PliDeckTD vs Iron Bastion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — 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.
Iron Bastion
Engage in fast-paced, strategic tower defense roguelite gameplay. Build and upgrade your automated bastion to withstand escalating waves of enemies. Adapt your strategy with randomized upgrades for each focused run.
- Fast portrait gameplay
- Automatic targeting with strategic decisions
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Randomized roguelite upgrades
- Persistent progression
- Offline play
- No ads or in-app purchases
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The battlefield never stops. Your bastion fires automatically—but survival depends on the choices you make. Iron Bastion is a modern military tower-defense roguelite built for fast, focused runs. Destroy advancing combat units, spend battlefield credits on tactical upgrades, and select powerful new capabilities as each operation escalates. CHOOSE YOUR THREAT Start as a Beginner, test your command experience, or face the brutal Pro deployment. Each difficulty changes enemy pressure, rewards, and the pace of battle. BUILD A DEADLIER BASTION Improve caliber, reload speed, armor, critical systems, and more during every run. Combine upgrades into a build that can withstand the next wave. ADAPT BETWEEN WAVES Choose one of three roguelite upgrades and reshape your strategy. Every decision changes how your defense platform performs under pressure. SURVIVE AN ESCALATING WAR Enemy strength adapts as the battle continues. Elite threats and increasingly punishing waves prevent a successful defense from becoming comfortable. FEATURES - Fast portrait gameplay designed for iPhone - Automatic targeting with meaningful strategic decisions - Beginner, Experienced, and Pro difficulty modes - Randomized roguelite upgrade choices - Persistent progression between runs - Offline play with no account required - No ads and no in-app purchases in version 1.0 How long can your bastion hold the line?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iron Bastion at none against PliDeckTD's 7. Iron Bastion also leads on ads (none vs shown). PliDeckTD's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. PliDeckTD sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Iron Bastion asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PliDeckTD | Iron Bastion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PLNB | Askar Fuzaylov |
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
Iron Bastion
No in-app purchases









