Comparison

Bloons TD 5 vs Fish Ladder Fall Down

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

Head to head
About

Bloons TD 5

Build towers, choose upgrades, and hire special agents to pop waves of invading balloons. This tower defense game offers extensive replayability with numerous tracks, missions, and challenges.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade towers
  • Hire special agents
  • Over 90 tracks
  • Online co-op play
  • Daily and special challenges
  • Boss Bloon events
  • Multiple game modes
Features
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Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. Now with rewarded leaderboards for even more fun and challenge! The Bloons are back and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire cool new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon! Featuring 2 brand new Towers, cool Special Agents, glorious retina graphics, original Tracks and Special Missions, a whole new tier of Specialty Building upgrades, and the powerful Monkey Lab to further upgrade your towers, Bloons TD 5 delivers hours and hours of fun, challenging play to fans and new players alike. Hours and Hours of Awesome Gameplay: * 90+ Tracks * 21 powerful towers with Activated Abilities and 2 upgrade paths * 10 Special Agents * Online Co-op play * Multi-track Odyssey Challenges * Boss Bloon Special Events * 10 Special Missions * 250+ Random Missions * Daily Challenges * New Bloon enemies - tougher Camos, Regrow Bloons, and the fearsome ZOMG * 50+ Game Center Achievements and Challenges * iCloud Support * 3 different game modes * Freeplay mode after mastering a track * 4 difficulty settings and family-friendly theme so anyone can play And that's just the beginning - regular planned updates will keep Bloons TD 5 fresh, fun, and challenging for many months to come. Now it's time to pop some Bloons! Remember to save to iCloud after each victory or purchase to save your progress. iPad version also available - check out Bloons TD 5 HD for full screen UI awesomeness! https://ninjakiwi.com/terms

About

Fish Ladder Fall Down

Features
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Tilt your device to fall down the fish ladders. Collect 100 coins and boost your speed for a while and beat your best time!

Screenshots

Bloons TD 54 screens
Fish Ladder Fall Down4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fish Ladder Fall Down at none against Bloons TD 5's 10. Fish Ladder Fall Down also leads on ads (none vs shown) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Bloons TD 5's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Bloons TD 5 costs $2.99 and Fish Ladder Fall Down $0.99 up front. Bloons TD 5 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Fish Ladder Fall Down asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloons TD 5 ships an update every 2 months, Fish Ladder Fall Down every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bloons TD 5 versus Fish Ladder Fall Down: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloons TD 5Fish Ladder Fall Down
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (99K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings99K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNinja Kiwi LimitedAnthony Hindle

Bugs and requests

Bloons TD 5

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent disconnects in multiplayer
  • Sound/music not working
  • Crashes on high rounds
  • Difficulty spikes between levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • More maps and game modes
  • Ability to transfer save data across devices
  • Improved multiplayer features (chat, custom maps)
  • New tower types and upgrades
  • Customization options (skins, etc.)

Fish Ladder Fall Down

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bloons TD 5

One-time10
  • Tower Unlock All Upgrades$0.99
  • Rank Up$0.99
  • 500 Monkey Money$0.99
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  • Bundle O' Monkey Money$2.99
  • Pile O' Monkey Money$2.99
  • Pile O' Tokens$4.99
  • Pile O' Monkey Money$4.99
  • Vault O' Tokens$9.99
  • Double Cash Mode$9.99
  • Vault O' Monkey Money$19.99
None

Fish Ladder Fall Down

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloons TD 5 free?
Bloons TD 5 costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Fish Ladder Fall Down free?
Fish Ladder Fall Down costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bloons TD 5 or Fish Ladder Fall Down have ads?
Bloons TD 5 shows ads; Fish Ladder Fall Down does not.
Which is updated more often, Bloons TD 5 or Fish Ladder Fall Down?
Bloons TD 5 ships an update every 2 months, and Fish Ladder Fall Down every 38 months. Most recently, Bloons TD 5 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fish Ladder Fall Down on November 2, 2026.

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