DEADGRID vs Battle Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEADGRID
Experience intense arcade zombie survival with a minimalist aesthetic. Battle through thousands of procedurally generated levels, collect unique weapon finishes, and compete globally in various multiplayer modes. Features permadeath, diverse enemy types, and strategic deployables for ultimate replayability.
- Thousands of procedurally generated levels
- Collectable weapon finishes
- Twelve handcrafted arenas
- Permadeath survival mode
- Ranked 1v1 duels
- Duo co-op mode
- 36 unique weapons
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DEADGRID is a minimalist zombie arena shooter — pure, intense arcade action with real multiplayer. THE CLIMB A campaign ladder thousands of levels deep, and no two rungs are alike. Every level rolls its own horde, its own weather, its own rule and its own goal: one-hit-point runs, total blackouts, meteor storms, assassination contracts. Two modes break the pattern — INFECT, where you ARE the outbreak and hunt the survivors down, and FREE FOR ALL, where everyone carries the same gun and only one walks out. 1,080 WEAPON FINISHES Thirty collectable liveries — GOLD, ONYX, SYNTHWAVE, NOSFERATU, VOIDLINE, RAINBOW and more — across all 36 weapons. Every third rung of the Climb pays one out. Locked finishes stay secret until you earn them. TWELVE HANDCRAFTED ARENAS Fight through Times Square, Shibuya Crossing, the Champs-Élysées, Copacabana, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, Chichén Itzá and Terreiro do Paço — plus four arenas of our own: The Garden, Sporewood, Rustyard and Cindermaw. Lava rivers, container mazes, neon crossings. Every layout is placed by hand, never generated. SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE Endless waves of the undead. Every run is permadeath — beat your best in kills, waves and time survived. RANKED 1v1 — THE ARENA Duel real opponents in last-one-standing combat. Buy rage zombies and send them hunting your rival, earn a random upgrade every round, and climb 8 divisions to the top of the global ladder. DUO CO-OP Team up with a friend or matchmake with a stranger. Shared horde, shared glory — revive each other and see how deep two survivors can go. ARSENAL OF 36 WEAPONS Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, rifles, snipers, launchers, energy weapons, flamethrowers and wilder things — each with its own 3D model. Loot weapon crates mid-run and build your loadout on the fly. NINE ZOMBIE TYPES Walkers, runners, tanks, boomers, jumpers that vault your walls, fire-spitters, bladesmen who cut bullets from the air, gaolers with hooked chains and summoners who raise the dead. Smart pathfinding routes them around cover — they hunt, they don't just shamble. TURRETS & DEPLOYABLES Three turret types, barriers, claymores, explosive barrels and the legendary clapping monkey. Build choke points, then watch the horde walk into them. PROGRESS THAT LASTS • GAME PASS: a 101-tier season track with exclusive skins, chests and emotes • MISSIONS: endless ladders that pay pass XP with bonus chests on every claim • SPECS: permanent lifetime upgrades that make every future run stronger • 42 SKINS to unlock — from the humble Rookie to floating war gods • 32 EMOTES to talk trash in style COMPETE WITH THE WORLD Global leaderboards, a top-1000 board, friends list with live presence, duo invites and player profiles. Daily streaks keep your fire burning. PURE PERFORMANCE Optimized for smooth 60fps. All game audio is synthesized in real time — zero audio files, tiny download. Endless waves, thousands of levels. Just pure arcade zombie survival. Any coin pack removes ad breaks forever. Download DEADGRID and see how long you survive.
Battle Tower
Engage in strategic spell duels to defend your castle and destroy your opponent's. Master elemental spells and command diverse armies across seven distinct ages, from medieval to futuristic. Adapt your tactics and build counters to overcome various challenges.
- Cast elemental spells (Fireball, Lightning, Frost)
- Command diverse armies and troops
- Progress through seven distinct ages
- Build and upgrade army counters
- Three battlefields with varying difficulties
- Ranked matchmaking and leaderboards
- Offline play available
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Defend your castle. Master the elements. Command your army. Battle Tower is a side-view strategy duel. Tap the battlefield to cast spells, send troops through your gates and destroy the enemy castle before yours falls. FOUR SPELLS, DISTINCT TACTICS Burn clustered enemies with Fireball, strike a priority target with Lightning, slow a push with Frost or heal your wounded troops. Spend gold on your army and save mana for the moment that changes the battle. SEVEN AGES TO MASTER Progress through the Medieval Age, Modern Age, Advanced Age, Hero Era, Frontier Age, Age of Olympus and Radiant Age. Command swordsmen and dragons, tanks and aircraft, Hero Era champions, Olympian legends and shielded Radiant armies. New ages bring new tactics, while earlier rosters remain available in battles with era advancement. BUILD YOUR COUNTERS Archers hunt fliers, pikemen stop cavalry and fire suppresses regeneration. Upgrade troops and choose specializations that change how they fight. Reinforce your castle, grow your economy and read your opponent's army to find its weakness. THREE BATTLEFIELDS, FIVE DIFFICULTIES Fight across Meadow, Frostpeak and Dunes, where hills block shots and positioning matters. Work up from Easy to Ultra Extreme. Customize spell restrictions, eras, economy and castle rules. Difficulty income modifiers are shown in the game. FRIENDS, RANKINGS AND BEST TIMES Invite friends or share a four-letter room code for an unranked duel. Join ranked matchmaking and climb from Recruit to TowerKing. Track your fastest AI victories and compare clear times on the leaderboards. Start offline as a guest in the Medieval Age on Easy. A free account opens online play and single-player progression: every win opens the next difficulty, from Easy up to Ultra Extreme, and beating all five opens the next age. Online features require an internet connection. No loot boxes. No energy meters. Just one more battle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DEADGRID at none against Battle Tower's shown. DEADGRID also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (92% vs 71%). Battle Tower's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. DEADGRID sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Battle Tower sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DEADGRID holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEADGRID has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of DEADGRID's written reviews are positive against 71% of Battle Tower's.
DEADGRID ships an update every 4 days, Battle Tower daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DEADGRID | Battle Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (77 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 402 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Afonso Quinaz | WozJobs Inc |
Customer experience
DEADGRID
Battle Tower
In-app purchases
DEADGRID
- Scrap + No Ads$0.99
- Cache + No Ads$4.99
- Premium Pass$4.99
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- Crate + No Ads$9.99
- Pallet + No Ads$19.99
- Container + No Ads$49.99
- Motherlode + No Ads$99.99
Battle Tower
- Remove Ads – First-Day Offer$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 5 Forge Credits$12.49
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- 10 Forge Credits$24.49
- 20 Forge Credits$47.49
- 40 Forge Credits$91.99
- 80 Forge Credits$177.99
- 150 Forge Credits$324.99








