Falling Balls Blitz vs Defender Reborn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Falling Balls Blitz
Dodge an endless stream of falling balls by tilting your device. Survive as long as possible to achieve higher scores and compete globally. Features minimalist, hand-drawn visuals and customizable settings.
- Tilt controls for dodging
- Hand-sketched minimalist visuals
- Local leaderboard
- Global Game Center competition
- Customizable sound and visual effects
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Falling Balls is a simple, addictive arcade game with a hand-drawn art style. Tilt your device to dodge an endless barrage of falling balls. The longer you survive, the faster they fall. One hit and you're done. Features: Tilt controls that feel natural and responsive Hand-sketched visuals with a minimalist, notebook-style look Track your best runs on the local leaderboard Compete worldwide through Game Center Customizable settings for sound and visual effects
Defender Reborn
Defend humanity's last colonists from alien raiders in this reimagined retro arcade shoot-'em-up. Experience classic gameplay rebuilt for modern touch screens.
- Retro arcade shoot-'em-up gameplay
- Rebuilt for modern touch screens
- Defend colonists from alien raiders
- Classic arcade tribute
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Humanity's last colonists are under siege. Alien raiders are sweeping in from every side to snatch them from the surface below — and you're the only ship standing between them and total abduction. DEFENDER REBORN brings the golden-age arcade shoot-'em-up back to life, rebuilt from scratch for modern touch screens. Enjoyed DEFENDER REBORN? I also made METEORIC, another classic arcade tribute, and ALIENSWARMS, an original 3D space combat game unlike anything else -- both available on the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Falling Balls Blitz at none against Defender Reborn's 1. Defender Reborn's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Defender Reborn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Falling Balls Blitz asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Falling Balls Blitz against 5.0 for Defender Reborn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Falling Balls Blitz ships an update every 6 days, Defender Reborn weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falling Balls Blitz | Defender Reborn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Grant Dunn | Mark Mangieri |
Customer experience
Falling Balls Blitz
Defender Reborn
In-app purchases
Falling Balls Blitz
No in-app purchases
Defender Reborn
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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