Mech TD vs Notebook Artillery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mech TD
Command mechs in a tower defense narrative, battling alien insects and the Empire. Explore diverse modes, customize units, and utilize unique skills across multiple maps. Experience intense battles with simple controls and dynamic jumping mechanics.
- Story-driven tower defense mode
- Intense survivor mode
- Variety of battle modes
- Command 6 unique mech commanders
- Customize unit colors
- Utilize random skills and battle tech
- 7 distinct maps
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Story: Command human mechs on an epic journey to seek a new civilization. After a failed struggle against the Empire, the commanders embark on forging a new destiny. However, their path is fraught with challenges from the relentless Empire and battles with powerful alien insect forces in the borderlands. Can these resilient commanders overcome these obstacles and reach the promised land of their dreams? Game Content: Multiple Exciting Modes: • Story Mode (td): Engage in a tower defense-style narrative as you traverse the arduous journey of the revolutionaries. With around 10 hours of gripping gameplay, the story unfolds amidst strategic challenges. Test your skills at higher difficulties for an even more thrilling experience. • Survivor Mode: Immerse yourself in a brief but intense survival game where you must fend off randomly appearing enemies within a limited time. This mode adds extra urgency and excitement. • Explore a variety of other completely different battle modes, such as star arena. Variety of Units and Skills: • Control Human Mech Commanders: Lead 6 mech commanders, such as titan, super mecha, buckethead. And command a mechanized human force composed of various tanks and aircraft, engaging in fierce battles against alien insects of different forms. Discover a variety of random skills and freely combine different battle tech to create your unique gameplay, adding strategic depth to your experience. Rich Maps: • 7 Unique Maps: As the story progresses, you will traverse 7 distinct maps, each offering a completely different gameplay experience. Game Features: • Intense Battle Scenes: Immerse yourself in visually stunning experiences that will get your adrenaline pumping. • Unit Customization: Add a personal touch to your troops by customizing unit colors, creating a unique army that reflects your style. • Simple Controls: Enjoy easy-to-use controls, allowing players of all skill levels to jump in and enjoy the game. • Jumping Mechanics: Literally! Utilize the ability to jump, adding a dynamic element to both movement and combat. Email: rosemaygame@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/SHHv4v947b
Notebook Artillery
Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.
- Adjust firing angle and powder
- Account for wind and stage layouts
- Solo target practice mode
- CPU opponent
- Local multiplayer vs mode
- Hand-drawn game art
- Unlockable stickers
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mech TD at Free against Notebook Artillery's $0.99. Mech TD also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Notebook Artillery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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
Mech TD is free to download; Notebook Artillery costs $0.99 up front. Mech TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Notebook Artillery asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Mech TD against 4.5 for Notebook Artillery. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 149 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Mech TD's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notebook Artillery's.
Mech TD ships an update weekly, Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mech TD | Notebook Artillery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (124 ratings) — better | 4.5 (149 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 149 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 326 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 涓 梅 | Austin Ivansmith |
Customer experience
Mech TD
Notebook Artillery
Bugs and requests
Mech TD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Notebook Artillery
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
- Inconsistent animation speeds
Requested features
7 requests- Online multiplayer
- Campaign mode with objectives
- Weapon/tower upgrades
- Customization options
- Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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- Ability to save and continue games
- Detailed badge/achievement system
In-app purchases
Mech TD
- starter_pack_1$0.99
- starter_pack_3$0.99
- purchase the full game content$1.99
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- R&D coin pack 1$1.99
- starter_pack_4$1.99
- starter_pack_2$1.99
- One month no ads$5.99
- R&D coin pack 2$7.99
- permanent VIP$9.99
- gold vip$12.99
Notebook Artillery
No in-app purchases
Questions
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