Rush Defense vs Astro War
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rush Defense
Defend mystical realms from monstrous adversaries in this idle tower defense game. Strategically place towers, unleash spells, and upgrade your defenses to fend off relentless enemy waves. Progress and strengthen your defenses even while offline.
- Unique tower defense gameplay
- Strategic tower placement
- Powerful spell unleashing
- Idle progression system
- Offline defense strengthening
- Tower and ability upgrades
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Embark on an epic journey in this captivating idle tower defense game where mystical realms collide and heroes clash with monstrous adversaries! Take on the role of a mighty warrior wielding an enchanted axe, defending waves of relentless enemies. Key Features: - Unique Tower Defense Gameplay: Strategically place towers and unleash powerful spells to fend off hordes of fantastical foes. - Idle Progression: Upgrade your towers, unlock new abilities, and discover ancient relics to strengthen your defenses even while offline.
Astro War
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Astro War is an adventure game where you play as a warrior equipped with customizable items, including: - Customized weapons - Customized bullets - Customized jetpack cosmetics Each type of item comes in five variations that can be upgraded to improve stats such as damage, health, and ammo capacity. Additionally, top-tier items have unique superpowers like freezing enemies, launching meteorites, auto-aiming, and creating damaging electromagnetic fields. Power-Ups In addition to these items, power-ups offer temporary boosts that can be upgraded. Players can use up to four of the following power-ups per game, depending on their experience level: - Double Bullet: Shoots one projectile that splits into two. - Instant Shield: Provides temporary protection. - Coin Multiplier: Increases coin collection rate. - Jetpack Attack: Kills enemies using jetpack cosmetics. - Unlimited Bullets: Allows unlimited shooting. - Explosion Shots: Explosions from shots kill nearby enemies. - Triple Bullet: Shoots one projectile that splits into three. Experience Level Experience points are earned by playing the game, unlocking rewards, and enabling more power-up slots. Experience can be gained through three game modes: - Saga: Features three galaxies, each with five levels. Players face 18 different enemies and three final bosses, with the first level serving as a tutorial. - Duel: A 1v1 mode where players are matched with similarly skilled opponents. Battles occur across five dimensions, each offering better rewards. Superpowers and power-ups are disabled in this mode. - Endless: Players face endless waves of enemies, earning casual rewards. Item Quality Items are ranked by quality from worst to best: - Common - Unusual - Special - Legendary - Mythic - Celestial Additional Features - Roulette: Players can spin a roulette daily for free - Languages: Available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, and French. - Invite Rewards: Players can invite friends using a unique key, earning coins once the invitee accumulates a certain number of coins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Rush Defense at 3 against Astro War's —. Rush Defense also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Rush Defense sells 30 one-off in-app purchases and Astro War sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Rush Defense | Astro War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (509 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 509 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 445 MB | 437 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HONG KONG BASIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | David Alcaraz |
Bugs and requests
Rush Defense
Reported bugs
16 issues- Ads that cannot be closed or skipped
- Ads redirecting to external websites without exit option
- Game crashes after watching advertisements
- Server connection failures and offline status errors
- Purchased items and ad-skip packs not being delivered
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- Billing charges exceeding advertised prices
- Progress not saving correctly
- Home screen graphics corruption
- Game freezing during dungeon/event loading
- Arena functionality breaking and becoming unplayable
- Lifesteal mechanic removal causing balance issues
- Skill tasks appearing for unlocked abilities
- Version incompatibility between iOS and PC
- Account deletion or inaccessibility after updates
- Coins being halved after watching ads
- Auto-attack stopping mid-gameplay
Requested features
13 requests- Notifications for lab research completion
- Permanent speed increase rewards for watching ads
- Stackable ad-watch bonuses
- Game pause functionality
- Extended gold collection intervals (24 hours instead of 2)
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- Faster game speed option (2x, 4x, 10x multipliers)
- Single tower usage instead of multiple tower requirement
- Auto-upgrade feature for non-premium players
- Clearer upgrade progression guidance
- Original enemy designs and abilities
- Better event balancing without bot manipulation
- Improved arena mechanics beyond click-and-wait
- Detailed damage and stat transparency
Astro War
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rush Defense
- Gift Pack 1$0.99
- First Recharge Pack$0.99
- limit mastery$1.99
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- Festival 1$1.99
- Basic Supply 1.99$1.99
- limit crystal$1.99
- limit diamonds$1.99
- limit energy$1.99
- Gems package 1$4.99
- Rank Boost Pack Crystals Basic$4.99
- Festival 2$4.99
- Diamonds ×100$4.99
- Rank Boost Pack Diamonds basic$4.99
- Basic Crystal Piggy Bank$7.99
- Gold Bank (Skin Fragments)1$7.99
- Basic Diamond Piggy Bank$7.99
- Rank Boost Pack Diamonds$9.99
- Equipment event 2$9.99
- Crystal Stone Pack 1$9.99
- Adv. Pass 5$9.99
- mediate Diamond Piggy Bank$9.99
- Adv. Pass 1$9.99
- Monthly Card$9.99
- Novice Pack$9.99
- Ad-Free$9.99
- Medal Pack$14.99
- loong Skin$19.99
- Advanced Pack$29.99
- Crystal Stone Pack 2$49.99
- Rank Boost Pack Diamond Deluxe$99.99
Astro War
- Offer1$0.99
- Offer2$1.99
- Offer3$2.99
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- Offer4$4.99
- Offer5$7.99
- Offer6$8.99
- Offer7$12.99
- Offer8$14.99
- Offer9$19.99
- Offer10$24.99
Questions
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