Comparison

TargetTap vs Blue Attack!

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

Head to head
About

TargetTap

Test your reflexes in this fast-paced game. Hit red targets to score and build combos, but avoid other colors and missed targets to keep your lives. Survive as long as possible and look for bonus lives.

Highlights
  • Test reflexes
  • Hit red targets
  • Build combos
  • Avoid other targets
  • Score extra lives
  • High score survival
Features
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TargetTap is back! Replay the original iPhone game from 2008! Test your reflexes with this exciting new game made exclusively for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Hit the red targets quickly to pop them and build up massive combos, but watch out for other colored targets which will make you lose a life! Also don't miss any red ones because you will also lose a life! Look out for the one-up cloud to score an extra life! How long can you survive! "It's addictive, uncomplicated, addictive, and sleek. Did I mention it's addictive?" - whatsoniphone.com

About

Blue Attack!

Engage in an intergalactic war, piloting your squadron against enemy forces. Collect resources from destroyed ships to upgrade your fleet and customize your vessels. Your mission is to protect your carrier and destroy the enemy's home planet.

Highlights
  • Fully customizable ships
  • Ship upgrade system
  • Retro graphical style
  • Global leaderboards
  • Multiple control options
Features
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Attack the Red planet! Blue Attack places you on the front lines of the intergalactic war between the Red and Blue forces. Use the scraps picked up from your enemies' wrecked hulls to turn your squadron into an unstoppable army! Protect your carrier, upgrade your wingmen, and cut a path clean through to your target: the Red home planet! Features: - Fully customizable ships, from speed to weapon capabilities - Clean, retro graphical style - Global leaderboards - Touch, tilt, keyboard, and gamepad controls Reviews: "Does Blue Attack deliver on the promise of the earlier game and notch it up a bit? The short answer, Yes. The longer answer, Hell Yes." -appVersity.com "...a surprisingly fun and deep game... Blue Attack! comes highly recommended." -Touch Arcade "...a graphically unique, intense, and engaging shooter. It features some wonderfully varied gameplay, great power-up system, and great options. Even the tutorial is good. I can’t say enough good things about this game." -148apps: 5/5 stars "Blue Attack! The graphics, music, a very high level of space-shooter game…” -AppBank (Japanese) "There are pretty good chances that you will be playing Blue Attack for many hours after reading this review." -igameme.com "Blue Attack! is a great deal ... don’t miss out on this great space shooter!" -OSX Reality "There is a word I rarely use when reviewing a game: exceptional. Yet, Blue Attack! rightly deserves this description." -TouchMyApps.com

Screenshots

TargetTap3 screens
Blue Attack!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blue Attack! at none against TargetTap's shown. Blue Attack! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). TargetTap's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TargetTap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blue Attack! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blue Attack! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of TargetTap's written reviews are positive against 89% of Blue Attack!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TargetTap ships an update every 2 months, Blue Attack! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TargetTap versus Blue Attack!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTargetTapBlue Attack!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews — better89.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB13 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSwift Fox Software LLCCat in a Box Software

Customer experience

TargetTap

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.0%

Blue Attack!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.1%

User reviews

TargetTap

From 21 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Highly addictive gameplay
  • ⚡ Quick and easy to pick up
  • 🎮 Great for competitive play with friends
  • 🎨 Nice graphics and clean interface
  • ⏱️ Perfect time-killer/casual game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Tap detection issues/missed taps
  • 😴 Gets boring after extended play
  • 📱 Not optimized for iPad
  • 💰 Not worth the price point
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent difficulty balance

Blue Attack!

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and polished gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive controls
  • 💎 Excellent graphics and visual style
  • 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 🔧 Satisfying upgrade system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🕹️ Sensitive controls can be difficult to master
  • ⏱️ Campaign mode is too short
  • 🔄 Lack of save/checkpoint system in campaign

Bugs and requests

TargetTap

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tap detection doesn't always register hits on targets
  • Red targets sometimes hidden behind other colors
  • App crashes frequently
  • Update notification persists incorrectly
  • Difficulty inconsistency after updates

Requested features

10 requests
  • Global leaderboard/online high scores
  • Landscape mode support
  • iPad version
  • Additional game modes or variations
  • Multiplayer/WiFi multiplayer support
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  • Special targets with bonus points
  • Easier kids difficulty level
  • Colorblind mode
  • Alternate gameplay modes (e.g., tap alternating colors)
  • More frequent updates

Blue Attack!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on loading screen after recent update
  • Score submission glitch preventing leaderboard updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content for campaign mode
  • Ability to select and replay specific campaign levels
  • Co-op or multiplayer modes
  • More weapon and upgrade options
  • Customizable control schemes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TargetTap

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Blue Attack!

One-time1
  • Infinite Mode$0.99

Questions

Is TargetTap free?
TargetTap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blue Attack! free?
Blue Attack! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TargetTap or Blue Attack!?
Blue Attack! is rated higher. TargetTap averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Blue Attack! averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do TargetTap or Blue Attack! have ads?
TargetTap shows ads; Blue Attack! does not.
Which is updated more often, TargetTap or Blue Attack!?
TargetTap ships an update every 2 months, and Blue Attack! every 4 months. Most recently, TargetTap was updated on October 22, 2026 and Blue Attack! on October 23, 2026.

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