Comparison

Base Defense! vs Dino Defense!

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

Head to head
About

Base Defense!

Lead your community, manage resources, and defend your base from enemies. Explore new areas to rescue civilians and expand your territory. Upgrade your character and hire workers to strengthen your defenses and conquer new bases.

Highlights
  • Base defense and expansion
  • Resource management
  • Enemy combat and boss battles
  • Civilian rescue and community building
  • Character upgrades
  • Worker hiring
Features
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In Base Defense! you will be responsible for defending and expanding your base Play as a leader and manage all resources, fight against enemies and even save civilians to create a living community. Explore for new areas to save more people. Shoot enemies and defeat bosses to conquer new bases. Upgrade your character, hire workers and much more!

About

Dino Defense!

Defend your base from waves of dinosaurs in this action-packed game. Strategize your defenses and defeat all incoming prehistoric creatures to protect your territory. It's time to test your survival skills!

Highlights
  • Defend your base
  • Beat all dinosaurs
  • Action-packed gameplay
  • Strategic defense
Features
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Hey Game Lover’s! It’s finally here! Discover Dino Defense by beating all dinosaurs and defend your base!

Screenshots

Base Defense!4 screens
Dino Defense!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Base Defense! at 4.7 against Dino Defense!'s 2.5. Base Defense! also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 6). Dino Defense!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (50% vs 22%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Base Defense! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dino Defense! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Base Defense! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Base Defense! has 10K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Base Defense!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Dino Defense!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Base Defense! ships an update weekly, Dino Defense! daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Base Defense! versus Dino Defense!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBase Defense!Dino Defense!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better2.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB94 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesKiwert

Customer experience

Base Defense!

All ratings10,373 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral18.3%
Negative59.4%

Dino Defense!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Base Defense!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workers and upgrades not functioning properly
  • Progress not saving correctly
  • Inconsistent and unreliable gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add sound and music
  • Improve progression and longevity
  • Reduce reliance on ads
  • Fix bugs and optimize performance

Dino Defense!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Base Defense!

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
None

Dino Defense!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Base Defense! free?
Base Defense! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dino Defense! free?
Dino Defense! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Base Defense! or Dino Defense!?
Base Defense! is rated higher. Base Defense! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Dino Defense! averages 2.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Base Defense! or Dino Defense! have ads?
Both Base Defense! and Dino Defense! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Base Defense! or Dino Defense!?
Base Defense! ships an update weekly, and Dino Defense! daily. Most recently, Base Defense! was updated on November 6, 2026 and Dino Defense! on November 3, 2026.

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