Comparison

Defender III vs River Drift

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

River Drift

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Defender III4 screens
River Drift2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Defender III sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. River Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Defender III versus River Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefender IIIRiver Drift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDROIDHEN LIMITEDRONALD 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

11 purchases

Defender III

One-time11
  • 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
None

River Drift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Defender III free?
Defender III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is River Drift free?
River Drift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Defender III or River Drift have ads?
Both Defender III and River Drift show ads.

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