Comparison

Pirate Clash vs Tower vs Goblins

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

Head to head
About

Pirate Clash

Engage in thrilling naval combat as a pirate, sinking enemy ships to become the strongest. Master simple controls, collect power-ups, and compete against players globally to claim the title of pirate king. Download for free and embark on a treasure-hunting adventure.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-master controls
  • Ship combat and sinking
  • Power-up collection
  • Global multiplayer battles
  • Treasure hunting
Features
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**Welcome to Pirate Clash, the top new io game!** Become the strongest pirate and hunt for legendary treasure! **How to Play:** It's easy! Just defeat enemy ships. Use your cannons on both sides and master your controls to sink your enemies! Level up and become more powerful! **Key Features** **Easy Controls** Anyone can jump in and enjoy with simple, fun controls! **Powerful Boosts** Collect items to boost your ship's power and grow stronger! **Battle Against Pirates Worldwide** Fight against pirate players from all over the world! Prove you are the true king of pirates! Download now for free and start your adventure!

About

Tower vs Goblins

Defend your castle from waves of attacking goblins in this strategic tower defense game. Upgrade your hero and fortress with various weapons and special skills to survive increasingly difficult enemy raids. Enjoy a visually appealing medieval world with endless fun.

Highlights
  • Build and defend your castle
  • Upgrade hero and base
  • Strategic placement of weapons
  • Level up hero abilities
  • Variety of weapons and skills
  • Visually appealing graphics
Features
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Aim, shoot and protect your castle from waves of enemies in tower defense game THE OWNER OF THE CASTLE Show your strategy skills in a unique tower defense game and protect your base against waves of goblins. Discover an unforgettable gaming experience of TD games with interesting levels, improvements and strategic challenges. Encounter various enemy raids on your difficult path, upgrade your hero and base to stop them all! Endless fun is waiting for you in Spire vs Goblins: Tower Defense game download right now absolutely free. BUILD AND DEFEND To turn your tower into an impenetrable fortress, with each reflected wave, collect a reward that can be used to add new blocks and a variety of weapons: a spear, a ballista or a magic crystal. Each type of weapon unlocks special skills that will help you stay safe, destroy the enemy base and waves of goblins. You need to build wisely - a lot depends on the position of the blocks in your survival. Aim and shoot - the goblins are attacking! This RPG shooter will constantly keep you in suspense, be ready to skillfully use your bow to protect the tower from flying monsters, dark magicians, terrible demons. Each time the enemies become stronger and be sure that you have properly upgraded your hero and defensive structure to become an epic invincible archer. Strategic- Use your sharp wits to fight off enemies as you wander around looking for blocks to add to your tower. It may seem that everything is simple in Tower vs Goblins: RPG Shooter, as in many idle games, but you need to plan ahead and think about how to properly display all the weapons in your fortress. Another important detail is the strategic use of resources and unique abilities. Level Up - Go through the levels in this TD RPG shooter game and discover awesome upgrades, weapons, and other improvements. After defeating each wave, you are given the opportunity to choose the leveling of the hero to your heart's content: attack power and speed, damage crit, number of arrows and much more! After completing the level, upgrade your fortress: it's up to you to upgrade your defenses and be an impregnable defender or upgrade your weapons and not even let the enemies near you. Catchy - it's about the gameplay and especially about the graphics. The cute design and attention to detail makes Tower vs Goblins: Aim and Shoot a very visually appealing adventure that mesmerizes and maintains a chill vibe. The animation of waves of enemies is a special work of art! MEDIEVAL EPIC WORLD So come on, build your mighty tower, survive and wage war against the goblins in this exciting RPG tower defense game. Travel through different areas to explore new opportunities to protect your fortress and ways to destroy an ever-increasing number of enemies! Dive into the world of non-stop fun TD games full of dangerous monsters, magic, and castles.

Screenshots

Pirate Clash4 screens
Tower vs Goblins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pirate Clash at 71% against Tower vs Goblins's 14%. Pirate Clash also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pirate Clash sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tower vs Goblins sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pirate Clash ships an update every 5 days, Tower vs Goblins every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pirate Clash versus Tower vs Goblins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPirate ClashTower vs Goblins
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (273 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—273 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkyusang lee24 HIT Riga SIA

Customer experience

Pirate Clash

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Tower vs Goblins

All ratings273 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Pirate Clash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tower vs Goblins

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Archer/hero level stuck at 3/4 through level 1 despite progressing to later worlds
  • Locked menu items never unlock even at high levels
  • Challenge mode notifications appear but mode is inaccessible
  • Ad-free purchase fails to remove optional reward ads
  • Ads persist even with airplane mode enabled
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  • Game waves last only seconds when offline
  • Misleading promotional images showing more towers than actually available

Requested features

7 requests
  • Archer HP upgrade system
  • Nerf flying enemy damage
  • Increase tower placement limit beyond 16
  • Add settings/options menu
  • Unlock mechanism for locked features
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  • More content and progression variety
  • Clearer unlock requirements for menus

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pirate Clash

One-time2
  • Dragon Ship$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
5 purchases

Tower vs Goblins

One-time5
  • Bunch of money$4.99
  • Chest of money$9.99
  • No Ads$9.99
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  • A lot of money$14.99
  • No Ads Pack$14.99

Questions

Is Pirate Clash free?
Pirate Clash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tower vs Goblins free?
Tower vs Goblins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pirate Clash or Tower vs Goblins have ads?
Both Pirate Clash and Tower vs Goblins show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pirate Clash or Tower vs Goblins?
Pirate Clash ships an update every 5 days, and Tower vs Goblins every 2 months. Most recently, Pirate Clash was updated on July 22, 2026 and Tower vs Goblins on September 21, 2026.

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