Space Wrecker vs Core Tower Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Wrecker
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Spaceman had an accident on his way back to Earth and now needs your help! Navigate through colorful planets, collect space junk, and repair the spaceship. Game Features: •Survival Challenge: Push your limits in space adventure! •Pixel Art: Delight your eyes with captivating pixel art graphics. •Planetary Orbits: Use the orbits of planets to navigate through space. •Upgrades: Repair your spaceship, improve your spacesuit, or gain extra time with the collected junk. Story: Spaceman had an accident in space, and his spaceship needs to be repaired before it becomes completely unusable. Repair the ship and return to Earth before time runs out! Join the survival challenge in space and help Spaceman! Time is ticking, hurry up!
Core Tower Defense
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Zombies are marching on the energy core of New Terra, and you decide the road they take. Build a maze of nodes, line it with turrets and hold the core in this 3D sci-fi tower defense strategy game you can play offline on iPhone and iPad. BUILD THE ZOMBIES' PATH The twist on classic TD: you build the path. At the start of every level, lay nodes on the grid, and every node bends the route past your guns. Make the maze as long as you like, just never seal the core off. Between waves, add, upgrade and sell turrets. 7 TURRETS, 3 LEVELS EACH Machine Gun, Laser, Quad Gun, Rocket, Light Gun, Ice and Black Hole. Upgrade them in battle and unlock their special abilities, from Chain and Quad Explosion to Teleport. ELEMENTAL COMBOS Fire, ice, lightning and blue fire. When two elements hit the same zombie, they fuse into one of six combos such as Lightning Storm, Plasma and Frost Fire. 20 LEVELS ON NEW TERRA A lab parasite has turned the colonists into zombies. Fight from Pandora Research Center and Nova Station to the Endless Labyrinth and the Dark Zone, with a story quest on every level. ENDLESS SURVIVAL Six survival maps, waves that never stop and zombies that grow stronger every five waves. How long can your core hold? ZOMBIES THAT TEST YOUR MAZE Fast runners, element-immune zombies and bosses like the Brute push your defense to the limit. GROW YOUR ARSENAL Spend Skill Points, Blueprints, Titanium and Compensators on damage, range, fire rate and abilities. Earn badges, clear challenges and daily missions, and climb to level 100. PLAY YOUR WAY • Play offline, on iPhone and iPad • Pinch to zoom, drag to look around, speed waves up to 2× Just one more level? Questions or ideas? Write to contact@skylinesgames.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Wrecker at none against Core Tower Defense's 10. Space Wrecker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Core Tower Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Space Wrecker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Wrecker ships an update every 2 weeks, Core Tower Defense every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Wrecker | Core Tower Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alper Ilkay Karatas | MUHAMMED TAHA AKTAS |
In-app purchases
Space Wrecker
No in-app purchases
Core Tower Defense
- Compensator 5$0.99
- Titanium 5$1.99
- Blueprint 5$2.99
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- Compensator 25$3.99
- Skill Point 11$5.99
- Life Core 11$5.99
- Titanium 25$7.99
- Blueprint 25$12.99
- Skill Point 130$49.99
- Life Core 130$49.99
Questions
Is Space Wrecker free?
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Do Space Wrecker or Core Tower Defense have ads?
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