Comparison

Laser TD vs Defend The Last Tower

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

Head to head
About

Laser TD

Strategically place and upgrade defensive towers to repel waves of enemies. This game features a variety of tower types and enemy behaviors, encouraging creative combinations for effective base protection.

Highlights
  • Tower building and placement
  • Tower and enemy upgrades
  • Multiple tower types
  • Multiple enemy types
  • Strategic defense gameplay
Features
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Build towers to protect the base from enemies. The game has 12 types of towers and 6 enemies. Towers and enemies have different colors and abilities. Combine and upgrade towers to more effectively defend the base.

About

Defend The Last Tower

Build glowing turrets along a path to defend your last tower from waves of geometric invaders. Earn energy with each kill to instantly build, upgrade, and adapt your defenses. Experience fast-paced, strategic gameplay with a synthwave soundtrack and clean neon visuals.

Highlights
  • Five unique turrets with distinct roles
  • Seven enemy types requiring strategic responses
  • 10-level campaign with unlockable Endless mode
  • Adjustable game speed and one-handed play
  • Synthwave soundtrack and neon visuals
  • No in-app purchases or paywalls
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THE LAST TOWER — neon tower defense, distilled. The grid is falling. One Tower still stands: yours. Build glowing turrets along the path and hold the line as waves of geometric invaders close in. Every kill earns Energy — spend it instantly to build, upgrade, and adapt. No dead time. Just the rush of a defense snapping into place. ▶ FIVE TURRETS, FIVE CLEAR ROLES • Pulse — cheap, reliable, hits air and ground • Splash Mortar — area blasts that melt swarms • Frost Coil — slows everything in range • Rail Cannon — long-range sniper that pierces a whole line • Tesla Chain — lightning that arcs between enemies ▶ SEVEN ENEMIES, REAL DECISIONS Drones, darting Sprinters, armored Haulers, air-only Flyers, Splitters that divide when they die, self-healing Shielded units, and towering Bosses with their own tricks. Flyers force air coverage. Tanks force focus fire. Swarms force splash. Read the wave — build the answer. ▶ 10-LEVEL CAMPAIGN + ENDLESS Fight through ten hand-built maps — hairpins, switchbacks, and dual lanes that converge on your Tower. Earn up to three stars on each. Beat the campaign to unlock Endless and chase your best wave. ▶ BUILT TO FEEL GREAT • Call the next wave early for bonus Energy — risk it for the reward • 1×/2×/3× speed and pause, designed for one-handed play • Punchy particles, screen shake, and a synthwave soundtrack — generated in code • Clean neon-on-dark visuals, zero clutter No in-app purchases. No paywalls. One banner ad, that's the whole deal. Defend the last Tower.

Screenshots

Laser TD4 screens
Defend The Last Tower3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Defend The Last Tower at none against Laser TD's 4. Defend The Last Tower also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). Laser TD's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Laser TD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Defend The Last Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Laser TD against 5.0 for Defend The Last Tower. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laser TD has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Laser TD ships an update every 6 months, Defend The Last Tower every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Laser TD versus Defend The Last Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaser TDDefend The Last Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB19 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperVasilii DmitrievXiayu Xu

Customer experience

Laser TD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Defend The Last Tower

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Laser TD

One-time4
  • Aiming system$0.99
  • Gift double score and disable ads$0.99
  • Map editor$0.99
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  • Complete Pack$1.99
None

Defend The Last Tower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Laser TD free?
Laser TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Defend The Last Tower free?
Defend The Last Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Laser TD or Defend The Last Tower?
Laser TD and Defend The Last Tower are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Laser TD or Defend The Last Tower have ads?
Both Laser TD and Defend The Last Tower show ads.
Which is updated more often, Laser TD or Defend The Last Tower?
Laser TD ships an update every 6 months, and Defend The Last Tower every 2 days. Most recently, Laser TD was updated on November 8, 2026 and Defend The Last Tower on October 31, 2026.

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