Blue Defense vs Cubefront
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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...
Cubefront
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Cubefront is a fast, blocky first-person shooter built for iPhone. Drop into quick 5v5 battles against bots, plant the bomb, hold the line and climb the ranks. Fully offline, no account needed. FAST BLOCK BATTLES • Team Deathmatch, Free For All and Bomb Defusal with a round economy and buy menu • Matches last just a few minutes: perfect for a quick break • Bots hunt you down, take different routes, throw grenades, plant and defuse 13 WEAPONS TO MASTER • Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, assault rifles, an LMG, a marksman rifle and sniper rifles • Every gun has its own model, recoil and feel, with full reload animations • Upgrade damage, stability, magazine size and reload speed • Collect camos and earn Gold by mastering a weapon 8 HANDCRAFTED MAPS • Tight arenas: Depot, Dunes, Frostbite, Neon District and Jungle Ruins • Wide open battlefields: Red Canyon, Harbor and Arctic Outpost • Three-lane layouts, high ground, climbable containers and long sightlines CAMPAIGN & PROGRESSION • 30 operations with 3 stars each • Level up for more health, new weapons, maps and difficulty tiers • Five difficulties from Practice to Elite: learn at your own pace, then take on the best bots • Soldier page shows your health, unlocks and career stats • Daily missions, login rewards and a 30-tier Season Pass PLAY YOUR WAY • Mobile-first touch controls with optional gyro aiming, auto-fire and aim assist • Adjust sensitivity any time, even mid-match from the pause menu • Battery-friendly graphics settings keep your phone cool GAME CENTER • Leaderboards, achievements and weekly challenges in the Apple Games app Cubefront is free to play with optional in-app purchases. VIP Membership is an auto-renewing monthly subscription that boosts coins and XP, adds daily gems and exclusive cosmetics. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.indiesoftwaredev.com/app/cubefront?tab=privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Blue Defense and Cubefront are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Defense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cubefront sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Blue Defense | Cubefront |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | The Revolution of Technology LLC |
In-app purchases
Blue Defense
- Full Content$1.99
Cubefront
- VIP Membership$4.991 Month
- Pouch of Gems$0.99
- Coin Crate$1.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- Bag of Gems$4.99
- Sharpshooter Bundle$4.99
- Chest of Gems$9.99
- Coin Truck$9.99
- Vault of Gems$19.99
- Mountain of Gems$49.99









