Comparison

PliDeckTD vs Poker Defence

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

Head to head
About

PliDeckTD

Features
Read full description

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.

About

Poker Defence

Features
Read full description

Keep the pair—or redraw for a flush? In Poker Defence, five cards become your next tower. Choose a tile, build your hand and defend a molten sci-fi battlefield. No betting. No account. Play offline. BUILD A HAND, BUILD YOUR DEFENCE Discover 17 hand types, from pairs to hidden combinations. Keep useful cards, spend redraws carefully and upgrade every tower even during an active wave. A tower-status page shows your current hands and key ranks at a glance. ONE MORE MISSION Work through 69 missions and timed challenges. Tap a mission beside the map to see the hands and quantities you still need. Milestone chains reveal the next goal as you progress, while difficult collections offer bigger gold rewards. Earn permanent difficulty seals and compare mission completion in your run history. BOSSES YOU CAN READ Face distinct boss silhouettes and movement styles. From wave 40, every stage brings its own boss encounter, including minion summons, armour boosts and targeted EMP attacks. START COMFORTABLY. MASTER THE INFERNO. Four difficulties share the same opening resources: 2 tokens and 5 full-hand replacements before your first tower. Start with Training, then work up to Inferno. Earn Holo Credits for card-tower styles and map themes; cosmetics do not change combat stats. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai and Indonesian.

Screenshots

PliDeckTD4 screens
Poker Defence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Poker Defence at none against PliDeckTD's 7. Poker Defence also leads on ads (none vs shown). PliDeckTD's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. PliDeckTD sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Poker Defence asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PliDeckTD ships an update daily, Poker Defence fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
PliDeckTD versus Poker Defence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPliDeckTDPoker Defence
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB52 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPLNBYangwon Lee

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PliDeckTD

One-time7
  • 66 GEM$1.99
  • Speed Boost Pack$2.99
  • Ad Removal$3.99
Show 4 more
  • 202 GEM$4.99
  • Ad Removal Package$5.99
  • 725 GEM$17.99
  • 1232 GEM$24.99
None

Poker Defence

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PliDeckTD free?
PliDeckTD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poker Defence free?
Poker Defence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PliDeckTD or Poker Defence have ads?
PliDeckTD shows ads; Poker Defence does not.
Which is updated more often, PliDeckTD or Poker Defence?
PliDeckTD ships an update daily, and Poker Defence fortnightly. Most recently, PliDeckTD was updated on November 5, 2026 and Poker Defence on November 5, 2026.

Other comparisons