Black Operations vs Defense Battle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Operations
Command troops and battle machines in this action-packed line-drawing strategy game. Engage in multiplayer battles with voice chat and face off against zombie hordes. Upgrade weapons and unlock achievements.
- Line-drawing strategy gameplay
- Multiplayer with voice chat
- 40 troop types
- Weapon upgrade system
- Zombie horde mode
- Adaptive difficulty
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STRATEGY COMES TO MULTI TOUCH! TAKE command and charge the field in this ACTION-PACKED line-drawing battle! ▶▶▶▶▶ + Adaptive difficulty; + World class artwork; + Captivating gameplay; + Tons and tons of cowbell; + Bluetooth, local wifi and Game Center global multiplayer with voice chat; + Zombie horde ... who doesn't love zombies? ▶▶▶▶▶ + 40 types of TROOPS and battle machines + Upgrade system for 6 special weapons + Multiple level-objective types + Game Center leaderboards and ACHIEVEMENTS ▶▶▶▶▶ Having any problems? Any suggestions? We would love to hear from you! You can reach us at support@volvapps.com. ※ Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/volvapps ※ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Operations/446433432093331?ref=hl
Defense Battle
Defend your base from waves of attacking tanks and jeeps in this tower defense arcade game with RPG elements. Upgrade your turret, use special weapons like strikes and shields, and protect the base wall to become the best defender.
- Tower defense gameplay
- RPG elements
- Special weapon abilities (Strike, Stop, Shield)
- Tower and weapon upgrades
- Base defense
- Daily play rewards
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Defense Battle is the best tower defence arcade with RPG elements. You are the captain of a turret gun. Enemy tanks and jeeps are attacking your base, becoming more powerful with each level. Your task in the game is to defend the wall of the base. You control the tower, pointing the gun at enemies and shoot. You can also use special weapons: • Strike - super explosion that hits enemies. • Stop - energy explosion that stops and paralyzes enemies. • Shield - reflects projectiles of enemies and protects the wall of the base. For the defense of your bunker of base and the destruction of the enemies you gain coins. You can spend the coins to upgrade the tower gun, damage and rate of fire of the gun, to increase the base energy. Improve the ability of special weapons. This will allow you to destroy quickly a lots of enemies. Play the game every day and be the best defender!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Black Operations at 4.4 against Defense Battle's 3.1. Black Operations also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (121 vs 8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Black Operations sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Defense Battle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Black Operations holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Operations has 121 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Black Operations's written reviews are positive against 67% of Defense Battle's.
Black Operations ships an update every 5 weeks, Defense Battle monthly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Black Operations | Defense Battle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (121 ratings) — better | 3.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VOLV LLC | John Smith |
Customer experience
Black Operations
Defense Battle
Bugs and requests
Black Operations
Reported bugs
17 issues- Cannot play on new iOS
- Screen cutoff on iPad/iPad mini
- Lost all progress/upgrades after update
- Tutorial is zoomed in or unplayable
- Buttons not on screen
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- Elite pack not downloading after purchase
- Stuck on tutorial
- Training part zoomed in
- Cannot tap buttons in main game
- Buttons not on screen
- Left and right side of screen cut off on iPad mini
- Screen cut off on the left side on iPads
- Edges of the screen are cut off on iPad air
- Screen is cut off at the left on iPad Mini
- Tutorial bug: cannot click marine
- Cannot complete training, cannot select troops
- Game doesn't work even with new update
Requested features
8 requests- Update the game for new iOS versions
- Add sandbox mode
- Add sniper unit
- Add drones
- Add anti-tank helicopters
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- Allow choosing deployment location
- Optimize for iPhone 5
- Add glory days for iPod
Defense Battle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Black Operations
- STARTER PACK$0.99
- Small Pack of Gold$0.99
- ELITE PACK$1.99
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- DEVIL PACK$1.99
- Medium Pack of Gold$4.99
- Massive Pack of Gold$9.99
- Large Pack of Gold$19.99
- A Gigantic Pack of Gold$49.99
Defense Battle
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 10000 Coins$1.99
- 35000 Coins$4.99
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- 160000 Coins$19.99
- 320000 Coins$29.99
Questions
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