Comparison

Laser TD vs Wavefront

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

Wavefront

Engage in fast-paced tower defense across diverse worlds and challenging levels. Strategically place and upgrade towers, utilize spells, and defeat waves of monsters to protect your base. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock permanent upgrades.

Highlights
  • Strategic tower placement and upgrades
  • 100 levels across 5 unique worlds
  • Permanent armory upgrades
  • Endless survival arena with leaderboards
  • Spells and commander abilities
  • Offline play
Features
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Wavefront is a fast, colorful tower defense game. Line your towers along the path, upgrade them mid-battle, and hold every wave of monsters before they reach your base — across 5 worlds and 100 levels. Place smart, upgrade at the right moment, and read each wave. Easy to pick up, tuned for short sessions, deep enough to chase a 3-star run on every level. WHAT YOU DO Pick your loadout, place towers along the road, and upgrade them while the wave is still coming. Every level ends with a damage report telling you which weapon actually carried it — so your next loadout is a decision, not a guess. TOWERS • Gun, Rapid and Sniper for ground waves • Frost slows everything it hits • Cannon splashes damage across a group • Flak is the only thing that can touch flyers • Farm prints money instead of bullets • Laser exists for one job: bosses PROGRESSION THAT KEEPS GOING Earn gold in battle and spend it in the Armory on permanent upgrades. Max a weapon out and Mastery takes over — an uncapped track that keeps adding damage for as long as you keep investing. 5 WORLDS, 100 LEVELS Forest, Desert, Winter, City and Space, each with its own 25-strong monster roster: critters, vehicles, jetpack aliens, air bosses and ground bosses. Roads fork, cross and run in pairs, so the same tactics do not work everywhere. SURVIVE An endless hell arena. No level to clear — just how long you can hold, with your time on a global leaderboard. SPELLS AND COMMANDERS Call down a meteor, freeze the field, cash in mid-wave, or EMP the flyers. Pick a commander for a run-long bonus. ALSO • Play offline — no connection needed • Daily quests, achievements and a monster collection • 1-3 stars per level, feeding a global star leaderboard • Seven languages

Screenshots

Laser TD4 screens
Wavefront4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Laser TD at 5.0 against Wavefront's 4.0. Wavefront's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Laser TD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Wavefront sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Laser TD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Laser TD ships an update every 6 months, Wavefront every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Laser TD versus Wavefront: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaser TDWavefront
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB421 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperVasilii DmitrievSAMET VOLKAN CAVUSOGLU

Customer experience

Laser TD

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

Wavefront

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
1 purchases

Wavefront

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Laser TD free?
Laser TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wavefront free?
Wavefront is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Laser TD or Wavefront?
Laser TD is rated higher. Laser TD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wavefront averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Laser TD or Wavefront have ads?
Both Laser TD and Wavefront show ads.
Which is updated more often, Laser TD or Wavefront?
Laser TD ships an update every 6 months, and Wavefront every 3 weeks. Most recently, Laser TD was updated on October 13, 2026 and Wavefront on October 7, 2026.

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