Nanuleu vs Grid Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- RTS/Tower defense gameplay
- Magical tree network control
- Strategic planting and expansion
- Resource acquisition
- Enemy defense
- Five distinct scenarios
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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
Grid Defense
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Nanuleu ships an update every 2 months, Grid Defense weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nanuleu | Grid Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Selva Interactive | Dimitar 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
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- 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
Nanuleu
No in-app purchases
Grid Defense
- Full Game Unlock$1.99





