Critter Crush vs OverclockeTD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Critter Crush
Defend your home from hungry alien critters by crushing them with a variety of tools. Collect coins and crystals dropped by the invaders to purchase more powerful extermination methods. Enjoy multiple game modes, including a kid-friendly option and an endless survival challenge.
- 50 challenging levels
- 13 unique critter types
- 11 purchasable extermination tools
- Survival Mode
- Little Ones Mode for kids
- 3D graphics and sound effects
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Tiny critters from the planet Neptune have created a worm hole from their planet to Earth. As luck would have it, the end of their space tunnel just happens to be in your refrigerator! Now these little Neplings are loose in your home. They are clever and hungry and they are on a mission to eat you! The only way to stop them is to crush them by any means necessary. The Neplings carry precious coins and crystals from their home planet Neptune. This wealth can be collected by crushing the critters. Coins and crystals can then be used to purchase tools that will help you exterminate these critters from your home. With so many tools at your disposal, there are many creative methods to crush the invaders. Critter Crush offers several different game modes suitable for all ages, beautiful 3D rendered graphics, and fun and addictive gameplay. FEATURES • 50 levels of gameplay that increase in difficulty • 13 different types of Critters that attack in different ways • 11 different tools can be purchased for creative critter crushing • Play "Survival Mode" to see how long you can last without a break • Children can play the easy to learn "Little Ones Mode" designed for kids of all ages • 3D rendered animations and environments with fun and immersive sound effects
OverclockeTD
A synthwave-inspired tower defense game where you strategically place towers to eliminate enemies. Overclock your defenses for temporary boosts and protect your heart across multiple worlds and levels. Enjoy a free experience with optional additional content.
- Strategic tower placement
- Overclocking for temporary power-ups
- Synthwave 80s pixel art style
- Multiple worlds and levels
- Free to play with optional purchases
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Build towers, protect your heart, overclock to be OP and enjoy the synth — in this 80s pixel synthwave inspired tower defense game. Strategically place towers to eliminate incoming enemy creeps. Overclock your towers to make them stronger for a short period of time, when you desperately need the extra firepower. Use the strengths of the different towers to your advantage to rise victorious! 7 worlds with a total of 33 levels await you for free and without ads! Get 3 more worlds with another 15 levels for a price of your choice! Can you defeat the enemies and protect your heart in all levels? OverclockeTD was selected as one of 16 'Favorite Swiss Made Games' on the App Store in Switzerland in August 2021.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OverclockeTD at every 2 months against Critter Crush's every 56 months. OverclockeTD also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). Critter Crush's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Critter Crush sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and OverclockeTD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Critter Crush against 4.4 for OverclockeTD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Critter Crush's written reviews are positive against 80% of OverclockeTD's.
Critter Crush ships an update every 56 months, OverclockeTD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Critter Crush | OverclockeTD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Homebrew Software LLC | Jonas Krucher |
Customer experience
Critter Crush
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In-app purchases
Critter Crush
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Crystal Pack 1$1.99
- Premium Unlock$1.99
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- Coin Pack 2$3.99
- Combo Pack 1$3.99
- Combo Pack 2$6.99
- Coin Pack 3$9.99
- Crystal Pack 2$9.99
- Combo Pack 3$19.99
OverclockeTD
- Small Pledge$0.99
- Premium: small amount$0.99
- Medium Pledge$2.99
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- Premium: medium amount$2.99
- Big Pledge$4.99
- Premium: big amount$4.99
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