Blue Defense! vs Vector Tap
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
Vector Tap
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Your goal is to hit the red dot. You can try to get the highest score possible or just play casually while waiting for someone instead of scrolling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vector Tap at Free against Blue Defense!'s $0.99. Vector Tap also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Blue Defense!'s advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked). 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
Vector Tap is free to download; Blue Defense! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blue Defense! ships an update every 4 months, Vector Tap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Defense! | Vector Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Erik Miculek |
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
Vector Tap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blue Defense!
No in-app purchases
Vector Tap
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Blue Defense! free?
Is Vector Tap free?
Do Blue Defense! or Vector Tap have ads?
Which is updated more often, Blue Defense! or Vector Tap?
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