Comparison

Blue Defense vs Cell Clone Wars

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 alien invaders using a powerful cannon. Engage in intense arcade action with various game modes, leaderboards, and unlockable content. Enjoy updated retro graphics and flexible controls.

Highlights
  • Planet cannon for mass enemy destruction
  • Gauntlet mode to win the game
  • Infinite-Classic and Infinite-Quickstart modes
  • Level select with medal earning
  • 74 global leaderboards
  • Automatic save state
  • Multi-touch and tilt controls
Features
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"Entirely unique, without peer on the app store!" - NoDpad "Original, intense, addictive, and most of all, fun!" - 148apps Intense planetary defense arcade action! The Blue planet is in peril - take the fight into your own hands, and blast the evil Red and Green enemies out of the sky with the all-new planet cannon! Blue Defense: Second Wave builds on the legendary pick-up-and-play gameplay of the original 2008 hit, hailed as an "App Store classic" by many. With game modes ranging from just seconds to several hours, you won't be able to put it down!* 6.8 billion lives hang in the balance... how long can you keep them alive? "A game that's not to be missed." - TouchArcade "A brilliantly executed game... Replay value is outstanding!" - AppSmile Features: - The planet cannon lets you take out hundreds of enemies at once! - All-new Gauntlet mode lets you win the game!** - Infinite-Classic and Infinite-Quickstart modes - last as long as you can! - Level select mode - practice a level, and earn medals for your skills! - 74 mode-based global leaderboards! - Automatic save state - continue your game, even without iOS 4! - Updated retro art style - iPhone 4 Retina resolution graphics - Runs smooth and fast even on the oldest devices Content: - Red and Green enemies! - 24 enemy types! - 64 all-new levels! - Over 200 medals to obtain! Controls: - Both multitouch and tilt controls available, both can be used simultaneously - Tilt controls: bullets shoot up, unless there's no gravity where you are - Multi-target locking: double-tap the screen where you want to continue shooting - Planet cannon: tap and drag from the planet to aim, release to fire - Double-tap the planet to pause * Seriously, there's a guy who told me he'd play it quietly in his pew waiting for church to start! ** It's the only game mode where you can have more than 0 lives at the end...

About

Cell Clone Wars

Engage in large-scale battles between cells with easy controls and cute characters. Upgrade your skills and defeat enemy cells across numerous stages. Compete on the leaderboard in this offline-friendly game.

Highlights
  • Easy controls
  • Defeat enemy cells
  • Supportive cells
  • Upgrade skills
  • Cute cell characters
  • Large-scale battles
  • Numerous stages
  • Leaderboard support
Features
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- Easy controls - defeat the menacing enemy cells -Various supportive cells that help players -Upgrade your skills -Cute cell characters -Large-scale battle -numerous stages -Leaderboard supported. .Data is not consumed during the play.

Screenshots

Blue Defense4 screens
Cell Clone Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blue Defense at Free against Cell Clone Wars's $0.99. Blue Defense also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1). Cell Clone Wars's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On update cadence, 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 is free to download; Cell Clone Wars costs $0.99 up front. Blue Defense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cell Clone Wars sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cell Clone Wars holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Defense has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Blue Defense's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cell Clone Wars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Defense ships an update every 3 months, Cell Clone Wars every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blue Defense versus Cell Clone Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue DefenseCell Clone Wars
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB309 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCat in a Box Softwaresungmin Lee

Customer experience

Blue Defense

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative14.3%

Cell Clone Wars

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blue Defense

One-time1
  • Full Content$1.99
3 purchases

Cell Clone Wars

One-time3
  • no ads$0.99
  • jewel get+20000$0.99
  • jewel get+100000$2.99

Questions

Is Blue Defense free?
Blue Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cell Clone Wars free?
Cell Clone Wars costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Defense or Cell Clone Wars?
Cell Clone Wars is rated higher. Blue Defense averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Cell Clone Wars averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Blue Defense or Cell Clone Wars have ads?
Neither Blue Defense nor Cell Clone Wars shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Defense or Cell Clone Wars?
Blue Defense ships an update every 3 months, and Cell Clone Wars every 5 months. Most recently, Blue Defense was updated on September 21, 2026 and Cell Clone Wars on September 1, 2026.

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