Comparison

Slay Divinity vs Sphere TD

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

Head to head
About

Slay Divinity

Engage in strategic card battles against randomized enemies in this roguelike deck-builder. Choose from multiple characters, unlock new challenges, and collect achievements. Enjoy a fair 'no pay-to-win' experience with optional DLC for more content.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deck-building gameplay
  • Strategic card battles
  • Randomized enemies and rewards
  • 4 playable characters with unique decks
  • Unlockable difficulty levels
  • Dozens of achievements
Features
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Build your deck. Read your enemy. Make every turn count. Slay Divinity is a roguelike deckbuilding game with turn-based card battles. See your enemy's next action, choose when to attack or defend, and shape your deck as you fight toward the final boss. BUILD A DECK THAT WORKS TOGETHER Choose new cards during your run and discover combinations that fit your strategy. Randomized enemies and card rewards give you new decisions each time you play. FIND YOUR PLAYSTYLE Explore heroes with different card sets and mechanics. Try the Northman's powerful attacks, the Daughter of Ra's energy and poison strategies, or the Automaton's burning damage. Optional character purchases add more ways to play. TAKE ON THE NEXT CHALLENGE Complete runs to unlock higher difficulty levels, earn achievements and develop new strategies. Unlock Daily Runs for shared challenges with changing modifiers. Daily Run access depends on unlocking the mode and the required hero. Climb the online leaderboards for Daily Runs, Glory and streaks. NO ADS. OPTIONAL CHARACTER PURCHASES. Download and start playing for free. There are no ads. Additional characters are available as optional in-app purchases. Choose your next card. See how far your deck can take you.

About

Sphere TD

This tower defense game lets you build custom towers by combining mods to create unique projectile-spamming strategies. Explore maps, research and craft mods, and defend your flying base across numerous levels. Enjoy offline play and cross-platform compatibility with no pay-to-win mechanics.

Highlights
  • Build and mod every tower
  • Combine mods for over a million tower builds
  • Defend maps with up to 5 custom towers
  • Research and craft mods
  • Base can fly and explore maps
  • Offline play with cloud sync
  • Cross-platform mobile and desktop support
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Sphere TD is a tower defense game with one difference: there are no preset towers. You build every tower yourself by combining mods to spam more projectiles. UNIQUE FEATURES - Build & mod every tower. There are no preset towers. - Defend each map with 5 towers. Max them out and spam more projectiles. - Split your shots, bounce, multiply, shock, burn. The build is up to you. - Your base can fly, towers and all. Explore the maps and mine ores. - Research and craft mods. Just don't run out of energy. WHAT IS IN THE GAME - 41 towers, each with its own grid layout and function - 33 mods, each with tiers, MK upgrades, a B-Side function, and 3 perks, for over a million tower builds - 50 hand-crafted maps with three objectives each - Endless mode after map 50, plus map-specific challenges - A research tree, mod crafting, and a trader - Spheres that scale into elites, bosses, armored, shielded, cloaked and flying - Offline play, with cloud sync and leaderboards - Cross platform: mobile and desktop NO NONSENSE No pay to win. No time gates. No paywalls. No ad spam. No loot boxes. Funding the Galatium Academy is appreciated, never required. MESSAGE FROM THE DEV Hi, I'm Alex, a solo developer, and Sphere TD is my first game. If you like tower defense and building your own towers, you should feel right at home. Come discuss tower builds with other friendly cadets on Discord. I am committed to 10 years of support. You want it, I'll make it. Ready to join the Galatium Academy?

Screenshots

Slay Divinity4 screens
Sphere TD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sphere TD at 100% against Slay Divinity's 60%. Sphere TD also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Slay Divinity's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Slay Divinity sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sphere TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sphere TD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Slay Divinity's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sphere TD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slay Divinity ships an update every 3 weeks, Sphere TD every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Slay Divinity versus Sphere TD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlay DivinitySphere TD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB317 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSimon DremelStandardIssueGames

Customer experience

Slay Divinity

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Sphere TD

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Slay Divinity

One-time4
  • 15 Daily Run Tickets$1.99
  • Ancient Beast$2.99
  • Renegade Hunter$4.99
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  • Sylvia$9.99
10 purchases

Sphere TD

One-time10
  • Au Field Ration$4.99
  • Defender Starter Pack$7.99
  • Au Supply Cache$9.99
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  • Galatium Express Token$9.99
  • Galatium Academy Pack$14.99
  • Shadow Broker Vantage$19.99
  • Au Enterprise Fund$24.99
  • Flux Enrichment Grant$24.99
  • Au Strategic Stockpile$49.99
  • Au Global Reserve$99.99

Questions

Is Slay Divinity free?
Slay Divinity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sphere TD free?
Sphere TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slay Divinity or Sphere TD?
Sphere TD is rated higher. Slay Divinity averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Sphere TD averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Slay Divinity or Sphere TD have ads?
Sphere TD shows ads; Slay Divinity does not.
Which is updated more often, Slay Divinity or Sphere TD?
Slay Divinity ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sphere TD every 2 days. Most recently, Slay Divinity was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sphere TD on November 9, 2026.

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