Comparison

Hoplite vs RPD

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

Head to head
About

Hoplite

Engage in challenging turn-based tactical combat on small maps. Strategize your moves carefully to overcome procedurally generated levels and unlock upgrades. Compete with friends on leaderboards and test your skills in daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical movement
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Quest mode with upgrades
  • Challenge mode with daily challenges
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Hard but fair gameplay
Features
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"Blanket recommendation for this one." - Pocket Tactics (5 stars) "It's very simple to learn, but there's a huge amount of depth to the game" - Touch Arcade (5 stars) Hoplite is a turn-based strategy game focusing on tactical movement around small maps. This game is designed to be hard, yet fair. You'll need to think before you act if you hope to win. Every move counts! Quest Mode: • Make strategical choices to upgrade your abilities as you dive deeper into the underworld. • Earn achievements and unlock access to new upgrades. • Procedurally generated levels give a new experience every play. • Challenge your friends and see how you rank on the leaderboard. Challenge mode: • Jump straight into the action with a randomized set of upgrades. • Try to beat the daily challenge or play predetermined challenges at two difficulty levels.

About

RPD

A pixel art tower defense game where you combine shapes to level up your defenses and defeat waves of enemies. Test your luck and strategy to survive and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Combine shapes to level up
  • Defeat enemies for gold
  • Upgrade defense colors
  • Receive round breakthrough rewards
  • Strategic placement of defenses
Features
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A mobile sequel from the creators of StarCraft's popular Use Map Random Pyramid Defense has been released! Test your luck and judgment! ▶ Combine 3 same shapes to level up! ▶ Defeat enemies and get gold. If there are more than 80 enemies, you are defeated! ▶ Choose one color, and Upgrade it! ▶ Change other colors to upgraded colors. Only 2-level shapes can be changed! ▶ Whenever you break through a certain round, you will receive a reward! ● How to play Level up shapes: touch and drag to overlap 3 identical shapes Defeat Enemies: Automatically attack by dragging a shape to place an enemy within the attack range Change Color: Touch a 2-level shape and press the Change button Developer site: https://tjdgusshdwkd.blogspot.com Developer email: tjdgusshdwkd@gmail.com

Screenshots

Hoplite3 screens
RPD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RPD at Free against Hoplite's $3.99. RPD also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hoplite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

RPD is free to download; Hoplite costs $3.99 up front. RPD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Hoplite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RPD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoplite has 787 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Hoplite's written reviews are positive against 80% of RPD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hoplite ships an update every 3 months, RPD every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Hoplite versus RPD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHopliteRPD
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (787 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better79.6% of reviews
Number of ratings787 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB114 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDouglas CowleySunghyun Park

Customer experience

Hoplite

All ratings787 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.3%

RPD

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Hoplite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on launch with certain OS versions
  • Agility upgrade not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More game modes or levels
  • Customization options for the character
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to start at higher levels

RPD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hoplite

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

RPD

One-time6
  • RPD 3x Speed$0.49
  • RPD Remove Ads$0.49
  • RPD Skip Button$0.99
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  • RPD 100,000 kills6 variants$2.99
  • RPD 100,000kills$2.99
  • RPD 100,000 kills2 variants$3.99

Questions

Is Hoplite free?
Hoplite costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RPD free?
RPD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hoplite or RPD?
RPD is rated higher. Hoplite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 787 ratings, while RPD averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hoplite or RPD have ads?
RPD shows ads; Hoplite does not.
Which is updated more often, Hoplite or RPD?
Hoplite ships an update every 3 months, and RPD every 9 days. Most recently, Hoplite was updated on October 16, 2026 and RPD on October 11, 2026.

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