Crust Crusaders vs Don't Bug Me!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crust Crusaders
Engage in a unique shoot 'em up roguelike where your chosen pizza toppings grant special abilities. Navigate through challenging levels, utilizing one-touch controls to defeat evil vegetables and save the planetary pie. Every playthrough offers a fresh experience.
- Topping-based ability system
- Roguelike gameplay
- Auto-rotate controls
- One-touch gameplay
- Defeat evil veggies
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Crust Crusaders is a unique shoot 'em up roguelike. The toppings you select effect your abilities. For example, pepperoni gives you a double blaster, while mushrooms give you a shield. Not one playthrough will be the same. Are you ready to defeat the evil veggies and save the planetary pie? Crust Crusaders uses an auto-rotate feature that allows the player to enjoy the game by only using one touch!
Don't Bug Me!
Engage in a sci-fi survival experience on Mars, blending tower defense with first-person shooter action. Strategically build and upgrade your base, manage resources, and uncover a compelling story to escape the planet.
- Tower defense with FPS combat
- Build and upgrade base defenses
- Resource management
- Story-driven survival
- Fast-paced arcade missions
- Controller and touch optimized
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The Orion III is down and Commander Abigail Blackwell is stranded. Build a sci-fi tower defense grid, swap to light FPS to thin out swarms, and manage scarce solar energy to keep your base defense online. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Tower Defense, evolved: Place, upgrade, and synergize turrets to counter Martian types. • Swap to FPS on demand: Step in to snipe priority targets when the line falters. • Smart resource strategy: Time solar recharges, repair systems, and choose upgrades under pressure. • Story-driven survival: Uncover Blackwell’s log entries and the mystery behind the crash. • Arcade pacing: Fast missions, quick retries, satisfying progression. CORE FEATURES: • Tactical tower defense + FPS hybrid on Mars. • Build, upgrade, and customize your base defense. • Multiple enemy factions and boss encounters. • Progression, gear unlocks, and challenge modes. • Controller + touch optimized. Can you protect the crash site and get home?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crust Crusaders at none against Don't Bug Me!'s 1. Crust Crusaders also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Don't Bug Me! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crust Crusaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Crust Crusaders against 4.6 for Don't Bug Me!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 261 and 141 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Crust Crusaders's written reviews are positive against 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s.
Crust Crusaders ships an update every 4 days, Don't Bug Me! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crust Crusaders | Don't Bug Me! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (261 ratings) | 4.6 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | 141 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Astro Hound Studios | Frosty Pop |
Customer experience
Crust Crusaders
Don't Bug Me!
Bugs and requests
Crust Crusaders
Reported bugs
4 issues- Soft-locks when selecting toppings
- Power-ups not appearing
- Crashes and performance issues on older devices
- Inconsistent hit detection
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to spend coins after maxing out upgrades
- Difficulty settings or game modes
- Better visual/audio feedback when taking damage
- Joystick or control customization options
Don't Bug Me!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crust Crusaders
No in-app purchases
Don't Bug Me!
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Crust Crusaders free?
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