Defender III vs River Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Defender III
Lead your warriors and defend your kingdom from a dark dragon army in this epic tower defense game. Explore over 500 levels, master 4 elements, and upgrade your weapons and magic to defeat powerful bosses and evil magic.
- Over 500 levels
- Explore 4 elements (Wind, Water, Earth, Fire)
- More than 50 skills to explore
- Forge weapons and upgrade towers
- More than 40 magical powers
- Defeat epic monsters and bosses
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The Monsters are Back! Calling all warriors to lead your nation and defend your precious kingdom! The dark dragon army is led by four strong bosses, and you need to protect your realm and tower and defeat the dark magic in this epic battle! The allied warriors have only one choice: defend, defend, defend. Are you ready? The new and upgraded Defender III is a tower defense game that empowers players with a huge variety of magic powers and skills to defend themselves from the great evil. Change scenes from dark forests to snow mountains and fight evil bosses. FUN GAMEPLAY *More than 50 skills to explore *More than 500 levels to conquer *Explore all 4 elements: Wind, Water, Earth, Fire! *Epic Monsters waiting for you to defeat them! *Gorgeous game play scenes ENHANCE YOUR ARMY *FORGE weapons, upgrade bow or towers to strengthen defense *MAGIC SEARCH more than 40 splendid magical powers *ALCHEMY: complete quests to recover mana fast
River Drift
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Welcome to River Drift , the endless river game where one tap is the difference between survival and a very fast rock. This is version 1.0: global leaderboard, private leagues with friend codes, and a river that never slows down. Get on the water.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: River Drift at none against Defender III's 11. Defender III's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Defender III sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. River Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Defender III | River Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DROIDHEN LIMITED | RONALD PAUL FAHY |
Bugs and requests
Defender III
Reported bugs
5 issues- Battle mode crashes frequently
- Inconsistent reward delivery
- Spinning wheel not working as intended
- Sync issues after device changes
- Graphical glitches on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more enemy/level variety
- Improve World Raid mode
- Implement level select option
- Optimize for newer devices
- Add more ways to earn premium currency
River Drift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Defender III
- 20 Crystals$1.99
- 20 Crystals + EXTRA$1.99
- 60 Crystals$4.99
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- 60 Crystals + EXTRA$4.99
- 210000 Coins + EXTRA$9.99
- Festival Pack B$9.99
- Tower Pack$9.99
- Crate of Coins + EXTRA$9.99
- 200 Crystals$14.99
- 200 Crystals + EXTRA$14.99
- Sylph + Gnome + Undine + Salamander$19.99
River Drift
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Defender III free?
Is River Drift free?
Do Defender III or River Drift have ads?
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