Liquid Defense Lite vs Mars Miner HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liquid Defense Lite
A unique 3D puzzle game where players must manage resources to eliminate water, gas, and oil. Build and upgrade over 20 structures to redirect, freeze, hold, or teleport liquids away from hazards across 28 challenging levels.
- Eliminate water, gas, and oil
- Build and manage 20+ structures
- Upgrade structures for enhanced performance
- 28 challenging levels
- Realistic physics engine
- 3D graphics with 2D gameplay
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Liquid defense is a unique 3D puzzle game where you must eliminate all of the incoming water, gas and oil. Each levels is carefully designed to require innovative solutions while managing limited resources. Build and manage 20+ structures to eliminate, redirect, freeze, hold, and teleport the liquid away from various hazards. Each structure can be upgraded to increase performance and barrier strength. 28 levels will keep you occupied for hours, with each one slightly more difficult than the last. Once completed, replay the game trying to find each of the several possible strategies to each level. Features include - • 3D Graphics with simple 2D gameplay • Realistic Chipmunk physics engine • Actively developed, constant free updates
Mars Miner HD
Explore procedurally generated mines on Mars to find artifact pieces and escape. Sell gems and ores to upgrade equipment and purchase supplies for deeper exploration. This lite version allows unlocking the full game to retain save data.
- Mine for artifact pieces
- Collect gems and ores
- Upgrade mining equipment
- Purchase supplies
- Randomly generated mines
- Unlock full game via IAP
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Mine, build, and upgrade your way to freedom! You've been kidnapped by the evil Mars Corp. and forced to mine for pieces of an ancient artifact buried deep below the surface of Mars. Finding all of the pieces of the artifact is your ticket back to Earth. You will find many valuable gems and ores along the way that can be sold at the shop to buy more supplies and better equipment to allow you to mine deeper. Make sure you have enough supplies to get back out of the mine! Every mine is randomly generated. No game is ever the same! Reviews: 88/100 - App of the day! - touchvolume.com Note: This is the 'lite' version of the game. The full game can be unlocked via an in-app purchase. This model was chosen so that save data would be retained between the lite and full versions. Feel free to e-mail suggestions/comments to support@tunabowlsoftware.com
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars Miner HD at 89% against Liquid Defense Lite's 7%. Mars Miner HD also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). Liquid Defense Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ads 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. Mars Miner HD sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Liquid Defense Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mars Miner HD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Miner HD has 121 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Liquid Defense Lite's written reviews are positive against 89% of Mars Miner HD's.
Liquid Defense Lite ships an update every 10 months, Mars Miner HD monthly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Liquid Defense Lite | Mars Miner HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Nova Software | Tuna Bowl Software LLC |
Customer experience
Liquid Defense Lite
Mars Miner HD
Bugs and requests
Liquid Defense Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mars Miner HD
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing or locking up during gameplay
- Inconsistent save/load functionality
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Expand exploration area in free version
- Add more mineral types and upgrade options
- Implement a mini-map or navigation tools
- Introduce new gameplay modes or challenges
In-app purchases
Liquid Defense Lite
No in-app purchases
Mars Miner HD
- Unlock Full Game$0.99
- 10,000 Credits$0.99
- God Mode$0.99
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- Credit Doubler$0.99
- 25,000 Credits$1.99
- 60,000 Credits$3.99
- 150,000 Credits$5.99
- 500,000 Credits$11.99
Questions
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