Puffer Fish vs Deep Sea Defender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puffer Fish
Engage in an underwater shooter game where you defend a submarine from puffer fish. Aim to shoot them multiple times to defeat them, collect bonus items, and achieve high scores to unlock new levels. The game features easy controls and an underwater theme.
- Side-scrolling shooter gameplay
- Underwater theme
- Defend your sub
- Unlock new levels
- High score system
- Bonus starfish and items
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Puffer Fish is a classic side scrolling shooter style game with an underwater theme. Help defend your sub against the Puffer Fish. The goal of the game is to shoot as many of the Puffer Fish as you can to unlock the next level and get a high score. Shooting 10 shots in a row without missing releases a bonus starfish that you can shoot for bonus points. You have to shoot a puffer fish 4 times to kill it. Shooting a puffer fish that is puffed out will release whatever item(s) it has in it. + Puffer Fish + Sharp Shooter Bonus Starfish + Collect Pearls For More Points + Easy To Use Controls + Some Puffer Fish Contain Items + Underwater Theme + Fun For Everyone
Deep Sea Defender
Navigate a yellow submarine through dangerous underwater environments, dodging obstacles and enemies. Collect power-ups and coins to upgrade your vessel and unlock new levels. Test your survival skills in this deep-sea adventure.
- Navigate treacherous waters
- Dodge mines and sea monsters
- Collect power-ups and coins
- Upgrade your submarine
- Unlock new levels
- Survive deep-sea challenges
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Dive into the depths of the ocean with Deep Sea 2: Submarine Adventure! Navigate your tiny yellow submarine through treacherous waters filled with dangerous obstacles and fierce enemies. Tap the screen to keep your sub afloat and dodge mines, sea monsters, and other underwater hazards. Collect power-ups and coins to upgrade your submarine and unlock new levels. Can you survive the deep sea and become the ultimate submarine commander?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Deep Sea Defender at Free against Puffer Fish's $0.99. Puffer Fish's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, 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
Deep Sea Defender is free to download; Puffer Fish costs $0.99 up front. Deep Sea Defender sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Puffer Fish asks for nothing beyond the download.
Puffer Fish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Puffer Fish ships an update every 37 months, Deep Sea Defender every 108 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puffer Fish | Deep Sea Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months — better | Every 108 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | elias sleiman |
Customer experience
Puffer Fish
Deep Sea Defender
In-app purchases
Puffer Fish
No in-app purchases
Deep Sea Defender
- Coin Pack 1$4.99
- Remove Ads!!$5.99
- Coin Pack 2$6.99
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- Coin Pack 3$8.99
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