Comparison

Leaky Nuts vs Crowd Defense

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

Head to head
About

Leaky Nuts

A retro-inspired puzzle game challenges players to fix leaking pipes by moving a character and tightening bolts. Navigate the game screen while avoiding hazards like rats and managing your air supply. Enjoy a classic arcade experience with modern controls.

Highlights
  • Fix leaking pipes
  • Tighten loose bolts
  • On-screen controls
  • Hardware controller support
  • Avoid rats
  • Manage underwater time
Features
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Leaky Nuts is a modern reimagining of a 1980s computer game, where the objective is to fix leaking pipes as quickly as possible. Move the player around the game screen using the on-screen controls or a hardware controller, tightening loose bolts as you go. Watch out for the rats – and be careful not to stay underwater for too long!

About

Crowd Defense

Defend your position against relentless enemy waves. Unlock powerful weapons and enhance your arsenal by defeating a world boss. Can you reach the final level in this action-packed mobile game?

Highlights
  • Defend against enemy waves
  • Unlock powerful weapons
  • Enhance arsenal
  • Beat world boss
  • Reach end level
Features
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Defend your position against the enemy waves. Unlock more powerful weapons to clear the massive crowd coming at you! Enhance your arsenal after beating the world boss! This next gen mobile game is for you! Can you reach the end level? Subscrption Terms: Elite Member Access offers a weekly ubscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged $3.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock the "Void Gun", a new "space" environment, a free multiplier at the end of every levels and removes ads. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. The prices are established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may change and actual charges may be converted to your local currency. End of trial and subscription renewal: • The payment is charged to your account after a confirmation of purchase. • The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hour before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the cost of the weekly subscription. • The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal have to be turned off by going to the user’s account settings after purchase in the Store. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Canceling a trial or a subscription: • If you want to cancel a subscription during its free trial, you have to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/HT207865 for more informations If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at contact@ketchappgames.com Terms of Use : https://legal.ubi.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

Leaky Nuts1 screens
Crowd Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crowd Defense at 50% against Leaky Nuts's 0%. Crowd Defense also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). Leaky Nuts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Crowd Defense is free to download; Leaky Nuts costs $1.99 up front. Crowd Defense sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Leaky Nuts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crowd Defense holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crowd Defense has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Leaky Nuts's written reviews are positive against 50% of Crowd Defense's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Leaky Nuts versus Crowd Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaky NutsCrowd Defense
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews49.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB343 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRichard BannisterKetchapp

Customer experience

Leaky Nuts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Crowd Defense

All ratings24,877 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive49.7%
Neutral17.1%
Negative33.1%

Bugs and requests

Leaky Nuts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crowd Defense

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Black screen issues when starting levels
  • Inability to progress after purchasing items
  • Weapons and upgrades disappearing after quitting

Requested features

3 requests
  • Endless mode instead of repetitive levels
  • More enemy and boss variety
  • Ability to keep upgraded weapons

In-app purchases

None

Leaky Nuts

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Crowd Defense

Subscriptions1
  • Elite Member Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time7
  • 100,000$ in-game currency!$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Balloon gun !$2.99
Show 4 more
  • $350,000 Currency!$2.99
  • Zombinator!$2.99
  • $ 1,000,000 Currency!$6.99
  • $5,000,000 Currency!$29.99

Questions

Is Leaky Nuts free?
Leaky Nuts costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crowd Defense free?
Crowd Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Leaky Nuts or Crowd Defense?
Crowd Defense is rated higher. Leaky Nuts averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Crowd Defense averages 4.7 from 25K ratings.
Do Leaky Nuts or Crowd Defense have ads?
Crowd Defense shows ads; Leaky Nuts does not.
Which is updated more often, Leaky Nuts or Crowd Defense?
Leaky Nuts ships an update monthly, and Crowd Defense monthly. Most recently, Leaky Nuts was updated on October 15, 2026 and Crowd Defense on October 18, 2026.

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