Comparison

Bloons Blitz vs Descent

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

Head to head
About

Bloons Blitz

Embark on a roguelike adventure battling waves of Bloons with iconic characters and strategic upgrades. Collect toys and stickers to power up your heroes and unlock new abilities in fast-paced, one-handed gameplay.

Highlights
  • Survivor-style gameplay
  • Iconic Bloons characters
  • Strategic upgrade selection
  • Endless replayability
  • Collect and upgrade heroes
  • One-handed controls
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Embark on the ultimate road trip adventure across the Bloons universe! Get ready to dive into exciting battles against hundreds of menacing Bloons and unleash your arsenal of attacks in action-packed, roguelike gameplay. Key Features: • Non-Stop Action: Engage in fast-paced, survivor-style gameplay against relentless waves of Bloons using intuitive, one-handed controls. • Iconic Bloons Characters: Play as powerful Heroes each with their own signature weapon and gameplay style. Recruit your favorite Monkeys to join your team and unlock their unique weapons and upgrades. • Strategic, Decision-Based Gameplay: Carefully select your upgrades each run and unlock different powers based on your choices. Make your Monkeys versatile generalists or dive deep into a single path to find powerful epic weapons. • Endless Replayability: Take on exciting, roguelike levels across an infinite map. Discover unique encounters, awesome power-ups, and epic boss fights. Replay levels with special rules and challenges for a new Bloon-popping experience every time. • Collect and Upgrade: Find rare collectible toys to level up your Heroes and unlock game-changing new upgrades. Collect gorgeous stickers to empower your team with special boosts.

About

Descent

Embark on an old-school mining adventure on your iPhone. Dig through six unique strata, collecting increasingly valuable ores as you descend. Upgrade your rig, strategically use dynamite, and uncover buried secrets to find your way home.

Highlights
  • Six unique strata to explore
  • Collect various ores including gold and platinum
  • Upgrade drill, fuel, cargo, hull, and engine
  • Use dynamite for difficult rock
  • Discover buried bones for rewards
  • Offline play with autosave
Features
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Descent is an old-school mining game, made for iPhone. • Six strata with unique characteristics • Ore gets richer with depth: iron, copper, silver, gold, platinum — and Descentium, the rare guidance ore that opens the way home • Five rig systems to upgrade: drill, fuel tank, cargo bay, hull, engine • Dynamite... for when the rock disagrees with you • Insurance: rescues aren't free! • Buried bones scattered in the deep: assemble the whole skeleton for a payout • Bring 3 Descentium and $150,000 to the launch pad, to complete the game • Autosaves constantly; pick any run back up where you left it • Fully offline. No ads. No in-app purchases. • Game Center and iCloud sync are optional: achievements, leaderboards, and your save on every device The ore gets richer the deeper you go. So does everything trying to stop you!

Screenshots

Bloons Blitz4 screens
Descent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bloons Blitz at Free against Descent's $1.99. Bloons Blitz also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 2) and chart position (#48 vs unranked). Descent's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bloons Blitz is free to download; Descent costs $1.99 up front. Bloons Blitz sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Descent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Descent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloons Blitz has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Bloons Blitz's written reviews are positive against 100% of Descent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloons Blitz ships an update weekly, Descent every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Bloons Blitz versus Descent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloons BlitzDescent
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size378 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNinja KiwiCartographer ApS

Customer experience

Bloons Blitz

All ratings2,473 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral18.7%
Negative16.7%

Descent

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bloons Blitz

One-time10
  • Monkey Fast Track$1.99
  • Bag of Bloonstones$1.99
  • Hero Fast Track$2.99
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  • Medium Bag of Bloonstones$4.99
  • Hero Starter Pack$4.99
  • Hero Fast Track$6.99
  • Hero Fast Track$9.99
  • Large Bag of Bloonstones$9.99
  • Hero Starter Pack$13.99
  • Huge Bag of Bloonstones$19.99
None

Descent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloons Blitz free?
Bloons Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Descent free?
Descent costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bloons Blitz or Descent?
Descent is rated higher. Bloons Blitz averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Descent averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bloons Blitz or Descent have ads?
Bloons Blitz shows ads; Descent does not.
Which is updated more often, Bloons Blitz or Descent?
Bloons Blitz ships an update weekly, and Descent every 9 days. Most recently, Bloons Blitz was updated on November 6, 2026 and Descent on October 31, 2026.

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