Awesome Tanks vs Tanks vs Bugs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Awesome Tanks
Engage in thrilling top-down tank combat with this arcade action game. Enjoy offline play, customizable battlegrounds, and various game modes like Survival and Arena. Upgrade your tank and weapons to dominate the battlefield.
- Top-down tank combat
- Offline play
- 2D and 3D modes
- Multiplayer deathmatch
- Level Editor
- Tank and weapon upgrades
- Survival and Arena modes
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Step into the battlefield with Awesome Tanks, a riveting top-down tank game that delivers an adrenaline-packed arcade action experience available in both 2D and 3D modes, with the added convenience of offline play! No WiFi? No problem. You can enjoy this game anywhere, anytime. This game available on the App Store, is meticulously designed with impressive graphics, an enhanced physics engine, and gripping gameplay. Control your tank with responsive dual thumb controls, and launch into epic scenarios smashing enemy tanks, annihilating formidable bosses, and unlocking secret rooms brimming with bonuses. Exploit the advantage of being offline and deep-dive into multiple matches in multiplayer deathmatch mode. Compete with players around the globe or stage custom matches for a face-off with your friends. If you're feeling creative, customize your battlegrounds with our Level Editor, and invite the world to beat your high scores. Collect coins to amplify your tank's stats, obtain and upgrade powerful weapons. Aspire to collect multiple achievements and make your presence felt in the world of tank battles. Switch between endless waves in Survival mode and intense levels in the Arena, elevating your gameplay experience. Awesome Tanks also introduces a unique strategic maneuver, enabling you to plan your attacks and strike when your enemy least expects. Experience an even more immersive and thrilling warfare with the crisp 3D mode. Play offline, outsmart your opponents and cause mayhem in your wake! Whether in single-player or multiplayer, 2D or 3D, online or offline, Awesome Tanks provides a sensational, adrenaline-fueled ride. Prepare for a showdown, gather your friends, and revel in the action-packed battles. Unleash your strategic prowess, scream your war cry and dominate the match in Awesome Tanks. This isn't just a game; it's an unforgettable, exhilarating warfare experience, all without the need for WiFi!
Tanks vs Bugs
Pilot powerful tanks to decimate swarms of alien bugs. Utilize unique tank combat styles and strategic skill combinations to overcome diverse enemy fauna. Engage in thrilling battles with simple, intuitive controls.
- Intuitive tank controls
- Unique tank combat styles
- Diverse enemy fauna
- Strategic skill combinations
- Multiple tank options
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Where archers fail, tanks rush in and prevail! As our general would always say: ‘A tank-sized bug can only be handled by a TANK!’ And this planet has them aplenty, right for everybody to have fun with! The game features: * Simple and intuitive controls; * Various tanks, each has its unique combat style and strategy; * Diverse enemy fauna demanding individual approach and tactics to defeat; * Great many efficient combinations of combat skills to take advantage of in battles. Get into your tank and go decimate the bugs side by side with us!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tanks vs Bugs at every 3 weeks against Awesome Tanks's every 6 months. Awesome Tanks's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 67%) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 90). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Awesome Tanks sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Tanks vs Bugs sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Awesome Tanks against 4.7 for Tanks vs Bugs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Awesome Tanks has 2.3K ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Awesome Tanks's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tanks vs Bugs's.
Awesome Tanks ships an update every 6 months, Tanks vs Bugs every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Awesome Tanks | Tanks vs Bugs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better | 4.7 (90 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 90 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Alexander Gette | Games Extras |
Customer experience
Awesome Tanks
Tanks vs Bugs
Bugs and requests
Awesome Tanks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Multiplayer and online features not working
- Weapon switching issues
- Armor inconsistencies
- Levels not loading properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- Increase level editor size
- Add more weapons and upgrades
- Improve online features and stability
- Add controller support
Tanks vs Bugs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Awesome Tanks
- Coins$0.99
- Bank O'Tank$1.99
- Handful of coins$1.99
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- Heap of coins$3.99
- Large heap of coins$6.99
- Mountain of coins$14.99
Tanks vs Bugs
- VIP1$1.99
- Quick start$1.99
- Сезонный пропуск$3.99
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- Tank "Sniper"$3.99
- Black Guardian$4.99
- Photon$5.99
- Black Guardian (now)$5.99
- Crystals 2500$6.99
- VIP2$9.99
- Набор улучшения$9.99
Questions
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