Comparison

SimpleTD vs Fallfate

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

Head to head
About

SimpleTD

Engage in a pixel-art tower defense experience with a rich storyline and fully voiced cutscenes. Strategize with over 14 unique towers, permanent upgrade paths, and challenging endless waves. Enemies can also gain power-ups, adding a unique twist to each playthrough.

Highlights
  • Voiced cinematic cutscenes and rich story
  • 14+ unique towers with distinct personalities
  • Deep, permanent upgrade paths
  • Endless waves and titan-sized bosses
  • Enemy power-ups on maps
  • Daily & weekly quests
  • 10+ hand-crafted maps with dynamic modifiers
Features
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Defend your Life Orbs against ever-evolving foes in SimpleTD—with no microtransactions! Features -- Voiced Cinematic Cutscenes and Rich Story: A rich storyline to propel players through those waves with fully voiced cutscenes in a 2D, pixel art style with plenty of DLCs planned to expand on the story. -- 14+ Unique Towers, Each with a Personality: From all-purpose Simple Towers to credit-printing Mint towers, acid-splashing Splash Towers, boss-busting Shotguns, and range-boosting Buff Towers, every turret plays, and upgrades, differently. -- Interesting Towers and Mechanics - Easily collect crystals passively or organically by completing waves, store credits on easier maps to use on harder maps, protect your towers from aerial attacks. -- Deep, Permanent Upgrade Paths: Spend hard-earned Crystals in the Upgrade Lab to push damage, fire-rate, range, critical chance, and even global LP caps to dizzying heights, then stack buffs for exponential power. -- Endless Waves & Titan-Sized Bosses: Face adaptive swarms, enable Crazy Mode for 3x the enemies with 3x the strength, and face off against bosses with both set and random schedules! No two play-throughs will be exactly the same! -- Enemy Power-Ups: Instead of trying to earn power-ups for your towers, the enemies get a chance to! All maps have power-ups along the paths for enemies to pick up, providing unique abilities to power them through to your Life Points! --Daily & Weekly Quests – Knock out fresh objectives every day and week for Crystals, carry-over credits, and limited-time stat buffs that alter your next run’s strategy. -- 10+ Hand-Crafted Maps with Dynamic Modifiers. Spiral deserts, snaking forests, twin-lane battlefields, mega-sized arenas, and more. Each map flips spawn rates, HP multipliers, weather events, and elite chances to keep you guessing. -- Map Based Events: Contend with interesting events on most of the maps to add to the gameplay. -- Auto-Play & Super Play Speeds - Grind hands-free in Auto Mode (which stops if your lose a Life Point) and/or crank the speed up 5x to hurry through early waves, but watch out as accuracy will take a hit! -- In-Game Store for Buffs and Items: An in-game store using only game acquired crystals to allow players to spend on buffs and items. No real-world money here; microtransactions are not welcomed in SimpleTD! -- User-Defined Graphics: Love retro pixel art? Leave it on. Prefer a clean, minimalist look? Turn it off for a more “Simple” feel. == No Microtransactions == Every Crystal and Credit is earned in-game—no paywalls, ever. Download SimpleTD now and master your defenses!

About

Fallfate

Features
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* NOTICE: TRY BEFORE YOU BUY * - Play the beginning for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads. CONTROLLER SUPPORT. Pachinko is predetermined, so you can lose it all. Spin to change the outcomes. Fill the gauge to shift pockets’ risks. Discs are dropped in interval, change it to fit your playstyle. Parry enemies trying to break you. Select from 7 upgrade classes. Create your own build. Die, gain powers, over and over. In a roguelike adventure. Face 4 bosses. Return home with fortune, or not. Features: Length: Short 3 Acts Story. Dialogue skips. Maximum 40 minutes for a complete run. Under 10 runs to complete the story. Gameplay: 50+ Chip Upgrades. Ultimate Chips. 4 Unique World Effects. 10+ Enemies & Bosses. Quality of Life: Speed Run Mode. Colorblind Safe Color Scheme. Controller Supports.

Screenshots

SimpleTD4 screens
Fallfate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleTD at none against Fallfate's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Fallfate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleTD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleTD ships an update monthly, Fallfate every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SimpleTD versus Fallfate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTDFallfate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB206 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAngrySalami LLCCONFUSIAN

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fallfate

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is SimpleTD free?
SimpleTD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fallfate free?
Fallfate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleTD or Fallfate have ads?
Neither SimpleTD nor Fallfate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTD or Fallfate?
SimpleTD ships an update monthly, and Fallfate every 6 weeks. Most recently, SimpleTD was updated on October 2, 2026 and Fallfate on October 1, 2026.

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