Comparison

Digfender vs Broken Universe

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

Broken Universe

Rethink your defense strategies in this unique tower defense game. Build barricades, create mazes, and utilize a variety of towers and modules to stop incoming monsters. Explore colorful planets and develop powerful skills to overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Strategic tower defense with a twist
  • Unique gameplay and strategy options
  • Build barricades and create monster mazes
  • Variety of towers, modules, and fusion options
  • Upgrades and technology system
  • Powerful skills and useful items
Features
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Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them. ■ Strategic Tower Defense Create your own unique strategies in this tower defense with a twist. Play any way you want and any way you can think of. You even decide how each game starts by choosing where to land! ■ Unique Gameplay Try lots of different strategies, from blocking all paths and hiding safely behind your walls, to guiding monsters down a long line of fire. Use the unique towers and barriers to come up with your own original style of play. Try blasting monsters so hard they can't approach, mixing monsters up until they can't function properly, or focusing on defense and recovery to build an impenetrable fortress. You can even try backing a bunch of monsters into a corner and wiping them all out at once, or lining them up and taking them out one-by-one. ■ Various Contents *Colorful Planets *Upgrades and Technology *Various modules and fusion towers *Powerful skills and useful items ---- Jinthree Studio Support: jinthreestudio@gmail.com Terms: https://www.jinthreestudio.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.jinthreestudio.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Digfender4 screens
Broken Universe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Digfender at 4.7 against Broken Universe's 3.8. Digfender also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 70%) and ratings volume (1K vs 32). Broken Universe's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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 11 one-off in-app purchases and Broken Universe 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digfender has 1K ratings behind it against 32, 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 70% of Broken Universe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digfender ships an update every 4 months, Broken Universe every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Digfender versus Broken Universe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigfenderBroken Universe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better3.8 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better32
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size482 MB724 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMugshot Games Pty LtdJiWhan Park

Customer experience

Digfender

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

Broken Universe

All ratings30 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative23.3%

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

Broken Universe

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
10 purchases

Broken Universe

One-time10
  • Parts Package 1$0.99
  • Parts Package 2$1.99
  • Gold Package 3$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Parts Package 3$2.99
  • Core Package 3$2.99
  • Reward Pass$3.99
  • Premium Pass$4.99
  • Core Package 4$8.99
  • Gold Package 4$8.99
  • Parts Package 4$8.99

Questions

Is Digfender free?
Digfender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Broken Universe free?
Broken Universe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digfender or Broken Universe?
Digfender is rated higher. Digfender averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Broken Universe averages 3.8 from 32 ratings.
Do Digfender or Broken Universe have ads?
Both Digfender and Broken Universe show ads.
Which is updated more often, Digfender or Broken Universe?
Digfender ships an update every 4 months, and Broken Universe every 5 days. Most recently, Digfender was updated on October 24, 2026 and Broken Universe on October 24, 2026.

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