Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs Mighty Defenders

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

! Exploding Paintballs !

A tilt-sensitive arcade game where players link and explode colored paintballs. Compete with friends on leaderboards for high scores and unlock more levels through in-app purchases. Experience realistic physics and varied explosion sounds.

Highlights
  • Tilt or touch controls
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Link and explode colored paintballs
  • Realistic explosion sounds
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Unlockable levels via IAP
Features
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!Exploding Paintballs! is a tilt-sensitive arcade game with paintballs that float (blue and green) and paintballs that sink (red and yellow). When certain color combinations of paintballs touch they link together and, when the link is complete, explode with a loud realistic explosion noise. The color combinations that will explode vary with each Level. The Game Center records various scores on Leaderboards such as number of Levels completed, number of explosions, best times for certain Levels and best times for all Levels combined. Compete with your Game Center Friends to see who can make the most explosions or who can get 10 explosions on one or all Levels the fastest. Gravity is adjusted by tilting the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Alternatively, !Exploding Paintballs! can respond to touch moves rather than tilt. The exploding noise differs for the different color combinations that explode (e.g. gunshots, crashes, bombs). The sound can be turned off or made into a vibration. There are 8 free Levels - 4 with walls and 4 without walls. An In App Purchase expands the number of Levels to 66 - 33 Levels with walls and 33 Levels without walls. !Exploding Paintballs! is based on a kinetic simulation using the device's accelerometer and realistic principles of physics (buoyancy, inertia, viscosity, Hooke's Law and color confinement). For accuracy and stability it uses a half step modification to Euler's Algorithm as described by Feynman (Lectures on Physics, Vol. 1, Ch. 9, P. 5) and Cromer (Am. J. Phy. 49, 455 (1981)). The screen shots below are: 1) Free Level 1 - Red-Blue. A red-blue combination is shown exploding. 2) The Levels Table. The 4 free Levels are shown together with the Best Times and maximum number of Explosions. 3) Free Level 2 - Red-Blue, Yellow-Green. A red-blue (yellow-green for iPad) combination is shown exploding. 4) Free Level 3 - Blue-Yellow-Green. Some partial combinations are shown linked and one blue-yellow-green is shown exploding. 5) Free Level 4 - Red-Green-Green-Loop. Some partial combinations for the loop are shown linked and one red-green-green-loop is shown exploding.

About

Mighty Defenders

Lead a mage army against evil forces to defend human kingdoms. Strategize and outmaneuver your enemies in this challenging combat game. Accept the call to command and protect the realm.

Highlights
  • Command a mage army
  • Defend human kingdoms
  • Outmaneuver enemy forces
  • Strategic combat gameplay
  • Challenging missions
Features
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Accept the challenge to be the commander of a mighty mage army. You will have to use your wits to outmaneuver the relentless forces of evil trying to conquer the kingdoms of man.

Screenshots

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
Mighty Defenders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at none against Mighty Defenders's shown. ! Exploding Paintballs ! also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Mighty Defenders's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. ! Exploding Paintballs ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mighty Defenders 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

Mighty Defenders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ! Exploding Paintballs ! has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus Mighty Defenders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !Mighty Defenders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB170 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPeter KramerEpiCoro d.o.o.

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mighty Defenders

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

! Exploding Paintballs !

One-time1
  • upgrade to play the Additional Levels$0.99
3 purchases

Mighty Defenders

One-time3
  • Small Gold Pack$1.99
  • Medium Gold Pack$4.99
  • Large Gold Pack$19.99

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mighty Defenders free?
Mighty Defenders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Mighty Defenders?
Mighty Defenders is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Mighty Defenders averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Mighty Defenders have ads?
Mighty Defenders shows ads; ! Exploding Paintballs ! does not.

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