River Tower Defence TD Games vs Digfender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
River Tower Defence TD Games
Build defensive units to block air and river enemies from entering your zone. Earn gold by destroying enemies to construct more powerful defenses and advance through the game. Engage in strategic placement to protect your territory.
- Build defense units
- Block air and river enemies
- Earn gold by destroying enemies
- Build more defense units
- 8 different enemy types
- 4 tower types
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River Tower Defence is a fun TD game, you need build defense units to block both air and river enemies to go through your zone, Destorying your enemy gives you more golds, you can build more defense unit, Let'g go! good luck. Game feature: - 8 different enemies; - 4 amazing tower types;
Digfender
Defend your castle by digging deep underground to find resources and build powerful towers and traps. Customize your defenses through upgrade trees and challenge friends in survival mode. Enjoy a unique tower defense experience with no paywalls or wait timers.
- Digging for treasure and relics
- Building towers and traps
- Customizable defense upgrades
- Survival mode with leaderboards
- Over 70 challenging levels
- No paywalls or wait timers
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"Digfender is easily one of the best tower defense games I've played in a long time" - TOUCH ARCADE "There's a million tower defense games but only one like this" - GAMERANX Beneath your castle an enemy lies waiting. Grab your shovel and prepare your defenses! Dig deep into the ground and find valuable treasures and ancient relics to help you on your mission. Then use your loot to build powerful towers, set clever traps and unleash spectacular magic on your enemies. FEATURES - Over 70 challenging levels - 5 upgrade trees to customize your defenses - Survival mode - challenge your friends to beat your high score - Leaderboards and achievements - No paywalls or wait timers - Digging. Everyone loves digging Terms of service: http://www.mugshotgames.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digfender at 91% against River Tower Defence TD Games's 13%. Digfender also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (1K vs 16). 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. River Tower Defence TD Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Digfender sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digfender holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digfender has 1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of River Tower Defence TD Games's written reviews are positive against 91% of Digfender's.
River Tower Defence TD Games ships an update every 10 months, Digfender every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | River Tower Defence TD Games | Digfender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 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 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 482 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 刚 曾 | Mugshot Games Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
River Tower Defence TD Games
Digfender
Bugs and requests
River Tower Defence TD Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Digfender
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- UI elements not visible on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Custom level creator
- Endless mode without tower-destroying enemies
- Target priority options for towers
In-app purchases
River Tower Defence TD Games
- Remove Ads$2.99
Digfender
- 1500 Diamonds$1.99
- 4000 Diamonds$3.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Special Offer 1$4.99
- Jeweler's Cart$5.99
- 10000 Diamonds$7.99
- Dark Fortress$7.99
- Ice Palace$7.99
- Special Offer 2$14.99
- 30000 Diamonds$19.99
Questions
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