Digfender vs PunBall
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
PunBall
Embark on a Roguelite adventure in a world threatened by evil. Wield magic and unique skills to defeat waves of enemies and restore light. This game combines RPG elements with block-breaking gameplay for an engaging experience.
- Roguelite + RPG combined with Block Breaker Gameplay
- Over 100 Skills with infinite combinations
- Thousands of stages
- Easy controls
- Spin-off from Archero's IP
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This story takes place in a once barren land, where Zeus created civilization. Over time, Zeus grew lazy and an evil Shade appeared and wreaking havoc, bringing waves of evil to all. Now, a lone mage, pretty and strong stands alone as the only savior in a quest for light over darkness. Follow her on this Roguelite adventure; don’t lose though or you’ll have to begin from scratch again! Use magic and more in this new and unique gameplay with various skills and super fun world! Features: - Spin-off from Archero’s IP, opening an all-new form of adventure - First Roguelite + RPG combined with Block Breaker Gameplay - Super easy controls - 100+ Skills with infinite combinations! - Thousands of stages! FaceBook:@PunBallEN Customer Service: punball@habby.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digfender at 91% against PunBall's 37%. Digfender also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). PunBall's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 11 one-off in-app purchases and PunBall sells 22 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Digfender's written reviews are positive against 37% of PunBall's.
Digfender ships an update every 4 months, PunBall monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digfender | PunBall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better | 37.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 493 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mugshot Games Pty Ltd | HABBY |
Customer experience
Digfender
PunBall
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
PunBall
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 🔒 No forced ads
- 👍 Free-to-play friendly
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and network issues
- 🔥 Difficulty spikes too quickly
- 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win elements
- ⏱️ Energy 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
PunBall
Reported bugs
3 issues- Balls randomly disappearing during combos
- Enemies becoming invincible or spawning endlessly
- Levels not loading or freezing on launch
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to disable/fuse unwanted gear
- More balanced difficulty progression
- Improved energy system or removal of limits
- Better rewards for free-to-play players
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
- Dwarven Stronghold$7.99
- Dark Fortress$7.99
- Ice Palace$7.99
- Special Offer 2$14.99
- 30000 Diamonds$19.99
PunBall
- Some Gems$0.99
- Piggy Bank 1$0.99
- Welcome Pack$0.99
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- Daily Challenge Scroll Pack 1$0.99
- Survival 0.99$0.99
- Piggy Bank 2$4.99
- Survival 4.99$4.99
- Heap of Gems$9.99
- Equip Investment 1$9.99
- Piggy Bank 3$9.99
- Investment$9.99
- Battle Pass$9.99
- MCard2$9.99
- Piggy Bank 4$19.99
- commonpack1$19.99
- Common Outfit$19.99
- Survival 39.99$39.99
- commonpack2$39.99
- commonpack3$39.99
- commonpack4$79.99
- commonpack5$79.99
- commonpack6$79.99
