Comparison

Steampunk Tower vs Takeover RTS

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

Head to head
About

Steampunk Tower

Defend an Etherium Mine from an invading army by building and upgrading a steampunk tower. Deploy various weapons and research new technologies to overcome relentless waves of enemies across numerous battlefields.

Highlights
  • Tower defense gameplay
  • Weapon upgrades
  • Research new technologies
  • Campaign mode with multiple battlefields
  • Steampunk art style and soundtrack
  • Visually stunning Etherium powers
Features
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Tower defense on the rise! "A shot in the arm for the tower defense genre" — Modojo, 4.5/5 "Simply fantastic" — Capsule Computers, 9.5/10 Take charge of the immense Steampunk Tower and help the eccentric Lord Bingham protect his precious Etherium Mine. This app offers in-app purchases.  You may restrict in-app purchasing using your device settings. As the Imperial Army’s foot soldiers and mechanical monstrosities march into battle, fortify your epic spire with machine guns, cannons, lightning coil, saw launchers and more. REACH FOR THE SKY Work your way up the ranks through a heroic campaign spanning over 20 battlefields and seven challenge-based skirmishes. With each major promotion, unlock a new tier to your tower and take that extra firepower into battle. CALL TO ARMS Lord Bingham is pulling out all the stops to protect his precious Etherium! With the help of his research head, Jane, research new technologies to upgrade your turrets and improve your chances of surviving the Imperial Army’s relentless attack. BLOW OFF SOME STEAM They don’t call it Steampunk Tower for nothing. Immerse yourself in this stylized world filled with steampunk designs and a soundtrack made up of jazzy big band compositions. Game Features: • Tower defense taken to new levels! • Stylish graphics and soundtrack inspired by Steampunk • Upgrade every weapon and lay waste to enemies big and small • Visually stunning Etherium powers! • UNIVERSAL: Runs great on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

About

Takeover RTS

Command squads of units in a real-time strategy game to defend your strongholds and conquer enemy buildings. Choose from multiple nations, each with unique units, spells, and upgrades, to lead your forces to victory in a war-torn land.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy gameplay
  • Command squads of units
  • Defend and seize strongholds
  • Multiple nations with unique abilities
  • Magic spells and Grand Spells
  • Army upgrades and edicts
Features
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Takeover is a real-time strategy game where you command squads of units to protect your strongholds from enemies and seize their buildings to win. For centuries the Rivadis Empire ruled the continent in its shine and glory. But now it fell into necromancers’ hands and dying. Time for Takeover has come! Lead one of 3 nations in the battle for Rivadis. Each nation has 5 types of squads, 3 types of strongholds and magic spells. In addition, you can build gold mines, farms to hire more squads, and obelisks to get more mana. Key features: - Real-time strategy with squads - 3 nations that you can control (and an extra Necromancers nation) - 5 squad types - 3 spells and a powerful Grand Spell for each nation - Edicts - upgrdes that make your army stronger - 8 levels for each nation

Screenshots

Steampunk Tower4 screens
Takeover RTS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Takeover RTS at 86% against Steampunk Tower's 43%. Takeover RTS also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Steampunk Tower's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Steampunk Tower sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Takeover RTS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steampunk Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 72 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Steampunk Tower's written reviews are positive against 86% of Takeover RTS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steampunk Tower ships an update every 7 months, Takeover RTS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steampunk Tower versus Takeover RTS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteampunk TowerTakeover RTS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (41 ratings) — better4.3 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews42.7% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4172 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB190 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDreamGateIriySoft

Customer experience

Steampunk Tower

All ratings41 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive42.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative43.3%

Takeover RTS

All ratings72 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Steampunk Tower

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to progress past level 2
  • Repeated tutorial prompts
  • Incorrect screen scaling on iPad Air

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Endless/survival mode
  • Ability to adjust difficulty
  • More tower/weapon variety
  • Cloud save support

Takeover RTS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Steampunk Tower

One-time10
  • Minimal Research Funding$0.99
  • Red Etherium x3$0.99
  • Yellow Etherium x3$0.99
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  • Blue Etherium x3$0.99
  • Randomised Etherium x4$0.99
  • Average Research Funding$1.99
  • Improved Research Funding$2.99
  • Red Etherium x12$2.99
  • Randomised Etherium x15$2.99
  • Extreme Research Funding$5.99
1 purchases

Takeover RTS

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Steampunk Tower free?
Steampunk Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takeover RTS free?
Takeover RTS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Steampunk Tower or Takeover RTS?
Steampunk Tower is rated higher. Steampunk Tower averages 4.5 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Takeover RTS averages 4.3 from 72 ratings.
Do Steampunk Tower or Takeover RTS have ads?
Takeover RTS shows ads; Steampunk Tower does not.
Which is updated more often, Steampunk Tower or Takeover RTS?
Steampunk Tower ships an update every 7 months, and Takeover RTS every 2 months. Most recently, Steampunk Tower was updated on October 14, 2026 and Takeover RTS on October 13, 2026.

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