Comparison

Chess TD vs Catan Inspired

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

Catan Inspired

Features
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Hexstead is a Catan-inspired strategy board game for 3 or 4 players. Roll the dice, gather lumber, brick, wool, grain and ore, trade with the table, and build roads, settlements and cities. First to 10 points wins. If you love Catan, you will feel at home from the first roll. Only a handful of hex trading games on iPhone are worth playing. Hexstead was built to be the best of them: a hand-crafted 3D island, dice you can feel, and smooth, polished animation in every move. PLAY YOUR WAY • Play friends: start a room and share a 4-letter code. Bots fill empty seats. • Play bots any time, on easy, normal or hard. • New to Catan-style games? Learn in minutes with a hands-on lesson on a real board. MADE FOR TOUCH • Pinch, pan and tap a vivid 3D island on iPhone and iPad. • Trade offers, harbors, the robber and action cards, all a tap away. • Every move is saved, so a dropped connection never costs you the game. FREE AND FAIR • No ads, no tracking and no in-app purchases. • Signs you in with Game Center: no email, no password. Support: admin@zinance.app Privacy Policy: https://zinance.app/hexstead/privacy Terms of Use: https://zinance.app/hexstead/terms

Screenshots

Chess TD4 screens
Catan Inspired4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catan Inspired at none against Chess TD's 10. Catan Inspired also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Chess TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Catan Inspired asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess TD ships an update every 6 weeks, Catan Inspired every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chess TD versus Catan Inspired: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TDCatan Inspired
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (854 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings854 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size491 MB76 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervmogaZinance Inc.

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

Catan Inspired

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
None

Catan Inspired

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess TD free?
Chess TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catan Inspired free?
Catan Inspired is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess TD or Catan Inspired have ads?
Chess TD shows ads; Catan Inspired does not.
Which is updated more often, Chess TD or Catan Inspired?
Chess TD ships an update every 6 weeks, and Catan Inspired every 2 days. Most recently, Chess TD was updated on November 3, 2026 and Catan Inspired on November 8, 2026.

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