Digfender vs WWII Tower Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
WWII Tower Defense
Engage in real-time strategy battles defending your lands from invaders. Command a variety of modern units and build powerful defenses across diverse environments. Master tactical gameplay to achieve victory in this challenging tower defense experience.
- HD real-time strategy battles
- Diverse units: snipers, rockets, ice towers
- Multiple environments: islands, mountains, deserts
- 24 defense levels
- Tower upgrades
- Multiplayer mode
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◆◆◆ WARNING: This tower defense game is now 1.5x HARDER!! Can you beat it?? ◆◆◆ Full real time TD strategy for iOS. Get ready for WWII Tower Defense battles in HD. Defend your lands against the evil invaders. The powerful graphics, artwork and sound effects will excite you to the fullest. Your team will consist of modern snipers, gunners, rockets, ice towers and much more. Do you have the skills to master one of the best tower defense games? A deep conflict has been brewing between you and the evil invaders. Fight to protect your freedom and liberty. Fight on tropical islands, in mountains, and in deserts. ◆◆◆ BE THE TROOP COMMANDER ◆◆◆ Command your HD iron troops and find the best tower defence strategy to become number one in this awesome TD game with epic battles in jungles. Your commanding skills will be crucial! ◆◆◆ DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO BE THE WINNER? ◆◆◆ There will be some intense battles. Trust us, you need to show your best defense strategies if you want to master the td game. The unique graphics, sound effects and tons of different soldiers, tanks, guns will just engage and additionally amuse you. You’ll love every second spend playing! Awesome tower defense with great units and characters. ◆◆◆ WWII Tower Defense features: ◆◆◆ ◆ Epic HD battles ◆ Lots of soldiers, tanks, and guns. ◆ 3 islands with unique levels that allow you to fully defend and have the full battle experience ◆ 6 unique towers ◆ Unique and fired-up enemies ◆ 24 defense levels in tropics, deserts and jungles ◆ 3 extra bonus levels with Game Center integration ◆ Enemies from infantry to aviation ◆ Upgrade your units in the laboratory ◆ Multiplayer mode (TD Battles) WWII Tower Defense has never been so extreme and beautiful. One of those stunning td hd games that you will never want to turn off! Your feedback is greatly appreciated! info(at)buzido.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Digfender at every 4 months against WWII Tower Defense's every 11 months. Digfender also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 80%). WWII Tower Defense's advantage is ratings volume (8.5K vs 1K). 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. Digfender sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and WWII Tower Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digfender holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WWII Tower Defense has 8.5K 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 80% of WWII Tower Defense's.
Digfender ships an update every 4 months, WWII Tower Defense every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digfender | WWII Tower Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (8.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better | 80.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K | 8.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 482 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mugshot Games Pty Ltd | Leigh Be |
Customer experience
Digfender
WWII Tower Defense
User reviews
Digfender
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat 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
WWII Tower Defense
From 8.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining game
- 🕹️ Challenging tower defense gameplay
- ⏱️ Good time-killer app
- 🎨 Decent visual aesthetics
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay-to-win model with slow progression
- 🔍 Excessive in-app ads and monetization
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔌 Energy/fuel system limits playtime
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
WWII Tower Defense
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after watching ads
- Heroes getting stuck in levels
- Progression loss after crashes
Requested features
4 requests- More tower and hero variety
- Improved progression system
- Reduced ads or ad-free option
- Better performance optimization
In-app purchases
Digfender
- 1500 Diamonds$1.99
- 4000 Diamonds$3.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- 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
WWII Tower Defense
- fuel250$0.99
- gears300$0.99
- buyShooter$0.99
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- buySergeant$0.99
- buyElCuchillo$0.99
- fuel750$1.99
- gears600$1.99
- gears1800$3.99
- gold12500$4.99
- gold25000$9.99
Questions
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