Comparison

Blue Defense! vs Almost Tap

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

Almost Tap

Features
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Tap the bar exactly at center. Time your tap perfectly to score points and build combos. The bar gets faster and the zone gets smaller with every hit. Miss and it's game over. Simple to learn, nearly impossible to master. How far can you go?

Screenshots

Blue Defense!4 screens
Almost Tap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Almost Tap at Free against Blue Defense!'s $0.99. Almost Tap also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Blue Defense!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Almost Tap is free to download; Blue Defense! costs $0.99 up front. Almost Tap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blue Defense! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Defense! ships an update every 4 months, Almost Tap daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Blue Defense! versus Almost Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Defense!Almost Tap
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareBenjamin Boix Altabas

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

Almost Tap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Blue Defense!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Almost Tap

One-time1
  • Almost Tap Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Blue Defense! free?
Blue Defense! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Almost Tap free?
Almost Tap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blue Defense! or Almost Tap have ads?
Almost Tap shows ads; Blue Defense! does not.
Which is updated more often, Blue Defense! or Almost Tap?
Blue Defense! ships an update every 4 months, and Almost Tap daily. Most recently, Blue Defense! was updated on October 16, 2026 and Almost Tap on September 26, 2026.

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