Comparison

Super Waves vs Defend Our Forest

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

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About

Super Waves

Test your retro gaming skills in this arcade action classic. Jump and smash to survive against hordes of sea creatures with your boat and paddle. Collect gold, recruit mermaids, and upgrade your abilities for an endless challenge.

Highlights
  • Boat and paddle combat
  • Classic platformer controls
  • Collect gold and treasures
  • Recruit mermaids
  • Upgrade health and super moves
  • Procedurally generated waves
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
Features
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BATTLE THE WAVES. SURVIVE THE OCEAN. Super Waves is a hardcore endless action-platformer played across an ocean that never stands still. Paddle across moving waves, time your jumps and fight off relentless sea creatures while staying ahead of the hungry shark. Collect coins and valuable items, upgrade Johnny and unleash your Super Beam when the battle becomes overwhelming. The ocean is always moving. The enemies keep coming. How long can you survive? MASTER THE MOVING WAVES The ocean is your platform. Paddle across its constantly changing surface, leap over danger and adapt your timing and attacks as the waves rise and fall beneath you. FIGHT THROUGH ENEMY WAVES Battle sea creatures with your paddle, defeat them by landing on them and use powerful Super Shots to escape dangerous situations. FIRE THE SUPER BEAM When enemies close in, unleash a powerful laser to turn the fight in your favor. Upgrade the beam’s size and duration, and increase the number of Super Shots you can carry. CLAIM MERMAID REWARDS Carolina the mermaid is there to help—but you still need the skill to reach her. Defeat sea creatures and collect coins to earn opportunities for valuable items and extra health. Carolina delivers the rewards, but retrieving them safely is up to you. COLLECT, SELL AND UPGRADE Collect coins and valuable items during each run. Sell your treasure and use your earnings to upgrade Johnny’s maximum health, strengthen the Super Beam and carry more Super Shots into battle. Every gameplay upgrade can be unlocked by playing. SMASH THROUGH BONUS ROUNDS Break open treasure and collect additional coins between enemy waves to power your next upgrades. ESCAPE THE HUNGRY SHARK Keep paddling and keep fighting. Fall too far behind and the shark will claim its next meal. CHASE YOUR HIGHEST SCORE Improve with every attempt, earn Game Center achievements and climb the leaderboards. Discover hidden interactions and unexpected ways to boost your score. Built for players who love old-school arcade action, demanding platforming, beat ’em up combat and games that reward genuine mastery. Originally launched for iPhone 3G as Waves: Survivor in 2010 and remade as Super Waves Survivor in 2014, this HD rebuild is the definitive version for modern devices—preserving its uncompromising arcade spirit with support for 60 FPS and 120 FPS ProMotion displays. PADDLE. JUMP. FIGHT. UPGRADE. SURVIVE.

About

Defend Our Forest

Defend your forest home from a zombie invasion in this top-down survival game. Choose a forest creature hero, wield unique weapons and spells, and collect power-ups to become an unstoppable force against the undead hordes.

Highlights
  • Play as various forest creatures
  • Dynamic combat with weapons and spells
  • Discover power-ups and upgrades
  • Top-down survival gameplay
  • Defend against zombie hordes
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Embark on an epic survival adventure in "Defend Our Forest," where the tranquility of nature meets the heart-pounding action of a zombie invasion. In this immersive top-down survival game, players become valiant forest creatures tasked with the noble mission of defending their home against relentless hordes of zombies. Features: Become a Forest Guardian: Choose your hero from a variety of forest creature. From the agile fox to the wise bird, select your guardian and prepare for battle. Dynamic Combat System: Arm yourself with an arsenal of weapons and unleash powerful abilities to fend off your foes. From enchanted fish to mystical spells, choose your tools wisely to exploit the weaknesses of the undead. Power-Ups and Upgrades: Discover and unlock powerful and power-ups scattered throughout the forest. Enhance your abilities, boost your strength, and become an unstoppable force of nature. All assets used under the CC0 License special thanks to OminousPlayer,
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Geoff-Bremner-Audio, PixelFight
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carnageddon for Sprites Flash Warning: This product contains flashing lights and imagery that could trigger seizures for individuals with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised. Your health and safety are important to us.

Screenshots

Super Waves4 screens
Defend Our Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Defend Our Forest at 5.0 against Super Waves's 4.1. Defend Our Forest also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 68 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Super Waves's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Super Waves sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Defend Our Forest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Defend Our Forest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Super Waves's written reviews are positive against 100% of Defend Our Forest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Waves ships an update every 68 months, Defend Our Forest every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Super Waves versus Defend Our Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper WavesDefend Our Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 68 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB93 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRenown EntertainmentSHR Southern Holding LLC

Customer experience

Super Waves

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Defend Our Forest

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Super Waves

One-time10
  • Handful of 2,500 Coins$0.99
  • Coin Multiplier$0.99
  • Bucket of 6,000 Coins$1.99
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  • Upgrade Pack$1.99
  • Chest of 14,000 Coins$2.99
  • Auto Reload Supers$4.99
  • Boatload of 31,000 Coins$4.99
  • Maximum Johnny$4.99
  • Maximum Supers$6.99
  • King of the Seven Seas$14.99
3 purchases

Defend Our Forest

One-time3
  • 1000 Coins$0.99
  • 2500 Coins$1.99
  • 5000 Coins$3.99

Questions

Is Super Waves free?
Super Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Defend Our Forest free?
Defend Our Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Waves or Defend Our Forest?
Defend Our Forest is rated higher. Super Waves averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Defend Our Forest averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Super Waves or Defend Our Forest have ads?
Both Super Waves and Defend Our Forest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Super Waves or Defend Our Forest?
Super Waves ships an update every 68 months, and Defend Our Forest every 4 days. Most recently, Super Waves was updated on October 24, 2026 and Defend Our Forest on October 24, 2026.

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