Comparison

Tower vs Goblins vs Royal Realms

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

Head to head
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

Royal Realms

Build a castle, upgrade troops, and defend your kingdom. Engage in strategic battles to protect your realm and rescue the princess. Make crucial decisions to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Castle construction and upgrades
  • Troop training and enhancement
  • Strategic combat gameplay
  • Kingdom defense missions
  • Princess rescue objectives
Features
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“Royal Realms,” you build a castle that becomes the foundation of your strength and a gathering place for armies. Upgrade troops to be ready for battles with enemies. Your task is to protect the kingdom and rescue the princess, using strategic thinking and making decisions that will lead to victory. Privacy Policy: https://www.playcus.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.playcus.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Tower vs Goblins4 screens
Royal Realms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tower vs Goblins at 4.3 against Royal Realms's 2.5. Tower vs Goblins also leads on ratings volume (273 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 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. Tower vs Goblins sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Royal Realms sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tower vs Goblins holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tower vs Goblins has 273 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Tower vs Goblins's written reviews are positive against 0% of Royal Realms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower vs Goblins ships an update every 2 months, Royal Realms every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tower vs Goblins versus Royal Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower vs GoblinsRoyal Realms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (273 ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings273 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 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
Size192 MB375 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24 HIT Riga SIAPlaycus Limited

Customer experience

Tower vs Goblins

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

Royal Realms

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

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

Royal Realms

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
7 purchases

Royal Realms

One-time7
  • 2500 Gems$2.99
  • NoAds$3.99
  • 5000 Gems$4.99
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  • Super Deal$5.99
  • Battle Pass$7.99
  • 12.000 Gems$9.99
  • 40.000 Gems$25.99

Questions

Is Tower vs Goblins free?
Tower vs Goblins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Royal Realms free?
Royal Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tower vs Goblins or Royal Realms?
Tower vs Goblins is rated higher. Tower vs Goblins averages 4.3 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Royal Realms averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Tower vs Goblins or Royal Realms have ads?
Both Tower vs Goblins and Royal Realms show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower vs Goblins or Royal Realms?
Tower vs Goblins ships an update every 2 months, and Royal Realms every 7 months. Most recently, Tower vs Goblins was updated on September 27, 2026 and Royal Realms on September 14, 2026.

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