# Grow Castle! vs Edo Trade

The clearest difference is update cadence: Edo Trade at every 2 days against Grow Castle!'s every 5 days. Grow Castle!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Grow Castle! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Edo Trade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Grow Castle! ships an update every 5 days, Edo Trade every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Grow Castle! | Edo Trade |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (2.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grow-castle/id1133478462/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **2.2K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 122 MB | 37 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [YONG OK PARK](https://appshunter.io/developer/581876748) | [Kyosuke Takahashi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1393537221) |

## What reviewers say

### Grow Castle!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grow-castle/id1133478462)

Defend your castle from waves of enemies by strategically placing heroes and archers. Upgrade your defenses and recruit over 80 unique heroes, each with special skills, to create powerful combinations and climb the global rankings.

**Highlights:** Castle defense gameplay, Hero and archer placement, Hero skill system, Strategic hero mounting (up to 9), Tower and archer upgrades, Global ranking system

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gold | $2.99 | one-time |
| Crystal | $2.99 | one-time |
| Gold | $4.99 | one-time |
| Crystal | $4.99 | one-time |
| Golden Horn | $4.99 | one-time |
| Auto Battle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Item Box | $4.99 | one-time |
| Gold | $9.99 | one-time |
| Crystal | $9.99 | one-time |
| Hero Slot | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Offline playability
- 💎 Good free-to-play model with optional purchases
- 🕹 Simple yet engaging tower defense mechanics
- 🔥 Satisfying progression and character upgrades

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🕰 Slow progression without paying
- 🔍 Lack of in-depth tutorials
- 🌐 Connectivity issues with online features
- 🎨 Outdated or suboptimal UI on newer devices

**Reported bugs**

- Inability to save or load game progress
- Frequent crashes when accessing the world map
- Disappearing items and lost progress after updates
- Unreliable auto-battle and offline earnings features

**Requested features**

- Add more heroes and towers
- Implement a PvP mode for player-vs-player battles
- Introduce more diverse enemy types and boss battles
- Allow players to create and manage their own guilds
- Improve offline earnings and afk progression


### Edo Trade

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/edo-trade/id6819497582)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Grow Castle! free?

Grow Castle! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Edo Trade free?

Edo Trade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Grow Castle! or Edo Trade have ads?

Both Grow Castle! and Edo Trade show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Grow Castle! or Edo Trade?

Grow Castle! ships an update every 5 days, and Edo Trade every 2 days. Most recently, Grow Castle! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Edo Trade on October 13, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*