Comparison

Elements Defender 3D vs Wizard's Survival

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

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About

Elements Defender 3D

Defend the last magic crystal from invading monsters in this action-RPG tower defense game. Utilize a level-up system, strategic traps, powerful weapons, and loyal pets to defeat enemies and bosses across various challenging modes.

Highlights
  • Level-up and Talent System
  • Nightmare and Hell Modes
  • Upgradeable Magic Weapons
  • Pets and Egg Hatching
  • Traps and Guards
  • Hidden Boss Fights
  • Stunning 3D Graphics
Features
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** Level-up System and Talent System Player can get growth points by level-up and formulate growing strategy to improve power of defense crystals、young defender and magicrystal. ** New added Nightmare Mode and Hell Mode After player finishes the campaign mode, Nightmare Mode and Hell Mode will be unlocked to meet different player's needs. In these two modes, player's ability will be largely improved. ** New Staff and Elemental Essence A more powerful and magnificent staff is added for defender to kill massive enemies. Player can collect Elemental Essence to recast stave, and increase abilities of stave's burning and critical strike etc. **Hidden Boss Fight Defeat hidden boss to get the precious loots. **New Pets and Eggs hatching More pets and a whole new pet eggs hatching system are added. Collect them to help you defend the Magicrystal. **More powerful Traps and Guards Bug fixed in V1.12: *IAP problems *Rating bugs *Some crashes in iPhone4 Thanks GAMEZEBO & Appadvice for reviewing Elements Defender!! ***Featured as Today's Best Apps (18th Dec.) --- From Appadvice ***"Giving Elements Defender a style of gameplay that’s reminiscent of action RPGs like Torchlight 1 and 2" --- From gamezebo ***"Their teams self made gaming engine looks beautiful and the game plays JUST like they describe" --- From Toucharcade.com ***"Character animations are top class too. The real time shadow on the hero is pretty cool too" --- From Toucharcade.com ================================================================= *** Stunning Gameplay and Graphics -- Gorgeous graphics powered by our SELF-DEVELOPED 3D engine. -- Terrific visual graphics and special shadow effects. *** TD + RPG Mechanics -- 5 Chapters to choose from: Sanctuary Hallway, NightStone Town, Academy Hall. Central Plaza and Lost Mine. -- 16 Upgradeable Magic weapons with 3 kinds of magic: FIRE, ICE AND LIGHT. -- Activate the towers all over the corners to help defeat the monsters and bosses -- Pick up coins and Earn free crystals *** In-Depth Strategy -- Use 6 functional POTIONS to help defend the CRYSTAL -- Set up TRAPS to kill massive monsters. -- Collect and feed your PETS! They can fight with you! -- Swap between weapons to defeat different monsters. -- Unlock the CHALLENGE MODE to see how long you can survive. Earn more coins as you can in Challenge Mode. -- Get FREE CRYSTALS every 10 mins to upgrade your items. You are the last Magic Tower Defender! To protect the balance of the mainland, to defeat the invasion of the monsters, you need to defend the last magic crystal with your power! Young Defender, Are You Ready?! Creative TD meets Action-RPG. Pick up your weapons, upgrade the towers, fight with your pets, set up your traps and kill all those monsters!!! It is time to fight! ******* Will you survive? Young Defender ******* If you really like our game, pleas rate us! Your rating will bring more free updates!! Follow us: Twitter:https://twitter.com/Zendo_ED Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/ElementsDefender?ref=hl

About

Wizard's Survival

Embark on a fantastical adventure as a wizard defending towns from endless monster hordes. Master unique magic skills, combine them for powerful combos, and battle formidable bosses in this one-handed roguelike tower defense game.

Highlights
  • Master unique magic skills
  • Battle evil monster bosses
  • Roguelike skill combos
  • Forge legendary skill combinations
  • One-handed gameplay
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Welcome to this fantastical wizard world. You are a promising wizard, and your mission here is to clear the endless hordes of monsters plaguing the towns. Are you ready? **GAME FEATURES** MASTER MAGICS, BATTLE WITH BOSSES The legendary adventure story is yours to write! In this fantastical magical world, you will become a fearless wizard, using your wisdom and magical talents to confront the evil monster bosses. ROGUELIKE SKILL COMBOS The classic Roguelike gameplay, where each adventure presents brand new challenges. Collect and combine thousands of unique skills to create unprecedented combat combinations! BECOME A MIGHTY WIZARD With just one hand, unleash ultimate magic powers and charge forward! The fearless adventure calls out to you, as you'll challenge one formidable boss after another. FORGE YOUR LEGEND SKILLS Unleash Your Limitless Potential: Explore Mystical Skills and Craft Unparalleled Tactical Combos! **Join us now to start a brand new tower defense journey and let the glory of the wizard be in your hands. TIP:If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact our support team.

Screenshots

Elements Defender 3D4 screens
Wizard's Survival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wizard's Survival at 4.9 against Elements Defender 3D's 4.5. Wizard's Survival also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 64). Elements Defender 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Elements Defender 3D sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Wizard's Survival sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wizard's Survival holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wizard's Survival has 4.3K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Elements Defender 3D's written reviews are positive against 88% of Wizard's Survival's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elements Defender 3D versus Wizard's Survival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElements Defender 3DWizard's Survival
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (64 ratings)4.9 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews — better87.8% of reviews
Number of ratings644.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB479 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developer浩 章APRO ONE LIMITED

Customer experience

Elements Defender 3D

All ratings64 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews941 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.9%

Wizard's Survival

All ratings4,255 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,029 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.2%

User reviews

Elements Defender 3D

From 64 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Nostalgic
  • 🚀 Addictive
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 👍 Fun game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Bugs
  • 🔋 Difficulty progression
  • 🔋 Monetization issues

Wizard's Survival

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 🚀 Fun and easy to play
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • ⏱️ Good time killer

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔥 Overheating problems
  • 🐛 Optimization and performance problems
  • 🕹️ Poorly structured progression and gear system

Bugs and requests

Elements Defender 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Incorrect item descriptions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More characters and pets
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Improved tutorial
  • More levels and content

Wizard's Survival

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes and error messages
  • Connectivity issues on mobile data

Requested features

2 requests
  • Graphic settings option to improve performance
  • Improved battery optimization

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Elements Defender 3D

One-time10
  • 25 crystals$1.99
  • 100 crystals$4.99
  • Warrior's weapon pack I$4.99
Show 7 more
  • 100000 golds$5.99
  • 300 crystals$9.99
  • Wizards' weapon pack I$9.99
  • Warrior's weapon pack II$9.99
  • Wizard's weapon pack II$14.99
  • 1000 crystals$29.99
  • 5000 crystals$99.99
12 purchases

Wizard's Survival

One-time12
  • 60 Wizard Coins$0.99
  • 300 Wizard Coins$4.99
  • 680 Wizard Coins$9.99
Show 9 more
  • pack 1$14.99
  • 1280 Wizard Coins$19.99
  • pack 2$29.99
  • 3280 Wizard Coins$49.99
  • 6480 Wizard Coins$99.99
  • WaveRogueGearsTowerBunker Defense$114.99
  • Summit Feast Pack$114.99
  • TheLegendofTartarDungeonMergeClash$189.00
  • Endless Treasure$189.99

Questions

Is Elements Defender 3D free?
Elements Defender 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wizard's Survival free?
Wizard's Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elements Defender 3D or Wizard's Survival?
Wizard's Survival is rated higher. Elements Defender 3D averages 4.5 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Wizard's Survival averages 4.9 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Elements Defender 3D or Wizard's Survival have ads?
Neither Elements Defender 3D nor Wizard's Survival shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elements Defender 3D or Wizard's Survival?
Elements Defender 3D ships an update monthly, and Wizard's Survival monthly. Most recently, Elements Defender 3D was updated on October 15, 2026 and Wizard's Survival on October 16, 2026.

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