Comparison

Defense Zone 2 HD vs Anomaly 2

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

Head to head
About

Defense Zone 2 HD

Engage in strategic tower defense with stunning visuals and new challenges. Utilize a variety of weapons and tactics to defeat diverse opponents across multiple difficulty levels. Enjoy enhanced action and tactical depth with expanded gameplay options.

Highlights
  • Engaging new levels
  • Variety of new weapons
  • Diverse opponents
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Strategic combat tactics
  • Airstrikes and weapon power-ups
Features
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The new, engaging levels are even more stunning and impressive. New weapons have been added, along with new opponents, and even more action and tactics. The game supports four languages: English, Russian, French and German. The game settings are balanced to meet the goals of different players. If you want to test your skills and strategy, you can play the difficult level. If you are just playing for fun, then choose easy or medium level. Greater variety of weaponry and landscape types gives you huge freedom in choosing your battle tactics. Choose the right weapon type and position to make sure your defense is effective. Airstrikes and the possibility of temporarily increasing weapon power can give you the advantage, and guarantee you will never get bored in the battle process.

About

Anomaly 2

Experience a unique tower offense vs. tower defense multiplayer mode in this sequel to a critically acclaimed RTS. Lead your convoy through a post-apocalyptic world, morphing troops into war mechs and strategizing for victory in a dynamic campaign with multiple endings.

Highlights
  • Tower offense vs. tower defense multiplayer
  • Morph troops into war mechs
  • New single-player campaign
  • Over a million tactical squad combinations
  • Upgraded visual engine
  • Alternative endings
Features
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All About Tower Offense vs. Tower Defense Anomaly 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds new features to the single-player campaign and finally puts your skills to a test in a completely unique experience: the dynamic tower defense vs. tower offense multiplayer mode! In the years following the invasion of Earth in 2018, the planet is overrun by alien machines. Humankind is on the verge of extinction. Banded together in huge convoys, they search the frozen tundra for food and supplies. Since the war, the roles have been reversed: now our species seems to be the Anomaly on a machine-controlled planet. Your convoy, Commander, is called Yukon. Anomaly 2 takes the RTS tower-offense concept from Anomaly Warzone Earth to a new level. The core elements of the original – tactical planning and the on-field Commander to support troops in combat – are spiced up by a number of important new features. Key Features: - Morph your troops into war mechs to discover the new face of strategy: each unit has a different mech form with various abilities to help you overcome specific combat situations. - Engage in a multiplayer experience unique to Anomaly 2: tower defense vs. tower offense. Play as the towers and destroy the humans or lead the humans to annihilate the alien towers. - Fight across a post-apocalyptic world in a new single-player campaign that offers a more intense strategy experience than the acclaimed original. - Carve your own path to victory and create your ultimate battle squad. With over million tactical combinations to build your squad, your options in combat are nearly endless. - Dive into a beautifully rendered world, thanks to the team’s upgraded and improved visual engine. - Experience alternative endings dependent upon your approach to enemy machines in the campaign.

Screenshots

Defense Zone 2 HD4 screens
Anomaly 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Defense Zone 2 HD at 70% against Anomaly 2's 27%. Defense Zone 2 HD also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Anomaly 2's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

Defense Zone 2 HD costs $2.99 and Anomaly 2 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anomaly 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Defense Zone 2 HD's written reviews are positive against 27% of Anomaly 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Defense Zone 2 HD ships an update every 2 months, Anomaly 2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Defense Zone 2 HD versus Anomaly 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefense Zone 2 HDAnomaly 2
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.4 (17 ratings)3.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews — better26.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1719 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.48.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size440 MB1.2 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperArtem Kotov11 bit studios s.a.

Customer experience

Defense Zone 2 HD

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative23.8%

Anomaly 2

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative61.5%

Bugs and requests

Defense Zone 2 HD

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Graphical glitches (flickering units, floating towers)
  • Control bar messed up
  • Thousands of tanks lined up on roads
  • Pause function not working
  • Ad videos freezing at the end with no exit button
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  • Towers ignoring enemies
  • Rocket launcher not shooting
  • Zoom out not working properly
  • 4x speed not usable
  • Game crashes
  • Screen resolution not fitting phone screen
  • Game not saving progress
  • Weapons getting spastic (e.g., mortar not firing)
  • Weapon placement issues
  • Game not starting after update
  • Game freezes on start screen
  • Display orientation issues (portrait mode only)
  • Icons overlapping
  • Save-bug causing buttons to be unresponsive after reloading
  • App stops working after upgrade

Requested features

11 requests
  • New levels and content
  • Fixes for recent bugs
  • Improved graphics on newer devices
  • More weapon variety
  • Persistent upgrade system
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  • Assistant drone or hero character
  • Sea-based combat
  • Game Center integration with achievements
  • Endless mode
  • Ability to select targets
  • More frequent updates

Anomaly 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Defense Zone 2 HD

No in-app purchases

None

Anomaly 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Defense Zone 2 HD free?
Defense Zone 2 HD costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anomaly 2 free?
Anomaly 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Defense Zone 2 HD or Anomaly 2?
Anomaly 2 is rated higher. Defense Zone 2 HD averages 3.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Anomaly 2 averages 3.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Defense Zone 2 HD or Anomaly 2 have ads?
Defense Zone 2 HD shows ads; Anomaly 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Defense Zone 2 HD or Anomaly 2?
Defense Zone 2 HD ships an update every 2 months, and Anomaly 2 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Defense Zone 2 HD was updated on November 10, 2026 and Anomaly 2 on November 4, 2026.

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