Comparison

Tower Clash vs Empire Takeover

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

Head to head
About

Tower Clash

Engage in real-time strategy battles by expanding your territory and competing against thousands of online players. Develop your tactics for tower attacks and troop movements to conquer the Master Tower and climb the ranks.

Highlights
  • 1v1 real-time tower battles
  • Progress through multiple Arenas
  • Join Alliance for communication
  • Campaign Mode with Inferno Dragon
  • Over 120 maps to discover
  • Variety of Troops and skills
Features
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Welcome to Tower Clash! A real-time strategy game. Now start to expand your territory and compete with hundreds of thousands of online players! Experience the addicting tower battle! From the creators of Art of War: legions, Tower Clash is a real-time strategy game centered on Troops and Towers. It's easy to get started, and you can continuously improve your battle strategy and the tactic of tower attack timing along with your game journey. In the game, you can increase the Arena Level by competing with other players, and finally compete with the world's best Tower Clash players in the Champion League and fight for your own glory! Form your strategies, take your troops, choose the best marching route, and takeover the Master Tower! Main features: Lords from all over the world are here for 1v1 real-time tower battles. Progress through multiple Arenas all the way to the top. Join Alliance to communicate with players and become the top Alliance together! Face new challenges in the Campaign Mode, defeat the Inferno Dragon! More than 120 maps are waiting for you to discover A rich variety of Troops and unique skills. Smooth animation and splendid graphic design Contact us: We are glad to hear any suggestions from players. Our email address: towerclash@boooea.com Follow us:https://discord.gg/HDDAexPa8U Privacy Policy: https://www.89trillion.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.89trillion.com/service.html Our goal is to deliver the best gaming experience, so we will constantly work on making Tower Clash more interesting and positive.

About

Empire Takeover

Build and expand your empire by connecting buildings to grow them taller. Recruit legendary heroes and crush opponents with simple drag controls. Enjoy various game modes, including a level editor and offline play.

Highlights
  • Connect and grow buildings
  • Drag controls for building takeover
  • Build and occupy territory
  • Recruit legendary heroes
  • Stage Maker Mode for level design
  • Peace Mode for solo play
  • Offline Mode for network-free play
Features
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● Fight: Connect all your buildings together to grow them taller and then takeover the enemy's buildings. ● Control: Simple drag controls from one building to another. ● Build: Build your empire, occupy more territory, crush your opponents. ● Heroes: Recruit legendary heroes. ● Special art style: Lowpoly Style Game. ● 3 Special Mode: #1 Stage Maker Mode: design levels by yourself and share it to your family, your friends or all the worldwide players. #2 Peace Mode: stay away from multiplayer war. #3 Offline Mode: play levels even you have no network. Good luck, I wish you will like this game!

Screenshots

Tower Clash4 screens
Empire Takeover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Empire Takeover at 72% against Tower Clash's 28%. Empire Takeover also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, 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. Tower Clash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Empire Takeover 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

Empire Takeover holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Tower Clash's written reviews are positive against 72% of Empire Takeover's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower Clash ships an update every 5 weeks, Empire Takeover every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tower Clash versus Empire Takeover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower ClashEmpire Takeover
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.6K ratings)4.9 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.9% of reviews72.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K3.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size601 MB520 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developer89TrillionHONGKONG HERONOW LIMITED

Customer experience

Tower Clash

All ratings2,640 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive27.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative61.3%

Empire Takeover

All ratings3,198 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative21.5%

User reviews

Tower Clash

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🚀 Awesome concept and strategy
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unbalanced matchmaking
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🐛 Unfair/rigged gameplay
  • 🐛 Cheating/hacking issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Empire Takeover

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Fun community
  • 🚀 Lots of content to keep you engaged

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🤯 Confusing user interface and menus
  • 💰 Overly monetized with expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Unclear game mechanics and progression

Bugs and requests

Tower Clash

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Troops disappearing during battles
  • Towers not upgrading properly
  • Connectivity issues causing match losses
  • Incorrect troop stats and abilities

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add no-rush mode
  • Improve progression system
  • Implement better troop balancing
  • Improve matchmaking algorithm
  • Add more single-player content
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  • Improve customer support

Empire Takeover

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and server instability
  • Graphical glitches and performance problems
  • Lost progress and rewards due to bugs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Better tutorial and in-game help
  • Ability to play with friends
  • More focus on the core tower defense gameplay

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tower Clash

One-time10
  • Value Pack 2$1.99
  • Value Pack 4$3.99
  • Deluxe Pack$3.99
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  • Battle Pass$4.99
  • Week Card Coin$4.99
  • Value Pack 6$5.99
  • Timingpack 7$6.99
  • Amazing Pack$7.99
  • Value Pack 10$9.99
  • Gem Month Card$9.99
10 purchases

Empire Takeover

One-time10
  • prefered Giftpack 1$0.99
  • prefered Giftpack 2$1.99
  • prefered Giftpack 3$4.99
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  • Monthly Card_2$9.99
  • prefered Giftpack 4$9.99
  • Monthly Card_4$14.99
  • Monthly Card_3$19.99
  • prefered Giftpack 5$19.99
  • prefered Giftpack 7$49.99
  • prefered Giftpack 8$99.99

Questions

Is Tower Clash free?
Tower Clash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Empire Takeover free?
Empire Takeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tower Clash or Empire Takeover?
Empire Takeover is rated higher. Tower Clash averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Empire Takeover averages 4.9 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Tower Clash or Empire Takeover have ads?
Tower Clash shows ads; Empire Takeover does not.
Which is updated more often, Tower Clash or Empire Takeover?
Tower Clash ships an update every 5 weeks, and Empire Takeover every 10 days. Most recently, Tower Clash was updated on October 29, 2026 and Empire Takeover on October 30, 2026.

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