Comparison

Defender II vs Tower vs Goblins

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

Head to head
About

Defender II

Defend your castle from relentless waves of monsters using a variety of magical spells and defensive structures. Upgrade your city wall, manage mana, and equip powerful bows to repel invaders and defeat bosses. Compete globally in battle mode.

Highlights
  • Shoot arrows
  • Cast spells
  • Lava moat defense
  • Magic Tower support
  • Upgrade city wall
  • Local and Battle modes
  • Equip bows
Features
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Download the @FreeAppADay.com Store App and wish for more top rated paid apps like Defender II to become FREE for a day! "It's rare for a mobile game to make players feel so powerful, but Droidhen does the job well with fun magic spells and smart scaling of enemy waves. And the bigger the waves get, the more satisfying it is to burn them down." -- Games.com Defender II, the HIT castle defense game is coming to App Store now! Waves of monsters are attacking your castle. They move fast, strike hard, and never give up. However, Defender is more powerful than ever before! What's more, Lava moat, Magic Towers will fight together with Defender! How to play? # Touch screen to shoot arrows. # Drag and drop spell icon to cast a spell. # Lava Moat: Burns enemies when they drop into lava moat. # Magic Tower: Provide MANA for spells. Also attacks enemie magically. # City Wall: Upgrade city wall to increase health point. # Mana: Mana is required to cast a spell. # Strength: Increase the damange of a arrow. # Agility: Increase shooting frequency. # Weapon: Select and equip proper bow to defend. # Power shot: Repel monsters. # Fatal Blow: Double damange with certain possibility. Game mode # Local mode: Defeat waves of monsters. # Battle mode: Challenge defenders from all over the world! Watch out, intruders will be stronger and stronger. New BOSSES will come out as stage goes. Be the hero, and win the HONORS! Any suggestion/feedback is welcome!

About

Tower vs Goblins

Defend your castle from waves of attacking goblins in this strategic tower defense game. Upgrade your hero and fortress with various weapons and special skills to survive increasingly difficult enemy raids. Enjoy a visually appealing medieval world with endless fun.

Highlights
  • Build and defend your castle
  • Upgrade hero and base
  • Strategic placement of weapons
  • Level up hero abilities
  • Variety of weapons and skills
  • Visually appealing graphics
Features
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Aim, shoot and protect your castle from waves of enemies in tower defense game THE OWNER OF THE CASTLE Show your strategy skills in a unique tower defense game and protect your base against waves of goblins. Discover an unforgettable gaming experience of TD games with interesting levels, improvements and strategic challenges. Encounter various enemy raids on your difficult path, upgrade your hero and base to stop them all! Endless fun is waiting for you in Spire vs Goblins: Tower Defense game download right now absolutely free. BUILD AND DEFEND To turn your tower into an impenetrable fortress, with each reflected wave, collect a reward that can be used to add new blocks and a variety of weapons: a spear, a ballista or a magic crystal. Each type of weapon unlocks special skills that will help you stay safe, destroy the enemy base and waves of goblins. You need to build wisely - a lot depends on the position of the blocks in your survival. Aim and shoot - the goblins are attacking! This RPG shooter will constantly keep you in suspense, be ready to skillfully use your bow to protect the tower from flying monsters, dark magicians, terrible demons. Each time the enemies become stronger and be sure that you have properly upgraded your hero and defensive structure to become an epic invincible archer. Strategic- Use your sharp wits to fight off enemies as you wander around looking for blocks to add to your tower. It may seem that everything is simple in Tower vs Goblins: RPG Shooter, as in many idle games, but you need to plan ahead and think about how to properly display all the weapons in your fortress. Another important detail is the strategic use of resources and unique abilities. Level Up - Go through the levels in this TD RPG shooter game and discover awesome upgrades, weapons, and other improvements. After defeating each wave, you are given the opportunity to choose the leveling of the hero to your heart's content: attack power and speed, damage crit, number of arrows and much more! After completing the level, upgrade your fortress: it's up to you to upgrade your defenses and be an impregnable defender or upgrade your weapons and not even let the enemies near you. Catchy - it's about the gameplay and especially about the graphics. The cute design and attention to detail makes Tower vs Goblins: Aim and Shoot a very visually appealing adventure that mesmerizes and maintains a chill vibe. The animation of waves of enemies is a special work of art! MEDIEVAL EPIC WORLD So come on, build your mighty tower, survive and wage war against the goblins in this exciting RPG tower defense game. Travel through different areas to explore new opportunities to protect your fortress and ways to destroy an ever-increasing number of enemies! Dive into the world of non-stop fun TD games full of dangerous monsters, magic, and castles.

Screenshots

Defender II4 screens
Tower vs Goblins4 screens

Verdict

The call

Defender II and Tower vs Goblins both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Defender II's written reviews are positive against 14% of Tower vs Goblins's. Defender II also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 273). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Defender II sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Tower vs Goblins sells 5 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 — 4.2 for Defender II against 4.3 for Tower vs Goblins. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 273 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Defender II's written reviews are positive against 14% of Tower vs Goblins's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Defender II ships an update every 5 weeks, Tower vs Goblins every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Defender II versus Tower vs Goblins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefender IITower vs Goblins
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.1K ratings)4.3 (273 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better273
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB192 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDROIDHEN LIMITED24 HIT Riga SIA

Customer experience

Defender II

All ratings1,093 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews1,512 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative23.8%

Tower vs Goblins

All ratings273 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative83.3%

User reviews

Defender II

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Nostalgic and fun gameplay
  • ⏱️ Time-killing and addictive
  • 👍 Great for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 In-app purchases not working as expected
  • 🔌 Game drains battery quickly

Tower vs Goblins

From 273 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive tower defense gameplay
  • 😌 Relaxing gaming experience
  • 💡 Cool and innovative game mechanics
  • ⚙️ Good game mechanics overall

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive forced ads throughout gameplay
  • 💰 Deceptive ad-removal pricing ($10-15) that doesn't work
  • 🚫 Ad-free purchase doesn't remove all ads
  • 🎯 Flying enemies overpowered and deal excessive damage
  • 📊 Progression bar stuck at 3/4 on level 1

Bugs and requests

Defender II

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • In-app purchases not delivering items
  • Game freezing or getting stuck on loading screens
  • Progress not saving across devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Chinese mode
  • Implement account sync across devices
  • Develop Defender 4 or remaster the series

Tower vs Goblins

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Archer/hero level stuck at 3/4 through level 1 despite progressing to later worlds
  • Locked menu items never unlock even at high levels
  • Challenge mode notifications appear but mode is inaccessible
  • Ad-free purchase fails to remove optional reward ads
  • Ads persist even with airplane mode enabled
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  • Game waves last only seconds when offline
  • Misleading promotional images showing more towers than actually available

Requested features

7 requests
  • Archer HP upgrade system
  • Nerf flying enemy damage
  • Increase tower placement limit beyond 16
  • Add settings/options menu
  • Unlock mechanism for locked features
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  • More content and progression variety
  • Clearer unlock requirements for menus

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Defender II

One-time11
  • Defender II 8000 Coins$1.99
  • Defender II 25 Crystals$1.99
  • Defender II 8000 Coins (+50%)$1.99
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  • Defender II 25000 Coins$4.99
  • Defender II 75 Crystals$4.99
  • Defender II 25000 Coins (+50%)$4.99
  • Defender II 75 Crystals (+50%)$4.99
  • Gift Pack$4.99
  • Defender II 120000 Coins$19.99
  • Defender II 360 Crystals$19.99
  • Defender II 360 Crystals (+50%)$19.99
5 purchases

Tower vs Goblins

One-time5
  • Bunch of money$4.99
  • Chest of money$9.99
  • No Ads$9.99
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  • A lot of money$14.99
  • No Ads Pack$14.99

Questions

Is Defender II free?
Defender II is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tower vs Goblins free?
Tower vs Goblins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Defender II or Tower vs Goblins?
Tower vs Goblins is rated higher. Defender II averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Tower vs Goblins averages 4.3 from 273 ratings.
Do Defender II or Tower vs Goblins have ads?
Both Defender II and Tower vs Goblins show ads.
Which is updated more often, Defender II or Tower vs Goblins?
Defender II ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tower vs Goblins every 2 months. Most recently, Defender II was updated on October 17, 2026 and Tower vs Goblins on October 19, 2026.

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