Comparison

Core Tower Defense vs Hex Defense

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

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About

Core Tower Defense

Features
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Zombies are marching on the energy core of New Terra, and you decide the road they take. Build a maze of nodes, line it with turrets and hold the core in this 3D sci-fi tower defense strategy game you can play offline on iPhone and iPad. BUILD THE ZOMBIES' PATH The twist on classic TD: you build the path. At the start of every level, lay nodes on the grid, and every node bends the route past your guns. Make the maze as long as you like, just never seal the core off. Between waves, add, upgrade and sell turrets. 7 TURRETS, 3 LEVELS EACH Machine Gun, Laser, Quad Gun, Rocket, Light Gun, Ice and Black Hole. Upgrade them in battle and unlock their special abilities, from Chain and Quad Explosion to Teleport. ELEMENTAL COMBOS Fire, ice, lightning and blue fire. When two elements hit the same zombie, they fuse into one of six combos such as Lightning Storm, Plasma and Frost Fire. 20 LEVELS ON NEW TERRA A lab parasite has turned the colonists into zombies. Fight from Pandora Research Center and Nova Station to the Endless Labyrinth and the Dark Zone, with a story quest on every level. ENDLESS SURVIVAL Six survival maps, waves that never stop and zombies that grow stronger every five waves. How long can your core hold? ZOMBIES THAT TEST YOUR MAZE Fast runners, element-immune zombies and bosses like the Brute push your defense to the limit. GROW YOUR ARSENAL Spend Skill Points, Blueprints, Titanium and Compensators on damage, range, fire rate and abilities. Earn badges, clear challenges and daily missions, and climb to level 100. PLAY YOUR WAY โ€ข Play offline, on iPhone and iPad โ€ข Pinch to zoom, drag to look around, speed waves up to 2ร— Just one more level? Questions or ideas? Write to contact@skylinesgames.com.

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Hex Defense

Features
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Loot new towers to increase your chance of survival. Fight with zombie hordes with dozens of tools and rewards!

Screenshots

Core Tower Defense4 screens
Hex Defense3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hex Defense at none against Core Tower Defense's 10. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Core Tower Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hex Defense asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Core Tower Defense versus Hex Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore Tower DefenseHex Defense
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size196 MB184 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMUHAMMED TAHA AKTASHot Yeti Studio OU

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Core Tower Defense

One-time10
  • Compensator 5$0.99
  • Titanium 5$1.99
  • Blueprint 5$2.99
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  • Compensator 25$3.99
  • Skill Point 11$5.99
  • Life Core 11$5.99
  • Titanium 25$7.99
  • Blueprint 25$12.99
  • Skill Point 130$49.99
  • Life Core 130$49.99
None

Hex Defense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Core Tower Defense free?
Core Tower Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hex Defense free?
Hex Defense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Core Tower Defense or Hex Defense have ads?
Both Core Tower Defense and Hex Defense show ads.
Which is updated more often, Core Tower Defense or Hex Defense?
Core Tower Defense ships an update every 2 months, and Hex Defense every 2 months. Most recently, Core Tower Defense was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hex Defense on October 30, 2026.

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