Comparison

Tiny Guardians vs Crashlands 2

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

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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

About

Crashlands 2

Embark on an adventure as an intergalactic trucker stranded on an alien planet. Explore a dynamic world, craft unique weapons and gadgets, build a home, and befriend its inhabitants and creatures. Uncover the mysteries of the planet and fight to make things right.

Highlights
  • Explore a dynamic alien world
  • Craft gadgets, elixirs, and weapons
  • Mix-and-match combat playstyles
  • Construct and customize a home
  • Build friendships with alien characters
  • Raise and train adorable pets
  • Uncover planet mysteries
Features
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Return to Woanope as Flux Dabes, intergalactic trucker and disgruntled corporate employee. After years away from the planet under a lucrative (if morally dubious) spokesperson contract for the Bureau of Shipping, you return to visit some old pals and recover from corporate burnout. But before your vacation can even begin, a mysterious blast from the planet's surface sends you crashing into a new land, far from friends and alone in an alien wilderness. EXPLORE A DYNAMIC ALIEN WORLD Woanope is alive, thrumming with ecological interactions, curious creatures, friendly alien societies, and heaps of stories to uncover. Lure a Trunkle into an explosive meadow, fish up some Pho-rays by moonlight, or help those mischievous alien kids commune with a (probably) harmless multidimensional being. What could go wrong? FIGHT ON YOUR TERMS As you explore Woanope you'll discover and craft all manner of gadgets, elixirs, and weapons that deliver mix-and-match playstyles. Fight using stealth, traps, environmental hazards, and distance weapons. Or chug an Elixir of Juking, stun your opponent with a Space Wok, and jump right into the fray. Or just get... weird? Turn fish into bombs, or make a Pact with the Void to convert your pain into martial prowess. CONSTRUCT A HOME AWAY FROM HOME After a long day of exploring the wilderness, fighting Sluggabuns, and getting sneezed on by Trunkles, you'll need a place for you and your alien pals to relax. Build a cozy home-away-from-home where you can retreat from the outside world to craft, chat, fish, and farm -- or tame that orphaned Sluggababby you adopted -- in peace. Just don't forget to make space for your newfound friends... and potential roommates. BUILD FRIENDSHIPS Meet a colorful cast of characters in your journey across Woanope, each with their own unique skills and knowledge. Befriend them, help them with their goals, and discover new crafting recipes together through the power of friendship. RAISE ADORABLE PETS Find creature eggs out in the world, figure out how to hatch them, and raise them as little companions. You'll teach them the ways of the world and help them grow into formidable beasts. In return they'll keep you safe during your adventures. CHANGE THE WORLD Being zapped out of orbit was a pretty big clue that something is going awry on Woanope. But what!? Join the locals to figure out what's gone wrong, who's responsible, and how to make things right.

Screenshots

Tiny Guardians4 screens
Crashlands 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crashlands 2 at none against Tiny Guardians's 11. Crashlands 2 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). Tiny Guardians's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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

Tiny Guardians costs $3.99 and Crashlands 2 $9.99 up front. Tiny Guardians sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Crashlands 2 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 Tiny Guardians against 4.9 for Crashlands 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 921 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Tiny Guardians's written reviews are positive against 94% of Crashlands 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Guardians ships an update every 5 months, Crashlands 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Guardians versus Crashlands 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny GuardiansCrashlands 2
Price$3.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings)4.9 (921 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews93.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better921
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#56 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size459 MB340 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKurechiiButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.

Customer experience

Tiny Guardians

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

Crashlands 2

All ratings921 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews534 reviews
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.4%

User reviews

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

Crashlands 2

From 921 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Extremely fun and addicting
  • 👍 Fantastic, actual game
  • 👍 Wonderful improvement on the first game
  • 👍 Perfection - Once Again!
  • 👍 The best game on the App Store. Full stop.

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Black screen when entering world

Bugs and requests

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

Crashlands 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Black screen when entering world
  • Crashes to iPad Home Screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add a feature that helps with missions, like giving hints
  • Add a feature to easily switch between equipment sets

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
None

Crashlands 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Guardians free?
Tiny Guardians costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Crashlands 2 free?
Crashlands 2 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Guardians or Crashlands 2?
Crashlands 2 is rated higher. Tiny Guardians averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Crashlands 2 averages 4.9 from 921 ratings.
Do Tiny Guardians or Crashlands 2 have ads?
Neither Tiny Guardians nor Crashlands 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Guardians or Crashlands 2?
Tiny Guardians ships an update every 5 months, and Crashlands 2 weekly. Most recently, Tiny Guardians was updated on October 14, 2026 and Crashlands 2 on October 13, 2026.

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