Comparison

Defender II vs Red Sword

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

Head to head
About

Defender II

Defend your castle from relentless waves of monsters using a variety of magical spells and defensive structures. Upgrade your city wall, manage mana, and equip powerful bows to repel invaders and defeat bosses. Compete globally in battle mode.

Highlights
  • Shoot arrows
  • Cast spells
  • Lava moat defense
  • Magic Tower support
  • Upgrade city wall
  • Local and Battle modes
  • Equip bows
Features
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Download the @FreeAppADay.com Store App and wish for more top rated paid apps like Defender II to become FREE for a day! "It's rare for a mobile game to make players feel so powerful, but Droidhen does the job well with fun magic spells and smart scaling of enemy waves. And the bigger the waves get, the more satisfying it is to burn them down." -- Games.com Defender II, the HIT castle defense game is coming to App Store now! Waves of monsters are attacking your castle. They move fast, strike hard, and never give up. However, Defender is more powerful than ever before! What's more, Lava moat, Magic Towers will fight together with Defender! How to play? # Touch screen to shoot arrows. # Drag and drop spell icon to cast a spell. # Lava Moat: Burns enemies when they drop into lava moat. # Magic Tower: Provide MANA for spells. Also attacks enemie magically. # City Wall: Upgrade city wall to increase health point. # Mana: Mana is required to cast a spell. # Strength: Increase the damange of a arrow. # Agility: Increase shooting frequency. # Weapon: Select and equip proper bow to defend. # Power shot: Repel monsters. # Fatal Blow: Double damange with certain possibility. Game mode # Local mode: Defeat waves of monsters. # Battle mode: Challenge defenders from all over the world! Watch out, intruders will be stronger and stronger. New BOSSES will come out as stage goes. Be the hero, and win the HONORS! Any suggestion/feedback is welcome!

About

Red Sword

Engage in epic battles by enlarging your sword and unleashing a multitude of skills to defeat legions of monsters. Power up your abilities, equip numerous skills, and discover rare items to achieve ultimate strength. Explore bonus and hidden stages for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Enlarge sword for powerful attacks
  • Activate numerous skills
  • Equip any number of skills
  • Obtain powerful weapons
  • Power up abilities
  • Discover rare items
  • Bonus and hidden stages
Features
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Power up the various abilities! Activate a large number of skills to defeat enemies!! ■ Game description ・Enlarge your sword and attack many enemies! ・Obtain powerful weapons to attack legions of monsters! ・Activate a large number of skills to attack many enemies! ・You can equip any number of skills! ・Obtain rare items to achieve unrivaled power! ・You can power up the various abilities! ・There are bonus stages and hidden stages!

Screenshots

Defender II4 screens
Red Sword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Red Sword at 4.8 against Defender II's 4.2. Red Sword also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Defender II's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 278) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Defender II sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Red Sword sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Red Sword holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 278 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Defender II's written reviews are positive against 78% of Red Sword's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Defender II ships an update every 5 weeks, Red Sword weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Defender II versus Red Sword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefender IIRed Sword
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.1K ratings)4.8 (278 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better278
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB155 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDROIDHEN LIMITEDTatsuki

Customer experience

Defender II

All ratings1,093 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews1,512 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative23.8%

Red Sword

All ratings279 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.5%

Bugs and requests

Defender II

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • In-app purchases not delivering items
  • Game freezing or getting stuck on loading screens
  • Progress not saving across devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Chinese mode
  • Implement account sync across devices
  • Develop Defender 4 or remaster the series

Red Sword

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Defender II

One-time11
  • Defender II 8000 Coins$1.99
  • Defender II 25 Crystals$1.99
  • Defender II 8000 Coins (+50%)$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Defender II 25000 Coins$4.99
  • Defender II 75 Crystals$4.99
  • Defender II 25000 Coins (+50%)$4.99
  • Defender II 75 Crystals (+50%)$4.99
  • Gift Pack$4.99
  • Defender II 120000 Coins$19.99
  • Defender II 360 Crystals$19.99
  • Defender II 360 Crystals (+50%)$19.99
2 purchases

Red Sword

One-time2
  • RingEx1$6.99
  • playercolor1$6.99

Questions

Is Defender II free?
Defender II is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Sword free?
Red Sword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Defender II or Red Sword?
Red Sword is rated higher. Defender II averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Red Sword averages 4.8 from 278 ratings.
Do Defender II or Red Sword have ads?
Both Defender II and Red Sword show ads.
Which is updated more often, Defender II or Red Sword?
Defender II ships an update every 5 weeks, and Red Sword weekly. Most recently, Defender II was updated on November 1, 2026 and Red Sword on October 24, 2026.

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