OverclockeTD vs Bitmap Bay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OverclockeTD
A synthwave-inspired tower defense game where you strategically place towers to eliminate enemies. Overclock your defenses for temporary boosts and protect your heart across multiple worlds and levels. Enjoy a free experience with optional additional content.
- Strategic tower placement
- Overclocking for temporary power-ups
- Synthwave 80s pixel art style
- Multiple worlds and levels
- Free to play with optional purchases
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Build towers, protect your heart, overclock to be OP and enjoy the synth — in this 80s pixel synthwave inspired tower defense game. Strategically place towers to eliminate incoming enemy creeps. Overclock your towers to make them stronger for a short period of time, when you desperately need the extra firepower. Use the strengths of the different towers to your advantage to rise victorious! 7 worlds with a total of 33 levels await you for free and without ads! Get 3 more worlds with another 15 levels for a price of your choice! Can you defeat the enemies and protect your heart in all levels? OverclockeTD was selected as one of 16 'Favorite Swiss Made Games' on the App Store in Switzerland in August 2021.
Bitmap Bay
Embark on a retro pirate adventure with a handcrafted pixel art world. Engage in skillful cannon battles, face legendary captains, and recruit your crew in this roguelite experience. Enjoy endless replayability with a full save system, playable completely offline.
- Handmade pixel art
- Challenge legendary pirates
- Endlessly replayable voyages
- Skillful cannon battles
- Recruit your crew
- Full save and load system
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"A bold new retro take... quite the intriguing one" – Pocket Gamer. Welcome to Bitmap Bay - a pixel-art pirate adventure. Explore the low-res high seas, build your legacy, and test your cannon-firing reflexes against legendary historical captains. • Authentic Pixel Art: A charming, low-res retro world created by an artist. • Legendary Pirates: Challenge over 40 real historical captains, each with unique, hand-drawn portraits. • Tactical Cannon Battles: Combat is simple to learn but hard to master. Time your shots perfectly to claim victory. • Recruit Your Crew: Hire a loyal crew of sailors, specialists, and scoundrels. • Endlessly Replayable: Encounter a wide range of random events – duels, storms, thieves, and mysteries. • Premium Experience: Playable completely offline with zero ads and zero in-app purchases. About the Developer: Bitmap Bay is the creation of Grandom Games, the solo dev studio of a visual artist and designer. It is built with a passion for classic retro gaming and offered as a true premium mobile experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OverclockeTD at Free against Bitmap Bay's $0.99. OverclockeTD also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Bitmap Bay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
OverclockeTD is free to download; Bitmap Bay costs $0.99 up front. OverclockeTD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bitmap Bay asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for OverclockeTD against 4.3 for Bitmap Bay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of OverclockeTD's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bitmap Bay's.
OverclockeTD ships an update every 2 months, Bitmap Bay every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OverclockeTD | Bitmap Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jonas Krucher | NICHOLAS GENTRY |
Customer experience
OverclockeTD
Bitmap Bay
In-app purchases
OverclockeTD
- Small Pledge$0.99
- Premium: small amount$0.99
- Medium Pledge$2.99
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- Premium: medium amount$2.99
- Big Pledge$4.99
- Premium: big amount$4.99
Bitmap Bay
No in-app purchases
