Gatefall vs Everspring
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?
Everspring
Defend the sacred Everspring from an immortal orc horde by strategically placing towers and commanding a hero. Earn all upgrades and gear through gameplay, with daily challenges and leaderboards to test your skills.
- Offline fantasy tower defense
- Six tower lines with twelve specializations
- Commandable hero with unique abilities
- Eleven enemy types with varied resistances
- Earn all in-game currency and upgrades
- Daily Trial challenges
- Game Center leaderboards
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Hold the roads. Keep the Spring. The elves of the Sylvan Reach are immortal only while the Everspring flows. Warlord Gorrak has marched the Iron Horde north to drink from it — an orc army that cannot die would wage war forever. You are the Warden of the Grove. Everspring is a free fantasy tower-defense game with no interstitial ads, no energy timers and nothing to buy. FOUR ROADS TO HOLD Wellspring Glade, Ashen Crossing, the Root Halls and the moonlit Moonwell Terraces — 20, 25, 30 and 25 waves, three difficulties, a Heroic version of every road, and Endless mode after the final wave, with optional curses for bigger rewards. SIX TOWER LINES, TWELVE SPECIALIZATIONS Ranger's Perch, Moonfire Altar, Grove Warden, Frost Well, Dawn Ballista and Spirit Beacon. Every tower upgrades twice, then forks into one of two specializations with its own ability: Windrunner Roost, Sunpiercer Bastion, Starfall Spire, Moonbinder Sanctum, Ancient Grove, Thornguard Thicket, Glacial Heart, Permafrost Shrine, Sunburst Engine, Siegebreaker, Warsong Beacon, Wellspring Shrine. A HERO YOU COMMAND Aelith Dawnwarden walks the roads with you: move her, block with her, fire her weapon's ability. Four weapons and four armors — bow, blade, staff and lance; leaf, bark, starweave and the Everspring Aegis — each with its own way of fighting. Legendary relics are earned by deed, not bought. ELEVEN ENEMIES AND A WARLORD Goblins, grunts, bat swarms, armored brutes, healing shamans, warg riders, sappers, berserkers, cave trolls, wyverns, Gorrak's shield-walled Champion — and Gorrak himself on the final wave. Armor, magic resistance, flight, healing and rage each want a different answer. EVERYTHING IS EARNED Every kill leaves Essence. Spend it in the Armory on towers, specializations, spells, permanent Wardenship upgrades and Aelith's gear. Reforge any relic up to three stars. Autosave between waves. Pause, 1×/2×/3× speed, call waves early for bonus gold. A NEW TRIAL EVERY DAY The Daily Trial: one road, one twist and one barred tower, the same for every Warden, new every day. Play it daily to keep your streak; the first win each day pays Essence. GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS See where your Daily Trial score and your deepest Endless wave rank against Wardens everywhere. Made by one person. Plays offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Everspring at 5.0 against Gatefall's 4.2. Everspring also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Gatefall's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Everspring holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Gatefall's written reviews are positive against 100% of Everspring's.
Gatefall ships an update every 2 days, Everspring daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gatefall | Everspring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | NX Gentech, LLC | Gino Cattuzzo |
Customer experience
Gatefall
Everspring
In-app purchases
Gatefall
No in-app purchases
Everspring
No in-app purchases









