Comparison

Swarm Game vs Orbital Defense Protocol

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

Head to head
About

Swarm Game

Engage in real-time strategy battles across the Hive Universe. Grow your bug army, upgrade your hives, and conquer territories. Compete with players worldwide or team up with friends in this bug-themed conquest.

Highlights
  • Upgradable Hives
  • Multiple Enemies
  • Multiplayer Free for All & Teams
  • Leaderboards
  • Purchasable Content
  • Adjustable Game Speed
  • Tons of Maps
Features
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An RTS Strategy Game. Conquer the Hive Universe with your bugs! Take Hives, make more Bugs, and conquer more Hives! -Upgradable Hives - Form your strategy -Multiple Enemies - Strategize the timings of your attacks -Multiplayer Free for All & Teams - Play with your friends -Leaderboards - Compete with the world -Purchasable Content - Enhance the game -Adjustable Game Speed - Fit your game play style -Tons of Maps - Play for Hours And much more!

About

Orbital Defense Protocol

Features
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Orbital Defense Protocol is a fast, focused, portrait-mode tower defense for iPhone and iPad. Place turrets, set traps, call orbital strikes, and hold the line through 10 sections of escalating hostile waves. CORE LOOP • Drag turrets onto the grid during prep. Tap to upgrade, sell, or specialise. • 6 archetypes: Pulse, Railgun, Frost, Blast, Gatling, and Command. Each upgrades in three channels (Damage / Range / Rate) and forks into a permanent specialisation at tier 6. • 5 trap and ability cards: Spike Strip, Slow Goo, Knockback Plate, Orbital Strike, and Stasis Field. Drag to deploy. • Tap MONSTERS to see the next wave's hostile profile — HP, speed, armor, shield resist — and pick the right damage type. DESTRUCTIBLE BATTLEFIELD • Walling off the path is legal. Hostiles will pound your turrets to rubble — every tower has hull HP, every enemy has melee DPS. • Rocks blocking your line of fire? Tap them. Spend $50, clear the tile, reroute the enemy path. • 7 hostile archetypes: BASIC, FAST, TANK, FLIER, SHIELDED, HEALER, BOSS. Each has its own counter. CAMPAIGN • 10 sections × 20 waves = 200 levels. • 5 difficulties from Easy to Extreme — adjustable per run. • Persistent top-scores leaderboard tracks your best clears and wipes. NO FRICTION • No ads. • No in-app purchases. • No network required — plays anywhere. • No data collected, no analytics, no tracking. Built for one-handed portrait play. Boots in seconds, drops you straight into the build phase. Set a difficulty, tap ENGAGE HOSTILES, and defend.

Screenshots

Swarm Game4 screens
Orbital Defense Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Swarm Game at Free against Orbital Defense Protocol's $0.99. Orbital Defense Protocol's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Swarm Game is free to download; Orbital Defense Protocol costs $0.99 up front. Swarm Game sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Orbital Defense Protocol asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Swarm Game versus Orbital Defense Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwarm GameOrbital Defense Protocol
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvan CarrCarlos Nieto

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Swarm Game

One-time12
  • Grieg Maps$1.99
  • Tchaikovsky Maps$1.99
  • Hymns Maps$1.99
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  • Mozart Maps$1.99
  • Vivaldi Maps$1.99
  • Bach Maps$1.99
  • Christmas Maps$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Espionage Expansion$4.99
  • War Expansion$4.99
  • Colonies$5.99
  • Everything Bundle$12.00
None

Orbital Defense Protocol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swarm Game free?
Swarm Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbital Defense Protocol free?
Orbital Defense Protocol costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swarm Game or Orbital Defense Protocol have ads?
Swarm Game shows ads; Orbital Defense Protocol does not.

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