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Summoners War vs Summoners Greed

Summoners War 4.2★ · Free + IAP 55
Winner Summoners Greed
Summoners Greed 4.9★ · Free + IAP 70

Summoners Greed is the better choice for players seeking a more casual, idle tower defense experience with fewer technical issues, while Summoners War appeals to long-term players despite its significant problems with customer service, stability, and monetization.

Full reviews: Summoners War · Summoners Greed

Summoners Greed, with a higher lifetime rating, offers a fun idle tower defense experience, though it faces criticism for ad-related issues and progression walls. Summoners War, despite its long history and dedicated player base, struggles with poor customer service, frequent crashes, large updates, and perceived 'pay-to-win' mechanics.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features tieR5R11R16R17
Summoners War Summoners War offers a deep, long-term gacha experience with monster collecting and PvP, which many players find addicting and fun, returning to it for years R5R11R17. However, some users criticize its heavy reliance on RNG (random number generation) over strategy, especially with 'violent procs' in combat . There are also complaints about an overwhelming number of new, often useless, monsters and poor balancing of existing units R16. Some long-term players feel the game has become boring or worse over time .
Summoners Greed Summoners Greed is praised as a fun idle tower defense game with cute monsters and different game modes . Players enjoy the monster collection and leveling aspects . However, a common complaint is that progression stalls significantly at certain points, like the 'Ice Queen' or 'Kami's Pantheon', making it feel impossible without extensive grinding or spending . Some users also find the game becomes boring once they acquire the best characters quickly .
Ease of Use & Stability edge: Summoners GreedR6R9R13R15
Summoners War Summoners War is plagued by significant stability issues, with many users reporting frequent crashes, especially after updates or on older devices R13R15. Players also complain about constant, large updates that take a long time to download R9. The game takes up a lot of storage space, preventing some from playing R6.
Summoners Greed Summoners Greed generally offers a smoother experience, though some users report issues with ads not loading or crashing the game . A few players also mention difficulty with basic mechanics like rearranging monsters on the board .
Monetization & Value tieR2R7R10R19
Summoners War Summoners War is widely criticized as 'greedy' and 'pay-to-win' R7R10. Users report extremely low summon rates for desirable monsters, especially Light/Dark Nat 5s, even after years of playing or spending money R2R10R19. There's a strong sentiment that new players receive unfair advantages and better summons compared to loyal, long-term players R7R25R35R38.
Summoners Greed Summoners Greed is also seen by many as 'pay-to-win' or 'essentially pay to play', with progression stalling quickly without spending . Users complain about false advertising regarding free summons R70R78. Some players experience issues with in-app purchases, where money is taken but items are not received R75R79. The game's 'greed' is explicitly mentioned as a core issue, particularly with mythical summons being hard to obtain without red diamonds .
Customer Service & Support edge: Summoners WarR1R13R24R39
Summoners War Summoners War receives overwhelmingly negative feedback for its customer service. Users describe it as 'abysmally bad' and unhelpful, with the requests portal often not working R1R13R39. Some even report being threatened with legal action for submitting too many inquiries R13. Account recovery is also a significant issue R24R39.
Summoners Greed Summoners Greed has fewer explicit mentions of customer service, but one review notes there's 'no easy way to contact support within the game' when experiencing purchase issues . Another user reported being scammed out of purchased items without resolution R79.
Pick Summoners War if

You are a long-term player who enjoys complex gacha mechanics, PvP, and monster collecting, and are willing to tolerate significant technical issues and a 'pay-to-win' environment R5R11R17.

Pick Summoners Greed if

You prefer a more casual, idle tower defense game with cute monsters and simpler mechanics, and don't mind occasional ad-related issues or progression walls .

Evidence note: Reviews for Summoners War are heavily skewed towards long-term players expressing frustration with recent changes, technical issues, and monetization practices, while still acknowledging the game's long-standing appeal. Summoners Greed reviews often highlight issues with ads and progression, which is common for free-to-play idle games.

Frequently asked

Is Summoners War still worth playing for new players?
Summoners War has mixed reviews for new players; some long-term players feel the game has improved for newcomers, offering better summons and ways to catch up quickly R35R38. However, other reviews state it's not 'newbie friendly enough' and that new players get unfair advantages over loyal, older players R7R25.
Why do players complain about 'balancing' in Summoners Greed?
Players complain about 'balancing' in Summoners Greed because recent updates have reportedly nerfed monsters and made maps significantly harder, even for levels previously cleared, leading to frustration and a feeling of stalled progression R88R100R107R113.
Are there issues with in-app purchases in Summoners Greed?
Yes, some Summoners Greed players report issues where they purchase items, such as summoning stones, but the money is taken and the items are not received R75R79. There are also complaints about false advertising regarding free summons R70R78.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R5] Summoners War 5/5 · US Keep coming back: Title says it all. I’ve off and on for years and even though I’ve lost my old accounts, I always enjoy starting again to enjoy the thrill of the chase and pulls and gameplay. Thanks for such a wonderful game.
  2. [R11] Summoners War 5/5 · US Fun: Addicting but really fun
  3. [R16] Summoners War 1/5 · US Absolute garbage: Pure gotcha game horribly broken game mechanic and balancing an absolute nonsense Shame on game developers and designers
  4. [R17] Summoners War 5/5 · US Fav: Been playing since a kid love it till this day🙏
  5. [R6] Summoners War 3/5 · US To much room: It is a good game and all but it takes too much storage space and because of it I can’t play the game anymore
  6. [R9] Summoners War 3/5 · US Constant Update: Every single time I try and play the game, I have to download upwards of 4,000MB, and regardless of my WiFi connection strength it takes upwards of 20 mins!!!! Please fix .
  7. [R13] Summoners War 1/5 · US Developer doesn’t care: Update from the last review. It’s been a couple of months now and the game still crashes like crazy. If you are using older generation ipad, just don’t even bother to install the game. Their support will lie about being there for us. Don’t even bother to contact support. They will lie and blame it on your device and connection problem. They will also threaten you with civil
  8. [R15] Summoners War 3/5 · US Love the game but can’t play it. Update again.: I’ve had this game for years and recently about three updates ago I did the update for the game and now I can’t really play it. It crashes in the middle of me trying to do anything I can collect rewards or full complete the daily missions without it crashing several times. I can’t even participate in the labyrinth at this point how am I supposed to b
  9. [R2] Summoners War 4/5 · US Fun but Frustrating at Times: 12 years playing across two accounts and still chasing an LD5. Come on Com2us. Help a brother out.
  10. [R7] Summoners War 1/5 · US Ne of the most greediest companies I know: Rerolling not worth it, not newbie friendly enough otherwise they give you a light or dark scroll mat 5 at start. They will nerf characters fast and one you just got probably be nerf and you would have wasted pulls. A lot of better gacha games out. Like epic seven gives free light and dark characters every so often and a lot during anniversaries. Characte
  11. [R10] Summoners War 1/5 · US Pull rates: The pull rates for any good monster are so incredibly low. It’s a shame how greedy this company is. If not for that it would be an amazing game. Too bad..
  12. [R19] Summoners War 1/5 · US Scam Game: Game is a complete scam. Rates are a lie, rate up is a lie, literally just designed to scam players. Stay away from this garbage game.
  13. [R1] Summoners War 1/5 · US Very Poor Customer Service: I’ve been playing on and off for probably close to 10 years. The game is fairly fun, it’s a good activity with friends. Unfortunately, their customer service is abysmally bad. Their actual requests portal only works half of the time, so you’ll find yourself writing out your message multiple times. Then, when you finally get it to send, their service team doesn’t even at
  14. [R24] Summoners War 3/5 · US I lost my account someone stole it: I lost my account someone stole it
  15. [R39] Summoners War 3/5 · US Wish it was easier to talk to someone: I’ve been playing this game off and on since 17. I got a new phone in 2025 and they messed up my email and I emailed them four different times and they could never get it straight so I lost everything I did and now I’m having to start over. Customer service is horrible.
  16. [R25] Summoners War 1/5 · US PLAYING FOR 12 YEARS, NO LD NAT 5: Don’t play this game, they give new summoners a choice but don’t give loyal players a choice at a nat 5LD. I haven’t summoned a single nat, even after that many years. They give unfair advantage to new players and not old ones… no point in playing if they let new people pick what they want and old players get left behind. At least give us a pity nat 5LD for old p
  17. [R35] Summoners War 5/5 · US Best for f2p players: I have played since 2013 or so and after returning from a long break it’s nice to see a game like this catering to f2p and new players in a way I haven’t seen other games of the same genre manage. I’ve almost maxed my first strictly f2p account and feel relatively little to no restrictions. Whales run high end pvp, but what game isn’t like that. But even for that problem they
  18. [R38] Summoners War 5/5 · US Has gotten better: I have to say I used to play this game all the time rage quit a bunch cause it felt like I wasn’t getting anything good but they had changed it to where new users can get better summons. New challenges can catch up quick. I appreciate it 10 out of 10.
  19. [R88] Summoners Greed 1/5 · US Devs make it harder instead of more fun: I finally got through some tough maps, thinking was finally among progress only for them to nerf the monsters and make the maps harder than they were. Why am I failing on maps I easily defeated before? And on wave 1 to make matters worse
  20. [R100] Summoners Greed 1/5 · US Developers Greed: They periodically change things to make the game more difficult instead of adding content. The content that they DO add makes the game more difficult and hardly any more exciting. For example, they add more “special” monsters that take so money gold to level up that I can set up an autoclicker on the map that gives the most coins for 2 weeks straight and it won’t be enough to max
  21. [R107] Summoners Greed 1/5 · US Most recent balance change killed so much.: I have no clue what they did to this game but dear lord. They nerfed everything into the ground so heavily. My monsters feel like they do not damage. The newer special monsters take so much to upgrade despite not needing as much beforehand. Grinding summon stones is practically impossible due to the nerfs to all monsters while not changing anything hp wi
  22. [R113] Summoners Greed 1/5 · US Recent “balancing” update: I’ve always loved this game, played for quite a while, until this recent 1.100.3 “balancing” update, first of all this is a single player game, why is a balancing needed? Also why is this balancing only nerfed all of my monsters to oblivion? I went from barely clearing insane joint revenge to struggling to clear it. I’ve noticed the nerf a little too hard. Pls don’t nerf
  23. [R70] Summoners Greed 1/5 · US Bru: False advertising the game said it will give me 30 free summons but I got nothing 😢how dare you lie to my face game developers make this happen pls
  24. [R75] Summoners Greed 3/5 · GB Good but bad: I spent £5 and got no summoning gems so don’t buy anything but in general it’s fun
  25. [R78] Summoners Greed 3/5 · GB Free summoning issues: Great gameplay but the promised 30 free summons aren’t there.
  26. [R79] Summoners Greed 1/5 · US I got scammed: I bought 1000 summoning stones it took the money but never gave me the stones I feel so heart broken

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