Blue Attack! vs Goal Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fully customizable ships
- Ship upgrade system
- Retro graphical style
- Global leaderboards
- Multiple control options
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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
Goal Defense
Defend a valuable trophy from waves of athletic opponents in this humorous strategy game. Assemble a team of unlikely heroes and use clever tactics to outsmart your foes across numerous challenging levels.
- 40 challenging levels
- Hilarious comic book style characters
- Tactics, skill, and speed gameplay
- Earn 'use and confuse' bonuses
- Outwit enemies
- Detailed artistic scenery
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Train a team of underdog heroes in this hilarious action-packed defense game. Brains must overcome brawn as you protect the coveted Golden Bowl trophy from an onslaught of muscle-bound jocks! FEATURES: * 40 challenging levels of tactics, skill and speed * Hilarious characters, animated in the spirit of old-school comic books * Earn ‘use and confuse’ bonuses * Outwit your enemies’ empty skulls * Stunningly detailed and artistic scenery * Check for updates - more features to follow!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blue Attack! at 4.8 against Goal Defense's 3.9. Blue Attack! also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 69%). Goal Defense's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (201 vs 11). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Blue Attack! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goal Defense asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blue Attack! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goal Defense has 201 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Blue Attack!'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Goal Defense's.
Blue Attack! ships an update every 4 months, Goal Defense every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Blue Attack! | Goal Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better | 3.9 (201 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better | 69.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 201 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 4.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Dynamic Pixels Ltd. |
Customer experience
Blue Attack!
Goal Defense
User reviews
Blue Attack!
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Goal Defense
From 201 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique and fun gameplay
- 🚀 Addictive and engaging
- 💡 Creative sports-themed tower defense concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 💰 In-app purchases required to progress
- 🕹️ Controls and mechanics can be confusing
Bugs and requests
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
Goal Defense
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Levels freezing or becoming unplayable
- Purchased items not properly unlocked
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Improved performance and stability
- Better tutorial and onboarding
In-app purchases
Blue Attack!
- Infinite Mode$0.99
Goal Defense
No in-app purchases









