Comparison

Don't Bug Me! vs Level Up Village!

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

Head to head
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?

About

Level Up Village!

Build a thriving village and gather heroes to battle monsters in this idle town-building simulator. Enjoy auto-battles, hero collection, and an infinite growth system. Your town and heroes grow even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Idle town-building simulation
  • Auto battles with offline progression
  • Hero collection and team strategy
  • Hero leveling, promotion, and talent system
  • Tower climbing and treasure discovery
  • Charming pixel art graphics
Features
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▶ Hero Town in Crisis?! Right in Front of the Demon Lord’s Castle?! Build your village, gather heroes, and fight back against endless monsters! A vertical idle simulation with auto battles and strategic town-building! ▶ Idle Town-Building Simulation Slay monsters and collect resources to construct and upgrade your own village. Create a thriving town that grows even while you're away. ▶ Auto Battles & Explosive Growth Turn off the game, and your heroes keep fighting! Gain experience and loot automatically to grow fast. ▶ Hero Collection & Team Strategy Recruit pixel-art heroes with unique jobs and skills. Build the ultimate team and take down powerful monsters with synergy. ▶ The Ultimate Hero Growth System Level up, promote, and unlock talents. Enjoy an infinite growth loop packed with upgrade satisfaction. ▶ Climb the Tower & Discover Hidden Treasures Explore unknown floors, defeat boss monsters, and find rare loot! ▶ Charming Pixel Art Heroes Cute and quirky pixel characters, flashy skills, and a delightful little town! Enjoy the fun of collecting and growing in a world full of charm. Start building your town and summon your heroes now! A growing town, evolving battles, and nonstop idle progression await! Play Level Up Village today!

Screenshots

Don't Bug Me!4 screens
Level Up Village!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Level Up Village! at every 3 days against Don't Bug Me!'s every 3 weeks. Level Up Village! also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 50%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Don't Bug Me! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Level Up Village! sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Level Up Village! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 146 and 670 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Level Up Village!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Bug Me! ships an update every 3 weeks, Level Up Village! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Don't Bug Me! versus Level Up Village!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't Bug Me!Level Up Village!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (146 ratings)4.8 (670 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews69.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146670 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB146 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFrosty Popekgames

Customer experience

Don't Bug Me!

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

Level Up Village!

All ratings665 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative24.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Don't Bug Me!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
18 purchases

Level Up Village!

One-time18
  • Level Up Village Package 15$0.99
  • Level Up Village Package 16$1.99
  • Level Up Village Package 1$1.99
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  • Level Up Village Package 17$3.99
  • Level Up Village Package 2$3.99
  • Level Up Village Package 8$3.99
  • Level Up Village Package 18$6.99
  • Level Up Village Package 3$7.99
  • Level Up Village Package 9$7.99
  • No Ads$8.99
  • Auto Hunt Reward x2$14.99
  • Level Up Village Package 10$17.99
  • Level Up Village Package 4$17.99
  • Level Up Village Package 19$20.99
  • Level Up Village Package 11$31.99
  • Level Up Village Package 5$31.99
  • Level Up Village Package 6$64.99
  • Level Up Village Package 12$64.99

Questions

Is Don't Bug Me! free?
Don't Bug Me! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Level Up Village! free?
Level Up Village! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Don't Bug Me! or Level Up Village!?
Level Up Village! is rated higher. Don't Bug Me! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Level Up Village! averages 4.8 from 670 ratings.
Do Don't Bug Me! or Level Up Village! have ads?
Both Don't Bug Me! and Level Up Village! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Bug Me! or Level Up Village!?
Don't Bug Me! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Level Up Village! every 3 days. Most recently, Don't Bug Me! was updated on October 30, 2026 and Level Up Village! on October 28, 2026.

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