Comparison

Inkvasion vs Don't Bug Me!

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

Head to head
About

Inkvasion

Lead your town to prosperity by exploring, building, and defending against nightly waves of ink creatures. Master real-time strategy, resource management, and tactical planning to survive and conquer.

Highlights
  • Strategy and town-building simulation
  • Resource management and economic growth
  • Real-time strategy combat
  • Tower defense against ink creatures
  • Campaign, survival, and multiplayer modes
  • Dynamic battlefields with changing events
  • Co-op and competitive multiplayer
Features
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Inkvasion is a blocky 3D strategy-building game that fuses RTS, simulation, and tower defense (TD). Take charge as your town’s leader—explore more tiles, arrange resources, rally troops, and set clever defenses. When night falls, waves of corrupted ink-born creatures rise from the darkness. Outsmart them with cunning tactics and stand firm—are you ready to protect them? Strategy at Its Core At its core, Inkvasion is both a strategy and town-building simulator—resource management, real-time strategies, and tactical planning shape every battle. Will you mine and farm to grow a stable economy, or rally your forces for war and conquest? Every clash demands sharp strategy and bold choices—hesitation means defeat. Distinctive Blocky Adventure With its unique blocky 3D art style, every construction feels alive. Grow your town, collect resources, and command your forces in an epic adventure filled with humor, challenge, and endless possibilities. Multiple Game Modes Conquer campaign stages for fast-paced strategy, test your tactical skills in survival tower defense, or join multiplayer and co-op modes to clash against overwhelming foes. From casual skirmishes to epic battles, there’s always a challenge to push your strategy further. Ever-Changing Battlefields Dynamic terrain, shifting weather, and random events ensure no two battles are the same. Train and grow your town by day, then stand firm against relentless nighttime waves. Face powerful bosses and elite enemies in defenses that turn every clash into a new adventure. Multiplayer Fun & Co-op Survival Team up with friends in co-op to defend your town from massive ink waves, or compete for supremacy on the leaderboards. Farm, grow, and protect your town together—or raid each other’s resources in playful rivalry. Strategy, teamwork, and laughter collide here. The battle begins now. Grow your town, command your forces, and defend it—only true strategy can withstand the ink tide! Follow us: http://www.chillyroom.com Email: info@chillyroom.games YouTube: @ChillyRoom Instagram: @chillyroominc X: @ChillyRoom Discord: https://discord.gg/8DK5AjvRpE

About

Don't Bug Me!

Engage in a sci-fi survival experience on Mars, blending tower defense with first-person shooter action. Strategically build and upgrade your base, manage resources, and uncover a compelling story to escape the planet.

Highlights
  • Tower defense with FPS combat
  • Build and upgrade base defenses
  • Resource management
  • Story-driven survival
  • Fast-paced arcade missions
  • Controller and touch optimized
Features
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The Orion III is down and Commander Abigail Blackwell is stranded. Build a sci-fi tower defense grid, swap to light FPS to thin out swarms, and manage scarce solar energy to keep your base defense online. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Tower Defense, evolved: Place, upgrade, and synergize turrets to counter Martian types. • Swap to FPS on demand: Step in to snipe priority targets when the line falters. • Smart resource strategy: Time solar recharges, repair systems, and choose upgrades under pressure. • Story-driven survival: Uncover Blackwell’s log entries and the mystery behind the crash. • Arcade pacing: Fast missions, quick retries, satisfying progression. CORE FEATURES: • Tactical tower defense + FPS hybrid on Mars. • Build, upgrade, and customize your base defense. • Multiple enemy factions and boss encounters. • Progression, gear unlocks, and challenge modes. • Controller + touch optimized. Can you protect the crash site and get home?

Screenshots

Inkvasion4 screens
Don't Bug Me!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Inkvasion at none against Don't Bug Me!'s shown. Inkvasion also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 50%). Don't Bug Me!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Inkvasion sells 23 one-off in-app purchases and Don't Bug Me! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't Bug Me! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 145 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Inkvasion's written reviews are positive against 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkvasion ships an update every 4 weeks, Don't Bug Me! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Inkvasion versus Don't Bug Me!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkvasionDon't Bug Me!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (93 ratings)4.5 (145 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings93145 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size538 MB191 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperChillyRoom Inc.Frosty Pop

Customer experience

Inkvasion

All ratings89 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative21.2%

Don't Bug Me!

All ratings141 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Inkvasion

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game stuck on loading resources
  • Difficulty in infinite mode scales too aggressively

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand infinite mode with more biomes
  • Allow use of all troops, not just 5
  • Add keyboard and mouse support for Mac
  • Introduce more game modes

Don't Bug Me!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

23 purchases

Inkvasion

One-time23
  • Mystic Fortune Double Rewards$0.49
  • Mystic Fortune Double Rewards$0.99
  • 新手战令通行证$0.99
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  • 福袋 * 1$0.99
  • 首充特惠$0.99
  • Mystic Fortune Double Rewards$1.99
  • 初级限时宝箱$1.99
  • Basic Key Pack$2.99
  • Mystic Fortune Double Rewards$3.99
  • 每日珍藏礼包$4.99
  • 月卡$4.99
  • 中级限时宝箱$4.99
  • 首充绝世特惠$4.99
  • 赛季战令通行证$5.99
  • Mystic Fortune Double Rewards$6.99
  • Premium Key Pack$8.99
  • 貔貅瓮$8.99
  • 玉璧 * 640$9.99
  • 每周典藏礼包$9.99
  • 每日典藏礼包$9.99
  • 首充无双特惠$17.99
  • 玉璧 * 1280$17.99
  • 至臻大师礼包$49.99
1 purchases

Don't Bug Me!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Inkvasion free?
Inkvasion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Bug Me! free?
Don't Bug Me! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkvasion or Don't Bug Me!?
Don't Bug Me! is rated higher. Inkvasion averages 4.2 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Don't Bug Me! averages 4.5 from 145 ratings.
Do Inkvasion or Don't Bug Me! have ads?
Don't Bug Me! shows ads; Inkvasion does not.
Which is updated more often, Inkvasion or Don't Bug Me!?
Inkvasion ships an update every 4 weeks, and Don't Bug Me! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Inkvasion was updated on October 25, 2026 and Don't Bug Me! on October 20, 2026.

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