Crowd TD vs Retro TD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crowd TD
Engage in a visually appealing and straightforward tower defense experience. Enjoy clean, exciting, and relaxing gameplay with unique 3D graphics. This game offers an easy-to-learn yet engaging way to spend your time.
- Unique 3D visuals
- Clean gameplay
- Exciting gameplay
- Easy to learn
- Fun and relaxing
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Features: •Beautiful and unique 3D visuals •Clean & exciting gameplay •Easy, fun, and relaxing
Retro TD
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Build mazes. Watch creeps puzzle through. Hold the line. Retro TD is a hexagonal-arrow tower defense game. Place towers along the path, upgrade between waves, and survive against creeps that follow the arrows you've drawn. Tight, decision-heavy play — no filler, no grind. AI-GENERATED LEVELS Describe a shape — spiral, figure-8, knot, hourglass, twin loop — and the game generates a new level matching it. Each generation uses one credit; the Starter Pack includes 4, and you can top up when you want more. WHAT'S INSIDE • 30 hand-designed campaign levels, from gentle tutorial to boss-tier • Four tower types with directional aim-lock • A radial build menu that keeps your finger out of the action • Game Center high-wave leaderboards on every level • Reduced Motion option in Settings • Portrait, single-handed play IN-APP PURCHASES • Starter Pack ($2.99): unlocks levels 11–30 and includes 4 AI level credits • Credits 4-Pack ($1.99): four additional AI level credits SHARING Custom levels can be shared with friends by tapping an import link. Levels are filtered for objectionable content; long-press any received level to report it. No ads. No tracking. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crowd TD at none against Retro TD's 2. Crowd TD also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Retro TD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On price and device support 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. Retro TD sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Crowd TD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crowd TD ships an update every 4 weeks, Retro TD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crowd TD | Retro TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mokuni LLC | Doug Barrett |
In-app purchases
Crowd TD
No in-app purchases
Retro TD
- 4 AI Level Credits$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99









