Comparison

Tower vs Goblins vs Dope Gears

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

Dope Gears

Strategize and conquer by spinning gears to build a powerful defense. Face increasingly challenging levels with unique traps and twists. Assemble your dream squad from hundreds of gear combinations to outsmart incoming waves.

Highlights
  • Quick-draw gear setup
  • Heart-pounding challenges
  • Build custom gear squads
  • Hundreds of gear combinations
  • Outsmart enemy waves
Features
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Dope Gears is here to blow your mind! Spin, strategize, and conquer! 1.Quick-draw Setup — Got the reflexes to slap together your gear defense in seconds? 2.Heart-pounding Challenges — Levels get crazier with traps and twists—think you can handle it? 3.Build Your Dream Squad — Mix and match from hundreds of gears to create your very own gear army! Jump in, spin like crazy, and feel the thrill of outsmarting every wave!

Screenshots

Tower vs Goblins4 screens
Dope Gears4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dope Gears at none against Tower vs Goblins's 5. Dope Gears also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Tower vs Goblins's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (273 vs 29). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Dope Gears asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tower vs Goblins holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tower vs Goblins has 273 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Tower vs Goblins's written reviews are positive against 20% of Dope Gears's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower vs Goblins ships an update every 2 months, Dope Gears weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tower vs Goblins versus Dope Gears: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower vs GoblinsDope Gears
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (273 ratings) — better3.9 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB187 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer24 HIT Riga SIA晓莹 黄

Customer experience

Tower vs Goblins

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

Dope Gears

All ratings29 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

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

Dope Gears

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
None

Dope Gears

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tower vs Goblins free?
Tower vs Goblins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dope Gears free?
Dope Gears is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tower vs Goblins or Dope Gears?
Tower vs Goblins is rated higher. Tower vs Goblins averages 4.3 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Dope Gears averages 3.9 from 29 ratings.
Do Tower vs Goblins or Dope Gears have ads?
Both Tower vs Goblins and Dope Gears show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower vs Goblins or Dope Gears?
Tower vs Goblins ships an update every 2 months, and Dope Gears weekly. Most recently, Tower vs Goblins was updated on October 15, 2026 and Dope Gears on October 8, 2026.

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