Gatefall vs Wavefront
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gatefall
Defend a gate against relentless fantasy hordes by strategically building and upgrading powerful towers. Protect fleeing villagers and manage your gold to survive escalating waves of enemies in this offline tower defense game.
- Build and upgrade powerful towers
- Defend against 30 escalating enemy waves
- Protect fleeing villagers
- Manage gold and resources
- Offline play supported
- No ads
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The horde is coming. You are the last hope. Protect the Gate at all costs. Build powerful towers, command a playable hero, and hold back relentless hordes in a dark fantasy tower defense battle. Enemies are closing in, and every decision matters. Build your defense along the path, manage your gold, upgrade your strongest positions, and stop the horde before it breaks through. COMMAND POWERFUL TOWERS ARROW TOWER — reliable damage against advancing enemies FLAME TOWER — burns through tightly packed hordes CANNON TOWER — heavy blasts that punish groups FROST TOWER — slows enemies and controls the path DEATH TOWER — devastating dark magic for the toughest threats RECRUIT THE GRAND WARDEN Command a powerful melee hero on the battlefield Rally him anywhere along the path to intercept the horde Block enemies and cleave through groups at close range Level him up through combat Unleash his devastating 360° ultimate ability Enable or disable heroes for each run DEFEND THE GATE Survive 30 escalating waves of fantasy enemies Defeat the horde before it reaches the Gate Upgrade your towers to withstand stronger threats Balance single-target damage, area attacks, slowing power, and dark magic Face powerful enemies that demand a smarter defense BUILD YOUR STRATEGY Choose the right tower for every turn in the path Combine tower placement with the Grand Warden’s position Experiment with different tower and hero strategies Adapt your defense as the horde grows stronger Choose a difficulty that matches how you want to play Study your defenses in the Encyclopedia and enemy threats in the Bestiary PLAY ANYWHERE PLAY OFFLINE — no internet connection required NO ADS — just uninterrupted tower defense Pick up and play whenever you want Can you protect the Gate?
Wavefront
Engage in fast-paced tower defense across diverse worlds and challenging levels. Strategically place and upgrade towers, utilize spells, and defeat waves of monsters to protect your base. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock permanent upgrades.
- Strategic tower placement and upgrades
- 100 levels across 5 unique worlds
- Permanent armory upgrades
- Endless survival arena with leaderboards
- Spells and commander abilities
- Offline play
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Wavefront is a fast, colorful tower defense game. Line your towers along the path, upgrade them mid-battle, and hold every wave of monsters before they reach your base — across 5 worlds and 100 levels. Place smart, upgrade at the right moment, and read each wave. Easy to pick up, tuned for short sessions, deep enough to chase a 3-star run on every level. WHAT YOU DO Pick your loadout, place towers along the road, and upgrade them while the wave is still coming. Every level ends with a damage report telling you which weapon actually carried it — so your next loadout is a decision, not a guess. TOWERS • Gun, Rapid and Sniper for ground waves • Frost slows everything it hits • Cannon splashes damage across a group • Flak is the only thing that can touch flyers • Farm prints money instead of bullets • Laser exists for one job: bosses PROGRESSION THAT KEEPS GOING Earn gold in battle and spend it in the Armory on permanent upgrades. Max a weapon out and Mastery takes over — an uncapped track that keeps adding damage for as long as you keep investing. 5 WORLDS, 100 LEVELS Forest, Desert, Winter, City and Space, each with its own 25-strong monster roster: critters, vehicles, jetpack aliens, air bosses and ground bosses. Roads fork, cross and run in pairs, so the same tactics do not work everywhere. SURVIVE An endless hell arena. No level to clear — just how long you can hold, with your time on a global leaderboard. SPELLS AND COMMANDERS Call down a meteor, freeze the field, cash in mid-wave, or EMP the flyers. Pick a commander for a run-long bonus. ALSO • Play offline — no connection needed • Daily quests, achievements and a monster collection • 1-3 stars per level, feeding a global star leaderboard • Seven languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wavefront at 4.7 against Gatefall's 4.2. Wavefront also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Gatefall's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Wavefront sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gatefall asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wavefront holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Gatefall ships an update every 2 days, Wavefront fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gatefall | Wavefront |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 349 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NX Gentech, LLC | SAMET VOLKAN CAVUSOGLU |
Customer experience
Gatefall
Wavefront
In-app purchases
Gatefall
No in-app purchases
Wavefront
- Remove Ads$2.99





