Comparison

Castle Doombad vs Pull Pull Pull Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Castle Doombad

Embrace your villainous side in this strategy and tower defense game. Build traps and deploy minions to defend your evil lair from waves of heroes. Upgrade your defenses and conquer numerous stages to become the ultimate evil mastermind.

Highlights
  • Strategy and tower defense gameplay
  • Build and upgrade traps and minions
  • Defend your evil lair from heroes
  • 90 challenging stages
  • Daily Challenge and roguelite mode
  • Remastered graphics and new content
Features
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BAD IS BACK! Embrace your inner villain in Castle Doombad, the thrilling blend of strategy, tower defense TD, and trap-based puzzling! Take on the role of the ultimate Big Boss Bad Guy, building traps and defenses for your sinister lair to thwart the relentless onslaught of pesky heroes. SOMETIMES, IT'S GOOD TO BE BAD! YOU’RE the villain – and life as a baddie sure is good! Unleash over thirty delightfully devious traps and minions to crush your enemies. Strategically combine automatic weapons with precision-timed manual traps to trigger maximum chaos. Unlock, upgrade, and customize your traps, troops, and castle as you conquer 90 stages on your quest to become the ultimate evil mastermind! FREE TO SLAY This TD game brings you the complete original Castle Doombad, now enhanced with new and updated improvements, features, and new content – AND it’s fully Free-to-Play with NO interrupting ads! Get ready to break bad and show those goody-two-shoed heroes who’s boss in an epic tower defense showdown! FIENDISH FEATURES: - Includes the full original Castle Doombad game from 2014! - Play through 90 puzzling stages across six castle themes, tackle the diabolical Daily Challenge, or try your evil hand at the challenging new replayable roguelite mode! - Unlock an antagonistic arsenal of 33 treacherous traps and minions, and over 120 upgrades! - Customize your Dark Lord and his control room with unlockable equipment and cosmetics - Remastered graphics for modern screens with new settings and accessibility options. - Stay tuned for new content with free future updates in this treacherous tower defense game! Created by Grumpyface Studios, developers of Steven Universe: Attack the Light, Unleash the Light, Teeny Titans, and Teen Titans GO Figure! Play now and let loose your inner villain in Castle Doombad!

About

Pull Pull Pull Heroes

Embark on a roguelike tower defense adventure where luck plays a crucial role. Assemble mystical allies, unlock ancient powers, and defend your forest home against waves of enemies. Experience a blend of crafting and strategic defense with a focus on drawing heroes and utilizing your luck to overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deck building
  • Hero summoning
  • Tactical tower defense
  • Mystical ally assembly
  • Ancient power unlocking
  • Boss challenges
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"Meow, baa, hum! Let's uncover magical surprises!" When the Daydreamer ventures into the dangerous forest, only luck can save the day! With unparalleled luck, the Daydreamer transforms into a Lord, ready for an epic battle between luck and strength in the forest! Assemble mystical allies, unlock ancient powers, and defend the realm with your tactical skills! Enjoy a relaxing, fun tower defense game and experience the perfect mix of crafting and defense! Luck is a true form of power. Draw heroes, use your luck, and protect your forest home! Game Overview -Prove your luck while uncovering mysterious events and enchanted encounters. -Build a rogue-like deck with your luck and create a powerful elite legion. -Keep upgrading and defeat wave after wave of enemies. -Summon Mythic Heroes and unlock incredible skills to turn the tide with luck and strength. -Challenge stages and Bosses to become the unbeatable Lord and defend the forest!

Screenshots

Castle Doombad4 screens
Pull Pull Pull Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Castle Doombad and Pull Pull Pull Heroes both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Castle Doombad's written reviews are positive against 37% of Pull Pull Pull Heroes's. Castle Doombad also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Pull Pull Pull Heroes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Castle Doombad sells 25 one-off in-app purchases and Pull Pull Pull Heroes sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Castle Doombad against 4.8 for Pull Pull Pull Heroes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Castle Doombad's written reviews are positive against 37% of Pull Pull Pull Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Castle Doombad ships an update every 9 days, Pull Pull Pull Heroes monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Castle Doombad versus Pull Pull Pull Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastle DoombadPull Pull Pull Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better4.8 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better1.3K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size973 MB614 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperGrumpyface StudiosPerfeggs

Customer experience

Castle Doombad

All ratings2,075 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews377 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative7.4%

Pull Pull Pull Heroes

All ratings1,271 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative48.8%

User reviews

Castle Doombad

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Nostalgic childhood game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great artwork and animations
  • 💰 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🔧 Needs more bug fixes and stability improvements
  • 🔍 Missing content from original game
  • 💰 Difficulty requires premium purchases

Pull Pull Pull Heroes

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Friendly gacha system
  • 👍 Easy gear upgrade requirements

Room to improve

  • 🔒 2x speed locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🐛 Tutorial issues and game freezes

Bugs and requests

Castle Doombad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Enemies getting stuck or invincible
  • Levels not completing properly
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Incomplete or broken To-Doom challenges

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and challenges
  • Endless mode and daily challenges
  • Vertical mode for one-handed play
  • Option to disable enemy health bars

Pull Pull Pull Heroes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Co-op mode rewards not counting
  • Mythic character introduction causes freezing

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to move heroes
  • Implement gear merging
  • Add multiplayer co-op mode

In-app purchases

25 purchases

Castle Doombad

One-time25
  • "Reindeerkin" Doomkin Reskin$2.99
  • Vial of Evilness$2.99
  • Fistful of Doomcoins$2.99
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  • Stack of Cruelpons$2.99
  • Endless Mode Haunted Stages$3.99
  • Cluster of Evilness$3.99
  • Medkin Trap & Reskins Bundle$4.99
  • Stash of Doomcoins$4.99
  • Summer Supporter Pack 2$5.99
  • Ultimate Villain Pack 50% Off!$5.99
  • Baddie Currency Bundle 50% Off$7.49
  • Axe-o-Matic Trap and Reskins$7.99
  • Witchy Reskins Bundle$7.99
  • Sparkkin Doomkin Bundle$8.99
  • Doom-a-rang, Reskin, and Doomcoins$9.99
  • Christmas Spoils Bundle$9.99
  • Hoard of Doomcoins$9.99
  • Ultimate Villain Starter Pack$11.99
  • Summer Supporter Pack$14.99
  • Book of Cruelpons$14.99
  • Currency Baddie Bundle$14.99
  • Trove of Doomcoins 20% Off$19.99
  • Trove of Doomcoins$24.99
  • Cache of Evilness$29.99
  • Plethora of Cruelpons$49.99
16 purchases

Pull Pull Pull Heroes

One-time16
  • USD $0.99$0.99
  • USD $1.99$1.99
  • USD $2.99$2.99
Show 13 more
  • USD $3.99$3.99
  • USD $4.99$4.99
  • USD $5.99$5.99
  • USD $8.99$8.99
  • USD $9.99$9.99
  • USD $11.99$11.99
  • USD $14.99$14.99
  • USD $19.99$19.99
  • USD $24.99$24.99
  • USD $29.99$29.99
  • USD $49.99$49.99
  • USD $69.99$69.99
  • USD $99.99$99.99

Questions

Is Castle Doombad free?
Castle Doombad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pull Pull Pull Heroes free?
Pull Pull Pull Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Castle Doombad or Pull Pull Pull Heroes?
Castle Doombad is rated higher. Castle Doombad averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Pull Pull Pull Heroes averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Castle Doombad or Pull Pull Pull Heroes have ads?
Both Castle Doombad and Pull Pull Pull Heroes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Castle Doombad or Pull Pull Pull Heroes?
Castle Doombad ships an update every 9 days, and Pull Pull Pull Heroes monthly. Most recently, Castle Doombad was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pull Pull Pull Heroes on October 30, 2026.

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