Comparison

Candy Tower TD vs Spire

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

Head to head
About

Candy Tower TD

Defend your candy tower from waves of evil vegetables in this whimsical tower defense game. Strategically upgrade your defenses with unique candy-coated arsenals and adapt to roguelite elements for a new challenge each time.

Highlights
  • Tower defense gameplay
  • Roguelite elements
  • Strategic upgrades
  • Unique candy-based arsenal
  • Fend off vegetable enemies
  • Evolving defense strategies
Features
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Welcome to Candy Tower, a delightful twist on tower defense where sugary sweetness clashes with villainous vegetables! In this whimsical game, you're the guardian of a candy tower, tasked with fending off an onslaught of evil vegetables determined to wreak havoc. Each wave brings a more formidable array of vegetable foes, pushing you to continuously evolve your defense strategies. Quick thinking, clever planning, and strategic upgrades to your tower's candy-coated arsenal are essential for your survival. As you progress, a plethora of upgrades beckon, each offering unique defensive tactics. Fortify your tower with layers of hard candy armor, unleash barrages of sticky gumdrops, or rain down a shower of sour sweets - your choices shape the destiny of your confectionery bastion. Embracing the charm of roguelite adventures, Candy Tower ensures a unique experience in every playthrough. Randomly spawned waves of vegetable invaders and unpredictable upgrade options mean that your candy tower might face entirely different threats each time, demanding innovative strategies and novel approaches to defense.

About

Spire

Features
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Spire is a calm, endless 3D tower-stacking game. A glowing slab slides across the top of your tower — tap once to drop it. Land it dead-center for a PERFECT to keep your full width and grow a combo; miss, and whatever overhangs gets sliced clean away and the next slab is narrower. The palette climbs through twilight as you rise, from deep indigo to warm light. There is no finish line, no timer, no pressure — only your next best height. • One-tap controls — easy to learn, hard to put down • Chase PERFECT center drops to build combos • Soft, glowing 3D built for relaxing play • Endless climb through a shifting twilight palette • Works fully offline — no account, no sign-up • Free to play How high can you climb?

Screenshots

Candy Tower TD4 screens
Spire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spire at none against Candy Tower TD's 2. Candy Tower TD's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price 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. Candy Tower TD sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Spire asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Candy Tower TD versus Spire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandy Tower TDSpire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB69 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperByteBard Games LLCCristopher Guido

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Candy Tower TD

One-time2
  • Auto Loot Item Drops$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Spire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candy Tower TD free?
Candy Tower TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spire free?
Spire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Candy Tower TD or Spire have ads?
Both Candy Tower TD and Spire show ads.

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