Comparison

Tower vs Goblins vs Cats vs Dogs

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

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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.

About

Cats vs Dogs

Engage in an epic battle between cats and dogs, summoning unique units with special abilities. Evolve your forces through historical eras, upgrading and customizing your army to adapt to new challenges and conquer every stage. Choose your side and lead your army to victory.

Highlights
  • Summon unique units
  • Evolve through historical eras
  • Upgrade and customize army
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Conquer stages
Features
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Enter a world where the age-old rivalry between cats and dogs takes center stage in an epic battle for supremacy. Summon Units: Utilize of food to summon of units, each with unique abilities and strengths. Evolve Through the Ages: Progress through different historical eras, evolving your units and tactics to adapt to new challenges. Upgrade and Customize: Upgrade your units and customize your army to suit your preferred playstyle. Choose your side, summon your army, and embark on a quest to conquer every stage. Will the cats triumph, or will the dogs reign supreme? The fate of the battle lies in your hands.

Screenshots

Tower vs Goblins4 screens
Cats vs Dogs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cats vs Dogs at 4.8 against Tower vs Goblins's 4.3. Cats vs Dogs also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 14%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Tower vs Goblins's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Tower vs Goblins sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Cats vs Dogs sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cats vs Dogs holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 273 and 986 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Tower vs Goblins's written reviews are positive against 44% of Cats vs Dogs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower vs Goblins ships an update every 2 months, Cats vs Dogs every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tower vs Goblins versus Cats vs Dogs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower vs GoblinsCats vs Dogs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (273 ratings)4.8 (986 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews43.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273986 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24 HIT Riga SIAOLENA HUROVA

Customer experience

Tower vs Goblins

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

Cats vs Dogs

All ratings986 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%

User reviews

Tower vs Goblins

From 273 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive tower defense gameplay
  • 😌 Relaxing gaming experience
  • 💡 Cool and innovative game mechanics
  • ⚙️ Good game mechanics overall

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive forced ads throughout gameplay
  • 💰 Deceptive ad-removal pricing ($10-15) that doesn't work
  • 🚫 Ad-free purchase doesn't remove all ads
  • 🎯 Flying enemies overpowered and deal excessive damage
  • 📊 Progression bar stuck at 3/4 on level 1

Cats vs Dogs

From 986 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable game
  • 👍 Cute and fun
  • 👍 Great game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lots of bugs
  • 🐛 Game crashes
  • 🐛 Repetitive and impossible to upgrade
  • 🐛 Unfinished and unplayable beyond a few levels
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and 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

Cats vs Dogs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lots of bugs since the last update
  • Game crashes due to ads
  • Cannot progress past early levels

Requested features

2 requests
  • Update all the 'coming soon' tabs
  • Add mute sound button for battles

In-app purchases

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
11 purchases

Cats vs Dogs

One-time11
  • Gems Pack 1$2.49
  • Classic Offer$2.99
  • Classic Offer$5.99
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  • Profit forever$5.99
  • Gems Pack 2$7.49
  • Battle Pass$9.99
  • Paws Fund$9.99
  • Classic Offer$11.99
  • Profit forever$14.99
  • Gems Pack 3$22.99
  • Classic Offer$24.99

Questions

Is Tower vs Goblins free?
Tower vs Goblins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cats vs Dogs free?
Cats vs Dogs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tower vs Goblins or Cats vs Dogs?
Cats vs Dogs is rated higher. Tower vs Goblins averages 4.3 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Cats vs Dogs averages 4.8 from 986 ratings.
Do Tower vs Goblins or Cats vs Dogs have ads?
Both Tower vs Goblins and Cats vs Dogs show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower vs Goblins or Cats vs Dogs?
Tower vs Goblins ships an update every 2 months, and Cats vs Dogs every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tower vs Goblins was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cats vs Dogs on October 13, 2026.

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