Comparison

Runehold vs V

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

Head to head
About

Runehold

Command a rune fortress in this offline pixel tower defense game. Place powerful towers, survive enemy waves, and push through a campaign with strategic upgrades and commander skills. Earn virtual currency to grow stronger for future challenges.

Highlights
  • Offline tower defense gameplay
  • 22 campaign stages
  • Multiple tower types
  • Permanent tower upgrades
  • Commander skills
  • Boss stages and special modifiers
  • Daily missions and long-term goals
Features
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Runehold: Pixel Defense is an offline tower defense game built for quick battles, long-term upgrades, and classic pixel strategy. Command a rune fortress, place powerful towers, survive enemy waves, and push through a campaign filled with split paths, loop stages, elite enemies, and boss battles. Every victory earns virtual currency, stars, and experience that help you grow stronger for the next challenge. Features: - Offline tower defense gameplay - 22 campaign stages across multiple chapters - Arrow, Cannon, Frost, Magic, and Lightning towers - Permanent tower upgrades and commander skills - Boss stages, loop routes, split roads, and special stage modifiers - Daily missions, long-term goals, and collection progress - Earned virtual currency only, with no real-money reward system - Pixel-style maps, enemies, towers, effects, music, and haptics Build your defense, train your command skills, and hold the rune gate.

About

V

Features
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Take control of an advanced orbital defence system (V-ORBIT) locked in a high-speed orbit around the planet. Rotate, aim and unleash powerful lasers as waves of asteroids and explosives streak toward Earth. Survive as long as you can and push your high score higher with every run. Key Features: 1. Smooth orbital movement - rotate around Earth and intercept threats from every angle. 2. Escalating difficulty - the game gets harder as your score increases. 3. Beautiful visuals - the game uses post-processing to add more flare to the visuals. 4. Easy, straight-forward controls for both, touchscreen and controller setups. 5. Game UI adjusts based on whether you have a controller connected or not. 6. The game will receive updates which will add new features and improve the overall experience.

Screenshots

Runehold4 screens
V4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Runehold at every 3 days against V's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runehold ships an update every 3 days, V every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Runehold versus V: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuneholdV
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAGRI TECH DESIGN COMPANYBAYSIE MEDIA

In-app purchases

None

Runehold

No in-app purchases

None

V

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runehold free?
Runehold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is V free?
V is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runehold or V have ads?
Neither Runehold nor V shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runehold or V?
Runehold ships an update every 3 days, and V every 2 weeks. Most recently, Runehold was updated on October 31, 2026 and V on October 25, 2026.

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