Comparison

Crowd TD vs Retro TD

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unique 3D visuals
  • Clean gameplay
  • Exciting gameplay
  • Easy to learn
  • Fun and relaxing
Features
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Features: •Beautiful and unique 3D visuals •Clean & exciting gameplay •Easy, fun, and relaxing

About

Retro TD

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Crowd TD3 screens
Retro TD4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Retro TD sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Crowd TD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Crowd TD versus Retro TD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrowd TDRetro TD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB11 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMokuni LLCDoug Barrett

In-app purchases

None

Crowd TD

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Retro TD

One-time2
  • 4 AI Level Credits$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Crowd TD free?
Crowd TD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro TD free?
Retro TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crowd TD or Retro TD have ads?
Crowd TD shows ads; Retro TD does not.
Which is updated more often, Crowd TD or Retro TD?
Crowd TD ships an update every 4 weeks, and Retro TD every 3 days. Most recently, Crowd TD was updated on October 24, 2026 and Retro TD on October 7, 2026.

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