Comparison

Pulse Defense vs HexTD

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

Head to head
About

Pulse Defense

Features
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Feel the battle. The first tower defense you don't just watch - you FEEL it. Every tower pulses in your hands, every enemy has a heartbeat, every victory hits your fingertips. Plant towers, crush smarter waves, and read the battlefield through touch and sound - eyes open or eyes closed. Start playing free, right now. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - A real strategy game with a haptic twist no other tower defense has - Play looking at the screen, or with your eyes completely closed - Blind and sighted friends play the SAME game, side by side - one game for everyone - No ads. No subscriptions. No pay-to-win. Ever. FEEL EVERY MOVE - 104 unique vibration patterns, perfectly synced to sound - Each tower has its own pulse - know what you built without looking - Enemies "beat" faster as their health drops - feel them weaken - Tune haptic intensity and audio to exactly how you like it DEEP TOWER DEFENSE - 10 tower types with upgrades: Archer, Cannon, Magic, Ice, Fire, Tesla, Poison, Sniper, Mortar, Laser - 7 enemy types + 5 elite tricks: Speed Burst, Shield, Split on Death, Disable Tower, Boost Allies - 14 maps across 4 chapters, each with its own boss climax - 8 wave themes with bonus objectives (no-damage, fast-clear) - 37 achievements to chase - Adjustable game speed (0.5x-2x) and checkpoints to resume after a loss HEAR THE BATTLEFIELD - Stereo audio pinpoints where enemies are coming from - Adaptive music that swells with the action - A distinct sound for every action - learn it all in the built-in Audio Glossary and Haptic Sandbox BUILT FOR EVERYONE - Full VoiceOver support, plus an In-App Voice mode for eyes-free play - 4 color blind modes + high contrast mode - Large, high-contrast visuals for low vision - 9 languages: EN, PL, ES, DE, FR, IT, JA, PT-BR, ZH FAIR FROM THE START Play Chapters 1-2 (7 maps) FREE - no time limit, no account, no catch. Love it? One single purchase unlocks Chapters 3-4 forever. That's it. Free players get a complete, balanced game. We built Pulse Defense alongside blind gamers who waited years for a tower defense they could truly play. We didn't set out to make a "game for blind people." We set out to make a great game that everyone can play - and feel. Feel the battle. The first wave is on us.

About

HexTD

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Hex TD é um tower defense de estratégia em grid hexagonal: fácil de aprender, difícil de dominar. Posicione torres, domine a roda elemental e desencadeie combos devastadores. 21 TORRES, 7 ELEMENTOS Fogo, Água, Gelo, Físico, Veneno, Arcana e Natureza. Cada elemento tem 3 torres (rápida, área e suporte) e status próprios: queimadura, congelamento, veneno, marcação e mais. COMBOS ELEMENTAIS Os status reagem entre si. Queime e envenene para explodir em área. Molhe e congele para prender de vez. Descubra as reações e vire a partida. TRES MODOS - Campanha: 150 fases com dificuldade crescente e um elemento tema por fase. - Rogue: modo idle com uma torre no centro, inimigos de todos os lados e upgrades em tempo real. - Endless: sobreviva o máximo de ondas que conseguir. PROGRESSAO PROFUNDA Colete cartas, evolua raridades (Comum a Mítica), suba o Paragon e libere habilidades. Invoque novas torres com os créditos que você ganha jogando. 100% GRÁTIS E OFFLINE Sem coleta de dados, sem necessidade de internet, sem login. É só jogar.

Screenshots

Pulse Defense4 screens
HexTD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HexTD at none against Pulse Defense's 1. Pulse Defense's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Pulse Defense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HexTD asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Pulse Defense versus HexTD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse DefenseHexTD
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperURBISOFT LTDVinicius Luciano Menezes Cotrim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pulse Defense

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99
None

HexTD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulse Defense free?
Pulse Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HexTD free?
HexTD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pulse Defense or HexTD have ads?
Neither Pulse Defense nor HexTD shows ads.

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