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Cell Survivor

Embark on an epic role-playing adventure in Cell Survivor, a tactical RPG gam…

Snap Brain Games
Multiple ad networks — Code from multiple ad networksAggressive ads — Reported by users: Aggressive ad loadDeletion (dev says) — Developer says you can request data deletion
Google Play rating4.0★165.7K ratings
PriceFreeIn-app purchases
Age9+Store age rating
CategoryGames

At a glance

Full report

From our automated analysis, 18 Oct 2026. Every label links to its evidence in the full report below.

This analysis describes version 2.23 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-18 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 2.23, updated 2026-10-10.

Preview

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Store screenshots supplied by the developer.

About this app

Embark on an epic role-playing adventure in Cell Survivor, a tactical RPG game that tests your survival skills in intense microscopic battles within survival games. 🚀 Dive into the vast cellular universe and strategically defeat unpredictable virus bosses and germ enemies with precision, quick reflexes, and tactical prowess in this roguelike RPG. Gear up to unleash your inner warrior in one of the most exhilarating RPG survival games crafted for fans of role playing games and cell defense!

🎮 Gameplay:

Progress through Cell Survivor, a challenging survival games experience, facing off against increasingly difficult virus bosses and germ threats that demand sharp combat tactics and strategic foresight. Each boss is like a complex puzzle in role playing games, with distinct weak spots requiring precise strikes for successful takedowns in cell defense scenarios.…

From the developer’s store description.

For developers and the curious

The full report

The evidence, sources, measurements and versions behind every label above.

Findings and evidence

3 published · 2 shown, not confirmed

Things to watch for 2

Findings that met the published evidence standard.

Multiple ad networks bundled

Measured

Bundles 11 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Fyber / Digital Turbine Exchange and 7 more

Sources
SDKs in the app package
Agreement
A measured fact from one deterministic, checkable source.
Where measured
Found in the Android app’s package
Definition

The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.

Package artefact

sha256:56d15dc247943d71adcd2ceaae6e5b995bd04f7d01ac08338ad6103016c06d89

Aggressive ad load

Reported by 144 users

Aggressive ad load: raised by 144 distinct reviewers (20.6% of 698 reviews scanned)

Sources
User reviews
Agreement
User reports only. Published because the review evidence cleared this label’s own reviewer threshold.
Where measured
From Google Play reviews
Reported by
Raised by 144 distinct reviewers — 20.6% of the 698 reviews scanned on this store leg (Google Play).
Published threshold
27 reviewers and 2.12% of at least 500 reviews
Definition

Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.

Open evidence

Positives 1

Specific evidence of a useful property, within the stated scope.

Developer says data deletion can be requested

Measured

The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text

Sources
The store listing
Agreement
A measured fact from one deterministic, checkable source.
Where measured
From the Google Play listing
Definition

The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.

Open evidence

One source only — shown, not confirmed 2

Open observations that have not cleared the evidence bar.

Progress pauses until you wait or pay

One source only

Energy / timer gating: raised by 5 distinct reviewers (0.7% of 698 reviews scanned)

Sources
User reviews
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
From Google Play reviews

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

Use is rationed by an energy/hearts/lives meter that runs out and forces a wait or a purchase.

Open evidence

Pay to progress

One source only

Pay to progress: raised by 27 distinct reviewers (3.9% of 698 reviews scanned)

Sources
User reviews
Agreement
Only one kind of source so far. Shown, not counted.
Where measured
From Google Play reviews

This observation has not cleared the required evidence standard.

Definition

Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.

Open evidence

What reviewers report

698 reviews read · 3 review-based observations

698 reviews read for this analysis. Each observation keeps the sample and store it was based on.

Aggressive ad load

Published finding

Raised by 144 distinct reviewers — 20.6% of the 698 reviews scanned on this store leg (Google Play).

NOT-SO-OPTIONAL ADS. Satisfying, but VERY STRESSFUL. It is designed so that you SWALLOW ADS like there's no tomorrow. The RNG sways in favor of advertising, and even worse, if the game detects that you don't watch their ads and manage to…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-08-26

Run don't walk FROM this game... unless you enjoy hundreds of ads per day. Such a crummy game design to have so many ads. Also, many bugs such as hits not registering and screen going black/game freezing. 2 stars instead of 1 only because…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-09-28

WAY TOO MANY ADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fun concept, but you can't actually beat a round without watching an annoying amount of ads. even having a power level above the recommended doesn't help you clear the level…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-09-26

Progress pauses until you wait or pay

Shown, not confirmed

way too hard for no reason. Why am I not able to get past 50% of level 8 when I have over 4x the recommended power?? on easy mode?? There's no reason the game needs to be this difficult, easy mode isnt even close to easy. Recommended…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-08-17

if you only want to play for 10 minutes a day this is the game for you. you have to wait hours just to play a 5 minute round.

1★ · Google Play · 2026-08-30

Ad Farming Trash Gives you way underpowered items beginning in level one. Long unskippable ads. Not Interested button does nothing. Energy takes forever to regenerate so you want to revive when you inevitably die, but now you're stuck in…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-08-27

Pay to progress

Shown, not confirmed

The sheer volume of ads is absurd. before progression was locked behind a paywall, the game was fun enough to tolerate the ads. but now? absolutely not. and here is the dik punch. paying will not remove the ads. even pay to win players…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-09-29

This is not F2P friendly, and its not even P2W. Do not spend any money on this game. the devs will rewrite anything and make your purchases useless. Please note they are currently selling ANOTHER item promising the same thing that was…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-10-10

Too hard to progress. It makes no sense trying to beat a single level for DAYS! Choosing perks? They won't change much. It's mostly luck or a p2w. It was like that from level one. After weeks I barely reached level 11. Real entertaining…

1★ · Google Play · 2026-09-26

A sampled review illustrates one person’s experience. It does not establish a finding on its own.

Measurements

8 measured · 0 not assessed

Supporting measurements. They are not a complete list of possible harms or positives. “Not assessed” means we could not measure it — never zero, never a pass.

From store data and reviews

Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
3 or more themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the app package we scanned

Android package 2.23, scanned 18 Oct 2026. These describe that package, not the current store version.

Sensitive permissions
None requested
Counted against a fixed list of eighteen sensitive Android permissions: sixteen runtime permissions, among them location, camera, microphone, contacts and SMS, and two the user must switch on in system settings, drawing over other apps and usage access. Requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.

Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured

Versions and dates analysed

Assessed 18 Oct 2026

This analysis describes version 2.23 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-18 . The app may have changed since.

The store currently lists version 2.23, updated 2026-10-10.

Store update history

Each store’s release notes, as the developer wrote them. They are the developer’s words, not ours.

Google Play

Version 2.23 · 2026-10-10

No release notes were provided for this version.

Version 2.21 · 2026-09-24

No release notes were provided for this version.

Assessment record

Status
Automated analysis
App identifier
cell-survivor-google-defense-roguelike-cell-shoot-survivor
Assessment date
18 Oct 2026
Sources used
6 independent signals: user reviews, SDKs in the app package, the app's own on-screen text, the app manifest, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure
Reviews read
698
Package examined
Android · 2.23 · scanned 18 Oct 2026
Measurement vocabulary
1.4
Human inspection
Not completed

Assessed 2026-10-18 from 698 user reviews, the app's package, the store listing and its privacy label.

How this page was produced

Analyzed 2026-10-18 Version analyzed: 2.236 independent signals698 reviews scannedConfidence: HighNot human-reviewedVocabulary v1.13Methodology v1.3
Signals run: user reviews, SDKs in the app package, the app's own on-screen text, the app manifest, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure.

Store facts

Google Play

What the stores publish. Store ratings are the stores’ numbers, not Appworthy’s, and are never averaged across stores.

Google Play

Store rating
3.96 ★ · 165,667 ratings
Version
2.23
Updated
10 Oct 2026
Price
Free · In-app purchases
Age rating
9+
Size
Not supplied
Open in Google Play
Developer
Snap Brain Games
Category
Games
Listing price
Free · In-app purchases

Purchases the store lists

 What this app sells
Google Play doesn’t publish per-purchase prices, so this list covers the other store only.

Method and limits

What this report can and cannot show

How the automated analysis works

This assessment is produced automatically. Six independent signals are read — user reviews, SDKs in the app package, the app's own on-screen text, the app manifest, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure — and each candidate finding is filed under the sources that support it.

No charge stands on one kind of evidence — with one published exception. A finding is either a measured fact that anyone can reproduce (an ad SDK is in the package; every subscription bills weekly; the privacy label omits a tracker we can see), or it is an interpretation — and an interpretation needs independent sources to agree before it reaches the catch list. The exception is a harm only users can see: a charge may publish from reviews alone, as “Reported by N users”, once enough reviewers raise it to clear that charge’s own published bar. That agreement rule is what replaced the human reviewer, not a model’s confidence.

There is no overall score, on purpose. A 0–99 number was published here until 2026-09-15. It was withdrawn because it discriminated too weakly to be the instrument — 44.7% of every pair of apps tied — and because a single number is a verdict where a count is an observation. What publishes instead is a row of measurements, each of which says what was counted and, where we could not look, says that instead.

Findings under One source only are real reports we do not stand behind as findings. They are shown because withholding them entirely would hide a genuine complaint, and labelled because publishing them as charges would be an accusation off a single source.

Limits of this report

  • A package scan is static. It identifies code and text in one Android build. It does not measure a live ad session, test a deletion request, or count the steps needed to cancel.
  • Reviews keep their sample. A review-only charge shows distinct reviewers, the share and the sample size, and is published only once it clears that label’s published threshold. Calibration labels are machine-drafted and not yet confirmed by a person.
  • Not assessed is a state. It is never a zero and never a pass.
  • A missing label is not a clean bill of health. It means the evidence did not support one, not that the app is problem-free.
Not yet human-reviewed. A hands-on test can confirm or contradict a finding and adds its own measurements; it does not change a measurement row. Hands-on inspections are not yet open.

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