Comparison

Quantum Squad vs Don't Bug Me!

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

Head to head
About

Quantum Squad

Assemble an elite strike team, arming them with futuristic weapons and customizable gear. Command your operatives intelligently as they act autonomously, while you issue high-impact commands to dominate hostile zones. Loot, upgrade, and dominate through procedural missions and deep tactical customization.

Highlights
  • Tactical squad-based RPG
  • Intelligent auto-battler gameplay
  • Deep combat customization
  • 30+ futuristic weapons and gear
  • Procedural missions
  • Gear modding and crew management
Features
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Assemble the perfect strike team. Arm your elite operatives with futuristic weapons, modded gear, and orbital firepower. Customize every detail — from perks and power armor to support drones and ship upgrades. Take Command, Anytime. Drop from orbit into hostile zones. Your operatives act intelligently — taking cover, healing, reviving, and fighting while you issue high-impact commands. You choose where to strike, when to reposition, and how to dominate. Loot. Upgrade. Dominate. Earn weapons, gear, and materials from every mission. Build your squad from the ground up with deep modding, loadout synergies, and a constantly evolving tactics tree. Key Features: • Tactical squad-based RPG with deep combat customization • Intelligent auto-battler: your squad acts, you command • 30+ weapons and gear: from plasma rifles to swords • Orbital ship upgrades and support powers • Procedural missions: no run ever plays the same • Gear modding, loadout builds, and crew management • Daily challenges and high-stakes missions • Inspired by Warframe, Helldivers Coming Soon: • More exotic weapons: energy spears, throwing discs, etc. • Expanding mission types and tactical depth • Alien biomes and planet types • More buildable turrets and deployable support • Idle companions with unique behaviour trees Join our Discord and help shape the future of Quantum Squad with feedback, ideas, and energy. Let’s build something incredible — together.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Tower defense with FPS combat
  • Build and upgrade base defenses
  • Resource management
  • Story-driven survival
  • Fast-paced arcade missions
  • Controller and touch optimized
Features
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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?

Screenshots

Quantum Squad4 screens
Don't Bug Me!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Quantum Squad and Don't Bug Me! both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Quantum Squad's written reviews are positive against 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s. Quantum Squad also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Don't Bug Me!'s advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 40). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quantum Squad sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Don't Bug Me! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Quantum Squad against 4.6 for Don't Bug Me!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 141 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Quantum Squad's written reviews are positive against 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quantum Squad ships an update fortnightly, Don't Bug Me! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quantum Squad versus Don't Bug Me!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuantum SquadDon't Bug Me!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (40 ratings)4.6 (141 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings40141 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB191 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperJerry NeimannFrosty Pop

Customer experience

Quantum Squad

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Don't Bug Me!

All ratings141 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Quantum Squad

One-time14
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Credit Pack$1.99
  • Special Credit Pack$4.99
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  • Sniper Pack$4.99
  • Crystal Pack$4.99
  • Resilience Pack$6.99
  • Decent Crystal Pack$9.99
  • 30 Day Tickets Pack$9.99
  • Adv Armour Pack$9.99
  • Adv Assault Rifle Pack$9.99
  • Adv Heavy Weapon Pack$9.99
  • Adv Sniper Rifle Pack$9.99
  • Super Credit Pack$12.99
  • Good Crystal Pack$19.99
1 purchases

Don't Bug Me!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Quantum Squad free?
Quantum Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Bug Me! free?
Don't Bug Me! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quantum Squad or Don't Bug Me!?
Don't Bug Me! is rated higher. Quantum Squad averages 4.6 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Don't Bug Me! averages 4.6 from 141 ratings.
Do Quantum Squad or Don't Bug Me! have ads?
Both Quantum Squad and Don't Bug Me! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Quantum Squad or Don't Bug Me!?
Quantum Squad ships an update fortnightly, and Don't Bug Me! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quantum Squad was updated on October 6, 2026 and Don't Bug Me! on October 13, 2026.

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