Zylon Defenders vs Deep Moon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- First-person space combat
- Real-time simulation
- Modern reinterpretation of classic
- Space exploration
- Alien defense
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A modern reinterpretation of Doug Neubauer's legendary 1979 real-time first person space simulator, Star Raiders.
Deep Moon
Experience 80's style arcade action in this retro space shooter. Pilot a stolen enemy ship, battle challenging foes, and destroy the reactor core of a distant base. Escape is your ultimate goal in this fast-paced mission.
- Retro 80's arcade style
- Fast-paced action
- Challenging enemies
- Simple controls
- Space combat gameplay
- Reactor core destruction mission
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A Retro Style Space Arcade Game. Quick Action, challenging enemies and simple controls take you back to the arcade games of the 80's. You are an undercover agent on a distant enemy base. After stealing an enemy ship, your mission is to find and destroy the reactor core. Escape is optional but preferred. Good luck!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Zylon Defenders at none against Deep Moon's shown. Zylon Defenders also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Deep Moon's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Deep Moon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zylon Defenders | Deep Moon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jeff Glasse | andrew bell |
Customer experience
Zylon Defenders
Deep Moon
In-app purchases
Zylon Defenders
No in-app purchases
Deep Moon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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