Comparison

Bloons TD Battles vs Raid on Neon Strait

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

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About

Bloons TD Battles

Engage in real-time head-to-head strategy battles against other players. Deploy monkey towers, upgrade defenses, and control bloons to outwit your opponents in this competitive tower defense game.

Highlights
  • Head-to-head multiplayer
  • Over 20 custom tracks
  • 22 monkey towers with 8 upgrades
  • Assault and Defensive modes
  • Battle Arena for high stakes
  • Leaderboards and prizes
  • Private matches
Features
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Play the top-rated tower defense franchise in this free head-to-head strategy game. It's monkey vs monkey for the first time ever - go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 6, this game is specially designed for intense multiplayer combat, featuring over 50 custom head-to-head tracks, incredible towers and upgrades, all-new range of powers, and the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses. Easy to learn, hard to master - this game offers endless fun for casual and competitive players alike! Check out these awesome features! * Head-to-head two player Bloons TD * Over 50 custom Battles tracks * 22 awesome monkey towers, each with 8 powerful upgrades, including the never before seen C.O.B.R.A. Tower. Multiple ways to play! * Assault Mode - manage strong defenses and send bloons directly against your opponent * Defense Mode - build up your income and outlast your challenger with your superior defenses * Battle Arenas - Put your medallions on the line in a high stakes Assault game. Winner takes all. * Card Battles - Build the ultimate deck to slam your opponents in this unique twist on bloons TD gameplay. Even more awesomeness! * All new Powers - supercharge your towers, boost your bloons, or try the new sabotage, eco, and track powers. * Battle it out for top scores on the weekly leaderboards and win awesome prizes. * Create and join private matches to challenge any of your friends * Build your clan and work together to be the best of the best for weekly rewards. * Customize your bloons with decals, or grab new tower skins so your victory has a signature stamp * 16 cool achievements to claim REQUIRES INTERNET CONNECTION ********** Ninja Kiwi Notes: Please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You will be prompted in-game to accept these terms in order to cloud save and protect your game progress: https://ninjakiwi.com/terms https://ninjakiwi.com/privacy_policy Bloons TD Battles contains in-game items that can be purchased with real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings, or reach us at https://support.ninjakiwi.com for help. Your purchases fund our development updates and new games, and we sincerely appreciate every vote of confidence you give us with your purchases. Ninja Kiwi Community: We love hearing from our players, so please get in touch with any feedback, positive or negative, at https://support.ninjakiwi.com Streamers and Video Creators: Ninja Kiwi is actively promoting channel creators on YouTube and Twitch! If you are not already working with us, keep making videos and tell us about your channel at streamers@ninjakiwi.com.

About

Raid on Neon Strait

Pilot various aircraft in a top-down tactical action game. Engage in sorties against enemy targets, defend your carrier, and face challenging bosses. Upgrade your planes and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Top-down tactical action gameplay
  • Pilot five distinct aircraft
  • Ten campaign sectors with unique challenges
  • Endless survival and daily challenges
  • Carrier defense mechanics
  • Aircraft upgrades and customization
  • Boss battles
Features
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RAID ON NEON STRAIT The Crimson Veil controls the channel. GDS Vanguard is your only foothold. As Captain Elias Kane, launch sorties against radar sites, missile batteries, drone factories, and command nodes while enemy patrols close in. A top-down tactical action game for touch controls and landscape play. Pilot five aircraft through ten campaign sectors, endless survival, and a daily challenge — all from your carrier deck. YOUR MISSION Neutralize every target and return alive. Destroy radar, missiles, factories, supply depots, and command bunkers to advance the campaign. Earn up to three medals per sector for objectives cleared, protecting Vanguard, and efficient strikes. BOSS TARGETS Each sector ends with a fortified boss — missile silos, oil refineries, strategic bridges, nuclear sites, command bunkers, and the final Crimson Veil HQ. Boss sites are heavily defended by SAMs, artillery, fighters, and patrol craft. They are larger, tougher, harder to hit with guns or missiles, and hit back harder. Save bombs for boss structures. Bombing deals far more damage than cannons, rockets, or missiles. Clear the perimeter, line up your run, and drop the boss to secure the sector. DEFEND GDS VANGUARD Enemy boats, drones, SAMs, artillery, fighters, and helicopters attack your carrier when you are docked or distracted. Return and defend when the Vanguard is under fire. FIVE AIRCRAFT Warden Rotor (hover gunship), Iron Hog (heavy assault), Storm Harrier (fast strike), Ghost Falcon (interceptor), and Spectre Frame (VTOL stealth). Unlock higher tiers as you clear sectors — Ghost at seven sectors, Spectre at eight. Choose your aircraft from the Intel roster. CONTROLS MOVE with the joystick. GUNS, rockets, missiles, and bombs — bombs are essential against bosses. HOVER on the Warden. BOOST on jets. LAND over Vanguard to dock and reload. Manage fuel, return for rearm and repair, and spend Mission Credits in the Hangar. TEN SECTORS Channel Entry, Oil Platform Delta, Contested Isles, Neon Narrows, Crimson Anchorage, Veil Command, Iron Coast, Storm Breaker, Black Reef, and Crimson Veil — each with unique weather, enemy placement, and a boss objective. Fog, sandstorms, high winds, and heat haze all affect your sortie. Toggle Hard Mode for +20% enemy pressure. SURVIVAL, DAILY, AND LEADERBOARDS Endless Survival escalates until you fall — pick a buff every five waves. Daily Challenge offers a seeded sortie each day with streak bonuses. Compete on Game Center leaderboards for Survival, Daily, and Campaign totals (iOS). HANGAR, GUIDE, AND SETTINGS Upgrade engine, armor, countermeasures, weapons, and ordnance per aircraft. Mission SFX and background music with volume controls. The hub links to a How To Play guide, volume and gameplay settings, optional developer tips, and 22 achievements. Neon-lit tactical displays keep combat readable at speed. Tactical radar tracks threats. Mission briefings and story beats set the stakes on key sectors. Offline play — no internet or login required. Progress saves locally on your device. Captain Kane is cleared for launch. Download Raid on Neon Strait and take the fight to the Crimson Veil.

Screenshots

Bloons TD Battles4 screens
Raid on Neon Strait4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Raid on Neon Strait at none against Bloons TD Battles's shown. Raid on Neon Strait also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bloons TD Battles's advantage is ratings volume (369K vs 1) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). 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. Bloons TD Battles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Raid on Neon Strait sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Raid on Neon Strait holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloons TD Battles has 369K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloons TD Battles ships an update every 2 months, Raid on Neon Strait every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bloons TD Battles versus Raid on Neon Strait: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloons TD BattlesRaid on Neon Strait
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (369K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings369K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB52 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNinja KiwiPATRICK HENRY NADEAU

Customer experience

Bloons TD Battles

All ratings368,448 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews945 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative27.0%

Raid on Neon Strait

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bloons TD Battles

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Account progress being lost or reset
  • Inability to join custom games without club access
  • Ads causing game crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent tower performance and targeting

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add 2v2 or team modes
  • Improve matchmaking based on skill level
  • Increase income in defensive mode
  • Add a practice mode with customizable settings
  • Reduce cost of power-ups and abilities
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  • Nerf overpowered abilities and towers
  • Improve clan and tournament features

Raid on Neon Strait

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bloons TD Battles

One-time10
  • Handful of Medallions$1.99
  • Bag of Medallions$2.99
  • Robo Farmer x 5$2.99
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  • Monkey Apprentice Tiers 3&4$3.99
  • Club Room Unlock$3.99
  • Bag of Medallions$4.99
  • Super Monkey Unlock$4.99
  • COBRA Tower$4.99
  • Club Room Unlock$7.99
  • Club Starter Pack$14.99
3 purchases

Raid on Neon Strait

One-time3
  • Buy the Developer a Coffee$1.99
  • Buy the Developer a Latte$4.99
  • Buy the Developer Lunch$9.99

Questions

Is Bloons TD Battles free?
Bloons TD Battles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Raid on Neon Strait free?
Raid on Neon Strait is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bloons TD Battles or Raid on Neon Strait?
Raid on Neon Strait is rated higher. Bloons TD Battles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 369K ratings, while Raid on Neon Strait averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bloons TD Battles or Raid on Neon Strait have ads?
Bloons TD Battles shows ads; Raid on Neon Strait does not.
Which is updated more often, Bloons TD Battles or Raid on Neon Strait?
Bloons TD Battles ships an update every 2 months, and Raid on Neon Strait every 3 days. Most recently, Bloons TD Battles was updated on November 9, 2026 and Raid on Neon Strait on October 28, 2026.

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