Bloons TD 5 HD vs Mindustry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloons TD 5 HD
Build powerful towers and deploy special agents to defend against waves of invading Bloons. This top-rated tower defense game offers deep strategy, numerous upgrade paths, and endless replayability with various tracks and missions.
- 21 powerful towers with upgrade paths
- 10 unique Special Agents
- 50+ Tracks with reverse versions
- 250+ Random Missions
- New Bloon enemy types
- Specialty Building upgrades
- Monkey Lab for tower enhancements
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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 in full HD glory 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: - 21 powerful towers with Activated Abilities and 2 upgrade paths - 10 Special Agents - 50+ Tracks (plus their Reverse versions!) - 10 Special Missions - 250+ Random Missions - New Bloon enemies - tougher Camos, Regrower 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 updates will keep Bloons TD 5 HD 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. Please note the Bloons TD 5 HD is for iPad and iPad mini devices only - it is incompatible with iPhone and iPod touch devices. https://ninjakiwi.com/terms
Mindustry
Build complex factories, manage supply chains, and defend your base from enemy waves in this real-time strategy game. Conquer planets, research new technologies, and engage in multiplayer battles with friends.
- Factory building and supply chains
- Tower defense against enemy waves
- Cross-platform multiplayer co-op and PvP
- Conquer planets with campaign and procedural sectors
- Research new blocks and technologies
- Map editor with scripting support
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Mindustry is a factory-building game with tower defense and RTS elements. Create elaborate supply chains to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and construct units. Command units to capture enemy bases, and expand your production. Defend your core from waves of enemies. Gameplay Features: - Use production blocks to create a wide variety of advanced materials - Defend your structures from waves of enemies - Play with your friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, or challenge them in team-based PvP matches - Distribute liquids and fight constant challenges, like outbreaks of fire or enemy flier raids - Get the most out of your production by supplying optional coolant and lubricant - Produce a wide variety of units for automatic management of your base or assault on enemy bases - Set up assembly lines to construct armies of mechanized units - Use your units to square up against fully functional enemy bases Campaign: - Conquer the planets Serpulo and Erekir as you advance through 35 hand-made maps and 250+ procedurally generated sectors - Capture territory and set up factories to produce resources while you play other sectors - Defend your sectors from periodic invasions - Coordinate resource distribution between sectors via launch pads - Research new blocks to fuel progress - Invite your friends to complete missions together - 250+ technology blocks to master - 50+ different types of drones, mechs and ships Custom Games & Cross-Platform Multiplayer: - 16+ built in maps for custom games, in addition to two entire campaigns - Play co-op, PvP or sandbox - Join a public dedicated server, or invite friends to your own private session - Customizable game rules: Change block costs, enemy stats, starting items, wave timing and more - Full functional map editor with scripting support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mindustry at none against Bloons TD 5 HD's 10. Mindustry also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Bloons TD 5 HD's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (19K vs 1K). On review sentiment 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
Bloons TD 5 HD costs $2.99 and Mindustry $1.99 up front. Bloons TD 5 HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mindustry asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bloons TD 5 HD holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bloons TD 5 HD has 19K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Bloons TD 5 HD's written reviews are positive against 74% of Mindustry's.
Bloons TD 5 HD ships an update every 2 months, Mindustry every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloons TD 5 HD | Mindustry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) — better | 4.5 (1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 74.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 1K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #60 — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ninja Kiwi | Anton Kramskoi |
Customer experience
Bloons TD 5 HD
Mindustry
User reviews
Bloons TD 5 HD
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Charming graphics and style
- 🎨 Variety of maps and difficulty levels
- 🕹️ Engaging tower defense mechanics
- 💰 Reasonable in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 💰 Some towers and upgrades are overpriced
- 🔒 Lack of cloud sync between devices
Mindustry
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Excellent value
- 🚀 Tons of content
- 🚀 Impressive depth
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 Unintuitive controls
- 🐛 Lack of tutorial/guidance
- 🐛 Outdated UI for newer devices
- 🐛 Progression bottlenecks
Bugs and requests
Bloons TD 5 HD
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and crashing issues on certain devices
- Inconsistent in-app purchase functionality
- Graphical glitches and visual bugs
Requested features
5 requests- New tower types and upgrades
- More boss battles and challenging content
- Improved level selection and navigation
- Co-op mode with chat functionality
- Ability to customize tracks and gameplay
Mindustry
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Freezing and performance issues
- Save data corruption and loss
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to save/load custom maps
- More campaign levels and content
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
- Expanded tech tree and upgrades
- Better UI scaling for larger screens
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- Ability to queue/fast-forward waves
- Improved pathfinding and unit AI
- More diverse enemy types and mechanics
In-app purchases
Bloons TD 5 HD
- 500 Monkey Money$0.99
- Rank Up$0.99
- Tower Unlock All Upgrades$0.99
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- Stash O Monkey Money$1.99
- Bundle O' Monkey Money$2.99
- Pile O' Monkey Money$4.99
- Pile O' Tokens$4.99
- Double Cash Mode$9.99
- Vault O' Tokens$9.99
- Vault O' Monkey Money$19.99
Mindustry
No in-app purchases
Questions
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