Gatefall vs Shinobi Tower Defense
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?
Shinobi Tower Defense
Defend against endless waves of ninjas and monsters in this classic tower defense game with a Japanese theme. Strategically place and upgrade towers to survive increasingly difficult challenges and epic boss fights. Enjoy a full offline experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Endless ninja waves and boss fights
- Four upgradeable towers with unique abilities
- Five distinct maps with leaderboards
- Offline gameplay, no account required
- Lucky wheel for in-game gold
- Speed up gameplay up to 10x
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Stop the ninja horde before it reaches the end of the road! Shinobi is a classic tower defense game with a Japanese twist. Build towers on the stone pads beside the winding path, upgrade them all the way to level 10, and hold off endless waves of ninja, runners, ogres and giant bosses. Each wave is harder than the last. How long can you survive? NO ADS. NO PAYWALLS. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account. Every tower, map and upgrade is free, and the game plays fully offline. FOUR TOWERS, TEN LEVELS EACH • Fire Tower: burns nearby enemies too • Lightning Tower: very fast shots • Magic Tower: slow, but huge damage • Poison Tower: slows enemies down Every tower changes its look as it grows, from a small stone tower at level 1 to a blazing phoenix tower at level 10. EPIC BOSS FIGHTS A Shogun boss attacks every 5 waves. The Sumo Champion arrives at wave 20, the Skeleton Samurai at wave 30 and the Stone Golem at wave 40. Bosses drop big piles of gold, so plan your upgrades. SPIN THE WHEEL Bet your gold on the lucky wheel between waves. Hit the 10x JACKPOT or the 20x MEGA slice to fund your next big upgrade. FIVE MAPS Grassland, Desert, Snow, Volcano and Swamp, each with its own road and its own Game Center leaderboard. FEATURES • Endless waves and four giant bosses • Speed up the game up to 10x • Buy extra lives with gold when things get close • Game Center leaderboards for every map • Hand-painted art • Plays offline, no account needed Your score is the wave you reach. Simple to start, hard to master. Plan your towers, save your gold, and beat your best wave!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shinobi Tower Defense at 100% against Gatefall's 67%. Gatefall's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Gatefall holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gatefall has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Gatefall's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shinobi Tower Defense's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gatefall ships an update every 2 days, Shinobi Tower Defense every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gatefall | Shinobi Tower Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | NX Gentech, LLC | Thomas Purcell |
Customer experience
Gatefall
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In-app purchases
Gatefall
No in-app purchases
Shinobi Tower Defense
No in-app purchases
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