Merge Defense 3D! vs Crowd Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merge Defense 3D!
A turn-based tower defense game where players strategically place and merge defenders to fend off advancing enemy blocks. It offers offline play and a challenging puzzle experience for a daring mind.
- Turn-based gameplay
- Merge defenders to upgrade
- Strategic placement
- Offline play
- Challenging puzzle
- Power-ups and unlocks
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Merge Defense 3D is an easy to learn, hard to master Tower Defense game. Simple controls, turn based game play, and tactical depth makes this game best time killer game for a daring mind. How to play: • Enemy Blocks advance each turn • Place new defenders on the board to protect from enemies • Defenders shoot automatically each turn • Merge two defenders of the same level to upgrade its power • Collect Keys and Gems to use power ups and unlock new defender • Survive as long as you can Game Features: • Challenging brain puzzle. Think ahead! • Beautifully easy and simple, no pressure and no time limit. • Offline play • Completely free Have fun!
Crowd Path
Draw the most efficient path for your stickmen to navigate obstacles and multiplication gates. Strategize your moves to outsmart enemies and achieve victory. Choose your path wisely to avoid dangers and master the art of pathfinding.
- Draw efficient paths
- Navigate obstacles
- Multiplication gates
- Strategize moves
- Outsmart enemies
- Pathfinding challenges
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Lead your stickmen to victory by drawing the most efficient path through various obstacles and multiplication gates Strategize your moves to outsmart the enemy and emerge victorious. Be careful though, some paths are more dangerous than others! choose wisely. Can you master the art of pathfinding and triumph over your enemy?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crowd Path at none against Merge Defense 3D!'s shown. Crowd Path also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Merge Defense 3D!'s advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Merge Defense 3D! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Crowd Path sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crowd Path holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 816 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Merge Defense 3D!'s written reviews are positive against 13% of Crowd Path's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Merge Defense 3D! ships an update every 3 weeks, Crowd Path every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Merge Defense 3D! | Crowd Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (1.1K ratings) | 4.0 (816 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.5% of reviews — better | 13.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 816 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 353 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatem Games Inc. | OVIVO Games |
Customer experience
Merge Defense 3D!
Crowd Path
User reviews
Merge Defense 3D!
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Good game concept
- 🎮 Enjoyable gameplay
- 💎 Addictive
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🔁 Ads interrupt gameplay
- 🔒 Paid ad-free version doesn't work
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Crowd Path
From 816 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun gameplay
- 🧠 Brain-teasing puzzles
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 💰 Lack of rewards/coins
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
Bugs and requests
Merge Defense 3D!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Paid ad-free version doesn't remove ads
- Game freezes during ads
- Progress lost when game crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Add 'End Turn' button
- Improve difficulty scaling past level 1000
- Increase max level for defense towers
Crowd Path
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing after completing levels
- Coins not being awarded properly
- Crashes after watching ads
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging levels
- Improved reward system
- Reduced ads
In-app purchases
Merge Defense 3D!
- Pack of Gems$0.99
- Double Gems$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Promo Bundle$3.99
- Big Promo Bundle$6.99
Crowd Path
- No Ads 24H$1.99
- 10 Skip Ad Tickets$1.99
- Black Friday Mania$4.99
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- No Ads$5.99
- Rewards Master$6.99
- Fast Track Coin Booster$7.99
- 50 Skip ad tickets$7.99
- 100 Skip Ad Tickets$12.99
Questions
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