Don't Bug Me! vs Planet Runner
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?
Planet Runner
Embark on dangerous missions as a planetary space mercenary, battling alien creatures on hostile worlds. Utilize an arsenal of weapons, deploy turrets, and call for orbital support to survive overwhelming odds. Experience intense sci-fi combat with stunning graphics and immersive sound.
- Planetary space mercenary gameplay
- Combat against alien creatures
- Weapon arsenal and orbital support
- Deployable turrets and air strikes
- Supply drops with new weapons
- Next-level mobile graphics
- Immersive sound design
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You play as a planetary space mercenary, traveling to hostile planets to complete dangerous missions. Each planet is filled with strange and deadly creatures. Using your weapon arsenal and orbital support, you must fight and survive against overwhelming enemies. During combat, you can deploy turrets, call air strikes, or request supply drops with new weapons right in the middle of the action. The game features powerful explosion effects, immersive sound design, and next-level graphics built specifically for mobile, delivering an intense sci-fi experience on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Don't Bug Me! at 50% against Planet Runner's 0%. Don't Bug Me! also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (141 vs 9). Planet Runner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Planet Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Don't Bug Me! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Don't Bug Me! has 141 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Don't Bug Me!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Planet Runner's.
Don't Bug Me! ships an update every 3 weeks, Planet Runner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't Bug Me! | Planet Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (141 ratings) — better | 3.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 376 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Frosty Pop | Andiano Barreiro |
Customer experience
Don't Bug Me!
Planet Runner
In-app purchases
Don't Bug Me!
- Remove Ads$1.99
Planet Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Don't Bug Me! free?
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