Comparison

Zylon Defenders vs Disasteroids 3D

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

Head to head
About

Zylon Defenders

Experience a modern take on a classic space combat simulator. Engage in thrilling first-person space battles inspired by a legendary 1979 title. Explore the cosmos and defend against alien threats in this immersive simulation.

Highlights
  • First-person space combat
  • Real-time simulation
  • Modern reinterpretation of classic
  • Space exploration
  • Alien defense
Features
Read full description

A modern reinterpretation of Doug Neubauer's legendary 1979 real-time first person space simulator, Star Raiders.

About

Disasteroids 3D

Experience a classic arcade shooter reborn with stunning 3D graphics, particle effects, and explosions. Pilot an awesome ship through asteroid fields with authentic on-screen controls or an MFi controller. This open-source title is completely free to play.

Highlights
  • 3D meteors and explosions
  • Cool lighting and particle effects
  • Authentic on-screen arcade controls
  • Optional MFi controller support
  • Open-source code available
  • Classic freeware gameplay
Read full description

Disasteroids 3D is back! Originally released in 2000 for the PC, this freeware classic is now back for your iPhone and iPad. And yeah, it's still free. It's got wicked 3D meteors, cool lighting effects, original sounds, an awesome 3D ship, beautiful particle effects and radical explosions. Play using authentic on-screen arcade controls or with an optional MFi controller. Did we mention it's also open source? For those of you who want to get under the hood, we've got you covered there too. The original game was highly praised by defunct websites everywhere: “...very nice Open-GL 3D graphix and lighting/particle effects. Very cool looking explosions!” – Home of the Underdogs “Disasteroids 3D is based on OpenGL which gives the game awesome realistic graphics and sounds effects that blows your mind away!” GameHippo.com “Bottom Line: It’s simple and fun and easy to install...and hey, the darn thing is free!” – jedistorm IceCubed.com “The first thing that strikes you when you run Disasteroids 3D are the graphics. They are absolutely marvelous.” FreewareGaming.com “Compared to both the original and all of its clones, Disasteroids 3D includes well-designed spaceships and realistic asteroids. You’ll also enjoy flame and explosion effects.” RocketDownload.com “Disasteroids 3D is a terrific freeware version of the classic...” SoftPile.com What are you waiting for? Get the app and start blasting!

Screenshots

Zylon Defenders3 screens
Disasteroids 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Disasteroids 3D at 5.0 against Zylon Defenders's 4.8. Disasteroids 3D also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disasteroids 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zylon Defenders versus Disasteroids 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZylon DefendersDisasteroids 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff GlasseTom Kidd

Customer experience

Zylon Defenders

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Disasteroids 3D

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zylon Defenders

No in-app purchases

None

Disasteroids 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zylon Defenders free?
Zylon Defenders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Disasteroids 3D free?
Disasteroids 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zylon Defenders or Disasteroids 3D?
Disasteroids 3D is rated higher. Zylon Defenders averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Disasteroids 3D averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Zylon Defenders or Disasteroids 3D have ads?
Neither Zylon Defenders nor Disasteroids 3D shows ads.

Other comparisons