Comparison

Accessible othello vs Pulse Defense

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

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About

Accessible othello

A classic strategy board game where players aim to control the board by flipping opponent's discs to their color. Offers tutorial, multiple difficulty levels, and local multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Disc flipping strategy
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Tutorial for learning
  • Local multiplayer via Game Center
  • Championship and simplified rules
Features
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Accessible othello: play by sight, by ear, or both. Works with VoiceOver, narrates the match out loud, shows coordinates on the board and lets you choose every colour. If you cannot see the screen you can still play: every move is announced, saying where the disc was placed and how many discs were turned over. No sign-up, no adverts and no in-app purchases. ACCESSIBILITY • Works with VoiceOver and other accessibility services in your device. • Spoken narration: choose the voice, the speed and the volume. • Subtitles under the board telling you the result of every move. • Voice Control: say "tap B5" to place a disc when the Voice control service is active. • Coordinates on the board, in the colour you prefer. • Positioned sounds: each square sounds according to where it is on the board. • Deaf players miss nothing: everything you can hear is also written down. MAKE IT YOURS • Colour of the squares, of the bevels and of each player's discs. • Colour of the match background and of the subtitles. • Separate volume for the music and for the sound effects. THE GAME The aim is to take over the board with discs of your colour. Place your discs around your opponent's: when theirs are trapped between two of yours, they turn to your colour. Whoever holds more discs at the end wins. • 6x6, 8x8 and 10x10 boards. • Championship, normal or simplified rules. • Four difficulty levels to play against your device. • A guided tutorial that teaches you step by step. • Turn-based matches with your friends on Game Center. RULES The squares are named with letters from A to H for the columns and numbers from one to eight for the rows. Each player is assigned a colour. The game begins with two discs of each colour placed in the middle of the board. Players must make a valid move on their turn. If you cannot move, you lose your turn and your opponent moves again. A legal move in championship mode places a disc so that it outflanks one or more discs of the opposite colour, and those discs flip to your colour. A legal move in simplified mode places a disc on a square next to another square that already holds a disc, without needing to flip any of the opponent's discs for the move to count. Making a valid move flips every disc that has been outflanked. To be outflanked, discs must form a continuous straight line, diagonal, vertical or horizontal, of the same colour between two discs of the opposite colour. The match ends when no player can move, usually when the board is full, and whoever holds more discs of their colour wins. Available in Spanish and English. Works on iPhone and iPad. *** Disclaimer *** This application uses Game Center services, which are created by Apple. Game Center services have their own user interface and Apple is responsible for it. Tyflos Accessible Software is not responsible for the design or the proper functioning of the Game Center service. Please contact Apple if you find any accessibility or functioning problem with Game Center.

About

Pulse Defense

Features
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Feel the battle. The first tower defense you don't just watch - you FEEL it. Every tower pulses in your hands, every enemy has a heartbeat, every victory hits your fingertips. Plant towers, crush smarter waves, and read the battlefield through touch and sound - eyes open or eyes closed. Start playing free, right now. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - A real strategy game with a haptic twist no other tower defense has - Play looking at the screen, or with your eyes completely closed - Blind and sighted friends play the SAME game, side by side - one game for everyone - No ads. No subscriptions. No pay-to-win. Ever. FEEL EVERY MOVE - 104 unique vibration patterns, perfectly synced to sound - Each tower has its own pulse - know what you built without looking - Enemies "beat" faster as their health drops - feel them weaken - Tune haptic intensity and audio to exactly how you like it DEEP TOWER DEFENSE - 10 tower types with upgrades: Archer, Cannon, Magic, Ice, Fire, Tesla, Poison, Sniper, Mortar, Laser - 7 enemy types + 5 elite tricks: Speed Burst, Shield, Split on Death, Disable Tower, Boost Allies - 14 maps across 4 chapters, each with its own boss climax - 8 wave themes with bonus objectives (no-damage, fast-clear) - 37 achievements to chase - Adjustable game speed (0.5x-2x) and checkpoints to resume after a loss HEAR THE BATTLEFIELD - Stereo audio pinpoints where enemies are coming from - Adaptive music that swells with the action - A distinct sound for every action - learn it all in the built-in Audio Glossary and Haptic Sandbox BUILT FOR EVERYONE - Full VoiceOver support, plus an In-App Voice mode for eyes-free play - 4 color blind modes + high contrast mode - Large, high-contrast visuals for low vision - 9 languages: EN, PL, ES, DE, FR, IT, JA, PT-BR, ZH FAIR FROM THE START Play Chapters 1-2 (7 maps) FREE - no time limit, no account, no catch. Love it? One single purchase unlocks Chapters 3-4 forever. That's it. Free players get a complete, balanced game. We built Pulse Defense alongside blind gamers who waited years for a tower defense they could truly play. We didn't set out to make a "game for blind people." We set out to make a great game that everyone can play - and feel. Feel the battle. The first wave is on us.

Screenshots

Accessible othello4 screens
Pulse Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pulse Defense at Free against Accessible othello's $0.99. Pulse Defense also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Accessible othello's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and device support 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

Pulse Defense is free to download; Accessible othello costs $0.99 up front. Pulse Defense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Accessible othello asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accessible othello ships an update every 2 months, Pulse Defense every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Accessible othello versus Pulse Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccessible othelloPulse Defense
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJonathan Chacon BarberoURBISOFT LTD

In-app purchases

None

Accessible othello

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pulse Defense

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Accessible othello free?
Accessible othello costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulse Defense free?
Pulse Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Accessible othello or Pulse Defense have ads?
Neither Accessible othello nor Pulse Defense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accessible othello or Pulse Defense?
Accessible othello ships an update every 2 months, and Pulse Defense every 4 days. Most recently, Accessible othello was updated on October 6, 2026 and Pulse Defense on October 6, 2026.

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