# Defend Our Forest vs Crowd Coaster

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crowd Coaster at none against Defend Our Forest's 3. Crowd Coaster also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.2). Defend Our Forest's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Defend Our Forest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Crowd Coaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Defend Our Forest against 5.0 for Crowd Coaster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Defend Our Forest has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Defend Our Forest ships an update every 4 days, Crowd Coaster fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Defend Our Forest | Crowd Coaster |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (12 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/defend-our-forest/id6478172157/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crowd-coaster/id6739542017/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **12** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 93 MB | 143 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [SHR Southern Holding LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1732072838) | [P V K Sudhakar Pasumarthi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1532603389) |

## What reviewers say

### Defend Our Forest

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/defend-our-forest/id6478172157)

Defend your forest home from a zombie invasion in this top-down survival game. Choose a forest creature hero, wield unique weapons and spells, and collect power-ups to become an unstoppable force against the undead hordes.

**Highlights:** Play as various forest creatures, Dynamic combat with weapons and spells, Discover power-ups and upgrades, Top-down survival gameplay, Defend against zombie hordes

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1000 Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2500 Coins | $1.99 | one-time |
| 5000 Coins | $3.99 | one-time |


### Crowd Coaster

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crowd-coaster/id6739542017)

Sort crowds by color to match them with the correct roller coasters. Manage the flow efficiently to ensure a smooth and thrilling ride for happy passengers. Enjoy increasingly challenging levels with vibrant graphics and fun sound effects.

**Highlights:** Intuitive tap-to-sort gameplay, Watch fun roller coaster rides, Challenging levels with increasing complexity, Color-matching mechanics, Vibrant graphics and sound effects

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Defend Our Forest free?

Defend Our Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Crowd Coaster free?

Crowd Coaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Defend Our Forest or Crowd Coaster?

Defend Our Forest and Crowd Coaster are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Defend Our Forest or Crowd Coaster have ads?

Both Defend Our Forest and Crowd Coaster show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Defend Our Forest or Crowd Coaster?

Defend Our Forest ships an update every 4 days, and Crowd Coaster fortnightly. Most recently, Defend Our Forest was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crowd Coaster on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*