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title: "Defender 1 - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "DEFENDER 1 is a remake of a classic arcade game from the 80's for mobile devices. Your mission is to defend the astronauts from being abducted by the aliens and obliterate the enemy spaceships, but ca"
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# Defender 1 — United States

![Defender 1 App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/bd/e9/7b/bde97b06-9b84-5145-4375-b93152371d7c/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-85-220.jpeg/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Aroldo Carvalho](https://apptail.io/developer/aroldo-carvalho-rnGb)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 2.5/5 (52 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.apdconsultinginc.Defender1
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 5.1 (released 2020-11-08)
**Original Release:** 2015-09-19
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1038282445)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/united-states)

## Defender 1 Description
DEFENDER 1 is a remake of a classic arcade game from the 80's for mobile devices.
Your mission is to defend the astronauts from being abducted by the aliens and obliterate the enemy spaceships, but careful not to kill the astronauts, failing to save them will make the planet explode and the aliens will turn into mutants!

## Defender 1 Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/eb/54/81/eb5481a5-44c2-6144-163d-339c9d25b4b3/mzl.cyjyssns.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/27/c3/60/27c36061-25ba-45f3-8f18-107d1c8ad631/mzl.bunjfpky.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple124/v4/73/f3/8f/73f38fdd-4297-b293-f5c5-b3d0fc9d59e4/mzl.gcdtfosi.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/45/ec/14/45ec14b9-5762-ac31-562b-acf4903a8090/mzl.zldhxrii.png/960x640.png)

## Defender 1 Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 11 (21%)
- 4 stars: 6 (12%)
- 3 stars: 2 (4%)
- 2 stars: 11 (21%)
- 1 stars: 22 (42%)

## Defender 1 Reviews in United States

### **--- "Nostalgia only"
Bringing back the old school classic was a great idea but a failure in execution.  I like the joystick option for right or left hand play but it’s just not responsive at all.  Needs another update to fix it and app shows last update a year ago….
-- OldSchool70!, 2025-12-19

### **--- "Crashes to often"
Love this game, thanks for putting it together. Unfortunately it crashes often. Have to unload and reload to get rid of cache. Also little known hack of saving 3 or more astronauts then warping to a star gate isn’t included.
-- Lardbass, 2025-06-20

### *---- "Don’t Waste Your Money"
The controls are awful in my opinion. They needlessly made the entire joystick one small area of the screen and same with fire button. Your finger will stray away from the tiny joy stick and fire button every time. I played twice and deleted it. Sorry to be harsh but want to save people money.
-- Couch Pot8o, 2025-03-09

### ****- "Great game but no audio."
Please update this game, it’s super fun but the sound works intermittently on all my devices. The app is due for an update!
-- HabibiArt, 2024-01-08

### ****- "Excellent!"
nt but no sound on my iphone 13. Is there a fix?
-- Jim007TC, 2023-11-27

### **--- "Controls are awful"
Controls are awful, too sensitive for small screens and no way to adjust.
Don’t waste your money.
-- Johnny SciFi, 2023-11-24

### ***** "Defender"
I’ve loved this game since I was a kid. It would be awesome if you could add support for controllers like Backbone.
-- RBSemones, 2023-03-28

### ****- "Controls touchy but not really a problem"
Just like I remember except I thought it was possible to rescue survivors  on the floor. Not possible here
-- fragPUP, 2023-02-12

### **--- "No audio on iPad"
Great on iPhone but audio does not work on iPad
-- BravoKiloVictor, 2022-12-24

### *---- "Literally the worst"
This is literally the worst game I’ve ever downloaded. The controls are lackluster and the Audio doesn’t even work. Not muted. Just no sound. You are playing in silence.
-- Arondale, 2022-08-21

### *---- "Absolutely terrible"
Slow paced, terrible response, and a huge waste of time and money
-- Nknowles123, 2022-07-05

### ***** "Retro Fun!"
This is a faithful reproduction of the defender I played as a kid. Lots of retro fun to be had!

I know some people didn't like the old joystick. I never used that one so I can't say, but the newer 8 direction virtual joystick works great.
-- GM Scott, 2022-04-01

### ***** "Like being back in 1982!!!!!"
Omg!    Whoever says this game isn’t like the old one and the controls are too hard, they weren’t good at it in the first place!   I LOVE this game! I mean I FREAKING LOVE it!   It took me about an hour to start to figure it out.  It’s probably as close as we will ever get to having the game in our basement.  The ONLY thing is it’s a little hard to go up and down sometimes but what do you expect on a phone screen????  I miss the hyperspace unless you can tell me how to do it.   I’m up to 100,000 so far and it’s so fun remembering the old days and the sounds are incredible!!!!   Thank you for bringing this back from the past and to the future!!!!!!!!!    5 stars!!!!!
-- Michael Czaplewski, 2022-03-06

### ***-- "Good memories rough execution"
The game is fun but the control is lag a little and the lasers don’t react properly when you change direction they do not streak across the screen but stop when you move at first.
-- uhprofeng, 2022-02-15

### **--- "gun sound"
the machine gun doesn’t sound like original.
-- dalstonton, 2021-09-16

### *---- "Don’t buy it"
Horrible - ship doesn’t continue moving after thrusters stop.  Controls are badly spaced.
-- Chris Brookins, 2020-10-11

### **--- "Controls need work"
Needs to be more like the original.  They are too unresponsive and too far apart.
-- Seniorjeffypoo, 2020-07-12

### ***** "The game I grew up with"
This is awesome, the game I grew up with. Controls a bit clunky like someone said but THATS DEFENDER. Really well done and appreciated.
-- Reed Richards 1000, 2020-06-27

### *---- "Don’t waste your money"
I was so excited to find Defender.  This was my favorite game growing up but THIS Defender is a rip off.   Not worth the one star I just gave it.
-- RBG-, 2020-05-01

### *---- "Controls ruin the experience !"
I read the reviews and still bought it. WHAT WAS I THINKING 🤷🏼‍♂️ I played for less then 5 minutes and deleted the game. It was the biggest waste of $$$$ ever !
-- Ohionut, 2020-02-16

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## Defender 1 Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Games | #184 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | Games | #386 |

## Defender 1 Discovered Keywords
- defender 1

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## Defender 1 Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/united-states)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/united-kingdom)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/germany)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/australia)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/new-zealand)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/canada)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/sweden)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/italy)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/mexico)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/saudi-arabia)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/ukraine)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/vietnam)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/south-africa)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/brazil)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/switzerland)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/egypt)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/finland)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/indonesia)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/kuwait)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/nigeria)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/defender-1-mKNg/nepal)

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