Element TD Lite vs Cursed Treasure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element TD Lite
Build towers by combining elements to defend against waves of creeps in this free tower defense game. Explore countless strategies with unique towers, creep types, and game modes. Compete globally and unlock achievements.
- Elemental tower combinations
- 44 unique towers with upgrades
- 56 creep types
- Multiple game modes
- Global leaderboards
- 30 achievements
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Element TD returns in this free tower defense game based on elemental combinations. The elements you choose determine the towers that you can build. Countless combinations offer more strategies to discover. Element TD provides hours of challenging gameplay to fans and new players alike. The level of depth and replayability are unparalleled among tower defense games; - Global leaderboard to compete against your friends and the world - 44 different towers with unique abilities and multiple upgrade paths - 56 different creep types to challenge your defenses - 5 different maps to mix up your tactics - 6 different elements (Light, Darkness, Water, Fire, Nature, Earth) - 4 different modes (Random, Chaos, Rush, God) - 5 different difficulty settings - 30 different achievements to complete - Family-friendly theme so everyone can play this defense game - Now free to play We are continually working to improve our tower defense. Please share your ideas and report bugs to our community (forums.eletd.com). Your contributions are invaluable to making this the best free tower defense game.
Cursed Treasure
Defend your precious gems as a ruthless Overlord commanding orcs, undead, and demons. Strategize your defenses, build powerful towers with unique upgrades, and unleash devastating spells to stop waves of heroes from stealing your treasure. Achieve the highest rating on all 15 challenging levels.
- Protect gems from hero waves
- Towers with 12 upgrades
- 33 epic skills to unlock
- Devastating spells
- 15 challenging levels
- Hours of replayability
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Protect your gems from being stolen by "good" heroes in this classic tower defense game. Play the bad guy - a ruthless Overlord with the combined might of orcs, undead, and demons at your command. You've worked hard to amass your ill-gotten gain, but wave after wave of self-appointed heroes want to take your Gems. Set your defenses, build your strategy and destroy the heroes, always keeping one thing in mind: Don't Touch My Gems! - Protect your Gems from waves of pilfering heroes - Awesome towers with 12 different upgrades and unique powers - 33 epic skills to unlock and add to your firepower - Devastating spells like Meteor and Frenzy to unleash on the invaders - 15 challenging levels - Many hours of play and replay to achieve the coveted "Brilliant" rating on all levels
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Element TD Lite at none against Cursed Treasure's shown. Element TD Lite also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Cursed Treasure's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 60%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Element TD Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cursed Treasure sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cursed Treasure holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Element TD Lite's written reviews are positive against 89% of Cursed Treasure's.
Element TD Lite ships an update every 2 months, Cursed Treasure every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element TD Lite | Cursed Treasure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Element Studios | IriySoft |
Customer experience
Element TD Lite
Cursed Treasure
In-app purchases
Element TD Lite
- Unlock Everything and Remove Ads$0.99
Cursed Treasure
- No Ads$2.99
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