Comparison

Gunner vs Tank Battle 2D

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

Head to head
About

Gunner

Engage in a first-person 3D space shooter where you control a turret to defend friendly objects and destroy enemies. Utilize a variety of primary and secondary weapons across campaign and survival modes. Compete with friends via Game Center and back up your progress with iCloud.

Highlights
  • First-person 3D space combat
  • Campaign and Survival modes
  • Multiple primary and secondary weapons
  • Game Center integration
  • iCloud save backup
  • Weapon overheating mechanic
Features
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Gunner: Free Space Defender Lite is the first person 3D space shooter. Good old motto "Kill 'em all" is probably the best way to precisely describe the game's purpose. You are the gunner controlling a space turret and your objective is to protect friendly objects and destroy all attacking enemies. 12 types of Primary weapons and 6 types of Secondary weapons will help you to do the job. Bullets for Primary weapons are unlimited, but each one will cost you a score point. Secondary weapons are limited in ammo. During intensive firing the primary weapon might overheat and misfire; the temperature gauge that indicates overheating is located under the ammo counter. There are two game play modes: Campaign and Survival; each with 32 levels will not leave you indifferent and will not let you get bored • Game Center Enabled • Earn GameCenter Achievement points and compare your Leaderboard scores with your friends! • iCloud Support • With iCloud enabled, you can back up your save game and all your Achievements and Leaderboard scores, and even continue your game on multiple devices! Lite version is limited to only first 5 levels in Campaign mode and only 3 level in Survival mode.

About

Tank Battle 2D

Engage in exciting tank battles with friends on a single device. Destroy enemy tanks, aircraft, and factories to emerge victorious. Offers both local multiplayer and AI challenges with adjustable difficulty.

Highlights
  • Local multiplayer for up to 4 players
  • Single-device play
  • AI opponents with multiple difficulty levels
  • Variety of units: tanks, planes, helicopters, jeeps
  • Strategic gameplay: target selection, factory destruction
Features
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Enjoy fun battles against your friends on the same device! It is very easy: Just press on your units to fire at enemy units, located on the other side of the screen. The winner is the first to destroy all enemy tanks. There are also airplanes and helicopters, press on them to shoot. Antiaircrafts are automatic, they shoot to enemy aircraft and helicopters. The jeep change of side at each pass, press to fire his machine gun against enemy. The factories make tanks, you must destroy all enemy tanks before they produce more tanks. Do not shoot without looking, wait to have a target, and do not shoot to houses! There are also fun and challenging battles against the computer, with several levels of artificial intelligence. In battles against the computer you can seek help from a friend, one shoots units on the left, and other on the right. Therefore, in battles against human, it is possible to play 4 friends, 2 VS 2, each in a corner.

Screenshots

Gunner4 screens
Tank Battle 2D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gunner at none against Tank Battle 2D's 1. Gunner also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Tank Battle 2D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.1 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Tank Battle 2D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gunner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tank Battle 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gunner ships an update every 9 months, Tank Battle 2D every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gunner versus Tank Battle 2D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGunnerTank Battle 2D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)4.1 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB19 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPeter SokolovLuis Evaristo Rodriguez Campos

Customer experience

Gunner

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

Tank Battle 2D

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gunner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tank Battle 2D

One-time1
  • Full GameFree

Questions

Is Gunner free?
Gunner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tank Battle 2D free?
Tank Battle 2D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gunner or Tank Battle 2D?
Tank Battle 2D is rated higher. Gunner averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Tank Battle 2D averages 4.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Gunner or Tank Battle 2D have ads?
Gunner shows ads; Tank Battle 2D does not.
Which is updated more often, Gunner or Tank Battle 2D?
Gunner ships an update every 9 months, and Tank Battle 2D every 16 months. Most recently, Gunner was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tank Battle 2D on October 24, 2026.

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