Comparison

Crashlands vs Tiny Guardians

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

Head to head
About

Crashlands

Embark on an outlandish, story-driven crafting RPG adventure. Explore a vast alien planet, craft over 500 items, and battle enemies with skill-based combat. Build bases, tame creatures, and uncover ancient secrets in a quest to deliver packages and overcome a nefarious plot.

Highlights
  • Expansive crafting system with over 500 items
  • Self-managing, infinite inventory
  • RPG-style character progression
  • Skill-based combat with craftable gadgets
  • Intuitive base building
  • Tameable creatures for combat sidekicks
  • Effortless cloud saving
Features
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"...a design masterpiece." 5/5 - TouchArcade 2016 Game of the Year - TouchArcade, Gamezebo Time's Top 10 Games / Top 50 Apps of 2016 Craft, battle, and quest your way through Crashlands, an outlandish, story-driven Crafting RPG overflowing with sass! Become Flux Dabes, a galactic trucker whose latest shipment gets derailed by a chin-strapped alien menace named Hewgodooko, leaving you stranded on an alien planet. As you hustle to retrieve your packages you’ll become enmeshed in a nefarious plot of world domination, which will require all of your wits and both of your glutes to overcome. Learn recipes from the local sentient life, make new friends, uncover ancient secrets and deadly bosses, tame everything and build yourself a home-away-from-home as you learn to thrive on planet Woanope. ▼▼ Key Features ▼▼ -● Expansive Crafting System ●- Unlock over 500 craftable items as you explore the world and learn its secrets! -● Self-managing, Infinite Inventory ●- In Crashlands, your inventory is infinite, manages itself, and retrieves your tools when you need them, so you can focus on adventuring, questing, and building. You'll never have to dig through your bag or return to your base to free up inventory space! -● RPG-Style Character Progression ●- Become more powerful through creating ever-more-amazing items! As you grow in power, you can venture to new regions of the world, meet strange characters, discover new stories, and encounter new and interesting enemies. -● Skill-Based Combat ●- Learn the attacks of the enemies you encounter, and use your skill, agility, and wits to defeat them! You can even augment your fighting prowess with the power of the dozens of gadgets you can craft. Set your enemies on fire, stun them, slow down time, and more! -● Intuitive Base Building ●- Building a base in Crashlands is so simple it feels like fingerpainting. You can create beautiful, sprawling bases in minutes! -● Tameable Creatures ●- Every creature in Crashlands can become a trusty combat sidekick. Find an egg, incubate it, and hatch your very own adorable or hideous bundle of joy. You can even craft special items to grow and empower them! -● Huge World... with Huge Problems ●- Four sentient races, three continents, an epic bid for the future of the planet, and you - trapped in the middle, trying to deliver your freakin' packages. Take your time to dive into the side stories of the characters you meet or just rush headlong into making that special delivery. With hundreds upon hundreds of quests, there's a lot to do and discover on planet Woanope! -● Effortless Cloud Saving ●- Just because your battery died or you accidentally dropped your device into a bottomless chasm, doesn't mean your save has to die with it. With Rumpus, you can easily store and retrieve your save from the cloud, and move it between your devices! -● Controller Support ●- Tired of rubbing your sweaty hands all over your beautiful touchscreen? No problem! We've got support for most mobile-compatible controllers, so you can rub your sweaty hands on some joysticks instead!

About

Tiny Guardians

This strategy game offers a unique twist on the tower defense genre. Summon diverse guardians with upgradable abilities to protect a protagonist on her quest. Collect cards, strategize against various enemies, and overcome challenging boss fights.

Highlights
  • Tower defense without towers
  • 12 guardian classes with 4 upgradable levels
  • Over 40 diverse enemy types
  • Unique boss fights and special events
  • Story and Challenge Modes with multiple difficulties
  • Collectable illustrated guardian cards
Features
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From the creators of King’s League: Odyssey comes Tiny Guardians - a strategy TD game with a twist! "I'm giving the game 5 stars, because I love everything about it. I will be playing until the brutal bitter end and loving all of it." - AppGamer (5/5) "I can’t recommend it strongly enough. It’s a unique spin on tower defense that’s easily worth the price of admission." - Gamezebo (4.5/5) "The concept is simple and different enough to separate this one from the rest, and it’s just a nice breath of fresh air when you think about it." - AppAdvice (4.5/5) AWARDS & ACCOLADES ► Taipei Game Show 2016 Indie Game Awards – Most Popular Game ► Casual Connect Asia 2015 Indie Prize Awards – Best Game In Show Audience Choice ► Astro Go Innovate 2014 Showcase – Grand Prize ► Featured in the App Store’s Best New Game ► Featured in the App Store’s Best of April 2015 ► Featured in the App Store’s 15 Cutest Games Collection Prepare to embark on an epic adventure! Summon unique guardians to defend Lunalie against various enemies as she journeys through Prism in search of her missing aunt, the Sorceress. Beware of wild beasts, eerie creatures, molten enemies and mysterious circus folk along your journey. With each unlocked class and enemy, expand your collection of dazzling cards! Various updates and unit classes allow for diverse strategies, allowing a different experience on every try. • TD without towers, a refreshing take on this strategy genre. • 12 guardian classes (with 4 upgradable levels each) are available. • Over 40 diverse enemy types, come up with different strategies to defeat them. • Exciting and unique boss fights and special events in certain levels. • Each level has a Story and Challenge Mode, each with three difficulties. • Achievements are integrated with the Game Center to store all your accomplishments. • Gorgeously illustrated cards to summon guardians. Collect them all! • All the above allow for plenty of strategies! * Retina display support - view all the detailed artwork in high quality! * Universal app: play on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. * iCloud support for you to share your progress across devices. Regarding In-App Purchases: IAPs in the game are purely cosmetic. No additional purchase is needed to finish the game. For more information or if you have enquiries/feedback, drop by one of the below: • Developer site: kurechii.com • Game Site: tinyguardians.com • Twitter: @kurechii • Facebook: facebook.com/kurechii • General: hello@kurechii.com • Tech Support: bugs@kurechii.com

Screenshots

Crashlands4 screens
Tiny Guardians4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crashlands at none against Tiny Guardians's 11. Crashlands also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and chart position (#53 vs unranked). Tiny Guardians's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Crashlands costs $6.99 and Tiny Guardians $3.99 up front. Tiny Guardians sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Crashlands asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Crashlands against 4.8 for Tiny Guardians. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Crashlands's written reviews are positive against 90% of Tiny Guardians's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crashlands ships an update every 2 months, Tiny Guardians every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Crashlands versus Tiny Guardians: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrashlandsTiny Guardians
Price$6.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews90.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#53 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB459 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.Kurechii

Customer experience

Crashlands

All ratings1,159 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews785 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.6%

Tiny Guardians

All ratings1,113 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews364 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.6%

User reviews

Crashlands

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Lots of content and gameplay
  • 💡 Funny and engaging story
  • 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
  • 👍 Excellent crafting and progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🐛 Glitchy audio
  • 🐛 Quests can be confusing
  • 🐛 Repetitive at times
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes can be frustrating

Tiny Guardians

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and unique gameplay
  • 🎨 Charming art style
  • 🔍 Interesting twist on tower defense
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Gameplay can get repetitive
  • 📱 UI/text too small on newer devices
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Slow pacing at times

Bugs and requests

Crashlands

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on map opening
  • Inventory management issues
  • Enemies regaining full health on respawn

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More character customization options
  • Ability to control pet companions
  • Clearer quest tracking and objectives

Tiny Guardians

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes at certain levels
  • Objectives not registering as complete
  • Inability to skip tutorial on repeat playthroughs

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to use new units in older levels
  • Additional game modes and challenges
  • Improved targeting and unit control

In-app purchases

None

Crashlands

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Tiny Guardians

One-time11
  • Archer Alternative Appearance$1.99
  • Paladin$1.99
  • Sentinel$1.99
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  • Knight Alternative Appearance$1.99
  • Berserker Alternative Appearance$1.99
  • Hunter Alternative Appearance$1.99
  • Wizard$2.99
  • Magician Alternative Appearance$2.99
  • Rogue Alternative Appearance$4.99
  • Dancer$4.99
  • Alternative Appearances Bundle$8.99

Questions

Is Crashlands free?
Crashlands costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Guardians free?
Tiny Guardians costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crashlands or Tiny Guardians?
Crashlands and Tiny Guardians are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.2K and 1.1K ratings respectively.
Do Crashlands or Tiny Guardians have ads?
Neither Crashlands nor Tiny Guardians shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crashlands or Tiny Guardians?
Crashlands ships an update every 2 months, and Tiny Guardians every 5 months. Most recently, Crashlands was updated on October 15, 2026 and Tiny Guardians on October 14, 2026.

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