Comparison

Digfender vs Mushroom Wars 2

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

Mushroom Wars 2

Engage in real-time strategy battles with mushroom armies. Upgrade your base, capture objectives, and defend towers in over 200 missions. Compete in multiplayer PVP and co-op modes with legendary heroes.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy combat
  • Tower defense mechanics
  • Hero skills and buffs
  • Multiplayer PVP and Co-Op
  • Over 200 missions
  • Ranked leagues
Features
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Mushroom Wars 2 is an award-winning real-time strategy online game mixed with tactics of Tower Defense and the hero skill elements of a MOBA. • Best Mobile Game, GTP Indie Cup 2017 • Best Multiplayer Game, Casual Connect 2017 • Best Strategy Game, White Nights ••• Command mushroom armies in real-time! ••• Upgrade your fungi base, capture battle map objectives and lead your tribe to victory one tower at a time. Plan your defenses strategically and blitz through their frontlines in more than 200 challenging missions! ••• Multiplayer PVP and Co-Op modes ••• Challenge your friends or play with them - in true and fair online PVP matches for up to 4 people win the most skillful mushroom generals. Ranked leagues will show how you stack up against real competition. ••• The ultimate combination of RTS and TD games ••• Summon legendary heroes with mighty skills that act as generals while you command the mushroom tribe minions. Power up your team with buffs and sneaky abilities to gain the upper hand in breaking the enemy defenses in real-time. Welcome to the most fungal battlefield action, now download Mushroom Wars 2 and craft your strategy! Link to our privacy policy and terms of use: https://privacy.azurgames.com/

Screenshots

Digfender4 screens
Mushroom Wars 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digfender at 91% against Mushroom Wars 2's 31%. Digfender also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Mushroom Wars 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (27K vs 1K). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mushroom Wars 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digfender holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mushroom Wars 2 has 27K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Digfender's written reviews are positive against 31% of Mushroom Wars 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digfender ships an update every 4 months, Mushroom Wars 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Digfender versus Mushroom Wars 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigfenderMushroom Wars 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better4.5 (27K ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better31.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1K27K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size482 MB904 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMugshot Games Pty LtdAzur Interactive Games Limited

Customer experience

Digfender

All ratings1,002 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative2.3%

Mushroom Wars 2

All ratings26,546 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews1,945 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative59.7%

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

Mushroom Wars 2

From 27K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique strategy mechanics
  • 💡 Interesting character abilities

Room to improve

  • 💰 Overly monetized with pay-to-win elements
  • 🔒 Unfair matchmaking against higher-leveled players
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Excessive grind and time-gating

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

Mushroom Wars 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to use special abilities on iPhone X
  • Random troop camp ownership changes
  • Frequent freezing and connection issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free content and campaign episodes
  • Balanced progression system without pay-to-win
  • Improved matchmaking and ranked mode
  • Better communication from developers

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Digfender

One-time10
  • 1500 Diamonds$1.99
  • 4000 Diamonds$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Special Offer 1$4.99
  • Jeweler's Cart$5.99
  • 10000 Diamonds$7.99
  • Dark Fortress$7.99
  • Ice Palace$7.99
  • Special Offer 2$14.99
  • 30000 Diamonds$19.99
10 purchases

Mushroom Wars 2

One-time10
  • Big Sale Pack$0.99
  • Episode 1$2.99
  • Super Sale III$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Golden pass$4.99
  • Top Sale Pack$4.99
  • Gems 500$4.99
  • Premium$6.99
  • Amazing Sale Pack$9.99
  • Season Pack$11.99
  • Season Pack$13.99

Questions

Is Digfender free?
Digfender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mushroom Wars 2 free?
Mushroom Wars 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digfender or Mushroom Wars 2?
Digfender is rated higher. Digfender averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Mushroom Wars 2 averages 4.5 from 27K ratings.
Do Digfender or Mushroom Wars 2 have ads?
Both Digfender and Mushroom Wars 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Digfender or Mushroom Wars 2?
Digfender ships an update every 4 months, and Mushroom Wars 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Digfender was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mushroom Wars 2 on November 4, 2026.

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