# Ember Guards — user reviews > 21 indexed App Store user reviews of Ember Guards by Evgeniy Negin, rated 3.70/5 from 11 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ember-guards/id1011799194/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ember-guards/id1011799194.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (1 of 21) ### 1/5 — Terrible programming. *2016-07-26, version 1.5.1* Deleted this game within the first day. Towers do not target first enemies that go by on a regular basis. This is a basic function of tower defense games and they failed at it miserably. Huge let down of a game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pay to Win *2018-07-03, version 1.5.9* No real strategy, just spend money to progress. I don’t mind paying for a game, but it would be nice to just pay once for a balanced challenge. This game wants you to keep paying, even after purchasing the starter pack. Also ads. ### 1/5 — Way too hard, pay to play *2018-06-13, version 1.5.9* As others have said, it’s extremely difficult and requires major patience or money to progress. When you can’t beat the tutorial levels without spending money, there’s no point in playing further. Only three tower types, instead of the usual 4-5, and they don’t always attack the first enemy within range. That’s more bad programming. Needless to say it’s frustrating and boring to have to play the same map over and over. Good for an hour, then uninstall. I’d give it zero stars if I could. ### 1/5 — Won't download needed pack *2017-07-31, version 1.5.8* Fails to download ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2017-07-23, version 1.5.7* Patch wont load. ### 1/5 — Broken *2017-07-20, version 1.5.7* Game will not even start ### 1/5 — Still can't even start the game *2017-06-25, version 1.5.7* The required content update still won't start. ### 1/5 — Can't download "content pack." *2017-06-24, version 1.5.7* Even after the latest update, I can't download the "content pack" from 2 different WiFi networks. ### 1/5 — No down load *2017-05-09, version 1.5.6* Why am I unable to download this product? Does not provoke a great deal of consumer confidence. T.W. ### 1/5 — Won't start *2017-05-05, version 1.5.6* Looks fun, but haven't been able to play it. Every time I start it, it tells me it's unable to download a content pack. ### 1/5 — greed game *2016-09-16, version 1.5.5* no money no way to pass through ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Flying enemies *2019-11-30, version 1.5.9* Can you please make the mortar’s rocket ability, electric tower and most spells affect flying enemies? ### 5/5 — Ok *2018-03-12, version 1.5.9* Like ### 5/5 — Great TD game *2017-12-19, version 1.5.9* Very enjoyable and a lot of challenging levels. Just wish you could fast forward when playing. Well worth a look ### 5/5 — Good game *2017-03-26, version 1.5.6* A little bit grindy, but nice ### 5/5 — Fun RPG TD *2016-07-27, version 1.5.1* This game has in-depth RPG elements along with the traditional tower defense mechanics. The art style is very good and fun to watch. The game plays well and although to unlock everything may be a grind it doesn't seem like it because the game is just fun to play. If they offer the $.99 starter pack it's worth it and will jumpstart your adventure. ### 4/5 — Fun game *2018-01-09, version 1.5.9* This game is addicting but simple. ### 3/5 — Unbalanced *2016-09-16, version 1.5.5* Ok tower defense. Unbalanced must pay money to make out higher levels. Good for a few days then delete. ### 3/5 — Too Difficult *2016-01-02, version 1.0.3* The game has great potential but the first few levels are way too hard. Tutorial is too short. There is no way to track your money during a game so you know when you can upgrade towers. There is no Indication for how much longer the level is going to be, etc. graphics and concept is cool but they need to back off of the difficulty and make some improvements. ### 3/5 — :/ *2015-12-06, version 1.0.3* Highly polished TD game with great video/audio. Seems unnecessarily difficult even from the start. I want to buy the IAP, but it feels forced rather than 'nice boost'. Not sure I'll bother keeping this gem. ### 2/5 — Mediocre with potential *2018-01-11, version 1.5.9* Not the worst out there, but it isn't near the top. The art feels old. The gameplay is slow, and feels frustrating most of the time. There's a lack of real tutorials, and sometimes it turns into hunting for information. I didn't like it enough to play longer than a week. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*