Comparison

Demon Star vs 保卫萝卜3

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

Head to head
About

Demon Star

Engage in a classic 2D vertical space-shooter experience. Survive waves of enemies, collect power-ups, and defeat formidable bosses across 25 stages. Enjoy nostalgic music and weapon upgrades as you blast through levels.

Highlights
  • Survive as long as possible
  • Shoot all enemies
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Great power-ups
  • Big scary bosses
  • Weapon upgrades
  • 25 stages
Features
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1, "Survive as long as you can by shooting all enemies." 2, "This game has it all: addictive gameplay, great power-ups, and big scary bosses!" 3, "Play this revamped classic 2D space-ship shooter, complete with weapon upgrades, and nostalgic music!" 4, "Fly around in your spaceship, destroying turrets and planes with lasers and missiles." 5, "This is a 2D vertical-shooter game. Automatic save your game after playing each level." 6, "Features 25 stages, tons of powerups, bosses, combos, cheats, and more. Some funny hours are waiting you."

About

保卫萝卜3

Engage in a city-themed tower defense adventure with new plot modes, turrets, and maps. Build defenses to protect the protagonist and enjoy classic gameplay with added candy-themed challenges. This standalone version offers pure tower defense fun.

Highlights
  • Innovative plot modes
  • New turrets and maps
  • Classic tower defense gameplay
  • Candy adventure challenges
  • Standalone version
  • Radish skill system
Features
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"Defend Radish 3" is the latest work of "Defend Radish Series". The main background of the game is positioned in the city, and innovative plot modes, new turrets, new maps, and new gameplay are added to allow players to defend the protagonist "Apo" by building turrets. "At the same time, I feel the fun of the tower defense game. In addition to perfectly inheriting the essence of the first two radish works, new candy gameplay has been added to make the entire tower defense game more exciting. This time a new stand-alone version to defend radish 3 is launched. The challenge full of adventure and excitement restarts. Let's play together! --- Game Features --- [Classic heritage, comprehensive innovation] Defend Radish 3 continues some classic elements, such as various turrets (sun, moon, pea, five-pointed star, Baba), and you can also experience the unique plot mode in the game. [Brand new map, experience upgrade] Brand new factories, bazaars, docks, parks, and playground maps were collectively unveiled, and new monsters were confronted between land and water, and new turrets such as snowball towers, gas barrels, and lighthouses came to help. Enjoy the full fun of fingertip tower defense between the water and land outside the new map scene. 【Trick Game, Candy Adventure】 Tricks, challenges and upgrades, the game has added a new slide mode, candy game and many other novel games. always one option fit for you. [Development of radishes, cute pets] The unique fitting room and radish skill system in the game can change the image of radish and enhance the power of radish, so that players can experience the cross-dressing of radish, and experience the sense of accomplishment developed by radish while defending the radish. [New stand-alone, version upgrade] Unlike the previous Tencent agent, Radish 3, the research and development is based on the heart, made for love, simplified and simplified, and changed the network to a stand-alone version, allowing more players to experience pure tower defense fun, of course, some are excellent The function is still reserved, come and meet the challenge!

Screenshots

Demon Star4 screens
保卫萝卜34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Demon Star at 4.0 against 保卫萝卜3's 2.8. Demon Star also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). 保卫萝卜3's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price 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. 保卫萝卜3 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Demon Star asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Demon Star holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 保卫萝卜3 has 113 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Demon Star's written reviews are positive against 34% of 保卫萝卜3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Demon Star ships an update every 5 weeks, 保卫萝卜3 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Demon Star versus 保卫萝卜3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDemon Star保卫萝卜3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better2.8 (113 ratings)
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better33.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB855 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer崇林 莫Beijing Kai Luo Tian Xia Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Demon Star

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral18.5%
Negative15.2%

保卫萝卜3

All ratings113 ratings
Positive40.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative53.1%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive33.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative59.8%

User reviews

Demon Star

From 4 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Nostalgic arcade feel
  • 👍 Smooth screen response
  • 👍 Fun and engaging
  • 👍 Good for killing time

Room to improve

  • 👎 Not the original Demon Star
  • 👎 No power-ups mentioned
  • 👎 Simplistic graphics
  • 👎 Boring and repetitive gameplay
  • 👎 Intrusive ads

保卫萝卜3

From 113 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun to play
  • ❤️ Nostalgic and beloved series
  • 💡 Good game design and challenging levels
  • 💰 Free-to-play with optional ads for boosts
  • 🌟 Good graphics and cute characters

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Requires Chinese ID for verification
  • 🌍 Not accessible to international players
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 📉 Difficulty spikes and frustrating gameplay
  • 💸 Paid features and in-app purchases

Bugs and requests

Demon Star

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Doesn't work with iOS 6
  • Laggy performance
  • Screen shakes causing sickness
  • Controls are frustrating

Requested features

7 requests
  • Improve graphics
  • Add power-ups
  • Optimize for iPhone 5
  • Improve ship mode changing
  • Widescreen support
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  • Remove intrusive ads
  • Add an exit button

保卫萝卜3

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Login issues and inability to log in
  • Game freezes or crashes after watching ads
  • Black screen during real-name verification
  • Ice chests cannot be opened in winter event
  • Game crashes after completing certain levels
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  • Candy mode issues with item theft
  • In-game prompts not translated
  • Game not full screen on iPad after update
  • Candy mode bug with negative electrodes causing game to stop
  • Game freezes when defeating flying saucers with clown skill in candy mode

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add English language option
  • Implement alternative verification methods (e.g., passport)
  • Create international servers
  • Add account login for progress saving
  • More frequent game updates with new levels
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  • Improve currency acquisition and progression balance
  • Add a fragment exchange system
  • Optimize for different screen sizes (e.g., notch phones)
  • Provide in-game guides or hints for difficult levels

In-app purchases

None

Demon Star

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

保卫萝卜3

One-time10
  • 60 gems$0.99
  • Newcomer Pack$0.99
  • 6元特惠$0.99
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  • 高级骰子礼包$1.99
  • 18元特惠$2.99
  • 190 gems$2.99
  • 380 gems$4.99
  • 860 gems$9.99
  • 1680 gems$19.99
  • 3580 gems$39.99

Questions

Is Demon Star free?
Demon Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 保卫萝卜3 free?
保卫萝卜3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Demon Star or 保卫萝卜3?
Demon Star is rated higher. Demon Star averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while 保卫萝卜3 averages 2.8 from 113 ratings.
Do Demon Star or 保卫萝卜3 have ads?
保卫萝卜3 shows ads; Demon Star does not.
Which is updated more often, Demon Star or 保卫萝卜3?
Demon Star ships an update every 5 weeks, and 保卫萝卜3 fortnightly. Most recently, Demon Star was updated on November 1, 2026 and 保卫萝卜3 on November 6, 2026.

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