Comparison

Orcfall Tower Defense vs Journey's End

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

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About

Orcfall Tower Defense

Features
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Orcfall Tower Defense is a handcrafted pixel-art tower defense built from scratch by a solo developer — every tower, hero, and boss was designed for this game. CAMPAIGN Battle through 5 hand-built worlds and 50 levels, each world ending in a unique multi-phase boss fight. Some levels split the horde across two paths — cover both or fall. 5 TOWER TYPES WITH BRANCHING UPGRADES Archers, mages with 4 elements, catapults, ballistas and barricades. Every tower specializes: the same archer can become a long-range sniper or a rapid-fire turret. Where you place it and how you upgrade it is the whole strategy. 5 HEROES THAT LEVEL UP Deploy them onto the map. They keep their experience between runs and unlock passive skills as they level. Tikrom holds the front line, Fernaleth strikes from the back. CONSTELLATION: A PERMANENT UPGRADE TREE Spend the stars you earn on 33 nodes across every tower branch. The bonuses carry into every run. 19 ENEMY TYPES + ELITE VARIANTS Goblins, trolls, flying drakes, stone golems. Flying units ignore your barricades, so your anti-air placement matters. Elites show up without warning and drop gems. The in-game Bestiary tracks every one of them: portrait, stats and threat level. MODES FOR WHEN THE CAMPAIGN ENDS • Boss Rush — every boss, back to back • New Game+ — infinite scaling • Survival — endless waves and your personal best-scores table • Weekly Challenge — a different mutator every week • Daily quests No accounts and no internet required. No subscriptions, and nothing you can buy to progress faster. Every upgrade is earned by playing. No templates. No reskins. Just towers, orcs, and strategy.

About

Journey's End

Protect a travelling cart in a fantasy roguelike RPG with card battles. Recruit heroes, choose powers, and explore diverse lands. Compete on global leaderboards and tackle daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Protect the cart from enemies
  • Recruit over 20 unique heroes
  • Play cards to control the battlefield
  • Explore ten diverse lands
  • Upgrade the cart with relics
  • Climb global leaderboards
  • Engage in daily challenges and events
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A small party. A long road home. Protect a travelling cart in a fantasy roguelike where every formation, card and upgrade can turn the tide. Gather a band of heroes, choose your powers and fight your way through dangerous roads, then see how your journey stacks up against players around the world. PROTECT THE CART Hold the line as enemies close in from every side. Move your heroes into position, cover your allies and keep the cart rolling. BUILD YOUR PARTY Recruit from more than 20 heroes: fighters, mages, rangers, rogues, samurai, gunners, healers and more. Combine their strengths, find the right formation and unleash their ultimates when it matters most. CHOOSE YOUR POWERS Play cards to strike, shield, heal and control the battlefield. Fuse your heroes with seven elements and discover combinations that give each run a different rhythm. EXPLORE NEW ROADS Travel through ten lands, from forests and sakura groves to coral reefs, volcanoes and the cosmos. Choose your route, brave changing weather and prepare for the dangers around the next bend. UPGRADE THE CART Pick up cart cards, powerful relics and upgrades along the way. Shape your party around the rewards you find and strengthen the cart for the battles ahead. DEFEAT MIGHTY BOSSES Face towering foes, survive crowded battles and push through six levels of Ascension. Learn from each journey, try a new build and see how far you can take your party. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Every road you clear online earns points on the weekly and monthly boards. Finish near the top for prizes, show off your frame, background and title, and tap any player to see their profile and recent journeys. EVENTS AND CHALLENGES Take on daily challenges and seasonal events to earn Journey XP, new heroes and exclusive frames, backgrounds and titles. Your Journey rank opens new heroes, relics and cards as you play. PLAY YOUR WAY Start right away as a guest. Save your progress with Google, Apple or email to keep it across devices. No connection? Play offline any time. Free to play, with optional ads you choose to watch for bonus rewards. The road is waiting. Lead your heroes home.

Screenshots

Orcfall Tower Defense4 screens
Journey's End4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orcfall Tower Defense at none against Journey's End's 7. Orcfall Tower Defense also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Journey's End sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Orcfall Tower Defense asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orcfall Tower Defense ships an update every 3 days, Journey's End every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Orcfall Tower Defense versus Journey's End: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrcfall Tower DefenseJourney's End
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB327 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFernando AntillonKASAN KALUR WRIGHT

In-app purchases

None

Orcfall Tower Defense

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Journey's End

One-time7
  • 80 Crystals$0.99
  • 450 Crystals$4.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
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  • 1,500 Crystals$14.99
  • 3,200 Crystals$29.99
  • 6,000 Crystals$49.99
  • 14,000 Crystals$99.99

Questions

Is Orcfall Tower Defense free?
Orcfall Tower Defense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journey's End free?
Journey's End is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orcfall Tower Defense or Journey's End have ads?
Both Orcfall Tower Defense and Journey's End show ads.
Which is updated more often, Orcfall Tower Defense or Journey's End?
Orcfall Tower Defense ships an update every 3 days, and Journey's End every 2 weeks. Most recently, Orcfall Tower Defense was updated on October 31, 2026 and Journey's End on November 6, 2026.

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