Comparison

Pipe Defense vs Shoot Around TD

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

Head to head
About

Pipe Defense

Features
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Pipe Defense is a fun and strategic tower defense game where your goal is to connect pipes and place powerful weapons that link to your pipe network and automatically fire projectiles to stop incoming enemy waves. Build your own deck of 4 unique weapons and experiment with different combinations to find the perfect setup. Face off against humans, orcs, skeletons, cyclops and more — each bringing new challenges! Play across varied environments and continuously upgrade your weapons and defenses to survive harder waves. Strategic placement of pipes and turrets is the key to success — can you build the ultimate defense?

About

Shoot Around TD

Engage in a wave-based auto-shooter where strategic weapon placement and quick reflexes are key to survival. Defend your core against intense enemy assaults, utilizing unique weapons and upgrade paths in real-time combat. Enjoy offline play and face challenging boss encounters.

Highlights
  • Wave-based auto-shooter gameplay
  • Strategic weapon placement
  • Unique weapon types and upgrades
  • Real-time combat
  • Offline play
  • Boss enemies and bullet hell patterns
Features
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Welcome to Shoot Around – a thrilling wave-based auto-shooter where reflexes and strategy collide! Place powerful weapons around your core and blast your way through increasingly intense enemy waves. Positioning matters — rotate and shoot in all directions to stay alive. Key Features • Auto-firing weapons and real-time combat • Intense wave-based battles • Unique weapon types and upgrade paths • Strategic module placement system • Boss enemies & bullet hell patterns • No internet required – play offline anytime Can you survive all 10 waves and protect your core from destruction? It’s time to Shoot Around and take control of the arena!

Screenshots

Pipe Defense4 screens
Shoot Around TD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shoot Around TD at none against Pipe Defense's shown. Pipe Defense's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Defense ships an update daily, Shoot Around TD every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pipe Defense versus Shoot Around TD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe DefenseShoot Around TD
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB177 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEpiCoro d.o.o.Gnarly Game Studio

In-app purchases

None

Pipe Defense

No in-app purchases

None

Shoot Around TD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipe Defense free?
Pipe Defense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoot Around TD free?
Shoot Around TD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pipe Defense or Shoot Around TD have ads?
Pipe Defense shows ads; Shoot Around TD does not.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Defense or Shoot Around TD?
Pipe Defense ships an update daily, and Shoot Around TD every 5 days. Most recently, Pipe Defense was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shoot Around TD on October 21, 2026.

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