Comparison

Defender III vs Velumen

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

Head to head
About

Defender III

Lead your warriors and defend your kingdom from a dark dragon army in this epic tower defense game. Explore over 500 levels, master 4 elements, and upgrade your weapons and magic to defeat powerful bosses and evil magic.

Highlights
  • Over 500 levels
  • Explore 4 elements (Wind, Water, Earth, Fire)
  • More than 50 skills to explore
  • Forge weapons and upgrade towers
  • More than 40 magical powers
  • Defeat epic monsters and bosses
Features
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The Monsters are Back! Calling all warriors to lead your nation and defend your precious kingdom! The dark dragon army is led by four strong bosses, and you need to protect your realm and tower and defeat the dark magic in this epic battle! The allied warriors have only one choice: defend, defend, defend. Are you ready? The new and upgraded Defender III is a tower defense game that empowers players with a huge variety of magic powers and skills to defend themselves from the great evil. Change scenes from dark forests to snow mountains and fight evil bosses. FUN GAMEPLAY *More than 50 skills to explore *More than 500 levels to conquer *Explore all 4 elements: Wind, Water, Earth, Fire! *Epic Monsters waiting for you to defeat them! *Gorgeous game play scenes ENHANCE YOUR ARMY *FORGE weapons, upgrade bow or towers to strengthen defense *MAGIC SEARCH more than 40 splendid magical powers *ALCHEMY: complete quests to recover mana fast

About

Velumen

Features
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Du bist ein Leuchtfisch, der ins schwarze Wasser hinabsinkt. Weiche Quallen, Muränen und Strudeln aus, sammle das treibende Leuchten – und finde heraus, wie tief du kommst, bevor die Tiefe dich holt. Velumen ist ein ruhiges, atmosphärisches Tauchspiel mit einem Finger: Dein Licht folgt deiner Berührung. Keine Werbung, kein Konto, keine Wartezeiten. SECHS ARTEN ZU TAUCHEN - Endlos – Bosse und Wellen. Megalodon, Kraken und Leviathan warten in der Tiefe. - Zeitrennen – 120 Sekunden, so tief wie möglich. - Hardcore – ein Leben. Für die Mutigen. - Fressrausch – friss und wachse, bis du selbst der Gigant bist. - Gezeiten – Tag und Nacht wechseln, und mit ihnen die Gefahr. - Glutschlund – heisse Quellen mit eigenen Kreaturen: Magmablasen, Glutkorallen, Schwefelwürmer und Ausbrüche. JEDEN TAG ETWAS NEUES - Tagestauchgang: eine Strecke, gleich für alle, mit eigener Rangliste. - Strömungsrad: einmal am Tag gratis drehen – Lumen, Extra-Leben oder der Jackpot. - Wöchentliche Bestenliste: jeden Montag beginnt alles von vorn. - Tägliche und wöchentliche Missionen. DEIN EIGENER FISCH - Über 50 Skins mit eigenen Mustern und Formen – vom Ember-Anglerfisch bis zum Aurora-Phantom. - Ausrüstung mit Stufen: Schutzschale, Magnet-Köder, Extra-Leben, Sonar-Ping und mehr. - Ein Gefährte, der dich begleitet und Perlen sammelt. - Bestiarium mit allen Kreaturen, die dir begegnet sind. LUMEN Lumen verdienst du beim Tauchen – Motes, Perlen, goldene Relikte, Tiefe. Alles im Spiel ist damit freischaltbar. Wer schneller sammeln will, kann optional Lumen-Pakete kaufen; nötig ist das nie. Kein Konto. Kein Tracking. Dein Fortschritt bleibt auf deinem Gerät – und per Cloud-Sync-Code kommt er mit auf dein nächstes.

Screenshots

Defender III4 screens
Velumen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Velumen at none against Defender III's shown. Velumen also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Defender III's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Defender III sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Velumen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Defender III ships an update every 6 weeks, Velumen weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Defender III versus Velumen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefender IIIVelumen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB5 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDROIDHEN LIMITEDKEVIN RAMEL

Bugs and requests

Defender III

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Battle mode crashes frequently
  • Inconsistent reward delivery
  • Spinning wheel not working as intended
  • Sync issues after device changes
  • Graphical glitches on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more enemy/level variety
  • Improve World Raid mode
  • Implement level select option
  • Optimize for newer devices
  • Add more ways to earn premium currency

Velumen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Defender III

One-time10
  • 20 Crystals$1.99
  • 20 Crystals + EXTRA$1.99
  • 60 Crystals$4.99
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  • 60 Crystals + EXTRA$4.99
  • 210000 Coins + EXTRA$9.99
  • Festival Pack B$9.99
  • Crate of Coins + EXTRA$9.99
  • 200 Crystals$14.99
  • 200 Crystals + EXTRA$14.99
  • Sylph + Gnome + Undine + Salamander$19.99
4 purchases

Velumen

One-time4
  • 2'000 Lumen$1.99
  • 5'000 Lumen$5.99
  • 12'000 Lumen$9.99
Show 1 more
  • 25'000 Lumen$22.99

Questions

Is Defender III free?
Defender III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Velumen free?
Velumen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Defender III or Velumen have ads?
Defender III shows ads; Velumen does not.
Which is updated more often, Defender III or Velumen?
Defender III ships an update every 6 weeks, and Velumen weekly. Most recently, Defender III was updated on November 3, 2026 and Velumen on October 24, 2026.

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