Commander Pixman vs Troll Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Commander Pixman
Embark on a retro action-platformer adventure with fast-paced combat and hundreds of enemies. Navigate 145 challenging levels filled with traps and obstacles to escape an alien base. Enjoy a premium, ad-free experience with responsive controls and extensive features.
- 145+ levels
- Hundreds of enemies
- Thousands of traps
- Retro action-platformer gameplay
- Responsive controls
- External controller support
- Game Center integration
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Retro action-platformer for the iOS! Fast-paced action, gun in your hands, 145 levels to master, hundreds of enemies to kill and thousands traps to avoid! Everything is packed with retro style and responsive controls! Guide trapped Andrew "Pixman" Blazkowicz to leave the alien base. Destroy every creature, jump over treacherous holes and traps on his way. Find your rocket and get the hell out of there! FEATURED AS "NEW & NOTEWORTHY", "WHAT'S HOT" in USA, Germany, Canada, Australia and other countries! Wonderful reviews on TouchArcade, TouchGen, AppSpy, PocketGamer, 148Apps! So many people can't be wrong. This game is a fully premium experience, you won't be asked about any additional purchases and your game won't be interrupted by any ads. If you want to try it first, check out "Commander Pixman - First Blood", free version of Commander Pixman. WHAT YOU GET: - 145 levels + MORE WITH UPDATES! - Over 20 hazards, monsters and utilities - Complete missions to unlock new levels! - Watch replays of every game after finish! - Universal game - play on your iPad and iPhone! - External controllers support! iOS - Keyboard support! - Game Center support with leaderboards and achievements. - Scoring - get to the leaderboards from the first game! Try also my other games: Colorbs, Matchblocks and Infiniball! www.one-minute-games.com www.twitter.com/oneminutegames
Troll Defense
Defend the middle kingdom from invading trolls by strategically building towers. This epic tower defense game challenges players to stop the evil trolls of Mt. Golash from escaping. Enjoy a free, engaging strategy experience with potential for future improvements based on user feedback.
- Strategic tower building
- Defend against invading trolls
- Epic mobile TD gameplay
- Free to play
- User feedback driven updates
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The evil trolls of Mt. Golash have risen and are threatening to invade the middle kingdom! Will mankind fall? Not on your watch. Build towers and destroy the evil trolls who are trying to escape in this epic tower defense game! Troll Defense is an epic mobile TD game featuring the evil trolls of Mt. Golash. Tower defense games are my favorite genre, and I'd really like to continue improving this game until it is one of the best out there! Please leave me comments and suggestions on what I can do to improve the app, and I will update it as frequently as the users want me to, and add anything you guys want. I want to make this one shine! If you love tower defense and strategy games, go ahead and play Troll Defense! I mean, it's sweet and it's free. What more could you want?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Troll Defense at Free against Commander Pixman's $3.99. Troll Defense also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Commander Pixman's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Troll Defense is free to download; Commander Pixman costs $3.99 up front. Troll Defense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Commander Pixman asks for nothing beyond the download.
Troll Defense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Commander Pixman has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Commander Pixman ships an update every 3 months, Troll Defense every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Commander Pixman | Troll Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | One Minute Games | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Commander Pixman
Troll Defense
Bugs and requests
Commander Pixman
Reported bugs
5 issues- Progress reset after app updates despite Game Center points remaining
- Levels locked/reset after completing all levels multiple times
- Controller lag making precision jumps difficult
- Movement controls occasionally get stuck
- No Stratus controller support despite iOS7 approval
Requested features
10 requests- Multiplayer modes (1v1, 2v2, map creation)
- Additional weapons and power-ups (shields, rockets)
- More levels and content updates
- iPad/Universal app support
- Customizable control button positioning
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- Adjustable on-screen control sizes
- Level editor for user-created content
- Ability to record and save gameplay to camera roll
- Better controller support (Stratus compatibility)
- Improved jump physics
Troll Defense
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Commander Pixman
No in-app purchases
Troll Defense
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Questions
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