Comparison

Chess TD vs Monster Rumble

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

Monster Rumble

Collect, hatch, and evolve a variety of monsters. Engage in fierce battles to defeat level bosses and progress through the game. This monster-collecting adventure offers strategic combat and creature progression.

Highlights
  • Monster evolution
  • Hatch monster eggs
  • Fierce battles
  • Defeat level bosses
  • Creature collection
Features
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Evolve all your monsters, Hatch all your monster eggs, fight fiercely and defeat the bosses of each level

Screenshots

Chess TD4 screens
Monster Rumble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monster Rumble at 50% against Chess TD's 19%. Chess TD's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (854 vs 34). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chess TD sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Rumble sells 8 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess TD has 854 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Chess TD's written reviews are positive against 50% of Monster Rumble'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, Monster Rumble every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess TD versus Monster Rumble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TDMonster Rumble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (854 ratings) — better4.3 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings854 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size491 MB212 MB
Age rating17+9+
DevelopervmogaYso Corp

Customer experience

Chess TD

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

Monster Rumble

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Monster Rumble

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Chess TD

One-time14
  • Pile of Diamonds$0.99
  • Wood Offer$0.99
  • Patron Pack$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Beginner Pack Sale$2.99
  • Scoop of Diamonds$4.99
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
  • Silver Offer$4.99
  • Heap of Diamonds$9.99
  • VIP Pass$9.99
  • Gold Offer$9.99
  • Seasonal Battle Pass$9.99
  • Pocket of Diamonds$19.99
  • Sapphire Offer$24.99
  • Bucket of Diamonds$49.99
8 purchases

Monster Rumble

One-time8
  • Gold 25k$0.99
  • Gold 50k$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Gold 150k$3.99
  • Freezy Bunny$4.99
  • Swensei$4.99
  • Goldenpaw$5.99
  • Sales Three Monster$14.99

Questions

Is Chess TD free?
Chess TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Rumble free?
Monster Rumble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chess TD or Monster Rumble?
Chess TD is rated higher. Chess TD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 854 ratings, while Monster Rumble averages 4.3 from 34 ratings.
Do Chess TD or Monster Rumble have ads?
Both Chess TD and Monster Rumble show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess TD or Monster Rumble?
Chess TD ships an update every 6 weeks, and Monster Rumble every 2 months. Most recently, Chess TD was updated on October 28, 2026 and Monster Rumble on October 24, 2026.

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