Sphere TD vs Idle Polygon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sphere TD
A unique tower defense game where you craft every tower by combining mods to create custom projectile-spamming defenses. Explore maps, research new abilities, and defend your flying base against various enemy types. Enjoy offline play and cross-platform compatibility.
- Build and mod every tower
- Combine mods for millions of tower builds
- Defend maps with up to 5 maxed towers
- Research and craft mods
- Flying base exploration and ore mining
- Offline play with cloud sync
- Cross-platform mobile and desktop support
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Sphere TD is a tower defense game with one difference: there are no preset towers. You build every tower yourself by combining mods to spam more projectiles. UNIQUE FEATURES - Build & mod every tower. There are no preset towers. - Defend each map with 5 towers. Max them out and spam more projectiles. - Split your shots, bounce, multiply, shock, burn. The build is up to you. - Your base can fly, towers and all. Explore the maps and mine ores. - Research and craft mods. Just don't run out of energy. WHAT IS IN THE GAME - 41 towers, each with its own grid layout and function - 33 mods, each with tiers, MK upgrades, a B-Side function, and 3 perks, for over a million tower builds - 50 hand-crafted maps with three objectives each - Endless mode after map 50, plus map-specific challenges - A research tree, mod crafting, and a trader - Spheres that scale into elites, bosses, armored, shielded, cloaked and flying - Offline play, with cloud sync and leaderboards - Cross platform: mobile and desktop NO NONSENSE No pay to win. No time gates. No paywalls. No ad spam. No loot boxes. Funding the Galatium Academy is appreciated, never required. MESSAGE FROM THE DEV Hi, I'm Alex, a solo developer, and Sphere TD is my first game. If you like tower defense and building your own towers, you should feel right at home. Come discuss tower builds with other friendly cadets on Discord. I am committed to 10 years of support. You want it, I'll make it. Ready to join the Galatium Academy?
Idle Polygon
Engage in a visually stunning incremental game with RPG battle elements. Upgrade your geometries and income to astronomical levels, and master prestige cycles for endless replayability.
- Mesmerizing geometric visuals
- Incremental upgrades and income
- RPG battles with strategic gameplay
- Endless replayability with prestige cycles
- Hypnotic art style
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Mesmerizing Visuals: Expand your geometries through a clean, crisp, and hypnotic art style. Incremental Mechanics: Watch numbers soar as you upgrade shapes and income to astronomical levels. RPG Battles: Test your growth against tough opponents. Strategy is key to victory. Endless Replayability: Master the cycles of Prism and Spectrum Prestige to uncover hidden depths in an infinite loop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sphere TD at 100% against Idle Polygon's 50%. Sphere TD also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Idle Polygon's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sphere TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Polygon sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sphere TD holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sphere TD's written reviews are positive against 50% of Idle Polygon's.
Sphere TD ships an update every 2 days, Idle Polygon every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sphere TD | Idle Polygon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StandardIssueGames | KOKI MORITA |
Customer experience
Sphere TD
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In-app purchases
Sphere TD
- Au Field Ration$4.99
- Defender Starter Pack$7.99
- Au Supply Cache$9.99
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- Galatium Express Token$9.99
- Galatium Academy Pack$14.99
- Shadow Broker Vantage$19.99
- Au Enterprise Fund$24.99
- Flux Enrichment Grant$24.99
- Au Strategic Stockpile$49.99
- Au Global Reserve$99.99
Idle Polygon
- Diamond S$0.99
- Diamond M$2.99
- Offline Boost$3.99
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- Remove Ads$4.99
- Diamond L$5.99
- Diamond XL$29.99
- Diamond MAX$59.99
Questions
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