Don't Bug Me! vs Space Squad Survival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Tower defense with FPS combat
- Build and upgrade base defenses
- Resource management
- Story-driven survival
- Fast-paced arcade missions
- Controller and touch optimized
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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?
Space Squad Survival
Command your spaceship and crew to survive in the vastness of space. Explore planets, manage resources, hunt alien creatures, and battle ruthless pirates to ensure your squad's survival. Your strategic decisions are key to overcoming the challenges of the cosmos.
- Ship Management
- Hunting Alien Creatures
- Planet Exploration
- Battling Space Pirates
- Building and Development
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Survive in endless space as the commander of your own spaceship! Take charge of your crew, explore uncharted planets, hunt for food, and defend against ruthless space pirates. Your decisions will determine the fate of your squad! Download now and begin your space adventure! AWESOME FEATURES: ● Ship Management: Expand your ship, optimize resources, and maintain crew morale. ● Hunting Alien Creatures: Gather food and defend against alien threats using a variety of weapons and tactics. ● Planet Exploration: Mine resources, discover mysterious locations, and build up your base. ● Battling Space Pirates: Defend your ship from pirate attacks and board enemy vessels to collect unique resources and gain experience. ● Building and Development: Upgrade technologies, create new modules, and enhance your survival skills in the harsh environment of space. Lead your space squad and prove you can survive in the toughest conditions!
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Verdict
Don't Bug Me! and Space Squad Survival both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Space Squad Survival's written reviews are positive against 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s. Space Squad Survival also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 141). On price, rating, ads 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. Don't Bug Me! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Space Squad Survival sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Don't Bug Me! against 4.7 for Space Squad Survival. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Squad Survival has 1.1K ratings behind it against 141, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s written reviews are positive against 85% of Space Squad Survival's.
Don't Bug Me! ships an update every 3 weeks, Space Squad Survival every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't Bug Me! | Space Squad Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (141 ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 141 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | Cezary Rajkowski |
Customer experience
Don't Bug Me!
Space Squad Survival
Bugs and requests
Don't Bug Me!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Space Squad Survival
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved game not syncing between devices
- Camera issues
- Shooting system needs improvement
Requested features
5 requests- Add an endless mode without a timer
- Allow redesigning the ship at will
- Implement ship-to-ship battles
- Add more destructible elements
- Support gamepad controls
In-app purchases
Don't Bug Me!
- Remove Ads$1.99
Space Squad Survival
- Pinch of Gems$0.99
- Starterpaket$3.99
- Stack of Gems$4.99
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- Pile of Gems$9.99
- Premium Offer$9.99
- Hoard of Gems$49.99
Questions
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