Blue Defense! vs Dragon Panic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Classic mode gameplay
- Quick Start difficulty selection
- Level Select for practice and medals
- Global High Scores list
- Save state functionality
- Tilt controls for aiming
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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
Dragon Panic
Control adorable dragons to incinerate incoming attacks from a knight. Tilt your device to move and tap to shoot fireballs, aiming to survive as long as possible and achieve high scores on the leaderboards. Enjoy retro graphics and sound effects in this fast-paced arcade experience.
- Retro graphics and sound
- Tilt or virtual D-pad controls
- Game Center leaderboards
- Tweet high scores
- Power-up potions
- Enemy attack variety
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"Dragon Panic looks and sounds as old school as you can get. The game is simple, survive as long as you can without getting bonked on the head, which of course is always easier said than done." - http://appadvice.com "...after one round I was hooked. It packs a definite just-one-more-time draw to rank on the leaderboards." - http://toucharcade.com "Dragon Panic offers a unique rushing raw excitement that players would enjoy irrespective of age." - http://iphonefootprint.com "The general look and feel is very reminiscent of games for the C64. If you want a fun, undemanding look back, Dragon Panic is definitely a title to check out." - http://zaxxon1-retrogames.blogspot.com Help Berny and Blaze, the adorable pink and green dragons, thwart the cowardly knight by incinerating his barrage of attacks in his quest for fame, fortune, and of course the princess. Tilt the phone to move the dragon. Tap the screen to shoot a fireball. Burn everything but don't get bonked on the head. Features: Game Center leaderboards Tweet your high score Virtual D-Pad or Tilt control Retro graphics Old school sound FX and music Details: Rocks and Shields destroy a stepping stone in one hit. Swords, Spears, and Axes do less damage. Bombs do more damage. Skulls will hamper the dragons' fireballs. Red potions clear the screen. Green potions make the dragons invincible. Blue potions replace a missing stone. Bats are worth big points. Game is over when Blaze or Berny gets hit.
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Verdict
Blue Defense! and Dragon Panic both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Blue Defense!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Dragon Panic's. Blue Defense! also leads on chart position (#170 vs unranked). Dragon Panic's advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Blue Defense! costs $0.99 and Dragon Panic $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Blue Defense! against 4.2 for Dragon Panic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Blue Defense!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Dragon Panic's.
Blue Defense! ships an update every 4 months, Dragon Panic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Defense! | Dragon Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 4.2 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #170 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Danny Bliss |
Customer experience
Blue Defense!
Dragon Panic
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
Dragon Panic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blue Defense!
No in-app purchases
Dragon Panic
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Blue Defense! free?
Is Dragon Panic free?
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Do Blue Defense! or Dragon Panic have ads?
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