Swarm Defender vs Hex Defense!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swarm Defender
A new turret defense game where players swipe to manage battery connections to turrets. Power up defenses by creating multiple connections or conserve energy by breaking them. Recharge your battery by connecting to external energy sources to fend off an incoming swarm.
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Connect/disconnect battery
- Power up turrets
- Conserve battery
- Recharge battery
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Download Swarm Defender, the fun and new turret defense game where you swipe to make and break connections from your battery to your turrets. This game is great for those who enjoy managing resources and units to try and beat the odds! - Intuitive swipe controls to connect or disconnect your battery - Power up your turrets with multiple connections to increase your fire rate - Break connections to conserve your battery - Connect to other energy sources to recharge your battery Get Swarm Defender today, and help prevent the swarm from destroying your turrets!
Hex Defense!
Strategically place and merge weapons to defend a vibrant cube world. Demolish waves of incoming enemies by upgrading your arsenal with powerful skills. Protect the world from the encroaching evil hexes.
- Defeat enemy waves
- Merge weapons
- Demolish enemy stacks
- Upgrade skills
- Save the cube world
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Defeat waves of enemies! Use your weapons to demolish the enemies' stacks! Choose the best skills to upgrade your power! Save the cube world from the evil hexes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swarm Defender at 80% against Hex Defense!'s 16%. Swarm Defender also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Hex Defense!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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. Hex Defense! sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Swarm Defender asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hex Defense! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Defense! has 4.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Swarm Defender's written reviews are positive against 16% of Hex Defense!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Swarm Defender ships an update every 5 months, Hex Defense! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swarm Defender | Hex Defense! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 16.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 392 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Adknown | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Swarm Defender
Hex Defense!
Bugs and requests
Swarm Defender
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hex Defense!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Towers not unlocking as expected
- Game crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- More maps and levels
- Additional tower types and upgrades
- Offline play option
In-app purchases
Swarm Defender
No in-app purchases
Hex Defense!
- Tiny Gems Pack$0.99
- Small Gems Pack$4.99
- Speed Up$4.99
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- Golden Pass$6.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Auto Blessings$7.99
- Medium Gems Pack$9.99
- Special Offer: Minigun$12.99
- Special Offer: Inferno$14.99
- Special Offer: Tesla$19.99
- Large Gems Pack$19.99
- Super Ads Bundle$24.99
- Huge Gems Pack$44.99
- Ultimate Gems Pack$99.99
Questions
Is Swarm Defender free?
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Do Swarm Defender or Hex Defense! have ads?
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