Idle Aliens vs Tower vs Goblins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Aliens
Build an empire of cannons to defend worlds against alien invaders in this casual idle shooting game. Discover new technologies and blast your way to victory.
- Build cannon empire
- Defend worlds
- Discover new technologies
- Unlock cannons
- Casual shooting gameplay
- Idle progression
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Build your own empire of cannons to protect the universe against aliens! Discover different worlds in this IDLE game and unlock new technologies and cannons to protect them. Download Idle Aliens, the casual shooting game that will make the time fly by and become a legend of idle gaming. Embrace the challenge, start shooting bubbles and blast your way to victory!
Tower vs Goblins
Defend your castle from waves of attacking goblins in this strategic tower defense game. Upgrade your hero and fortress with various weapons and special skills to survive increasingly difficult enemy raids. Enjoy a visually appealing medieval world with endless fun.
- Build and defend your castle
- Upgrade hero and base
- Strategic placement of weapons
- Level up hero abilities
- Variety of weapons and skills
- Visually appealing graphics
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Aim, shoot and protect your castle from waves of enemies in tower defense game THE OWNER OF THE CASTLE Show your strategy skills in a unique tower defense game and protect your base against waves of goblins. Discover an unforgettable gaming experience of TD games with interesting levels, improvements and strategic challenges. Encounter various enemy raids on your difficult path, upgrade your hero and base to stop them all! Endless fun is waiting for you in Spire vs Goblins: Tower Defense game download right now absolutely free. BUILD AND DEFEND To turn your tower into an impenetrable fortress, with each reflected wave, collect a reward that can be used to add new blocks and a variety of weapons: a spear, a ballista or a magic crystal. Each type of weapon unlocks special skills that will help you stay safe, destroy the enemy base and waves of goblins. You need to build wisely - a lot depends on the position of the blocks in your survival. Aim and shoot - the goblins are attacking! This RPG shooter will constantly keep you in suspense, be ready to skillfully use your bow to protect the tower from flying monsters, dark magicians, terrible demons. Each time the enemies become stronger and be sure that you have properly upgraded your hero and defensive structure to become an epic invincible archer. Strategic- Use your sharp wits to fight off enemies as you wander around looking for blocks to add to your tower. It may seem that everything is simple in Tower vs Goblins: RPG Shooter, as in many idle games, but you need to plan ahead and think about how to properly display all the weapons in your fortress. Another important detail is the strategic use of resources and unique abilities. Level Up - Go through the levels in this TD RPG shooter game and discover awesome upgrades, weapons, and other improvements. After defeating each wave, you are given the opportunity to choose the leveling of the hero to your heart's content: attack power and speed, damage crit, number of arrows and much more! After completing the level, upgrade your fortress: it's up to you to upgrade your defenses and be an impregnable defender or upgrade your weapons and not even let the enemies near you. Catchy - it's about the gameplay and especially about the graphics. The cute design and attention to detail makes Tower vs Goblins: Aim and Shoot a very visually appealing adventure that mesmerizes and maintains a chill vibe. The animation of waves of enemies is a special work of art! MEDIEVAL EPIC WORLD So come on, build your mighty tower, survive and wage war against the goblins in this exciting RPG tower defense game. Travel through different areas to explore new opportunities to protect your fortress and ways to destroy an ever-increasing number of enemies! Dive into the world of non-stop fun TD games full of dangerous monsters, magic, and castles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tower vs Goblins at 4.4 against Idle Aliens's 3.1. Tower vs Goblins also leads on ratings volume (406 vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). 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
Both are free to download. Idle Aliens sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tower vs Goblins sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tower vs Goblins holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tower vs Goblins has 406 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Idle Aliens's written reviews are positive against 14% of Tower vs Goblins's.
Idle Aliens ships an update every 7 months, Tower vs Goblins every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Aliens | Tower vs Goblins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pedro Navarro | 24 HIT Riga SIA |
Customer experience
Idle Aliens
Tower vs Goblins
Bugs and requests
Idle Aliens
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tower vs Goblins
Reported bugs
7 issues- Archer/hero level stuck at 3/4 through level 1 despite progressing to later worlds
- Locked menu items never unlock even at high levels
- Challenge mode notifications appear but mode is inaccessible
- Ad-free purchase fails to remove optional reward ads
- Ads persist even with airplane mode enabled
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- Game waves last only seconds when offline
- Misleading promotional images showing more towers than actually available
Requested features
7 requests- Archer HP upgrade system
- Nerf flying enemy damage
- Increase tower placement limit beyond 16
- Add settings/options menu
- Unlock mechanism for locked features
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- More content and progression variety
- Clearer unlock requirements for menus
In-app purchases
Idle Aliens
- Booster X2$2.99
- Gems Pack 1$4.99
- Booster X3$4.99
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- Booster X4$7.99
- Booster X5$9.99
- Remove ADS$13.99
- Booster X10$15.99
- Gems Pack 4$29.99
- Booster X25$29.99
- Gems Pack 6$99.99
Tower vs Goblins
- Bunch of money$4.99
- Chest of money$9.99
- No Ads$9.99
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- A lot of money$14.99
- No Ads Pack$14.99
Questions
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