Comparison

Tower vs Goblins vs Gear Battle!

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

Gear Battle!

Command powerful gear-powered war machines to defend your kingdom. Strategically rotate gears to summon troops, launch attacks, and build an unbreakable fortress. Experience a unique blend of real-time strategy and action to save the realm.

Highlights
  • Strategic gear rotation for unit command
  • Summon heroic troops and war machines
  • Build and upgrade fortress defenses
  • Merge gears for increased strength
  • Real-time strategy and action gameplay
Features
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Gear Battle! Defend the Realm with the Power of the Machine! The kingdom’s last fortress stands on the brink of destruction. In Gear Battle, you are the final line of defense—master ancient gear-powered war machines to summon heroic troops, launch devastating attacks, and construct an unbreakable stronghold. Every gear you turn changes the course of battle in this epic clash of strategy and action! Game Features: Strategic Gear Mechanics: Rotate gears to command units and unleash powerful war machines in a unique and immersive defense experience. Dynamic Upgrades: Build and upgrade your fortress with elite units—archers, knights, siege weapons, and even colossal war elephants! Diverse Gears: A tons of gears that you can merge to make them be stronger and win the battle. Real-Time Strategy Meets Action: Carefully place defenses and time your attacks for maximum impact as waves of enemies test your resolve. Can you harness the power of the gears and save your kingdom? Join the battle—Gear Battle awaits!

Screenshots

Tower vs Goblins4 screens
Gear Battle!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gear Battle! at every 2 days against Tower vs Goblins's every 2 months. Gear Battle! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Tower vs Goblins's advantage is review sentiment (14% vs 5%) and ratings volume (406 vs 118). 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 Gear Battle! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gear Battle! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 406 and 118 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Tower vs Goblins's written reviews are positive against 5% of Gear Battle!'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, Gear Battle! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tower vs Goblins versus Gear Battle!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower vs GoblinsGear Battle!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (406 ratings)4.7 (118 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better5.0% of reviews
Number of ratings406 — better118
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
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 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24 HIT Riga SIAPhan Van Vu

Customer experience

Tower vs Goblins

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

Gear Battle!

All ratings118 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative90.0%

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

Gear Battle!

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
10 purchases

Gear Battle!

One-time10
  • Gem 1$0.99
  • Gem 2$2.99
  • Starter Pack 2$2.99
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  • VIP Monthly 1$4.99
  • Gem 3$6.99
  • Gem 4$9.99
  • SVIP Monthly 1$9.99
  • Gem 5$24.99
  • VIP Lifetime$24.99
  • SVIP Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Tower vs Goblins free?
Tower vs Goblins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gear Battle! free?
Gear Battle! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tower vs Goblins or Gear Battle!?
Gear Battle! is rated higher. Tower vs Goblins averages 4.4 out of 5 from 406 ratings, while Gear Battle! averages 4.7 from 118 ratings.
Do Tower vs Goblins or Gear Battle! have ads?
Both Tower vs Goblins and Gear Battle! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower vs Goblins or Gear Battle!?
Tower vs Goblins ships an update every 2 months, and Gear Battle! every 2 days. Most recently, Tower vs Goblins was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gear Battle! on October 23, 2026.

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