Comparison

Sinbad vs Defense Battle

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

Head to head
About

Sinbad

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure across the seven seas as a ship captain. Explore exotic destinations, battle enemies with intuitive combat, and upgrade your ship to recover lost relics and protect the world from evil.

Highlights
  • Naval exploration
  • Island conquest
  • Enemy battles
  • Treasure hunting
  • Ship upgrades
  • Intuitive combat system
Features
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Set sail, conquer mysterious islands, defeat enemies and find priceless treasure! Become the ultimate hero of legend in a game inspired by Sky 1 HD's Sinbad. As Captain of your loyal crew, you must navigate the seven seas to recover lost relics that are the key to protecting the world from evil! Use treasure you find along the way to upgrade and maintain your trusty ship with new masts, sails and decorations. Be the envy of the oceans and your friends on Facebook! Swash-buckling action! Fight bandits, city guards and supernatural creatures! Strike down formidable opponents in acrobatic and dynamic swordplay using an intuitive one-touch combat control system! Exotic destinations! Explore bustling market towns, forgotten caverns, desert wastes, temple ruins and more... Sinbad is free to play, but you can choose to pay real money for some extra items, which will charge your iTunes account. You can disable in-app purchasing by adjusting your device settings.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Tower defense gameplay
  • RPG elements
  • Special weapon abilities (Strike, Stop, Shield)
  • Tower and weapon upgrades
  • Base defense
  • Daily play rewards
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Sinbad4 screens
Defense Battle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sinbad at 4.3 against Defense Battle's 3.1. Sinbad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (161 vs 8). Defense Battle's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 56%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sinbad sells 10 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sinbad holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sinbad has 161 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Sinbad's written reviews are positive against 67% of Defense Battle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sinbad ships an update every 2 months, Defense Battle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sinbad versus Defense Battle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSinbadDefense Battle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (161 ratings) — better3.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings161 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB127 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRebellion GamesJohn Smith

Customer experience

Sinbad

All ratings161 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral17.9%
Negative26.3%

Defense Battle

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sinbad

One-time10
  • Purse of Gems$0.99
  • Purse of Coins$0.99
  • Coin Doubler$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Pouch of Gems$2.99
  • Pouch of Coins$2.99
  • Bag of Coins$3.99
  • Bag of Gems$6.99
  • Box of Coins$6.99
  • Box of Gems$13.99
  • Chest of Coins$13.99
5 purchases

Defense Battle

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 10000 Coins$1.99
  • 35000 Coins$4.99
Show 2 more
  • 160000 Coins$19.99
  • 320000 Coins$29.99

Questions

Is Sinbad free?
Sinbad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Defense Battle free?
Defense Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sinbad or Defense Battle?
Sinbad is rated higher. Sinbad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while Defense Battle averages 3.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Sinbad or Defense Battle have ads?
Defense Battle shows ads; Sinbad does not.
Which is updated more often, Sinbad or Defense Battle?
Sinbad ships an update every 2 months, and Defense Battle monthly. Most recently, Sinbad was updated on October 8, 2026 and Defense Battle on October 1, 2026.

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