Comparison

Chess TD vs All Star Random Defense

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

Head to head
About

Chess TD

Engage in a strategic tower defense experience where you merge and upgrade hero cards to build powerful combinations. Defend your stronghold against an invading army through various game modes, including campaign, PvP battles, and dungeons.

Highlights
  • Merge and upgrade hero cards
  • Strategic tower defense gameplay
  • Campaign mode with daily missions
  • PvP Battle Mode
  • Dungeon escape system
  • Card collection and hero diversity
  • Guild and clan battles
Features
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Chess TD is a story about Toad Stool – The Mighty Wind, a kindness guy with an endless journey to prevent the Dark Lord and his army. During the journey, Toad Stool makes friends with a lot of strong characters and they have the same goal that saving the world. Chess TD will redefine the Tower Defend series with a lot of daily missions, weekly missions, monthly missions. Especially, a brand new campaign mode with a lot of features are waiting for you. Chess TD also have battle mode, where you can challenge and defeat other players Mix and create your most powerful deck combination to defend your stronghold. Collect cards and level up to upgrade your hero. Through battles to find the new card and combine to create a new hero. Endless journey in the big world. Dual with your partner and conquer the dungeon. Complete your collection with diversity cards hero. - Mix and match various kind of hero cards to create a combination that will help you winning other players in Battle Mode - Merge and level up your card hero and play with your partner to get through the dungeon in Dual Mode. - Player will create a new combination with a lot of heroes to defend and against the Dark Lord and his army in Campaign mode - Defend the stronghold from attacks of Dark Lord - Easy to get acquainted - Diverse hero system - Smart upgrade system - Global ranking system - Dungeon escape system - attractive tower climbing - Card collection - Customize tactics - Special PvP system - Diverse mission system with a lot of reward from hero card to gold - Special campaign system - Searching for resources has never been so easy in Chess TD - Many attractive gifts received - Create a guild and build up your empire - Clan battle and world battle - Communicate with players around the world - The difficulty increases with the progress of the game - New Feature like Dual Dungeon will be coming soon - Complete your collection and collect more cards. - Play Dungeon and finding your own cards hero - Free to Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/chesstdofficial Discord: https://discord.gg/FY8aBCujWD

About

All Star Random Defense

Engage in strategic tower defense battles by building a team of heroes and using magic cards. Upgrade your units, test your limits in various game modes, and compete against other players in real-time.

Highlights
  • Unique hero and magic card abilities
  • Upgrade heroes for increased strength
  • Party mode for co-op defense
  • 1v1 arena battles
  • Real-time PVP combat
  • Synergize hero and magic card effects
Features
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Build up battle strategy, clash with enemies and test your limits! ◻ Special coupon giveaway! Use : spec-kit ◻ 1) Legendary Star Chest - 1 2) 30,000 Gold 3) 300 Dia ◻ All Star Random Defense features: - Each Hero and Magic card has its own distinct feature. ex) Hero Nicole: changes weapon and increases attack speed at certain intervals ex) Reverse magic: change all characters in the field but keep their levels - Upgrade Heroes to make them even stronger! ◻ Try two different game modes: - Party mode: match with an opponent to defend from monster attacks. - Battle mode: 1:1 arena battle to defeat monsters. - More real-time battle modes coming to compete with players from all over the world! All Star is a random tower defense type game with heroes and magic cards, PVP battle, co-op play party mode, with attack and defense focus. Upgrade and match your characters to experience amazing hero and magic cards synergy. Fight a more effective defense strategy in a random dice type environment by upgrading your heroes and magic cards. Level-up to bring up your destiny heroes. Clash with a strong boss in party mode together with a friend. Master the wonderful heroes and magic cards to decide your dramatic final destiny. - The game requires internet connection for real-time player battles. Please use the game in a stable network for smooth operation.

Screenshots

Chess TD4 screens
All Star Random Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: All Star Random Defense at 61% against Chess TD's 19%. All Star Random Defense also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Chess TD's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (854 vs 49). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Chess TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and All Star Random Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess TD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess TD has 854 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Chess TD's written reviews are positive against 61% of All Star Random Defense's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess TD ships an update every 6 weeks, All Star Random Defense every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chess TD versus All Star Random Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TDAll Star Random Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (854 ratings) — better4.4 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews60.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings854 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size491 MB378 MB
Age rating17+9+
DevelopervmogaClegames, Inc.

Customer experience

Chess TD

All ratings854 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative72.5%

All Star Random Defense

All ratings49 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Chess TD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't type in name on login screen
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Matchmaking with AI players instead of real people

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more slots for characters
  • Improve online multiplayer experience
  • Introduce solo survival mode

All Star Random Defense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chess TD

One-time10
  • Pile of Diamonds$0.99
  • Wood Offer$0.99
  • Patron Pack$1.99
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  • Scoop of Diamonds$4.99
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
  • Heap of Diamonds$9.99
  • VIP Pass$9.99
  • Gold Offer$9.99
  • Pocket of Diamonds$19.99
  • Bucket of Diamonds$49.99
10 purchases

All Star Random Defense

One-time10
  • Arena 2 Special Pack$1.99
  • Silver Star Pack$2.99
  • Legendary Box Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Bundle of Diamond$4.99
  • Legendary Star Pack$4.99
  • BattlePass$7.99
  • Pile of Diamond$9.99
  • Rival Pack$9.99
  • Legendary Star Pack$9.99
  • Bella Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Chess TD free?
Chess TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is All Star Random Defense free?
All Star Random Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess TD or All Star Random Defense?
Chess TD is rated higher. Chess TD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 854 ratings, while All Star Random Defense averages 4.4 from 49 ratings.
Do Chess TD or All Star Random Defense have ads?
Both Chess TD and All Star Random Defense show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess TD or All Star Random Defense?
Chess TD ships an update every 6 weeks, and All Star Random Defense every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chess TD was updated on November 3, 2026 and All Star Random Defense on November 3, 2026.

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