Comparison

Table Trenches vs Rail Defence

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

Head to head
About

Table Trenches

Transform your surroundings into a tactical battlefield with this augmented reality game. Scan any surface to deploy units, capture objectives, and outmaneuver opponents in real-time combat. Choose from unique commanders and units to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality battlefield
  • Local multiplayer battles
  • Scan any surface to play
  • 12 unique units with abilities
  • 4 distinct commanders
Features
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In Table Trenches, your table transforms into the battlefield! Grab a friend, scan your space, and battle it out, wherever you are. You’ll deploy your forces, capture towers, and fight to the last in this real-time tactics game, designed for AR. Smash the enemy with Logan's mighty walkers, or melt their towers to the ground with Mei's devastating flame tank - the choice is yours. The player with the most towers left standing will win the day! With Table Trenches, you’ll bring virtual tactics into your real world. FEATURES: • Scan your table, couch, or floor to put the game in your world • Battle against your friends in local multiplayer • 12 unique units, each with their own powerful abilities • 4 different commanders, each with their own special unit

About

Rail Defence

Defend your castle from waves of enemies by strategically placing and upgrading weapons on a circular railway. Utilize special powers and enhanced armaments to repel increasingly formidable foes and protect your stronghold.

Highlights
  • Circular railway defense
  • Acquire new weapons
  • Upgrade weapons
  • Strengthen defenses
  • Special powers
Features
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Defend your castle on a circular railway. Acquire new weapons as you gain experience. Strengthen your weapons and keep increasingly larger enemies away from your castle. Strengthen your defences by using special powers and weapons.

Screenshots

Table Trenches4 screens
Rail Defence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Table Trenches at 100% against Rail Defence's 2%. Table Trenches also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and ads (none vs shown). Rail Defence's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (894 vs 8). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Rail Defence is free to download; Table Trenches costs $1.99 up front. Rail Defence sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Table Trenches asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Table Trenches holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rail Defence has 894 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Table Trenches's written reviews are positive against 2% of Rail Defence's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Table Trenches ships an update every 5 weeks, Rail Defence fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Table Trenches versus Rail Defence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTable TrenchesRail Defence
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better4.1 (894 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better1.7% of reviews
Number of ratings8894 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size358 MB156 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDB Creations, IncUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Table Trenches

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rail Defence

All ratings894 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive1.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative92.2%

Bugs and requests

Table Trenches

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rail Defence

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • The bomb does not work after a few seconds
  • Randomly the weapons won't work
  • The crossbow stops working after a while

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels
  • Different zombies
  • More upgrades

In-app purchases

None

Table Trenches

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Rail Defence

One-time18
  • Cash kickstart pack$1.99
  • 10 Tickets$1.99
  • Manager$2.99
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  • Money Fountain Pack$2.99
  • Engineer$2.99
  • 20 Tickets$2.99
  • Big Deal Pack$3.99
  • Financier$3.99
  • Royal Treasury Pack$4.99
  • 50 Tickets$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Bundle$5.99
  • Treasury Trove Pack$5.99
  • 30 Tickets and No Ads$5.99
  • Mega Bundle$7.99
  • Big Vault Pack$8.99
  • Ultra Bundle$10.99
  • Big Chest Treasure$11.99

Questions

Is Table Trenches free?
Table Trenches costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rail Defence free?
Rail Defence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Table Trenches or Rail Defence?
Table Trenches is rated higher. Table Trenches averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Rail Defence averages 4.1 from 894 ratings.
Do Table Trenches or Rail Defence have ads?
Rail Defence shows ads; Table Trenches does not.
Which is updated more often, Table Trenches or Rail Defence?
Table Trenches ships an update every 5 weeks, and Rail Defence fortnightly. Most recently, Table Trenches was updated on October 15, 2026 and Rail Defence on October 14, 2026.

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