# Mortar Defense - Trench War — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Mortar Defense by MOONEE PUBLISHING LTD, rated 4.17/5 from 234 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mortar-defense-trench-war/id6475679030/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mortar-defense-trench-war/id6475679030.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 158 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 26 ## What do users think of Mortar Defense? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Simple and fun - 👍 Good for passing the time - 🚀 Hardly any ads **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🔋 Too many ads - 🔋 Ads interrupt gameplay - 🐛 Paid for no ads but still have them - 🐛 Progress lost after updates - 🐛 Restore purchases doesn't work **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes at certain levels - Base building stops working - Buttons and functionality not working as expected **Most requested features** - More challenging levels - Additional content and features - Ability to progress further in the game - Unlock missions ## Newest reviews (14 of 72) ### 2/5 — Red *2026-02-18, version 2.1* Sorry I do like the game. But when I spent more time waiting for the adds to end than playing the game. It takes the fun out of the game. ### 3/5 — Paid for No Ads *2025-10-26, version 2.1* Still get ads. ### 2/5 — Limited *2025-05-15, version 2.1* This game could be fun but at some point you can’t use hammers anymore and it never gets more challenging. Won’t spend any cash on such a limited game ### 2/5 — Won’t load after end of round *2025-02-10, version 2.1* I have 3 times attempted to go onto the next round by using the “play with ads” button. But that button will not respond. The buttons for everything else on screen work. The 5$ option, the 10$ option and the ad at the bottom are all working while the option to play with ads doesn’t work. It is otherwise an interesting game as a time buffer. The ads would be acceptable… if you could get to them. ### 3/5 — Fun but too easy *2024-12-07, version 1.9* It’s a fun game but I kept expecting it to get harder and it never did. It’s too easy. It also started to get repetitive, especially because it wasn’t very challenging. As others have pointed out too, there are some bugs. ### 2/5 — What a crock *2024-12-02, version 1.9* This is shameful, to force ads onto the app that are so intrusive, and to top it off the ads lock up the app so you’ll restart, get upset and pay to be ad free! Crooks!! ### 4/5 — Fun but repetitive *2024-12-01, version 1.9* The game is a lot of fun. Can get a little repetitive. I appreciate the ability to progress and earn coins and rubies without have to spend money (if you have patience of course). That being said there are a few glitches. The landing craft on the sea levels tend to keep going and pass through your firing line. More importantly my base stopped at alpha outpost when it was unfinished. I’m unable to continue to build the base and progress in that part of the game function. ### 2/5 — Meh. Repetitive *2024-11-19, version 1.9* Th ads are too many and way too long. Once you build your bases, well nothing else to do there. It’s the same firing of mortars level after level. Quite boring after a couple of days. Uninstalling due to no point of the game ### 1/5 — Sinnlos *2024-11-09, version 1.8* Im Grunde ist jedes Level gleich, sogar die Sounds sind identisch. Es gibt keine gestalterische Freiheiten, fast jede Handlung ist vorgegeben. Freie Hand hat man zwar bei der Steuerung, die ist allerdings miserabel. Die Belohnungen sind erhöhen sich nicht mit erreichtem Level, die Upgrades hingegen verteuern sich. Zudem wird regelmäßig um Käufe gebettelt, die sind allerdings völlig überteuert, angesichts der Qualität des Spiel sogar richtig lächerlich... ### 2/5 — Can’t restore purchase *2024-11-03, version 1.8* Had to uninstall and reinstall because app froze on my IPad. Was unable to restore purchase. I press the restore icon and nothing happens. Waste of $5 ### 1/5 — Eror *2024-11-03, version 1.8* На самому початку захожу у вдосконалення і не можливо вийти. Перезапуск не допомагає. Пограв! ### 1/5 — Good game bad setup *2024-10-31, version 1.8* Dont spend money on in game cash I think ave spent close to £100 an done the update an went back on the game an it’s put me back to starting all over again big con this game ### 3/5 — Wish the update hadn’t taken so much progress *2024-10-30, version 1.8* Your upgrade took upgrades that I had purchased by buying a package. I think it’s kinda low that you didn’t give credit for things already purchased, and took away airstrikes that had been saved. The least you could have done was provide a coin and gem package to allow us to upgrade back to the point we were at before the update. ### 4/5 — Есть косячки *2024-10-18, version 1.7* После некоторого прогресса в игре, игра становится надоедливой,одни и те же волны врагов,повторяющиеся концепции. Игра нуждается в новом контенте. Еще есть одна недоработка,а именно,если ты имеешь солдат,1,2,3 и4 уровня,дальше ты их прокачать не сможешь,потому что не будет свободных слотов для прокачки,исправьте,пожалуйста. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Malo *2025-07-07, version 2.1* Muy repetitivo sin cambios, NO SE RECOMIENDA. ### 1/5 — Pay for options only *2025-06-06, version 2.1* Definitely freemium game. Played 2 rounds now only the pay for options work. Cash grab will be deleted. ### 1/5 — No ads *2025-03-28, version 2.1* Paid for no ads yet still get them all the time ### 1/5 — Junk *2025-02-13, version 2.1* Spent the money for no ads. 2 hours later I had ads and restore purchases does nothing. Made it to a certain level and now have tens of thousands of gears but cant move to a nee base. Game freezes every 5-7 levels and I have to kill the app. Absolute trash game. ### 1/5 — non-playable *2025-01-09, version 2.0* the most visible ads are those that cannot be hidden and are easier to re-enter, remove non-playable ones ### 1/5 — Fun *2025-01-04, version 2.0* Keeps locking up on the army icon ### 1/5 — Paid for no ads. Have them back *2024-12-26, version 2.0* Paid $4.99 for no ads and couple weeks later have them back. Restore purchase button doesn’t change anything. Near impossible to contact the developer. Play for fun but don’t advise pay for fun ### 1/5 — Broken *2024-12-11, version 1.9* Didn’t even play the game for more than 60 seconds and it crashed. Kept showing a prompt to move my soldiers and even after closing the app it wouldn’t allow me to do anything until I completed this impossible prompt that I had done multiple times. ### 1/5 — Очень плохо *2024-11-27, version 1.9* Очень много рекламы, просмотр рекламы занимает больше времени чем игра Не советую к скачиванию этой фигни ### 1/5 — Bof *2024-11-17, version 1.9* Pourquoi pour un jeu d’enfants de 12 ans, on a des pubs de gonzesses pour des sites de rencontre, franchement abusé ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2025-05-29, version 2.1* This game deserves a 5 stars from me ### 5/5 — 好 *2024-12-29, version 2.0* 好 ### 5/5 — Pay for no ads *2024-12-14, version 1.9* Fun game ### 5/5 — Buen juego *2024-11-23, version 1.9* Me gusta el juego porque casi no tiene anuncios y te entretienes ### 5/5 — Just started to play and love this game so far *2024-10-08, version 1.7* I’ve been enjoying this game so far and loving the gameplay of challenging rounds ### 5/5 — Missions *2024-07-08, version 1.4* How to unlock missions? ### 5/5 — Needs more features *2024-07-04, version 1.4* Maybe add more defensive options to upgrade and buy, different soldiers and a bit more here and there, but it’s a great game this early into development ### 5/5 — Good but! *2024-05-30, version 1.3* When do missions unlock.? Why can’t I log in with my progress across my iPhone and iPad? Yes I have paid for no ads already. Otherwise it’s a great game. ### 5/5 — Nice *2024-05-21, version 1.2* The game is fun with hardly any ads thumbs up! ### 4/5 — Simple and fun *2024-12-14, version 1.9* simple game, good for passing the time. doesn’t force too many ads and is not pay to win which is nice. gets repetitive after a while --- *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 2026-07-06.*