, version 1.0* This appears to be a good effort from a developer that’s launched early to see how the game is received. I hope it’ll get more levels as it’s a good start. Let’s support this type of game, it’s not looking to rake in iap money ### 5/5 — Х.. ! *2018-12-02, version 1.0* Просто нереально пройти 3-й уровень ### 5/5 — Awesome *2018-11-30, version 1.0* Fun hard to put it down ### 5/5 — Idle defense *2018-11-25, version 1.0* Awesome ### 5/5 — Ok *2018-11-25, version 1.0* Ok --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*