Comparison

Knight Train vs Tiny Bastion

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

Head to head
About

Knight Train

Features
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Lead Your Knight Squad into Battle! Collect coins to level up and recruit powerful knights to your squad. Cut your enemies' tails to weaken them, and ram their heads to defeat them! But beware — clash with a stronger foe and it's game over. Features ā—† Simple Controls, Addictive Gameplay Just swipe to change direction. Your knight squad marches forward automatically. ā—† Grow Your Squad with Coins Every 15 coins, a new knight joins! Beyond 20 knights, your entire squad grows massive. ā—† Strategic Combat Higher level? Cut tails and crush enemies. Lower level? One wrong move and you're done! ā—† Power-Up Items Speed Boost, Coin Magnet, Coin Upgrade — grab items that spawn every 20 seconds. ā—† Collect Unique Heroes Unlock and equip 15 distinctive hero costumes. ā—† Upgrade System Boost your speed, attack power, and coin earnings to dominate the battlefield. Assemble your knight squad and charge into battle now!

About

Tiny Bastion

Engage in strategic 3D tower defense battles on tiny islands. Build and merge towers, deploy heroes with unique abilities, and defend against waves of monsters. Enjoy an offline campaign with no energy timers.

Highlights
  • Build and merge towers
  • Deploy heroes with special powers
  • Offline campaign mode
  • Multiple biomes and bosses
  • Permanent upgrade system
  • 2x speed option
Features
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Tiny islands. Big battles. Tiny Bastion is a cute 3D tower defense game. Build towers on little hex islands, merge them into Legendaries, send your heroes into the fight and hold the road against waves of skeletons, orcs and monsters. The campaign plays offline, so it goes wherever you go. BUILD, UPGRADE AND MERGE • Four towers, each with a job: Archers, Artillery, Frost Mages and Barracks • Upgrade any tower to level 3, then merge two level-3 towers into a Legendary • Pick a blessing card between waves and change your plan on the fly 5 HEROES WITH SPECIAL POWERS • Start with Sir Bramble the Knight, then unlock Wren, Ember, Grumm and Sister Dawn • Move your hero anywhere on the battlefield to plug a leak • Shield Bash, Arrow Storm, Meteor, Whirlwind and Sanctuary 10 ISLANDS ACROSS 5 BIOMES • Green meadows, autumn valleys, frozen peaks, desert dunes and ember isles • 5 giant bosses: the Necromancer, Black Knight, Frost Golem, Monstrosity and Iron Colossus • Earn up to 3 stars on every island. Three stars means your keep ends the battle at full lives GET STRONGER • Spend gems on permanent upgrades for your towers, economy and heroes • A daily chest, a global leaderboard and a victory card to share after every win PLAY YOUR WAY • Short battles, with a 2x speed button when you want it faster • No energy timers. Play as long as you like • Plays offline: the campaign needs no Wi-Fi. The leaderboard, purchases and reward videos need a connection • No pop-up ads mid-battle. Remove forced ads once with No Ads; optional reward videos stay available • No loot boxes • Every island and every hero unlocks by playing Free to play, with optional in-app purchases. Made by one indie developer. Questions or ideas? Write to apps.jabbari@gmail.com

Screenshots

Knight Train4 screens
Tiny Bastion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knight Train at none against Tiny Bastion's 7. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiny Bastion sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Knight Train asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
Knight Train versus Tiny Bastion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnight TrainTiny Bastion
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB134 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperRoot WaveMohammad Jabbari

In-app purchases

None

Knight Train

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Tiny Bastion

One-time7
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Sack of Gems$19.99
  • Vault of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is Knight Train free?
Knight Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Bastion free?
Tiny Bastion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Knight Train or Tiny Bastion have ads?
Both Knight Train and Tiny Bastion show ads.

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