Comparison

Blox Tower Defense vs Grumpy Gaffer

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

Head to head
About

Blox Tower Defense

Features
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BLOX is a fast-paced Tower Defense game where you fend off digital invaders threatening your computer while earning rewards for your strategic skills! Help the adorable Blox build data blocks while fighting off malicious attacks. Choose from a variety of towers, upgrade them, and adapt your strategy to every uniquely designed level. - Tactical tower defense - Unique level challenges - In-game rewards The Blockchain needs you. Can you hold the line?

About

Grumpy Gaffer

Defend your home from annoying neighbors in this strategy game. Clone, mutate, and scare them away using unique characters and power-ups across numerous levels. Enjoy a built-in Sudoku game and competitive modes.

Highlights
  • Drag, drop, and tap gameplay
  • 20 characters with unique abilities
  • 20 different power-ups
  • 90 levels across 3 stages
  • Endless and Nightmare modes
  • Integrated Sudoku game
  • Weekly Coliseum competitions
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After a long and hardworking life, Mr Gaffer just wants to spend his days playing sudoku, away from everything that annoys him. But his peace is constantly interrupted by his annoying neighbors, so he'll have to face one last battle. It's time to clone, mutate, and scare them all away! Help Mr. Gaffer defend the peace of his home in this strategy game where your knowledge and agility will be necessary to face frantic waves of annoying invaders. Features: - Gameplay: Very simple mechanics of drag, drop, and tap. - Characters: 20 characters with unique abilities. - Power-ups: Around 20 different power-ups to help you progress through the levels. - Stages: 3 completely different stages with unique features, for a total of 90 levels! - Endless Mode: In this mode, you can play dynamically generated levels. How far will you go? - Nightmare Mode: Ultra-challenging levels where your skills will be tested to the max. - Smash Storm: A dynamic and fun minigame where you can directly smash the invaders. - Sudoku: To keep Mr. Gaffer happy, we’ve included a fully functional sudoku game where you can customize the difficulty and earn extra rewards. - Coliseum: Want to prove you're the best? Compete weekly to reach the highest score and get rewards. - Gallery: A complete catalog where you can get to know each of the characters and power-ups in-depth, which will assist you in battle. And this is just the beginning. Stay tuned for future updates where you’ll be able to meet more characters, explore new scenarios, and enjoy new game modes.

Screenshots

Blox Tower Defense4 screens
Grumpy Gaffer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blox Tower Defense at none against Grumpy Gaffer's 5. On price, update cadence, 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. Grumpy Gaffer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Blox Tower Defense asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blox Tower Defense ships an update every 3 weeks, Grumpy Gaffer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Blox Tower Defense versus Grumpy Gaffer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlox Tower DefenseGrumpy Gaffer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size572 MB831 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBlockBastardsGrupo de Desarrolladores RC Games, S.R.L.

In-app purchases

None

Blox Tower Defense

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Grumpy Gaffer

One-time5
  • Small Coin Package$0.99
  • Mid Coin Package$4.99
  • Premium$4.99
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  • Medium Coin Package$9.99
  • Big Coin Package$29.99

Questions

Is Blox Tower Defense free?
Blox Tower Defense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grumpy Gaffer free?
Grumpy Gaffer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blox Tower Defense or Grumpy Gaffer have ads?
Neither Blox Tower Defense nor Grumpy Gaffer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blox Tower Defense or Grumpy Gaffer?
Blox Tower Defense ships an update every 3 weeks, and Grumpy Gaffer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blox Tower Defense was updated on August 18, 2026 and Grumpy Gaffer on June 1, 2026.

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