Midnight Terrors vs Long Roots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Midnight Terrors
Defend a child from a nightly onslaught of monsters using an arsenal of toys. Strategically build defenses and upgrade your arsenal to survive wave after wave of creepy creatures and epic boss battles.
- Fortify defenses with a maze of unique towers
- Deploy powerful and unique toy towers
- Survive night after night in new areas
- Battle epic bosses and unique monsters
- Stunning 3D and 2D graphics
- Upgrade or sell your toys
- Collect 25 achievements
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Good Night, Sleep Tight and Don't Let The Barrage of Bedtime Monsters Out Of Your Sight! Don't be mistaken, Midnight Terrors is not your average tower defense game. Get ready to protect a frightened little kid named Casey from an onslaught of creepy night-time nocturnal monsters that hinder Casey from getting any kind of peaceful slumber. But how? With Casey's toys, of course! Whether you use the windup robot that shoots electricity from its arms or the army of toy soldiers who use their plastic rifles – it's up to you to keep the scary monsters from reaching Casey. Get ready to do combat with a creepy-crawly invasion of nightmarish monsters. Your only way to make it to the morning is by using a combination of toys to build a strong defense. Here's what you can expect to encounter as you stay up all night defending Casey: • Fortify Your Defenses – Construct a maze of unique towers and see if you can withstand wave after wave of cute, but creepy enemies. • Powerful and Unique Towers - Choose from a variety of different towers with unique abilities and magical powers. • Survive the Night: Survive night after night in new areas of Casey's house. Reset your defense and prepare for a new wave of terror. • Epic Boss Battles: Battle against weird and menacing bosses and an array of frightfully unique Monsters. • Stunning 3D and 2D Graphics with a unique Art Style. • Upgrade your Toys or Sell them • Share your progress on Facebook and show off how good you are. • 25 achievements to collect
Long Roots
Guide the growth of a tree by controlling its roots. Unlock new levels as you expand your arboreal creations. A simple yet engaging experience focused on strategic root expansion.
- Control root growth
- Grow trees
- Unlock new levels
- Simple gameplay
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Control the root, grow the tree and open new levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Midnight Terrors at 5.0 against Long Roots's 2.0. Midnight Terrors also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Long Roots's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Midnight Terrors holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Midnight Terrors's written reviews are positive against 100% of Long Roots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Midnight Terrors ships an update every 3 months, Long Roots daily. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Midnight Terrors | Long Roots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MassDiGI | Noor Creative, LLC |
Customer experience
Midnight Terrors
Long Roots
In-app purchases
Midnight Terrors
No in-app purchases
Long Roots
No in-app purchases
