Comparison

Sphere TD vs HexTowerDefense

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

Head to head
About

Sphere TD

A complex tower defense game where you build and upgrade towers to defend against waves of spheres. Strategize with deep customization, resource management, and research to overcome challenges. Offers extensive replayability with numerous levels and modes.

Highlights
  • Tower and projectile customization
  • 30 base towers with 28+ stats
  • 33 mods with millions of combinations
  • Research and crafting system
  • Tower inventory and energy management
  • 50 hand-crafted levels and endless mode
  • Offline and online play with cloud sync
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Sphere TD is a tower defense game with one difference: there are no preset towers. You build every tower yourself, then send it out to defend your base. WHAT IS IN THE GAME - 39 towers, each with its own grid layout and function - 33 mods, each with tiers, MK upgrades, a B-Side function, and 3 perks - 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, meta progression, and theorycrafting builds, 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?

About

HexTowerDefense

Engage in strategic tower defense on a hexagonal grid. Master placement, range, and timing across 50 campaign levels, daily challenges, and a community workshop. Enjoy a retro aesthetic with no energy timers and limited ads.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid placement
  • 50 handcrafted campaign levels
  • Daily challenges and endless mode
  • Community Workshop for sharing layouts
  • Eight tower types
  • Retro neon aesthetic
Features
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Place towers. Hold the line. HexTowerDefense is a minimalist tower defense game built around a hexagonal grid. Every placement decision matters — angles, range, and timing are yours to control. Three ways to play Campaign — 50 handcrafted levels with Normal, Hard, Veteran & Nightmare difficulty. Earn up to 3 stars per level. Challenges — Daily run, Endless mode, invisible enemies, and more. Complete daily challenges to earn Workshop Tokens. Sandbox — Build freely, experiment, validate your layout, then share it with the world through the Community Workshop. Community Workshop Browse boards submitted by other players, download and test them, rate your favorites, and submit your own for review. Eight tower types, endless possibilities Neon-on-black retro aesthetic. No energy timers. Limited ads.

Screenshots

Sphere TD4 screens
HexTowerDefense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HexTowerDefense at none against Sphere TD's shown. HexTowerDefense also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Sphere TD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Sphere TD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and HexTowerDefense sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HexTowerDefense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphere TD has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sphere TD ships an update every 2 days, HexTowerDefense every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sphere TD versus HexTowerDefense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSphere TDHexTowerDefense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size332 MB106 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStandardIssueGamesMaxime Hussenet

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sphere TD

One-time10
  • 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
4 purchases

HexTowerDefense

One-time4
  • x2/x4 Speed$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Gotta Go Faster$4.99
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  • All-in-One$4.99

Questions

Is Sphere TD free?
Sphere TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HexTowerDefense free?
HexTowerDefense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sphere TD or HexTowerDefense?
HexTowerDefense is rated higher. Sphere TD averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while HexTowerDefense averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sphere TD or HexTowerDefense have ads?
Sphere TD shows ads; HexTowerDefense does not.
Which is updated more often, Sphere TD or HexTowerDefense?
Sphere TD ships an update every 2 days, and HexTowerDefense every 10 days. Most recently, Sphere TD was updated on October 5, 2026 and HexTowerDefense on October 14, 2026.

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