Modern Command Mayhem TD vs Synapse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Modern Command Mayhem TD
Engage in strategic tower defense with RPG elements. Upgrade weapons, unlock abilities, and adapt to endless enemy waves. Compete in PvP or team up with allies for cooperative challenges and exclusive rewards.
- Upgrade deadly weapons
- Unlock powerful abilities
- Defend against endless enemy waves
- Roguelike runs with randomized upgrades
- Team up with allies
- Intense PvP battles
- Build and customize turrets
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Featured by Apple in "Games We Love". Survive endless roguelike waves with auto-firing turrets and devastating upgrade cards. Every run is different. Battle real players in PvP, join an alliance, and climb seasonal leaderboards in this modern tower defense RPG. ROGUELIKE TOWER DEFENSE Upgrade weapons, choose powerful cards between waves, and adapt as enemies grow smarter. Every battle plays differently. Can you hold the line? MODERN ARSENAL Unlock and upgrade a growing arsenal of deadly weapons. Each one brings unique abilities to the battlefield. Find the loadout that fits your playstyle. TURRETS & BASE DEFENSES Auto-firing turrets hold the line while you focus on strategy. Collect Metal, Circuits, and Power Cores in your factory to unlock new turret types and expand your defenses. PVP ARENA Challenge real players head to head, earn Medals, and climb seasonal leaderboards for exclusive rewards. Prove who has the best defense. ALLIANCE WARFARE Join forces with commanders worldwide and unlock team-only content: Skyfall League: Battle powerful bosses and rank up together Skyfall Challenge: Alliance missions with friendly leaderboards Alliance Missions: Cooperative objectives with shared rewards Alliance Shop & Activity Chests: Exclusive deals and team loot Alliance Chat: Plan strategies and coordinate in real time BOSS CHALLENGES & EVENTS Take on epic bosses every week and climb the leaderboard. Jump into limited time events with seasonal themes, exclusive rewards, and unique challenges that keep every week fresh. DYNAMIC BATTLEFIELDS Fight across diverse environments where enemy patterns change constantly. Stay sharp and adapt or get overrun. STRATEGIC PROGRESSION Upgrade your base, strengthen your arsenal, and unlock new abilities with every session. Collect offline rewards and come back stronger. Build the ultimate defense and dominate. Download now, rally your alliance, and rise through the ranks. The battlefield is waiting.
Synapse
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Something is walking down your neural pathways, and it is not a thought. Synapse TD is a tower defense game set inside a nervous system that has, frankly, stopped coping. Sixteen signal paths. Thirty waves. An assortment of luminous enemies advancing steadily toward the part of you that remembers where you put your keys. Deeper in the network lies The Cortex: sixteen more maps where three signals converge into one trunk or two routes cross, four creatures built to punish the habits the first maps taught you, and sixteen crystalline engrams to collect. Unlock it with one purchase, or earn it by clearing every Neural Path. You are the immune response. You have lasers. BUILD A DEFENSE Eleven towers, from a modest green laser up to things that should probably require paperwork. Place them along the signal path, watch the firing arcs overlap, and feel briefly competent. Every tower earns its keep differently - some chip away steadily, some panic in short violent bursts, one is just there to slow things down and think about its choices. THE BANK IS THE REAL GAME Unspent cash earns interest between waves. Which means the strongest opening is often to build almost nothing and let your money sit there thinking about itself - sophisticated economic strategy, or an elaborate way to lose on wave eleven. Both outcomes are available, and only one of them feels good in the moment. REWIRE BETWEEN WAVES Clear a bonus wave and the game offers you a permanent choice: more damage, more range, more interest, or five lives right now, no questions. Pick one. It holds for the rest of the run. Neuroplasticity, in the sense that your brain is now permanently different and there is no undo button. Exactly like the real thing. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No energy meter. No daily streak quietly conditioning you like laboratory equipment. No timer between waves - think as long as you like, the enemies are patient, being conceptual. No forced tutorials once you know what a tower is. One hand, one thumb, portrait. Open it, think, close it. Thirty waves. Eleven towers. One increasingly concerned nervous system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Synapse at every 3 days against Modern Command Mayhem TD's every 2 weeks. Modern Command Mayhem TD's advantage is chart position (#188 vs unranked). 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. Modern Command Mayhem TD sells 41 one-off in-app purchases and Synapse sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Modern Command Mayhem TD ships an update every 2 weeks, Synapse every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Modern Command Mayhem TD | Synapse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 399 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blast Bit Enterprises AB | Disquiet Studio |
Bugs and requests
Modern Command Mayhem TD
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Bugs in leaderboard system
Requested features
3 requests- Better progression system
- More balanced difficulty curve
- Improved upgrade system
Synapse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Modern Command Mayhem TD
- Recruit's Cache$0.99
- Emergency Nuke$0.99
- Platinum Pack 1$2.99
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- Gear Starter Pack$2.99
- Bundle Pack 4$3.99
- Premium Chip Pack 1$4.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- Unlock Gold Vault$4.99
- Bundle Pack 5$4.99
- Endurance Pack$4.99
- Sergeant's Stash$4.99
- Turret Pack$6.99
- Weapon Pack$6.99
- Commander Shards$6.99
- Bundle Pack 7$6.99
- Platinum Pack 2$6.99
- Rare Gear Pack$7.99
- Hardwire Battle Pass$9.99
- Bundle Pack 10$9.99
- Acceleration Pack$9.99
- Elite Pass$9.99
- Vault$9.99
- Fortification Pack$9.99
- Game Speed Pack$9.99
- Leutenant's Loot$9.99
- Skip To Stage$12.99
- Premium Chip Pack 2$12.99
- Power Card2 variants$12.99
- Bundle Pack 13$12.99
- Platinum Pack 3$12.99
- Captain's Chest$15.99
- Premium Experience$19.99
- Epic Gear Pack$19.99
- Supreme Pass$19.99
- Captain's Chest$19.99
- Bundle Pack 30$29.99
- General's Treasury$39.99
- Reinforcement Pack$49.99
- General's Treasury$49.99
- Commander's Coffer$79.99
- Commander's Coffer$99.99
Synapse
- Unlock All Maps$9.99
- Unlock The Cortex$9.99
Questions
Is Modern Command Mayhem TD free?
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