Comparison

Moonlight Game Streaming vs Indie Defender

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Moonlight Game Streaming

Stream your PC games and applications to your iOS device over your local network. Control them with your touchscreen or a compatible gamepad. Supports high resolutions and frame rates for a smooth gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Stream PC games and apps
  • Use touchscreen or gamepad
  • Up to 4K 120 FPS with HDR
  • Supports MFi, PS4/5, Xbox controllers
  • Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support
  • Wake-on-LAN support
Features
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Stream games and other apps from your gaming PC on your local network with Moonlight. Use your touchscreen or an iOS-compatible gamepad to play your PC games on your iOS device. If you have an NVIDIA GPU in your gaming PC, you can install NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) on your compatible PC, enable GameStream in GFE's SHIELD settings page, and you're ready to stream. If you would like to host using LizardByte Sunshine, which works on all GPUs, simply install Sunshine on your PC, perform first-time setup, and you're ready to stream. Features: • Open-source and completely free • Up to 4K 120 FPS with HDR • Stream games purchased from any game store • Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support • Support for MFi, PS4/5, and Xbox Bluetooth controllers • Wake-on-LAN to wake your PC for streaming • Local co-op with up to 4 connected controllers Other Requirements: • 5 GHz WiFi is highly recommended • A physical gamepad is recommended for faster paced games If you have any trouble, click our support link for help or look for the help links within Moonlight. This app is open-source. The code can be found here: https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-ios All trademarks cited here are the property of their respective owners.

About

Indie Defender

Features
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Understand where the World of Independent is going in Indie Defender. Save the Indie Bubbles from hitting the ground by shooting them as your favorite independent artists and stay up to date on those doing it themselves. Good Luck on your journey to success. Up to 100 Mb of additional online data may be downloaded while playing. Player will save all indie bubbles by shooting all indie bubbles before they hit the ground. This means there will be an indie explosion coming. We believe this game will help you understand where the world of independent is going. For everyone thats doing it themself. Up to 100 Mb of additional online data may be downloaded while playing. Good Luck on your journey to success.

Screenshots

Moonlight Game Streaming3 screens
Indie Defender4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Indie Defender at 9.0 against Moonlight Game Streaming's 12.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Moonlight Game Streaming versus Indie Defender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonlight Game StreamingIndie Defender
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (672 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings672 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB154 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDiego WaxembergISE Multimedia Group LLC

Bugs and requests

Moonlight Game Streaming

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Handshake errors when connecting remotely
  • Audio quality issues with Bluetooth devices
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to save game progress or settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable on-screen controls
  • Support for external displays and resolutions
  • Bluetooth mouse and keyboard support
  • Gyroscope and vibration integration
  • Multitouch gesture support

Indie Defender

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Moonlight Game Streaming

No in-app purchases

None

Indie Defender

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moonlight Game Streaming free?
Moonlight Game Streaming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Indie Defender free?
Indie Defender is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moonlight Game Streaming or Indie Defender have ads?
Neither Moonlight Game Streaming nor Indie Defender shows ads.

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