Comparison

Elemental Strike vs Nexus Tower Defense

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

Head to head
About

Elemental Strike

Build elemental towers to defend your lands from enemy hordes. Combine up to three elements to create unique towers with special abilities. Strategize tower placement and skills to optimize their support and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Elemental tower building
  • Combine up to three elements
  • Unique tower abilities
  • Strategic tower placement
  • Targetable and passive skills
  • Defend against enemy hordes
Features
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There are five main elements in the world: wind, fire, water, earth and lightning. With these elements, build towers and fight against the enemy hordes that threaten our lands. Each element has both strengths and weaknesses. Power-up and combine up to three elements to forge new towers each with their own abilities. Some towers have skills that you can target and activate while others provide passive bonuses. Craft your own tower build and placement strategies to optimize their support of each other to win!

About

Nexus Tower Defense

Features
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DEFEND THE NEXUS. COMMAND THE DEFENDERS. STOP THE SWARM. Nexus Tower Defense is a fast-paced, comic-style sci-fi tower defense game. Place original Nexus Defenders on rooftop tiles, upgrade them through Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers, and shred waves of alien grub-bots before they reach your base. SIX UNIQUE DEFENDERS • ARC PILOT — guided rockets; Smart Rockets home in at Gold • STORM BRUTE — earth-shaking area slam (ground) • VOLT RANGER — chain lightning that jumps between enemies • SHADOW CLAW — brutal melee shredder (unlock with Nexus Credits) • PULSE MAGE — continuous piercing energy beam • TITAN GUARD — long-range heavy cannon STRATEGIC, NOT GRINDY • Tap or drag to place — green means go, red means blocked • Three in-mission upgrade tiers: damage, fire rate and range grow • Permanent meta upgrades with Nexus Credits (Characters screen) • Sell weak towers for a partial refund and rebuild smarter • Ground and air targeting — drones need anti-air coverage • Tight economy: every credit counts, every wave pays 150 CAMPAIGN MISSIONS + ENDLESS • Easy / Medium / Hard — 50 missions each, rising pressure • Tutorial that teaches place, upgrade, start wave and speed • NEXUS SIEGE (Endless) — three spawn portals come online over time; Easy / Medium / Hard / Custom presets • Survive as long as you can and chase your best score COMPETE & PROGRESS • Global leaderboard (Game Center / Play Games) • Earn Nexus Credits from clears and endless runs • Unlock heroes and power them up between missions MADE FOR MOBILE • Landscape, fast rounds, 2x speed toggle, big touch targets • Original comic-book art with bold outlines • Punchy soundtrack and per-hero attack sounds • Turkish & English • Play offline — no account required to start Free to play with optional rewarded bonuses. Remove interstitial ads forever with a one-time purchase. Cosmetic Neon FX pack for style hunters. Mega Bundle available in the Shop. Build. Upgrade. Hold the line. The Nexus is counting on you!

Screenshots

Elemental Strike3 screens
Nexus Tower Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elemental Strike at none against Nexus Tower Defense's 3. Elemental Strike also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On price 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. Nexus Tower Defense sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Elemental Strike asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elemental Strike versus Nexus Tower Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElemental StrikeNexus Tower Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB34 MB
Age rating12+9+
Developer会勇 陈Kadir Ogreten

In-app purchases

None

Elemental Strike

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Nexus Tower Defense

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Neon Pack$0.99
  • Mega Bundle$1.49

Questions

Is Elemental Strike free?
Elemental Strike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nexus Tower Defense free?
Nexus Tower Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elemental Strike or Nexus Tower Defense have ads?
Nexus Tower Defense shows ads; Elemental Strike does not.

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