tricky ring vs Defender Reborn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tricky ring
Test your reflexes in this arcade game by skillfully navigating a character around a circular path. Catch falling balls while avoiding obstacles to earn in-game currency and unlock new characters. Compete for the world's best score across unlimited levels.
- Circular path navigation
- Ball catching mechanic
- Unlockable characters
- In-game currency
- Unlimited levels
- High score competition
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Who´s the best at riding the circle and catching the balls without getting caught? Control by just touching the screen. Earn ingame-currency to unlock new characters. unlimited levels and endless fun! Beat your own high score and compete with others to hit the best score in the world! Enjoy the game!
Defender Reborn
Defend humanity's last colonists from alien raiders in this reimagined retro arcade shoot-'em-up. Experience classic gameplay rebuilt for modern touch screens.
- Retro arcade shoot-'em-up gameplay
- Rebuilt for modern touch screens
- Defend colonists from alien raiders
- Classic arcade tribute
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Humanity's last colonists are under siege. Alien raiders are sweeping in from every side to snatch them from the surface below — and you're the only ship standing between them and total abduction. DEFENDER REBORN brings the golden-age arcade shoot-'em-up back to life, rebuilt from scratch for modern touch screens. Enjoyed DEFENDER REBORN? I also made METEORIC, another classic arcade tribute, and ALIENSWARMS, an original 3D space combat game unlike anything else -- both available on the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tricky ring at none against Defender Reborn's 1. tricky ring also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Defender Reborn's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Defender Reborn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. tricky ring asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for tricky ring against 5.0 for Defender Reborn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
tricky ring ships an update every 5 weeks, Defender Reborn weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tricky ring | Defender Reborn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cupertino Tech Labs Inc. | Mark Mangieri |
Customer experience
tricky ring
Defender Reborn
In-app purchases
tricky ring
No in-app purchases
Defender Reborn
- Remove Ads$0.99
