Comparison

Plants vs Goblins 3 vs Save The Castle!

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

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About

Plants vs Goblins 3

Defend the Garden Kingdom from a new goblin invasion in this action-packed strategy game. Recruit new plant warriors, upgrade powerful skills, and uncover secrets to drive back the enemy.

Highlights
  • New plant warrior types
  • Vicious new goblin enemies
  • Upgradeable special skills
  • Mysterious benefactor character
  • Diverse quest system
  • Daily free rewards
  • Goblin information library
Features
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Peace has reigned over the verdant fields of the Garden Kingdom for several years following the Second Great Goblin War. While the greenhouses have been rebuilt and the nurseries flourish with budding new citizens, the remnants of war remain in the tales of grizzled veterans telling stories over a glass of fertilizer and dust covered outposts that remain ever vigilant for the threat of goblins from sky and land. The illusion of peace that the plants had hoped would last forever was burst one sunny afternoon day when the guards at a border outpost found themselves frozen in place by a strange looking goblin crackling with an arcane blue glow. Seconds later a goblin moving faster than any they had seen before came in and destroyed the outpost, laying it to waste and clearing the way for the marching hordes that followed over the horizon. War has come again to the Garden Kingdom, with greater threats and more powerful goblins than they’ve ever faced before. But all is not lost, in the time of peace new friends have joined the Garden Kingdom, prickly cacti, fiery Chili Peppers, deadly Dahlias and more all stand with our old heroes to drive the vile threat back to where it came from. In this newest edition of Plants and Goblins You’ll find: - New Cactus, Chili, Dahlia, Pear, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Tomato, and Tulip Garden Warriors - Vicious new mad goblin and freeze goblin enemies. - Upgradeable special Skills including Heavy Rockets, Freezing, Bombs, and more! - A mysterious benefactor known as the Botanist who can’t fight or defend… but has secrets to share. - An endless array of diverse quests that will have you swimming in gold and gems! - Multiple Free Rewards A day - A comprehensive library containing information about all your goblin foes!

About

Save The Castle!

Engage in strategic combat to defend your castle and become a stick fighting champion. Build your warrior, defeat enemies, and conquer new levels with power-ups and upgrades. Enjoy a blend of action, strategy, and puzzle gameplay for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Strategic combat gameplay
  • Warrior upgrades and power-ups
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Boss battles
  • Puzzle elements
  • Bundle offers
Features
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Become the ultimate fighting stick champion and reach the top of the pyramid! build up your warrior, fight after fight, defeat the enemies on the tower, kill the boss, and conquer! Use your mind and strategy to move your hero and win them to get bigger and stronger. Collect the power-ups and bonuses in order to make some cool upgrades! Hundreds of new levels and themes for endless fun! Apply a smart strategy and sharp thinking to move your hero, to the worthy enemies, kill them and gain their strength to get bigger and stronger. Collect the power-ups and bonuses in order to make some cool upgrades! Hundreds of new levels and themes for endless fun! Save the Castle is the best combination of action, strategy, and puzzle in one game! You will enjoy playing this game and build your own stickman empire! Save the Castle is also a part of our game bundles. If you wish to enjoy more games like Save the Castle in just a single click, see above in the “Also Included In” section for the different Bundles in which Save the Castle is part of. Downloading the bundle gives you an additional 9 games from the genre you like in just a single download! Bundles are a package of several apps or games huddled together in one easy install, giving you the advantages of several products in just one download. Read more about all the advantages of the bundle here: https://www.app-central.com/appcentral-specialty

Screenshots

Plants vs Goblins 33 screens
Save The Castle!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plants vs Goblins 3 at 44% against Save The Castle!'s 0%. Plants vs Goblins 3 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Save The Castle!'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 43 months) and rating (3.8 vs 3.5). On price, ratings volume, 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. Save The Castle! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Plants vs Goblins 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save The Castle! holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Plants vs Goblins 3's written reviews are positive against 0% of Save The Castle!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plants vs Goblins 3 ships an update every 43 months, Save The Castle! monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Plants vs Goblins 3 versus Save The Castle!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlants vs Goblins 3Save The Castle!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (15 ratings)3.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB245 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAleksey TselinkoAPP CENTRAL LTD

Customer experience

Plants vs Goblins 3

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Save The Castle!

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plants vs Goblins 3

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Save The Castle!

Subscriptions2
  • All Bundle Features Unlocked!$19.991 Month
  • All AppCentral Games Unlocked!$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Plants vs Goblins 3 free?
Plants vs Goblins 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Save The Castle! free?
Save The Castle! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plants vs Goblins 3 or Save The Castle!?
Save The Castle! is rated higher. Plants vs Goblins 3 averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Save The Castle! averages 3.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Plants vs Goblins 3 or Save The Castle! have ads?
Both Plants vs Goblins 3 and Save The Castle! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Plants vs Goblins 3 or Save The Castle!?
Plants vs Goblins 3 ships an update every 43 months, and Save The Castle! monthly. Most recently, Plants vs Goblins 3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Save The Castle! on October 24, 2026.

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