Comparison

Factory Frontier vs Larry's Defense

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

Head to head
About

Factory Frontier

Design and expand a 2D factory to maximize profits by strategically placing production elements. Optimize your setup, unlock upgrades, and rebirth for unique bonuses to grow your industrial empire. Ideal for players who enjoy strategy and automation.

Highlights
  • Design and expand 2D factories
  • Strategic placement of production elements
  • Optimize production lines
  • Unlock upgrades
  • Rebirth for bonuses
  • Automation gameplay
Features
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Factory Frontier is a 2D mobile game where you design and expand your own factory to maximize profits. Strategically place droppers, upgraders, furnaces, and conveyors to create efficient production lines that generate money. Optimize your setup, unlock upgrades, and climb the ranks as your factory grows. Once you've built a thriving operation, rebirth to start anew with unique bonuses, pushing the boundaries of your industrial empire even further. Perfect for players who love strategy, creativity, and the thrill of automation!

About

Larry's Defense

Engage in wave-based strategic defense, upgrading a hero and crafting equipment to survive increasingly difficult enemy waves. Master skills, ascend for infinite progression, and compete weekly. Customize your hero and collect enemies in a goofy adventure.

Highlights
  • Wave-based survival gameplay
  • RPG hero attribute distribution
  • Equipment crafting and upgrades
  • Skill unlocking and mastery
  • Infinite progression via Ascension
  • Offline play
  • Weekly competitions
  • Enemy collection (Ghostdex)
Features
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Larry’s Defense is a wave-based strategy defense game where you fight through acts of increasingly difficult enemies, defeat powerful bosses, and ascend to become even stronger. Every decision matters. Choose the right upgrades, create powerful combinations, and push as far as possible. Each wave becomes harder, testing your strategy and build. Can you survive long enough to defeat the bosses? Features: - Tower(less) defense gameplay with wave-based survival; - RPG mechanics – distribute attribute points to build your unique hero; - Craft & upgrade equipment to face stronger enemies; - Unlock and master skills for big damage or clutch defense; - Ascension – Play forever with the infinite progression (prestige) system; - Play offline – defend anywhere, anytime; - Face off against other Larry's in weekly competitions; - Unlock skins and customize your look; - Collect them all – Kill and register every ghost enemy in Larry's Ghostdex. Can you turn Larry into the ultimate defender? Larry could really use some help.. Perfect for players who love wave survival, tower defense chaos, hero upgrades, and huge boss fights — all wrapped in a goofy, light-hearted adventure.

Screenshots

Factory Frontier4 screens
Larry's Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Larry's Defense at 100% against Factory Frontier's 50%. Larry's Defense also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (93 vs 14). Factory Frontier's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Factory Frontier sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Larry's Defense sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Larry's Defense holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Larry's Defense has 93 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Factory Frontier's written reviews are positive against 100% of Larry's Defense's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Factory Frontier ships an update every 2 weeks, Larry's Defense fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Factory Frontier versus Larry's Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFactory FrontierLarry's Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (14 ratings)4.9 (93 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1493 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB448 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBenjamin CerroneRoel Strolenberg

Customer experience

Factory Frontier

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Larry's Defense

All ratings93 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Factory Frontier

One-time10
  • 250 Gems$1.99
  • More Quests$2.99
  • Double Gems$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Extra Layout Slot$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 1000 Gems$4.99
  • VIP$6.99
  • MVIP$9.99
  • Vip Bundle$12.99
  • Mega Bundle$24.99
6 purchases

Larry's Defense

One-time6
  • 25 Rubies$0.99
  • 80 Rubies$2.99
  • Double Ghost Chance$3.99
Show 3 more
  • Double Gold$3.99
  • Max Battle Speed$3.99
  • Extra Skill Slot$4.99

Questions

Is Factory Frontier free?
Factory Frontier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Larry's Defense free?
Larry's Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Factory Frontier or Larry's Defense?
Larry's Defense is rated higher. Factory Frontier averages 3.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Larry's Defense averages 4.9 from 93 ratings.
Do Factory Frontier or Larry's Defense have ads?
Larry's Defense shows ads; Factory Frontier does not.
Which is updated more often, Factory Frontier or Larry's Defense?
Factory Frontier ships an update every 2 weeks, and Larry's Defense fortnightly. Most recently, Factory Frontier was updated on September 20, 2026 and Larry's Defense on September 1, 2026.

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