Comparison

Kingdom Rush vs Alien Creeps TD

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

Head to head
About

Kingdom Rush

Defend the kingdom from evil forces using a variety of epic towers and spells. Command mighty heroes and lead your army to victory in this offline tower defense saga. Customize your strategy with unique tower abilities and face over 50 enemy types.

Highlights
  • 18 unique tower abilities
  • 13 mighty heroes
  • Over 50 unique enemies
  • More than 60 achievements
  • Extra game modes
  • Intense boss fights
  • Play offline
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Charge into the action in the best Tower Defense TD game ever created! Welcome to Kingdom Rush! Kingdom Rush is the first installment of the award-winning offline tower defense saga, loved by millions and earning accolades from gamers and critics around the globe. Use your strategy to defend & guard the kingdom and its castle as you crush the forces of evil. At your command, you will have a vast arsenal of epic towers and spells! Command the mightiest heroes and lead the greatest army in Linirea to victory in this epic offline tower defense game that will keep you hooked for hours! Fight on a castle outskirts, forests, mountains, and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower tests and specializations! Rain fire upon your enemies, summon reinforcements, command your troops, recruit elven warriors and face legendary monsters on this adventure to save the Kingdom from the forces of darkness! Kingdom Rush game features SET YOUR STRATEGY WITH THESE AMAZING TOWERS AND UPGRADES -PLAN YOUR STRATEGY! Choose among very different tower styles. Clash against your enemies! In this TD offline game, you will need to think about your strategy! -MAXIMIZE YOUR ARMY'S POWER with 18 tower unique abilities. Rush and test them! GUARD, LEAD AND CONQUER THE KINGDOM -13 MIGHTY HEROES who will help lead your troops to victory! -COMMAND YOUR ARMY into action and watch them engage in hand-to-hand cartoon combat! Clash the hordes of enemies! EPIC TOWER DEFENSE CONTENT -OVER 50 UNIQUE ENEMIES from Goblins to Demons each with their own unique attributes! Fantasy TD at its best! -MORE THAN 60 ACHIEVEMENTS with easter eggs to discover and challenges to overcome! -EXTRA GAME MODES that will push your TD battle strategies to the limit! -INTENSE BOSS FIGHTS with the Kingdom’s greatest threats, going head to head with your allies! -IN-GAME ENCYCLOPEDIA with useful information from your towers and enemies alike! Use this to plan your best strategy and clash with your enemies! -PLAY OFFLINE! Test your defense skills even offline as the battle action does not stop even if the internet does! Enjoy hours of tower defense gameplay anytime, anywhere! HEARD ON THE MEDIA ABOUT THIS EPIC TOWER DEFENSE ROYALE GAME: 89/100 Metacritic score! "Probably the best true tower defense game. It's funny, it's polished, and it's hard as balls." - IGN (Editor's choice 9/10 "Amazing") "One of the most engaging TD games we've played..." -Slidetoplay.com (STP Score of 4 out of 4 "Must Have") "Kingdom Rush can be filed in the thin folder marked "games that are pretty much perfect" -JayisGames.com "This is one kingdom you'll be in no rush to escape from" -PocketGamer (Gold Award - Score 9) "Kingdom Rush proves that the defense genre is still alive." -148Apps (4.5 Stars out of 5) Editor's Choice "TD with a Touch of Excellence" -toucharcade.com (4.5 stars out of 5) #8 at CNET's Top 30 Tablet games. #7 at IGN's Top 25 Mobile games. Command your troops and towers to protect the kingdom! ! Play the epic tower-defense royale Kingdom Rush game with your defense strategy! - Indonesia Rating (IGRS): 13+ This game has been officially rated by the Indonesia Games Rating System (IGRS). - Terms and Conditions: https://www.ironhidegames.com/TermsOfService Privacy Policy: https://www.ironhidegames.com/PrivacyPolicy Video creators, podcast creators, and streamers: We would love to see your content on Youtube and Twitch! We support and promote channel creators. If you want us to showcase your videos or want to know more about our games, feel free to write to us at contact@ironhidegames.com

About

Alien Creeps TD

Engage in fast-paced tower defense battles against alien invaders. Deploy a variety of towers, heroes, and infantry to defend Earth. Upgrade your defenses and strategize to overcome hordes of enemies across numerous levels and challenges.

Highlights
  • 50 explosive levels
  • 3D Touch Technology for combat speed control
  • Free-to-play tower defense action
  • 3 thrilling game modes
  • Variety of devastating towers
  • Unlock new towers and abilities
  • Fast forward feature
Features
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Alien Creeps TD: fight aliens and save the world in the most action packed tower defense game on IOS! This tower defense game has it all: frenzied action battles! Hordes of devious enemies! Lightning bolts! Helicopters! Explosions! Boom and blast those creeps with powerful towers! Mow them down with sturdy infantry units and armed heroes! Zap them with the supercharged Tesla Tower! Upgrade your weaponry, plan your strategy and get ready for action! Awesome Features - 50 explosive levels and unique, special events - Brand new 3D Touch Technology: combat speed is controlled by how hard you press the screen! - Defend the Earth with thrilling free to play tower defense action - Rise to the challenge and perfect your strategy with 3 thrilling game modes - Deploy your heroes and infantry across a variety of demanding terrains - Devise the ultimate defense with an array of devastating towers - Unlock powerful new towers and abilities to aid your defense - Invite allies to join this all-out war and share Airstrikes and Reinforcements with them! - Take on an additional 58 insane 2 minute challenges perfectly optimized for mobile gameplay - Blitz through waves of creeps at high speed with our fast forward feature Get all the latest intel here: Facebook/AlienCreepsTD @AlienCreepsTD

Screenshots

Alien Creeps TD4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kingdom Rush and Alien Creeps TD both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Kingdom Rush's written reviews are positive against 60% of Alien Creeps TD's. Kingdom Rush also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Alien Creeps TD's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Kingdom Rush sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Alien Creeps TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Kingdom Rush against 4.7 for Alien Creeps TD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Kingdom Rush's written reviews are positive against 60% of Alien Creeps TD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kingdom Rush ships an update every 2 months, Alien Creeps TD monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kingdom Rush versus Alien Creeps TD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKingdom RushAlien Creeps TD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better4.7 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better14K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB180 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperIronhide S.A.Outplay Entertainment Ltd

Customer experience

Kingdom Rush

All ratings15,851 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.4%

Alien Creeps TD

All ratings14,320 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.6%
Negative25.4%

User reviews

Kingdom Rush

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game, fun and addictive
  • 🚀 Excellent tower defense gameplay
  • 💎 Best game in the genre
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
  • 🕹️ Challenging but fair difficulty

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💰 Some levels feel pay-to-win
  • 🕹️ Difficulty spikes can be frustrating
  • 🔄 Repetitive after completing main campaign

Alien Creeps TD

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Engaging tower defense mechanics
  • 💡 Unique hero system
  • 👍 Offline playability

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for heroes
  • 🔒 Limited free progression without spending money
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes reported
  • 🔋 Excessive advertisements

Bugs and requests

Kingdom Rush

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices
  • Inconsistent tower targeting and abilities
  • Progress not saving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and campaigns
  • Endless mode or sandbox
  • Ability to reuse heroes across levels
  • More tower and hero variety
  • Improved difficulty balancing

Alien Creeps TD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes after watching ads
  • Progress loss when switching devices
  • Invisible enemies in certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to earn heroes through gameplay
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Pause and zoom functionality improvements

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kingdom Rush

One-time10
  • Bolin Farslayer$2.99
  • Magnus Spellbane$2.99
  • Ignus$2.99
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  • Bag of gems$4.99
  • King Denas$4.99
  • Elora Wintersong$4.99
  • Ingvar Bearclaw$4.99
  • Thor$5.99
  • Oni$6.99
  • Chest of gems$9.99
10 purchases

Alien Creeps TD

One-time10
  • Refill Code Keys$0.99
  • Super Event Bundle!$1.99
  • Hero Roxie$2.99
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  • Pile of Gems$3.99
  • Coins Pack 1$4.99
  • Starter Bundle$5.99
  • Hero Skybolt$8.99
  • Pouch of Gems$9.99
  • Cinder$9.99
  • Bag of Gems$19.99

Questions

Is Kingdom Rush free?
Kingdom Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alien Creeps TD free?
Alien Creeps TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kingdom Rush or Alien Creeps TD?
Kingdom Rush is rated higher. Kingdom Rush averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Alien Creeps TD averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do Kingdom Rush or Alien Creeps TD have ads?
Both Kingdom Rush and Alien Creeps TD show ads.
Which is updated more often, Kingdom Rush or Alien Creeps TD?
Kingdom Rush ships an update every 2 months, and Alien Creeps TD monthly. Most recently, Kingdom Rush was updated on September 24, 2026 and Alien Creeps TD on September 23, 2026.

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