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Head-to-head

Raid Rush vs Alien Creeps TD

Raid Rush 4.5★ · Free + IAP 45
Winner Alien Creeps TD
Alien Creeps TD 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65

Alien Creeps TD offers a more stable and less ad-intrusive experience, despite its lack of recent updates, making it a better choice over Raid Rush which is plagued by aggressive monetization and forced ads.

Full reviews: Raid Rush · Alien Creeps TD

Raid Rush is a fun tower defense game initially, but its aggressive monetization, including forced mid-game ads and paywalls, severely detracts from the experience. Alien Creeps TD, while praised for its core gameplay and fewer ads, suffers from a lack of content updates and a 'pay-to-progress' model in later stages.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay tieR8R14R20R53
Raid Rush Raid Rush is described as a fun, simple yet complicated, and entertaining tower defense game with good graphics and well-thought-out heroes and towers R8R14R20R53. However, some users find the random nature of weapon and road choices frustrating , the 'flyers' nearly impossible to stop , and later rounds impossible to play without spending money .
Alien Creeps TD Alien Creeps TD is lauded as a truly fun and addictive tower defense game with good graphics and mechanics . Users appreciate the ability to play levels at different difficulties but lament the lack of new content, missions, and updates, leading to boredom after completing the campaign and maxing out towers R66R72R84R89. Some also find the tutorial too long and unskippable and the limited zoom-out feature problematic .
Monetization & Ads edge: Alien Creeps TDR1R4R7R10
Raid Rush Raid Rush is heavily criticized for its excessive and intrusive ads, particularly forced mid-game ads that interrupt gameplay R1R4R7R10. Many users find the ads make the game unplayable R6 and are unwilling to pay the high subscription fee to remove them R6. The game is also seen as a 'money grab' or 'pay to play' with paywalls that prevent progression without spending .
Alien Creeps TD Alien Creeps TD is also described as 'money hungry,' 'greedy,' and 'pay to play' or 'pay to win,' especially in later levels where progression becomes difficult without spending money R61R64R75. While some users report fewer ads compared to other games , others mention unsolicited ads starting quickly or needing to watch ads to progress R61.
Reliability & Support tieR35R11R30R36
Raid Rush Raid Rush users report issues with constant buffering and losing internet connection, making the game nearly unplayable for some R35. There are also complaints about not being able to play due to update requirements when no update is available R11, and a complete lack of support for issues like upgrading towers or ghosted tickets R30R36. Some users experienced progress disappearing due to bugs .
Alien Creeps TD Alien Creeps TD has reports of game crashes on iPadOS and issues with in-game downloads preventing chapter progression . Some users experience the game restarting from the beginning, losing progress , or needing constant updates to play offline . A significant concern is the lack of support and content updates, with the game appearing abandoned R66R72R84. Users also report no sound on iPhones and unresponsive customer service .
Pick Raid Rush if

you are looking for a new tower defense game with good graphics and engaging gameplay, and you are willing to tolerate frequent, long, and often forced ads, or pay a subscription to remove them R8R14R20.

Pick Alien Creeps TD if

you prefer a tower defense game with less intrusive ads and a solid core gameplay experience, even if it means encountering paywalls in later stages and a lack of recent content updates .

Evidence note: Raid Rush has a significantly higher volume of recent negative reviews specifically targeting ads and monetization, which heavily influenced its lower score despite a decent lifetime rating. Alien Creeps TD's negative reviews are more spread across monetization, lack of updates, and some technical issues.

Frequently asked

Does Raid Rush have many ads?
Yes, Raid Rush is heavily criticized for having too many ads, including forced ads that pop up in the middle of gameplay, making the game virtually unplayable for many users R1R4R6R7.
Is Alien Creeps TD a pay-to-win game?
Alien Creeps TD is often described as 'pay-to-win' or 'pay-to-progress' by users, especially in later levels where it becomes very difficult or impossible to advance without spending money on upgrades, heroes, or gems R61R64R75R76.
Are there new updates or content for Alien Creeps TD?
No, many users report that Alien Creeps TD has not received meaningful content updates or new missions for a long time, with some stating it has been over a year since new levels were added, leading to a lack of things to do after completing the campaign R66R72R84R89.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R8] Raid Rush 5/5 · US Too much of a distraction: Game is actually really good and I hate cell phone games. Downloaded for while I was at work on slow days, but now I’m playing it while looking at my pc 😂🤣 really good game if you’re looking for something simple yet complicated.
  2. [R14] Raid Rush 5/5 · US Game size is Good for phone play!: Relaxing, fun, easy, and game is good for phone screen size use!
  3. [R20] Raid Rush 5/5 · US Play this game it’s fun: If your board just play this game it is really fun But beware of the ads just test and if you don’t like delete it the only thing bad is the ads I love tower defense games and this is the one I like the bad guys spawn through a portal and You have to place down items you get and hope you win the wave but you also have to level up your things and it easier
  4. [R53] Raid Rush 4/5 · US Fun but $$$: Actually fun tower defense. There is an eventual paywall and yes I’ve spent about $100 just to keep going and it’s been fun but that’s for sure the limit. After this if I hit another wall I’ll just uninstall. Appreciate no Ads after each battle like other games. That’s honestly why I’ve kept playing. Graphics are really good so that’s a plus and the hero’s and towers are well thought
  5. [R1] Raid Rush 1/5 · US Big and Greedy: Fun little tower defense rogue like until they start hitting you with multiple ads during the middle of the match to continue playing. Do better.
  6. [R4] Raid Rush 2/5 · US Forced Ads: Yet another game that started off good but then quickly showed its colors. It’s ashame because I was actually enjoying it. So, you start off and the gameplay is actually good. Despite being shown various packs you can buy and having to watch an ad for every minor buff, it wasn’t forced so it was at least tolerable. But as soon as I hit level 10, ads became forced. Right in the middl
  7. [R7] Raid Rush 1/5 · US Ads: To many ads in mid game. Greedy game cant even wait till the game or round is over. Terrible.
  8. [R10] Raid Rush 1/5 · US Deleted after they snuck ads in chapter 7!: This game was great for the first day or so. They ask you to review it and it gets ruined once they force ads onto you in chapter 7. I don’t mind when you have optional ads. I watched a few to respawn my castle… but being forced to watch one mid fight is obnoxious and I deleted this game so fast!!!!
  9. [R35] Raid Rush 4/5 · US Constant buffering!: This game is constantly losing internet. And it’s getting worse. It’s nearly unplayable. No other game does it. I have blazing fast broadband at home but at least once a minute this game is losing connection. It’s worse away from home. No 5’s because of this.
  10. [R11] Raid Rush 4/5 · US Won't let me play.: The game is telling me I need to update the game and there hasn't been an update in 4 weeks.
  11. [R30] Raid Rush 3/5 · US Upgrade problem: Game is cool when you can actually upgrade your towers. Reached out to support and got nothing. From what I’ve heard a ton of people have the same problem and can’t get any help.
  12. [R36] Raid Rush 3/5 · US Great game, lousy support: Fantastic game, however the support isn’t there at all. I opened a ticket to have an issue dealt with and was completely ghosted.
  13. [R6] Raid Rush 3/5 · US Ads Galore: This is a fun game, but I’m not willing to spend 16$/month on the ad free version, and the ads are brutal. Each one is like 5 minutes long. It makes the game virtually unplayable.
  14. [R61] Alien Creeps TD 1/5 · US Its fail: It's impossible to play without a donation or watching ads
  15. [R64] Alien Creeps TD 1/5 · US Grindy and pay to play: This is literally the worst strategy game I have ever played. They do a good job sucking you in but then the timers get longer and longer and things get more and more costly. Then some levels are just ridiculously over leveled compared to ones on either side of them. Really stupid. Much better games out there that are more fun and not just designed to impede your progress
  16. [R75] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · US Impossible cash grab game but good: Now I have played quite a bit of this game and I have enjoyed it. Though everyone is complaining about your game and you have taken no notice on the situation. So, I will summarize the current problems. First, everyone reaches the point where the game is impossible. I have reached this point and I am pulling my hair out. The level where you first encounter mirag
  17. [R76] Alien Creeps TD 2/5 · US Not worth it: Total cash grab. They want money for just about everything that you need to enjoy and progress in the game.
  18. [R66] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · US Great potential abandoned: Honestly I wish they would’ve kept adding to this game. Has a lot of promise but it’s clearly been abandoned. I finished the campaign way before I even got all the upgrades. Nothing left to do now.
  19. [R72] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · US Amazing game but no content updates or new missions: I love this game so far had it for a few years but it gets boring there is never new updates just bug fixes no new missions or enemies I wish they can update it otherwise a fun game
  20. [R84] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · US Fun game, but no more meaningful updates...: Great game, but once you get the 255 stars, that’s it folks...you’ll accumulate coins with absolutely nothing to spend them on. It’s been at least a year (probably more) since any new levels were added or upgrades were offered. Not sure what the draw is anymore. And for those spending money on gems or other items? I’d spend my $ on other games.
  21. [R89] Alien Creeps TD 5/5 · US More than 50 levels please: I enjoyed your app a lot, I have maxed out all of my towers and have obtained all 255 stars…. I would love to have more levels to complete!!! Maybe more upgrades to the towers as well…

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store