Comparison

Digfender vs Set 'N Det

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

Set 'N Det

Features
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Free to play Physics-based demolition puzzle game featuring 72 levels of increasing difficulty where you solve each challenge using various explosives. After placing explosives during the 'Set Phase' you can select four triggers to detonate them during the 'Det Phase'. Strategic thinking and impeccable timing are crucial as you try to avoid collateral damage while completing each level’s objective and maintaining a positive score. Looking for a new challenge? Complete all 72 levels to unlock the Zero Gravity Campaign where you can experience each level again in zero gravity and access a new Anti-Gravity Explosive. No need to be online, non-intrusive analytics, no ads and no other in-app purchases will ever be in the game! All content is complete and ready to play for free! Join our community @ https://cilithocal.com For Tips And Tricks, please visit https://cilithocal.com/setndet For our privacy statement, please visit https://cilithocal.com/privacy For our complete terms and conditions, please visit https://cilithocal.com/tc

Screenshots

Digfender4 screens
Set 'N Det4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Set 'N Det at none against Digfender's shown. Digfender's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 50 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Set 'N Det sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digfender ships an update every 4 months, Set 'N Det every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Digfender versus Set 'N Det: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigfenderSet 'N Det
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 50 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size482 MB205 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMugshot Games Pty LtdCilithocal Game Studios LLC

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

Set 'N Det

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Set 'N Det

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Digfender free?
Digfender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Set 'N Det free?
Set 'N Det is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Digfender or Set 'N Det have ads?
Digfender shows ads; Set 'N Det does not.
Which is updated more often, Digfender or Set 'N Det?
Digfender ships an update every 4 months, and Set 'N Det every 50 months. Most recently, Digfender was updated on October 23, 2026 and Set 'N Det on October 17, 2026.

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