Comparison

Blue Defense! vs Orbadrone

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

Orbadrone

Features
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You're an Orb-shaped drone with the ability to repel and attract objects, awakened in a strange cave-like structure in a post-apocalypse scenario. Discover strange materials with unusual properties and use them to navigate in this dangerous and mysterious place. Features: ● 50 levels to complete ● 3 types of difficulties ● 4 mini-games ● Customize the drone with skins that have different abilities ● 2D physics mechanics ● 2D light effects and environments ● Control customization to choose your preference Controls Use a joystick to navigate and 2 buttons to control your abilities.

Screenshots

Blue Defense!4 screens
Orbadrone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blue Defense! at every 4 months against Orbadrone's every 11 months. Blue Defense! also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Orbadrone's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads, 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

Blue Defense! costs $0.99 and Orbadrone $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Defense! ships an update every 4 months, Orbadrone every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blue Defense! versus Orbadrone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Defense!Orbadrone
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB93 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareCarlos Saoud

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

Orbadrone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Blue Defense!

No in-app purchases

None

Orbadrone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Defense! free?
Blue Defense! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbadrone free?
Orbadrone costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blue Defense! or Orbadrone have ads?
Neither Blue Defense! nor Orbadrone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Defense! or Orbadrone?
Blue Defense! ships an update every 4 months, and Orbadrone every 11 months. Most recently, Blue Defense! was updated on October 20, 2026 and Orbadrone on October 19, 2026.

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