Comparison

Combat TD vs Spaceship Commander John Ray

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Combat TD

Engage in strategic defense gameplay by building paths with weapons and soldiers to repel enemy invasions. Utilize airstrikes and traps across 24 challenging levels and unique battlefields. Upgrade your units and face diverse enemies in this action-packed puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Strategic path building
  • Imaginative weapons and soldiers
  • Airstrikes and explosive traps
  • 24 challenging levels
  • Over 400 waves
  • Unit upgrades
  • Diverse enemy types
Features
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COMBAT takes classic TD games to a whole new world. Strategic Action Puzzle Defense has never been this fun and addicting! Defend your lands from the invasion by building winding paths out of imaginative, a lot of weapons and legions of soldiers. Call in airstrikes and set explosive traps to hit the enemies where it hurts. Challenge your mind with the exciting 24 levels gameplay. Are you ready to stop the enemies once and for all? Join the defense now! FEATURES ◉ Addictive gameplay for hours of action ◉ 24 super levels to have fun ◉ Over 400 waves across 4 unique battlefields ◉ Lot of soldiers, tanks and guns ◉ More than 20 unique enemies ◉ 30 Upgrades to your units ◉ Enemies from infantry to aviation ◉ Retina display support for gorgeous artwork ◉ iCloud progress sync STAY CONNECTED ◉ Website : http://www.idevmobile.com ◉ Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/idevmobile ◉ Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/idevmobile ◉ Instagram: @idevmobiletec

About

Spaceship Commander John Ray

Features
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Spaceship Commander John Ray - roguelike turn-based strategy game Play a classic space war game with infinite procedural generated galaxy. - Play a classic space war game with infinite procedurally generated galaxies. Roguelike, turn-based strategy with combat on a 8x8 sector grid in 64 galaxy sectors. - All ships and space stations have systems to be monitored and repaired when damaged. Use them to your advantage. - Navigate through 64 sectors, find resources, fight the Throck and restore the alliance with Urobori. - Resupply and repair your ship at allied space stations. Protect them at all costs. - Go on adventures. Send landing parties to planets to search for new tech and new crew members. - Beat your best high score and play again and again and ...! Synopsis: The Alliance between Humans, Throck and Urobori has collapsed. The Throck, a military faction, have decided to topple the parliament and subjugate the other factions in a newly-formed Throck empire. The Urobori have taken a neutral position and are now observing the ensuing war between the Humans and the Throck. The top brass of the Allied Human Defense Force have issued you new orders. Your mission: assume command the spaceship SS-Lexxor and destroy Throck spaceships and space stations in all 64 sectors.

Screenshots

Combat TD4 screens
Spaceship Commander John Ray4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Combat TD at Free against Spaceship Commander John Ray's $5.99. Combat TD also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). Spaceship Commander John Ray's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Combat TD is free to download; Spaceship Commander John Ray costs $5.99 up front. Combat TD sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Spaceship Commander John Ray asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Combat TD ships an update every 2 months, Spaceship Commander John Ray fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Combat TD versus Spaceship Commander John Ray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCombat TDSpaceship Commander John Ray
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.4 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB65 MB
Age rating+99+
DeveloperiDevMobile Tec.Adam Musial-Bright

Bugs and requests

Combat TD

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Game doesn't work correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make in-app purchases cheaper
  • Add fast forward option
  • Fix game issues

Spaceship Commander John Ray

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Combat TD

One-time9
  • fuel1$0.99
  • gear1$0.99
  • gold1$0.99
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  • gear2$1.99
  • gold2$1.99
  • gear3$2.99
  • gold3$2.99
  • gold4$3.99
  • gold5$4.99
None

Spaceship Commander John Ray

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Combat TD free?
Combat TD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spaceship Commander John Ray free?
Spaceship Commander John Ray costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Combat TD or Spaceship Commander John Ray have ads?
Neither Combat TD nor Spaceship Commander John Ray shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Combat TD or Spaceship Commander John Ray?
Combat TD ships an update every 2 months, and Spaceship Commander John Ray fortnightly. Most recently, Combat TD was updated on October 20, 2026 and Spaceship Commander John Ray on October 27, 2026.

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