Tower Defense vs Mining castle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tower Defense
Deploy a variety of monkey warriors across different battlefields to defend your base. Upgrade your units and unleash powerful skills to defeat enemy castles and achieve victory in this strategic defense game.
- Summon diverse monkey warriors
- Simple tap-based battle system
- Release powerful skills
- Upgrade monkey warriors and attributes
- Defend against enemy castles
- Multiple battlefields
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Summon monkey warriors on the battlefield of time and space, destroy enemy castles, and achieve victory! *Simple battle system Just tap on the monkeys you want to fight! Release skills to repel enemies approaching your base! *Monkey warriors dominate the world Summon various types of monkey warriors on different battlefield of time and space! Dinosaur knights, Viking warriors, and super monkeys will fight for you! *Simple upgrade gameplay Items obtained from battles can be used to unlock monkey warriors and attributes Updates & Support We are committed to continuously updating the game to provide players with a better gaming experience. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact our support team.
Mining castle
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The demons are invading and the kingdom is in urgent danger! It's a popular strategic tower defense game. Command dozens of soldier types such as knights, swordsmen, magicians, etc. Place and combine them freely to build a strong army and resist the invasion. The war is on the verge of breaking out and waiting for the hero to arrive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mining castle at every 3 days against Tower Defense's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Tower Defense sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Mining castle sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tower Defense ships an update weekly, Mining castle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tower Defense | Mining castle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | qihong du | Chengdu lionhead technology Co,. Ltd |
In-app purchases
Tower Defense
- Mounds of Gems$2.99
- Bowl of Gems$9.99
- Chest of Gems$29.99
Mining castle
- get 5 ads ticket$0.99
- Get 30 ads tickets$4.99
- remove ads$4.99
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- remove ads package$7.99
- Get 60 ads tickets$9.99
- Get 200 ads tickets$29.99
- Get 400 ads tickets$49.99
- Get 1000 ads tickets$99.99
Questions
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