PANIC vs Sol Defense Command
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PANIC
Engage in augmented reality combat against monsters that appear in your real world. Explore a city under siege, upgrade your weapons and gear, and rescue your pets. Experience a narrative that adapts to your performance.
- Augmented Reality combat
- Wave-based monster encounters
- 30 surreal Incidents
- Gun and gear upgrades
- Mutated pet upgrades
- Adaptive narration
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PANIC is a wave-based AR shooter set in Neo Jadu, a city collapsing under the effects of the Bloom—a mysterious energy that’s warping plants and creating monsters. Aliens are here to harvest it. A megacorp is trying to weaponize it. And you? You’re just trying to get your frog back. • Augmented Reality combat — enemies spawn in your real world • 30 surreal Incidents across 4 districts, from Frog Food Factories to Sunken Ruins full of cactus monsters • Upgrade your guns, gear, health, and mutated pets • Narration that tracks your wins and your humiliation • Face Bloom-twisted zombies, drones, orchids, beasts—and things with way too many teeth • Rescue Squish. Follow Void. Find Spitfire. Don’t get converted into an intern.
Sol Defense Command
Engage in a thrilling 3D space shooter defending eight worlds from an alien invasion. Build and command a powerful fleet, customize your ships and bases, and explore the solar system. Participate in events and earn rewards to become the Emperor of Sol.
- Defend eight unique worlds
- Build and upgrade customizable ships
- Command a fleet of drones and interceptors
- Construct and manage planetary bases
- Explore the solar system in free flight
- Participate in seasonal holiday events
- Earn medals, trophies, and climb ranks
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The Hive has come for the solar system. Eight worlds are falling. You are the last line of defense. Sol Defense Command is a fast, beautiful 3D space shooter where you fly, fight and build your way from a lone scout pilot to Emperor of Sol. DEFEND EIGHT WORLDS Battle alien swarms across Earth, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and beyond. Every world has its own enemies, hazards and a massive mothership boss. BUILD THE STRONGEST SHIP Unlock powerful ships and upgrade engines, guns, shields and hull. Choose your weapons, from pulse lasers to homing missiles, and paint your ship your way. COMMAND A FLEET Recruit interceptors, gunships and support drones that fly beside you in every battle. Upgrade them into an unstoppable army. BUILD YOUR BASES Claim colonies on every planet and watch your crews build them. Place turrets, factories, shield generators and radar where you want them. Your bases earn coins while you're away and fight off raiders. Get an alert when one is under attack. EXPLORE FREE FLIGHT Roam the solar system. Answer distress calls, salvage wrecks, fight pirate galleons and hunt legendary space creatures like the Star Dragon. HOLIDAY EVENTS Seasonal events bring exclusive rewards, including the Egg Cannon at Easter, spooky Halloween hives and more. EARN MEDALS AND TROPHIES Complete daily missions, earn medals, collect trophies and climb your Command Power rank. MADE FOR PHONES Simple touch controls, haptic feedback, and play in portrait or landscape. Free to play with optional ads. One purchase removes ads forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PANIC at none against Sol Defense Command's shown. PANIC also leads on ratings volume (379 vs 1). Sol Defense Command's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. PANIC sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Sol Defense Command sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PANIC against 5.0 for Sol Defense Command. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PANIC has 379 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PANIC ships an update every 2 days, Sol Defense Command daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PANIC | Sol Defense Command |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (379 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 379 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 575 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jadu AR, Inc. | Tectus Protection Inc. |
Bugs and requests
PANIC
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes during tutorial
- Progression issues
Requested features
2 requests- Optimization for older devices
- Expanded content and levels
Sol Defense Command
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PANIC
- Gift Pack $.99$0.99
- Gift Pack $2.99$2.99
- Gift Pack $4.99$4.99
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- Gift Pack $9.99$9.99
- Gift Pack $14.99$14.99
- Gift Pack $19.99$19.99
- Gift Pack $49.99$49.99
Sol Defense Command
- Remove Ads$3.99









