Comparison

Blue Defense! vs Hero Dive

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

Head to head
About

Blue Defense!

Defend your planet from an relentless invasion force. This action-packed game challenges your reflexes and strategic thinking as you manage increasing pressure from attackers. Experience classic gameplay with modern features like level selection and global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Classic mode gameplay
  • Quick Start difficulty selection
  • Level Select for practice and medals
  • Global High Scores list
  • Save state functionality
  • Tilt controls for aiming
Features
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Defend your planet! Blue Defense puts you in charge of protecting your world from an invasion force that wants nothing more than your utter destruction. 6.7 billion lives hang in the balance... are your hands steady enough to handle the ever-increasing pressure of the attackers? Features: - Classic mode: play the game as it was in the original game - Quick Start mode: choose a starting difficulty! - Level Select mode: practice individual levels, start the game on your favourite level, or try to earn medals! - Clean, oldschool graphical style - Global High scores list - Save state ensures that you can leave and come back to your game at any time Controls: - Hold the device upright - Tilt left and right to control the stream of bullets - Double-tap the screen to pause Reviews: "If you like shooters, you should just get this game ... it’s all about the gameplay." -Touch Arcade "Fantastic, simple, fun, wonderful game. Very unexpected but very much appreciated." -148Apps "the way it effortlessly shifts from style to style and handles motion controls make[s it] fresh in a decades-old genre. It's a bullseye for any shooter fan." -Maclife "Blue Defense! is tastefully designed and brimming with twists, turns and tongue biting. Its polished graphics, smooth animation and habit-forming gameplay are praiseworthy." -TouchMyApps "A great space shooter that utilizes the iPhones controls to the max." -Everyday Gamers "Apple has finally released the [2.0] update and it does NOT disappoint." -The APPera "'Tilt to aim. Bullets shoot straight up.' I said, 'that’s it?' The answer was a wall of red death streaming down towards my planet." -appleiphoneapps.com

About

Hero Dive

Experience the thrill of a superhero landing from a skyscraper. Dodge obstacles as you descend, aiming for maximum impact and chaos upon hitting the ground. Master stylish landings and enjoy unlimited fun with intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Superhero control feel
  • Amazing graphics
  • Easy to learn controls
  • Challenging mastery
  • Unlimited fun
Features
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It's showtime! Ready your cape, clench your muscles and dive in - from the top of a skyscraper! Avoid and dodge obstacles near the building, and speed up as you go down. The faster you are, the bigger chaos you'll cause when you land. Crash the ground with your stylish superhero landing! Key features: - The best feeling of controlling a superhero! - Amazing graphics. - Easy controls, hard to master. - Unlimited FUN!

Screenshots

Blue Defense!4 screens
Hero Dive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hero Dive at Free against Blue Defense!'s $0.99. Hero Dive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Blue Defense!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On in-app purchases 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

Hero Dive is free to download; Blue Defense! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hero Dive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Defense! has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blue Defense! versus Hero Dive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Defense!Hero Dive
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB79 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareDumbbell Games Yazilim Anonim Sirketi

Bugs and requests

Blue Defense!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on newer iOS versions
  • Medals not saving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sound effects and background music
  • Option to invert or adjust controls
  • Gradual difficulty increase
  • Power-ups and weapon upgrades
  • Global high score leaderboards

Hero Dive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Blue Defense!

No in-app purchases

None

Hero Dive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Defense! free?
Blue Defense! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hero Dive free?
Hero Dive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Defense! or Hero Dive?
Hero Dive is rated higher. Blue Defense! averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Hero Dive averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Blue Defense! or Hero Dive have ads?
Hero Dive shows ads; Blue Defense! does not.

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