Defense Zone 2 HD Lite 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 Lite
Engage in strategic tower defense with new levels, weapons, and opponents. Customize difficulty and choose from a variety of tactics and weaponry to defend your territory. This version offers 3 levels to experience the action.
- New engaging levels
- Variety of new weapons
- New opponents
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Diverse weaponry and landscape types
- 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. In the light version is available only 3 levels.
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 rating: Defense Zone 2 HD Lite at 4.4 against E.L.D. TD's 3.8. Defense Zone 2 HD Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (32 vs 5). E.L.D. TD's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. E.L.D. TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Defense Zone 2 HD Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Defense Zone 2 HD Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Defense Zone 2 HD Lite has 32 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Defense Zone 2 HD Lite's written reviews are positive against 71% of E.L.D. TD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Defense Zone 2 HD Lite ships an update every 2 months, E.L.D. TD every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Defense Zone 2 HD Lite | E.L.D. TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (32 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — 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 Lite
E.L.D. TD
In-app purchases
Defense Zone 2 HD Lite
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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