Radiant Defense vs Digfender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radiant Defense
Defend your space fortress against alien invasions in this vibrant defense game. Strategically build your base, deploy a variety of weapons and traps, and customize enemy paths to survive hundreds of waves. Compete for high scores in an online hall of fame.
- Build custom enemy paths
- Over 300 alien waves
- 9 upgradable weapons
- 3 superweapons
- Online hall of fame
- Signature soundtrack
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Radiant Defense is a defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes. Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin! ◉ Build your own route for incoming waves of enemies! ◉ More than 300 waves of aliens across 14 missions ◉ 9 upgradable weapons to kill the aliens with style ◉ 3 superweapons of mass defense ◉ Online hall of fame - your scores can only grow ◉ Signature soundtrack by Kubatko IN-APP PURCHASES Radiant Defense is free to play without any ads, supported only by in-app purchases. Each in-app purchase greatly enhances your tactical options.
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 rating: Digfender at 4.7 against Radiant Defense's 4.2. Digfender also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 64%) and ratings volume (1K vs 144). Radiant Defense's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Radiant Defense sells 4 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.
Digfender holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digfender has 1K ratings behind it against 144, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Radiant Defense's written reviews are positive against 91% of Digfender's.
Radiant Defense ships an update every 6 weeks, Digfender every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radiant Defense | Digfender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (144 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 144 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 482 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Peroutka | Mugshot Games Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Radiant Defense
Digfender
User reviews
Radiant Defense
From 144 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 One of My Favorite Games Ever
- 🏆 GOAT TD
- 🎨 Vibrant design and friendly to battery life
- 🕹️ Nostalgic and simple fun with a good amount of challenge
- 🎮 Classic Tower Defense game
Room to improve
- 🔓 Pay to complete
- 🔓 Can't be completed without buying extras
- 🔓 Pay to win
- 🔓 Missing In-App Purchases
- 🔓 Pay to win borderline pay to play
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
Radiant Defense
Reported bugs
3 issues- Score not updating
- Frequent crashes and performance issues
- Buttons not responsive
Requested features
5 requests- Option to delete all progress and start from the beginning
- More levels and new content
- Endless survival mode
- Controller support on iOS
- Ability to set preferred targets for towers
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
Radiant Defense
- Burning Pack$1.99
- Science Pack$1.99
- Explosive Pack$1.99
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- Xenobiology Pack$1.99
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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