PliDeckTD vs path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PliDeckTD
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Determine your units with a poker hand! A new evolution of strategic tower defense, PliDeck TD! Stop playing games that simply place given units! PliDeck TD offers a unique system where players draw 5 cards to complete a hand and summon units corresponding to that poker hand. Core Game Mechanisms 1. Draw, Discard, and Complete! - Draw 5 cards to complete the best possible hand. - The power of the summoned unit is determined by the completed hand (from One Pair to Royal Flush). - Which cards to keep and which hand to aim for depends entirely on your judgment. 2. Special Recipe Evolution System by Hand - 40 types of powerful units await your command. - It is not just about merging the same units. The unit combination (recipe) required to evolve into a higher hand varies at each stage. - Choose a strategic evolution path to fill the field with top-tier units with overwhelming firepower. 3. Unique Strategies by Symbol - Each unit has specialized abilities such as penetration, explosion, buff, and crowd control (CC) according to its symbol. - Optimize your symbol combinations to block monster waves that grow exponentially stronger. 4. Joker Cards: The Key to Permanent Growth - Strengthen Joker Cards with currency earned by clearing stages. - Gain the power to challenge higher difficulties through permanent buffs such as basic attack power and gold gain. 5. Endless Challenges, Various Stages, and Infinite Trials - Difficulty Levels: Conquer stages by difficulty that test your limits. - Event Stages: Special battlefields with different rules and rewards open every time. - Infinite Trials: The ultimate test where you block endless enemies and compete for rankings with users worldwide.
path
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path-to-one is a math roguelike game based on the Collatz conjecture (3n+1 problem). Choose a "cursed number" and navigate a dark labyrinth where every room is a mathematical challenge. Odd rooms are dangerous โ the curse swells with 3n+1, dealing damage. Even rooms offer brief safety โ divide by 2 and press on. Your goal: reach 1 to break the curse. โ STRATEGIC COMBAT Every odd room presents a choice: fight head-on (3n+1), take a detour (n+1) for a card, use spell cards, or flee. Each decision affects your curse chain โ consecutive odd rooms amplify damage up to 2ร. โ SPELL CARDS Start with 6 single-use spell cards. Halve your number, shield against damage, heal HP, peek ahead, accelerate through rooms, or purify to even. Duplicate cards upgrade to powerful enhanced versions. โ 7 ENEMY TIERS From Cursed Slimes to the God of Ruin, each enemy tier brings unique abilities: Dark Fog negates foresight, Piercing cuts through shields, Despair triples erosion damage. โ 6 BUILDS & 4 DIFFICULTY TIERS Choose from Guardian, Accelerator, Sorcerer, Seer, Contractor, or the premium Overlord โ each with unique starting hands and playstyles. Challenge Normal, Abyss, End, or Void difficulty for greater rewards. โ DEEP PROGRESSION - 19 achievements to unlock - Grimoire tracks all enemies, cards, and events - Curse Marks currency to unlock builds and difficulties - Score ranking system (D through S rank) - Adventure records to track your history โ RANDOM EVENTS Healing springs, curse traps, treasure chests, dark merchants โ and their enhanced variants unlock after repeated encounters. Can mathematics save you from the curse?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PliDeckTD at 15.0 against path's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. PliDeckTD sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and path sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PliDeckTD ships an update daily, path every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PliDeckTD | path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PLNB | Fuji Bit Inc. |
In-app purchases
PliDeckTD
- 66 GEM$1.99
- Speed Boost Pack$2.99
- Ad Removal$3.99
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- 202 GEM$4.99
- Ad Removal Package$5.99
- 725 GEM$17.99
- 1232 GEM$24.99
path
- Overlord Build$1.99









