Run Squish vs Castle Defender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run Squish
Tap cartoon monsters to squish them in a burst of color and goo. Score bonuses by squishing as many as possible quickly, but be aware that the monsters will fight back. Unlock new environments and experiences as you play.
- Tap to squish monsters
- Score bonuses for speed
- Monsters fight back
- Unlockable Halloween experiences
- Fun combo system
- Easy to learn gameplay
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An assortment of Halloween monsters have gotten loose! Visit unique environments and squish them to curb the outbreak! Tap a monster to squish in a cartoon burst of color and goo. Squish as many as possible in the shortest amount of time to score bonuses. But watch out, because the monsters will fight back! - Don't let the Gooey Ghosts slime you! - These Vampire Bats have been feeding... and they bite! - See the creatures of Eyeball Land bounce to the music hypnotically, and attack your mind! The Ghosts, Eyeballs, and Vampire levels have returned for Halloween. And now, they fight back! • Three squishable halloween monsters and environments • Fun combo system to earn insanely high scores • Balance your high score with survival as monsters attack you • Many small game balancing, graphics updates, and other improvements • Tutorial for new players • Easy to learn gameplay • Get ridiculously high scores as your skill improves • Unlock three "Hall-o-ween" experiences as you play. Thank you for playing, and please let us know of any issues, questions, or ideas you have! More content coming soon, including a never-before-released Winter course, and the return of Springtime levels.
Castle Defender
Defend your town from relentless skeleton armies in this arcade shooting tower defense game. Upgrade weapons and defenses to survive increasing waves and defeat the undead boss. Shoot your way through the hordes to protect the city and its people.
- Wave-based skeleton defense
- Weapon and defense upgrades
- Boss battles
- Arcade shooting gameplay
- Town protection
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Waves of skeleton armies are attacking your town, and you have no time as the undead keep attacking you. The machine gun is undoubtedly what you need for this! Be prepared to deal with the increasing waves of skeletons by upgrading your weapons, defences, and reloading ammo. It's time to shoot some bones! Troopers vs Skeletons is a unique shooting tower defence arcade game. In the game, you must defend your town for as long as possible to reach the boss of the undead. Are you able to hold off the hostile forces attacking your town? Fight for the city and its people!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Castle Defender at Free against Run Squish's $0.99. Run Squish's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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
Castle Defender is free to download; Run Squish costs $0.99 up front. Castle Defender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Run Squish asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Run Squish against 5.0 for Castle Defender. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Run Squish has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Run Squish ships an update every 2 months, Castle Defender every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run Squish | Castle Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MetroplexWeb.com | Maysalward UK |
Customer experience
Run Squish
Castle Defender
In-app purchases
Run Squish
No in-app purchases
Castle Defender
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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