Defense Zone 2 HD vs E.L.D. TD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Defense Zone 2 HD
Engage in strategic tower defense with stunning visuals and new challenges. Utilize a variety of weapons and tactics to defeat diverse opponents across multiple difficulty levels. Enjoy enhanced action and tactical depth with expanded gameplay options.
- Engaging new levels
- Variety of new weapons
- Diverse opponents
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Strategic combat tactics
- Airstrikes and weapon power-ups
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The new, engaging levels are even more stunning and impressive. New weapons have been added, along with new opponents, and even more action and tactics. The game supports four languages: English, Russian, French and German. The game settings are balanced to meet the goals of different players. If you want to test your skills and strategy, you can play the difficult level. If you are just playing for fun, then choose easy or medium level. Greater variety of weaponry and landscape types gives you huge freedom in choosing your battle tactics. Choose the right weapon type and position to make sure your defense is effective. Airstrikes and the possibility of temporarily increasing weapon power can give you the advantage, and guarantee you will never get bored in the battle process.
E.L.D. TD
Engage in strategic tower defense by defending against alien hordes and attacking their teleports. Defeat bosses across various environments and unlock new weapons to overcome challenges. Combine turrets, skills, and strategies for a unique gaming experience.
- 20 HD Levels in 5 environments
- 10 upgradable Defensive Turrets
- 10 Attack Units
- 19 different Enemies and Bosses
- Sync progress across devices
- Multiple difficulty levels
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Enjoy this full strategic Tower Defence with something more. To complete each level you must defend from hordes of aliens and then attack their Teleports to stop them from coming. And, in the end, defeat the Bosses! Play the game in 3 difficult levels including Classic TD mode. Enjoy it's stunning animations for hours of gameplay. New weapons are unlocked winning battles but sometimes you'll need to unlock them earlier to complete some levels! Follow the in-game tips. Each level is perfectly balanced to ensure you the best gaming experience. Combine turrets, skills, strategies always in different ways to complete each level. Main features: - 20 HD Levels in 4 environments (Ice, Jungle, City, Mountain, Desert) + 20 Special Missions; - 10 Defensive Turrets upgradable in each sector (Power, Range, Fire Rate, ecc.); - 10 Attack Units; - 5 Defensive Special Weapons; - 19 different Enemies (Tanks, Mechs, Ships) + 19 Bosses; - 20 different Bases with their own Skills and Configurations; - 6 global Skills to improve your weapons; Sync your progress between all your devices. 5 languages available now (English, Italian, Spanish, French and German), and more to come. Leave us your feedback to help us improve the game. Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: E.L.D. TD at Free against Defense Zone 2 HD's $2.99. E.L.D. TD also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Defense Zone 2 HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (17 vs 5). On review sentiment, ads, 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
E.L.D. TD is free to download; Defense Zone 2 HD costs $2.99 up front. E.L.D. TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Defense Zone 2 HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
E.L.D. TD holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Defense Zone 2 HD's written reviews are positive against 71% of E.L.D. TD's.
Defense Zone 2 HD ships an update every 2 months, E.L.D. TD every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Defense Zone 2 HD | E.L.D. TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (17 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 440 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Artem Kotov | Elisa Benini |
Customer experience
Defense Zone 2 HD
E.L.D. TD
Bugs and requests
Defense Zone 2 HD
Reported bugs
20 issues- Graphical glitches (flickering units, floating towers)
- Control bar messed up
- Thousands of tanks lined up on roads
- Pause function not working
- Ad videos freezing at the end with no exit button
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- Towers ignoring enemies
- Rocket launcher not shooting
- Zoom out not working properly
- 4x speed not usable
- Game crashes
- Screen resolution not fitting phone screen
- Game not saving progress
- Weapons getting spastic (e.g., mortar not firing)
- Weapon placement issues
- Game not starting after update
- Game freezes on start screen
- Display orientation issues (portrait mode only)
- Icons overlapping
- Save-bug causing buttons to be unresponsive after reloading
- App stops working after upgrade
Requested features
11 requests- New levels and content
- Fixes for recent bugs
- Improved graphics on newer devices
- More weapon variety
- Persistent upgrade system
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- Assistant drone or hero character
- Sea-based combat
- Game Center integration with achievements
- Endless mode
- Ability to select targets
- More frequent updates
E.L.D. TD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Defense Zone 2 HD
No in-app purchases
E.L.D. TD
- 20 resources$0.99
- 40 resources$0.99
- Restart level +2 rep +2x money$0.99
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- Repair and Upgr. Towers to max$0.99
- 50 resources$2.99
- Lightning Tower + 30 resources$2.99
- Hellcircle Tower + 30 res$3.99
- 100 resources$4.99
- 200 resources$9.99
- 500 resources$17.99
Questions
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