Core Tower Defense vs Guard Her TD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Core Tower Defense
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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 • Play offline, on iPhone and iPad • Pinch to zoom, drag to look around, speed waves up to 2× Just one more level? Questions or ideas? Write to contact@skylinesgames.com.
Guard Her TD
A strategic tower defense game where you build and upgrade towers to eliminate waves of monsters and protect a central figure. Features unique tower types, path control, and an upgrade system for strategic depth.
- 6 unique tower types
- Path control mechanics
- Tower upgrade and conversion system
- 4 enemy types including bosses
- 5 difficulty levels
- Full keyboard controls
- Save and load progress
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# Guardian of the Goddess — A Strategic Tower Defense Game **Defend the Goddess. Defeat the Monsters.** Guardian of the Goddess is a classic strategy tower defense game. Your mission is to build towers, eliminate waves of monsters, and protect the Goddess at all costs. ## Features **6 Unique Towers** - **Cannon Tower** — High single-target damage, stable output, best against high-HP enemies - **Missile Tower** — Splash damage, wipes out dense enemy groups - **Frost Tower** — Slows enemies down, buys time for your other towers - **Airport Tower** — Deploys patrol airplanes for wide-area coverage - **Beacon / Accelerator / Amplifier** — Support towers that boost nearby towers' range, attack speed, or damage **Path Control Mechanics** Strategically place towers to redirect enemy movement — the longer the path, the easier the kill. **Upgrade & Convert System** - Each tower can be upgraded to level 3, greatly boosting damage, range, and fire rate - Convert level 1 towers into support towers for a game-changing advantage **4 Enemy Types** Normal, Fast, Tank, and a Boss every 10 waves. Enemy stats scale as waves progress. **Rich Gameplay** - 5 difficulty levels (Easy → Extreme) for all skill levels - Up to 16× game speed to breeze through early waves - Full keyboard controls (1-4 select towers, P pause, T speed, Space start wave) - Save & load your progress anytime - Best wave records tracked per difficulty **Free to play, one purchase unlocks the full game!**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Guard Her TD at every 9 days against Core Tower Defense's every 2 months. Core Tower Defense's advantage is device support. On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Core Tower Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Guard Her TD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Core Tower Defense ships an update every 2 months, Guard Her TD every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Core Tower Defense | Guard Her TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MUHAMMED TAHA AKTAS | 先成 项 |
In-app purchases
Core Tower Defense
- 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
Guard Her TD
- Full Version$1.99
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