Comparison

Defense Zone HD Lite vs Alien War TD2

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

Head to head
About

Defense Zone HD Lite

Defend your territory against massive enemy hordes using a variety of turrets and weapons. Strategically upgrade your defenses and choose the right weaponry for each level to ensure victory. Resource management is key to success.

Highlights
  • In-depth gameplay
  • Variety of turrets and weapons
  • Strategic upgrades
  • Resource management
  • Diverse defense tactics
  • Multiple levels
Features
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Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. During the game you will hold your defence with your turrets against the massive hordes of enemies. With every level you will have the use of new weapons at your command. It is up to you, commander, how to spend the resources: restore and upgrade your veteran units or to purchase some new ones. Different types of weaponry and landscape provide you with a variety of choices of defence tactics. Choosing the right weapons and the correct placement is key to any successful defence. The weapons have different firepower, rate of fire, firing range, blast radius and price.

About

Alien War TD2

Engage in strategic defense against alien creatures with a diverse arsenal of weapons and flexible tactics. This game offers enhanced graphics and challenging gameplay with new weapon systems and artificial terrains for a fresh experience.

Highlights
  • Diverse weapon system
  • Flexible defense tactics
  • Challenging strategic gameplay
  • Artificial terrain for new experiences
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Engaging gameplay
Features
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Alien War TD have ended but alien creatures have not been completely destroyed. Alien creatures are hiding and gathering to prepare for stronger and more dangerous attacks. Alien War TD 2 is the next battle with more beautiful graphics, more flexibility, more enjoyable experience for the defense game gamer. The tactics in Alien War TD 2 are raised to a new level and challenge the strategic skills of gamers. Players will be supported by the new weapon system (items) to overcome the challenge. Alien War TD 2 is an actractive game with flexible defense tactics, weapons systems diverse; In addition to the familiar terrain, Alien War TD 2 also has an artificial terrain to player has a new experience and new challenge. Sudden attacks with large numbers of enemies makes the gamer in trouble. So, gamer should have the right strategy to prevent violent attacks from alien creatures. Alien War TD 2 will be one of the most attractive games in the tower defense game in 2017. Diversity of defensive system and flexible attacks on each map make a new experience. Alien War TD with beautiful graphics, engaging gameplay that will satisfy the gamers of the defense game - tower defense. Function: Various weapons, advanced system, enhanced tactics. Diverse defense strategy system: LAA-2( Landmine Anti – Ailen 2): Landmines have multiple pieces of damage, destroy large numbers of enemy troops in a large range BAA-2(Bombes Anti-Ailen-2): Bombs emit magnetism, destroy enemies in a large range. IAA-2(Ice-Anti-Ailen-2): The weapon emits a cold air that freezes the formidable creatures quickly. A/G-2(Air-to-Ground-2): The combination of five planes which carries the large number of nuclear bombs, destroys large numbers of enemies. Flame Destroy-2: The weapon emit heat equivalent to heat of the sun, all creatures are burned as they pass. Megagun-Nuclear artillery-2: Megagun with nuclear warhead. Destroy the large number of enemies, unlimited range. Wheel reaper (W-R): The death wheel destroys the enemy with beautiful wheels. A-Bomb storm(A-B-S): Storm bombs, great destruction power, appropriate in tactics to attack enemies fast.

Screenshots

Defense Zone HD Lite4 screens
Alien War TD24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Defense Zone HD Lite at none against Alien War TD2's 9. Alien War TD2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, rating 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. Alien War TD2 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Defense Zone HD Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Defense Zone HD Lite against 4.7 for Alien War TD2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Defense Zone HD Lite's written reviews are positive against 63% of Alien War TD2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Defense Zone HD Lite ships an update every 3 months, Alien War TD2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Defense Zone HD Lite versus Alien War TD2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefense Zone HD LiteAlien War TD2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.7 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings824 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.47.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB232 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperArtem KotovDo Anh Tu

Customer experience

Defense Zone HD Lite

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative36.8%

Alien War TD2

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Defense Zone HD Lite

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Alien War TD2

One-time9
  • 9000gcoin$0.99
  • 18000gcoinAlienWar2$1.99
  • 22000gcoinAlienWar2$1.99
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  • ads_removalAlienWar2$2.99
  • 36000gcoinAlienWar2$2.99
  • 65000gcoinAlienWar2$4.99
  • 99999gcoinAlienWar2$6.99
  • 40x6itemAlienWar2$19.99
  • 999999gcoinAlienWar2$49.99

Questions

Is Defense Zone HD Lite free?
Defense Zone HD Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alien War TD2 free?
Alien War TD2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Defense Zone HD Lite or Alien War TD2?
Defense Zone HD Lite is rated higher. Defense Zone HD Lite averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Alien War TD2 averages 4.7 from 24 ratings.
Do Defense Zone HD Lite or Alien War TD2 have ads?
Defense Zone HD Lite shows ads; Alien War TD2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Defense Zone HD Lite or Alien War TD2?
Defense Zone HD Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Alien War TD2 weekly. Most recently, Defense Zone HD Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Alien War TD2 on November 2, 2026.

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