Comparison

neoDefense Lite vs Neon Wings

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

Head to head
About

neoDefense Lite

Build and upgrade your defenses to protect a vital sprout from waves of invading creeps. Strategically place and enhance weapons to defeat enemies across multiple missions. This game requires clever planning to overcome the relentless attacks.

Highlights
  • Build custom fortresses
  • 70 waves of enemies
  • 6 missions
  • 4 upgradable weapons
  • Unique soundtracks
Features
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DEFEND YOUR SPROUT OF NEW LIFE FROM INVADER! [Build, Upgrade and Sweep!] neoDefense is a defense game set in a core of new life invaded by countless creeps. Build your fortress any way you wish, upgrade weapons and let the invasions begin! And sweep them! This game need your brilliant idea to defeat enemies attack! [FEATURES] • Build your own fortress for incoming waves of enemies! • 70 waves of creeps across 6 missions (More than 500 waves in 45+ Missions in full version) • 4 upgradable weapons to kill the creeps with style (And will be added more later!) • Amazing soundtrack in each group of missions [SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK] Please contact duetblock@duetblock.com with any inquiry or feedback. You can find the latest development updates and news on Youtube, Facebook and Twitter. Please visit www.duetBlock.com for more detail.

About

Neon Wings

Pilot a customizable aircraft, strategically choosing skills to enhance its capabilities. Engage in challenging battles against formidable bosses, aiming to build the ultimate flying machine.

Highlights
  • Skill selection
  • Aircraft customization
  • Boss battles
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Plane building
Features
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Carefully select your skills, build the strongest plane and defeat bosses!

Screenshots

neoDefense Lite4 screens
Neon Wings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: neoDefense Lite at 91% against Neon Wings's 16%. neoDefense Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16) and ads (none vs shown). Neon Wings's advantage is ratings volume (6.6K vs 252). On price, update cadence 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. Neon Wings sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. neoDefense Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

neoDefense Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neon Wings has 6.6K ratings behind it against 252, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of neoDefense Lite's written reviews are positive against 16% of Neon Wings's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

neoDefense Lite ships an update every 4 days, Neon Wings every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
neoDefense Lite versus Neon Wings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterneoDefense LiteNeon Wings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (252 ratings) — better4.3 (6.6K ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better15.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2526.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB554 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSON GILVoodoo

Customer experience

neoDefense Lite

All ratings252 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.7%

Neon Wings

All ratings6,409 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews986 reviews
Positive15.5%
Neutral14.0%
Negative70.5%

User reviews

neoDefense Lite

From 252 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great visuals
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Reminds of GeoDefense
  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 👍 Fun tower defense game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Asks for rating too often
  • 🐛 Lacks explanation on first level
  • 🐛 No sound on iOS 12
  • 🐛 Unplayable second stage
  • 🐛 Flashlight effect too bright

Neon Wings

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Challenging but not too difficult
  • 🚀 Brings back good memories of 80's arcades

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked from progressing after update
  • 🐛 Ship nerfed after update
  • 🐛 Can't upgrade ship past certain level
  • 🐛 Occasional freezes and lags
  • 🐛 Enemy scaling too high after update

Bugs and requests

neoDefense Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game not working for some users
  • Incompatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Zoom feature
  • Upgrade screen
  • Ability to lock tower firing direction
  • Display previous high score
  • More levels in lite version

Neon Wings

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't beat first boss on level 280
  • Forced to equip module but none available
  • Data reset after update

Requested features

2 requests
  • Unlock level 13 upgrades
  • Explain what upgrades/abilities do

In-app purchases

None

neoDefense Lite

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Neon Wings

One-time16
  • Revive Skip It Pack 1$0.99
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Saw Blade Pack$1.99
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  • Super Revive$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Revive Skip It Pack 2$2.49
  • No Forced Ads$2.99
  • Curve Laser Pack$3.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Drone Bundle #2$9.99
  • Premium Pack$14.99
  • Gem Pack 3$14.99
  • NO RV$24.99
  • Gem Pack 4$29.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is neoDefense Lite free?
neoDefense Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Wings free?
Neon Wings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, neoDefense Lite or Neon Wings?
neoDefense Lite is rated higher. neoDefense Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while Neon Wings averages 4.3 from 6.6K ratings.
Do neoDefense Lite or Neon Wings have ads?
Neon Wings shows ads; neoDefense Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, neoDefense Lite or Neon Wings?
neoDefense Lite ships an update every 4 days, and Neon Wings every 6 days. Most recently, neoDefense Lite was updated on October 26, 2026 and Neon Wings on October 29, 2026.

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