Comparison

Digfender vs Auralux

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

Head to head
About

Digfender

Defend your castle by digging deep underground to find resources and build powerful towers and traps. Customize your defenses through upgrade trees and challenge friends in survival mode. Enjoy a unique tower defense experience with no paywalls or wait timers.

Highlights
  • Digging for treasure and relics
  • Building towers and traps
  • Customizable defense upgrades
  • Survival mode with leaderboards
  • Over 70 challenging levels
  • No paywalls or wait timers
Features
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"Digfender is easily one of the best tower defense games I've played in a long time" - TOUCH ARCADE "There's a million tower defense games but only one like this" - GAMERANX Beneath your castle an enemy lies waiting. Grab your shovel and prepare your defenses! Dig deep into the ground and find valuable treasures and ancient relics to help you on your mission. Then use your loot to build powerful towers, set clever traps and unleash spectacular magic on your enemies. FEATURES - Over 70 challenging levels - 5 upgrade trees to customize your defenses - Survival mode - challenge your friends to beat your high score - Leaderboards and achievements - No paywalls or wait timers - Digging. Everyone loves digging Terms of service: http://www.mugshotgames.com/terms

About

Auralux

Experience a unique real-time strategy game with a focus on relaxation and cerebral challenge. Master strategic choices across 150 levels, featuring ambient music and minimalistic graphics. Engage in planetary warfare with up to four players online.

Highlights
  • 150 unique levels
  • Online multiplayer
  • Ambient music
  • Minimalistic graphics
  • tvOS functionality
  • Handoff support
Features
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Auralux: Constellations features a slow, graceful feel, easy to learn mechanics and vibrant minimalistic graphics, all pulsing to the rhythm of ambient music. This game is designed to provide a relaxing, cerebral experience yet will challenge even the most experienced RTS fans. Every choice matters, and the only path to victory is through clever strategy. It’s Real-Time Strategy, deconstructed. - 150 unique levels, with a dozen new twists to classic Auralux gameplay - Play on the big screen with tvOS functionality! - Online multiplayer for up to four players to wage planetary war against each other. - New modes and maps including black holes, supernovas and wormholes! - Keep your journey alive with Handoff support on iPad, iPhone and Mac! "Auralux is real-time strategy in its purest form... It's simple. It's elegant. It's slow and engrossing." – Kotaku "Auralux is a success. It distills the real-time-strategy game to its purest form." - The A.V. Club "The later game introduces some very interesting mechanics though, such as black holes, gamma ray bursts, and orbiting planets... There is something for everyone." – Techgage

Screenshots

Digfender4 screens
Auralux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Auralux at none against Digfender's shown. Auralux also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 1K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Digfender sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Auralux sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Digfender against 4.7 for Auralux. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auralux has 5.2K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Digfender's written reviews are positive against 87% of Auralux's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digfender ships an update every 4 months, Auralux every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Digfender versus Auralux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigfenderAuralux
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings)4.7 (5.2K ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better86.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1K5.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size482 MB108 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMugshot Games Pty LtdWar Drum Studios LLC

Customer experience

Digfender

All ratings1,002 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative2.4%

Auralux

All ratings5,198 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews864 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.5%

User reviews

Digfender

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 No intrusive ads
  • 👍 Meaningful challenge
  • 👍 Fun upgrade mechanics
  • 👍 Engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional game freezes
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • 🐛 Enemies that can destroy towers

Auralux

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Relaxing and calming experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and music
  • 🕹️ Simple but challenging strategy
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked levels behind paywall
  • 🤖 Unfair AI opponents
  • 🐛 Progress not saved properly
  • 🕹️ Difficulty spikes too high in later levels

Bugs and requests

Digfender

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • UI elements not visible on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Custom level creator
  • Endless mode without tower-destroying enemies
  • Target priority options for towers

Auralux

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing issues on certain devices
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Invisible tutorial messages

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free levels
  • Random map generator
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Ability to customize colors

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Digfender

One-time11
  • 1500 Diamonds$1.99
  • 4000 Diamonds$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
Show 8 more
  • Special Offer 1$4.99
  • Jeweler's Cart$5.99
  • 10000 Diamonds$7.99
  • Dwarven Stronghold$7.99
  • Dark Fortress$7.99
  • Ice Palace$7.99
  • Special Offer 2$14.99
  • 30000 Diamonds$19.99
12 purchases

Auralux

One-time12
  • Hercules Constellation$0.99
  • Lupus Constellation$0.99
  • Cygnus Constellation$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Virgo Constellation$1.99
  • Cetus Constellation$1.99
  • Monoceros Constellation$1.99
  • Leo Constellation$1.99
  • Andromeda Constellation$1.99
  • Phoenix Constellation$1.99
  • Perseus Constellation$1.99
  • Bootes Constellation$1.99
  • All Constellations$9.99

Questions

Is Digfender free?
Digfender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auralux free?
Auralux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digfender or Auralux?
Digfender and Auralux are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1K and 5.2K ratings respectively.
Do Digfender or Auralux have ads?
Digfender shows ads; Auralux does not.
Which is updated more often, Digfender or Auralux?
Digfender ships an update every 4 months, and Auralux every 2 months. Most recently, Digfender was updated on September 22, 2026 and Auralux on September 25, 2026.

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