Defender II vs Tower vs Goblins
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Shoot arrows
- Cast spells
- Lava moat defense
- Magic Tower support
- Upgrade city wall
- Local and Battle modes
- Equip bows
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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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Defender II | Tower vs Goblins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.1K ratings) | 4.3 (273 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 273 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 75 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DROIDHEN LIMITED | 24 HIT Riga SIA |
Customer experience
Defender II
Tower vs Goblins
User reviews
Defender II
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Defender II
- 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
Tower vs Goblins
- 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
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