Comparison

Tower Up vs Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense

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

Head to head
About

Tower Up

Assemble a team of heroes and stack them to create powerful towers. Utilize unique buffs and synergies to defeat waves of enemies. Upgrade heroes and unlock abilities to overcome challenges in this strategic tower defense game.

Highlights
  • Hero squad assembly
  • Hero stacking for towers
  • Unique buffs and synergies
  • Enemy wave defense
  • Hero and ability upgrades
  • Epic challenges
Features
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Assemble your ultimate hero squad and stack them into powerful towers! Strategize with unique buffs, synergies, and devastating combos to fend off waves of relentless enemies. Upgrade your heroes, unlock new heroes and rare abilities, and face epic challenges in this incredible tower defense game. Will your hero tower stand tall? Play now and find out!

About

Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense

This survival adventure game blends casual exploration with tower defense. Develop your camp, gather resources, and then defend against monster attacks at night using hero skills and collected wood for upgrades.

Highlights
  • Casual adventure and tower defense gameplay
  • Resource collection and development during the day
  • Nighttime monster defense with hero skills
  • Hero skill and combat effectiveness upgrades
  • Diverse hero types with unique abilities
  • Variety of card skills for challenges
Features
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A survival adventure game that combines casual adventure and tower defense elements, bringing players a brand new gaming experience. During the day, hide in the camp to develop, and use the miner as a capable assistant to help you collect resources and dig gold. When night falls, a large number of monsters attack. You need to use the hero's unique skills to resist the monster's attack. Destroy them to obtain the wood needed for survival, which can be used to upgrade the hero's skills, improve combat effectiveness, and persist. Game features: 1. Diversified gameplay allows players to experience exciting battles in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere; 2. There are many types of heroes, each with its own unique skills and attack methods; 3. There are also many different card skills for you to choose from, allowing you to easily deal with various challenges and monsters; Even novice players can get started quickly and enjoy the fun of the game.

Screenshots

Tower Up4 screens
Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tower Up at 5.0 against Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense's 3.4. Tower Up also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tower Up holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tower Up's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower Up ships an update monthly, Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and July 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tower Up versus Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower UpLumber Hero:Goblins Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB94 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPlayshore, S.L.Chengdu Ziyao Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Tower Up

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Tower Up

No in-app purchases

None

Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tower Up free?
Tower Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense free?
Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tower Up or Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense?
Tower Up is rated higher. Tower Up averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Tower Up or Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense have ads?
Both Tower Up and Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower Up or Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense?
Tower Up ships an update monthly, and Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tower Up was updated on June 6, 2026 and Lumber Hero:Goblins Defense on July 27, 2026.

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