# NOVAGUARD: Sky Defense — One-finger arcade air defense

> One-finger arcade air defense (iPhone/iPad app by Miguel Angel Villar Alarcon.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/novaguard-sky-defense/id6808382106 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Miguel Angel Villar Alarcon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1147176940)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-11
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is NOVAGUARD?

NOVAGUARD is a one-finger air defense shooter inspired by the arcade classics of the 1980s, Missile Command among them, and rebuilt for the phone in one hand. Tap anywhere in the sky and your batteries detonate an interceptor right there. No aiming stick, no buttons, no fumbling.

Meteors, swarms, armoured hulks and drifting mines rain down on the last city. Every kill inside an explosion sets off another, and a well-placed shot can chain a dozen targets in a single blossoming wave of fire.

SIX SECTORS, SIX BOSSES
From a spined alien warship to a horned leviathan, each boss has its own trick to learn. Bosses show their health under the score: hit the exposed core, then the vents when they open, then chain a kill inside the shield.

BUILD YOUR DEFENSE
Upgrade your batteries between runs, choose upgrade paths that change how you play, and pick sector modules that change the rules of the sky.

COME BACK EVERY DAY
Chase the daily challenge, which is exactly the same for every player in the world, weekly contracts and a share card with your best chain and a challenge code for your friends.

HOW TO PLAY
- Tap where you want the explosion: the closest battery fires an interceptor to that point.
- Destroy everything before it reaches the city.
- Kills inside an explosion trigger new explosions. Aim ahead of a group to chain them and multiply your score.
- Hold to charge a bigger blast. When the overcharge bar is full, drag across the sky to raise the Barrier.
- Each battery has a magazine that refills over time. Chains give ammo back.
- Protect the city districts. Lose them all and the run ends.

FEATURES
- One-finger controls designed for the phone in one hand.
- Deterministic daily challenge shared by every player.
- Cloud save of your progress.
- Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Turkish.
- Free to play, supported by ads. Optional rewarded videos only.

If you grew up defending cities in the arcades, this sky is yours. Retro heart, modern hands.

## Is NOVAGUARD safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess NOVAGUARD.

## Is NOVAGUARD legit?

NOVAGUARD: Sky Defense appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NOVAGUARD is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-11

No release notes.

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