Comparison

Nanuleu vs Grid Defense

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

Head to head
About

Nanuleu

Control a network of magical trees in this minimalist strategy game. Plant, expand, acquire resources, and defend against enemies to capture points and achieve victory. Features five distinct scenarios for varied gameplay.

Highlights
  • RTS/Tower defense gameplay
  • Magical tree network control
  • Strategic planting and expansion
  • Resource acquisition
  • Enemy defense
  • Five distinct scenarios
Features
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Nanuleu is a RTS/Tower defense game where you control a network of magical trees that need to survive and defeat the enemies that attempt to destroy them. In this game your only task is to plant, but while doing so you need to choose between expansion, resource acquisition and defense. Your objectives are to capture certain points on the map and destroy your enemies, before it is too late. The game features five different scenarios: First Contact, Invasion, Exploration, Counterattack and Remnants. **Second place winner of the Indie Game Maker Contest 2015. "This is definitely a game that you’ll keep wanting to come back to time and time again." - App Advice "Nanuleu is an excellent strategy game with tower defense elements." - iTopNews

About

Grid Defense

Features
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GRID DEFENSE is a fast, hand-tuned tower defense game about one simple job: hold the line. Six towers. Seven breeds of creep. One winding path. Place your defenses, upgrade under pressure, and stop everything the grid throws at you across 25 escalating waves — then push into endless mode. FREE TO START Download and play the first 10 waves free. Clear wave 10 to unlock the complete game with a single one-time purchase. No ads. No timers. No subscriptions. THE FULL GAME UNLOCKS • All 25 waves + endless mode • A second battlefield — The Quarry, where terrain fights back. Golems terraform the ground as they march, ore pockets pay out gold when cracked, and a keystone wall splits the map — hold it or watch the shortcut open • Tower-smashing GOLEMS — armored bruisers that stop to wreck your towers • WARDENS that raise energy shields — burst them before they recharge • A deployable DWARF hero — a roaming gunner only the wasps can touch, who levels up to repair wrecked towers and mine ore for gold • Bosses and the final victory stand • The global online leaderboard — submit your score and claim your rank SIX TOWERS, EVERY ONE USEFUL Gunner, Cannon, Frost, Venom, Tesla, Sniper — each with upgrades and a role. Freeze a swarm, chain-zap a cluster, poison the tanks, or snipe through armor. There's no single right build. AN ORIGINAL SCORE A title theme by IVEM BEATS plays you in, and every tower fires its own sound — know what's shooting without looking. BUILT FOR TOUCH Designed for the phone from the ground up — tap to build, tap to upgrade, pinch and pan the battlefield. The board fills your screen edge to edge. Landscape, smooth, and playable offline. No ads. No subscriptions. No login. Just you, the grid, and the line you have to hold.

Screenshots

Nanuleu4 screens
Grid Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grid Defense at Free against Nanuleu's $2.99. Grid Defense also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Nanuleu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Grid Defense is free to download; Nanuleu costs $2.99 up front. Grid Defense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nanuleu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nanuleu ships an update every 2 months, Grid Defense weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nanuleu versus Grid Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNanuleuGrid Defense
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (71 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings71 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB10 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSelva InteractiveDimitar Porkov

Bugs and requests

Nanuleu

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game doesn't start
  • Technical glitches
  • Black bars on screen edges
  • Laggy performance
  • Sound issues (not respecting do not disturb)

Requested features

19 requests
  • More levels
  • More maps
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More unit/enemy variety
  • Sequel to the game
Show 14 more
  • Story mode
  • More creative defense trees
  • Upgrade trees
  • Build walls
  • Option to keep an island
  • Fix battery drain issue
  • Add more towers
  • Add more enemies
  • More replayability
  • More content
  • New maps
  • New trees
  • More games like this
  • Expand the game

Grid Defense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nanuleu

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Grid Defense

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is Nanuleu free?
Nanuleu costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid Defense free?
Grid Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nanuleu or Grid Defense have ads?
Neither Nanuleu nor Grid Defense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nanuleu or Grid Defense?
Nanuleu ships an update every 2 months, and Grid Defense weekly. Most recently, Nanuleu was updated on September 19, 2026 and Grid Defense on September 9, 2026.

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