The Creeps! HD vs Digfender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Creeps! HD
Defeat spooky creatures emerging from your closet using a variety of toy weapons and summoned allies. Battle diverse enemies like ghosts, zombies, and aliens in this highly-rated tower defense game.
- Toy weapon combat
- Summon allies
- Battle diverse enemies
- Tower defense gameplay
- HD graphics
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Over 3 MILLION downloads! Why don't YOU have it yet? Looks great on your new iPad! There are Creeps living in your closet! Defeat the things that go bump in the night with toy blasters, glue bottles, flashlights and boomerangs. Summon a giant spider to slow your enemies, or a UFO to sap their energy! Battle Ghosts, Zombies, Aliens, Dinosaurs, Robots, Pirates and more! "This is quite possibly the best TD game on the app store!" Featured by Apple in "Best TD" (twice!) Featured by Apple in "What's Hot" Featured by Apple in "What We're Playing" Rated 5/5 Stars by FingerGaming.com! "The Creeps! is one of those few perfect titles." -ThePortableGamer "The Creeps! is a grade-A game" -148Apps "Challenging and Fun" -TouchArcade "a lot of fun that kept me coming back for more" -NoDPad
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 ads: The Creeps! HD at none against Digfender's shown. The Creeps! HD also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Digfender's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 115) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. The Creeps! HD sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Digfender sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for The Creeps! HD against 4.7 for Digfender. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digfender has 1K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of The Creeps! HD's written reviews are positive against 91% of Digfender's.
The Creeps! HD ships an update monthly, Digfender every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Creeps! HD | Digfender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (115 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 482 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Super Squawk Software LLC | Mugshot Games Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
The Creeps! HD
Digfender
User reviews
The Creeps! HD
From 115 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Childhood game
- 👍 Great gameplay
- 🎨 Awesome animations
- 🔊 Great sound effects
- 🕹️ Addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🛒 Purchases not restoring
- 🕹️ Lack of enemy variety
- 🕹️ Levels becoming stale
Digfender
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🚀 No intrusive ads
- 👍 Meaningful challenge
- 👍 Fun upgrade mechanics
- 👍 Engaging gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional game freezes
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices
- 🐛 Enemies that can destroy towers
Bugs and requests
The Creeps! HD
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Levels not loading
- Purchases not restoring
- Controls not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Daily challenges
- New game modes
- Ability to start over from scratch
- Improved performance on newer devices
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
The Creeps! HD
- Level Pack #1 - Dinosaur Danger$0.99
- Level Pack #7 - Valentine Megapack$0.99
- Level Pack #11 - Halloween Fright Pack$0.99
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- Level Pack #12 - Christmas Megapack$0.99
- New Year Megapack$0.99
- Level Pack #14 - Robot Rampage$0.99
- Level Pack #15 - Pirate Party$1.99
- Bundle #1 - Dinos, Valentines and St. Patrick$2.99
- Bundle #2 - Variety, Charged, Easter, Halloween$2.99
- Bundle #3 - Batteries, Voltage, Christmas, New Year$2.99
- All Access Pass - Unlock EVERYTHING!$5.99
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
- Dwarven Stronghold$7.99
- Dark Fortress$7.99
- Ice Palace$7.99
- Special Offer 2$14.99
- 30000 Diamonds$19.99
Questions
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