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Alien Creeps TD vs Raid Rush

Alien Creeps TD 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70
Winner Alien Creeps TD
Raid Rush 4.5★ · Free + IAP 40

Alien Creeps TD is the better choice for players seeking a more stable and less ad-intrusive tower defense experience, despite its own issues with content updates and monetization, while Raid Rush is severely hampered by an overwhelming number of forced ads.

Full reviews: Alien Creeps TD · Raid Rush

Alien Creeps TD offers engaging gameplay and good graphics, but suffers from a lack of new content and a 'pay-to-progress' model. Raid Rush, while initially fun, is plagued by an excessive amount of intrusive ads and similar monetization issues, making it a frustrating experience for many players.

Head to head

Features & Content tieR1R2R5R8
Alien Creeps TD Alien Creeps TD is praised for its challenging and fun gameplay, good graphics, and customizable turrets R2R8R14. However, many users express frustration over the lack of new campaign missions and updates for years, leading to repetitive event missions R1R5R21R40.
Raid Rush Raid Rush is described as a fun and addictive tower defense game with good graphics and well-thought-out heroes and towers . Some users appreciate its progression and event modes .
Ease of Use & User Experience edge: Alien Creeps TDR3R4R7R9
Alien Creeps TD Alien Creeps TD has a very long and restrictive tutorial that some users find annoying and unskippable R4. There are also reports of bugs like content not downloading, invisible aliens, and game crashes R7. Some users have experienced progress loss and difficulty transferring game data to new devices R3R9.
Raid Rush Raid Rush is generally considered simple and easy to pick up . However, many users report constant buffering and loss of internet connection, making the game nearly unplayable for some . There are also complaints about the upgrade method being slow and boring .
Monetization & Value tieR6R10R12R15
Alien Creeps TD Alien Creeps TD is frequently criticized for its 'pay-to-win' model, where progress becomes painfully slow or impossible without spending money on upgrades, heroes, or power-ups R6R10R12R15. Users wish for a one-time purchase option or the ability to earn heroes and diamonds in-game R15.
Raid Rush Raid Rush is heavily criticized for being 'pay-to-win' and 'money hungry' . Users feel forced to buy in-game purchases to progress, with some spending significant amounts of money .
Ads edge: Alien Creeps TDR13R14R54R55
Alien Creeps TD Alien Creeps TD generally has fewer complaints about ads, with some users noting 'not too many ads' and that they 'don't slow gameplay at all' R14. However, there are mentions of listening to ads for energy that isn't received R13.
Raid Rush Raid Rush is overwhelmingly criticized for an excessive and intrusive number of ads R54R55R56. Ads frequently pop up in the middle of gameplay, sometimes multiple in a row, making the game unplayable and ruining the experience R55. Some ads are also reported to be inappropriate .
Support tieR3R13R59R65
Alien Creeps TD Users of Alien Creeps TD report poor or non-existent support, with issues like in-app support not working, Facebook login failing, and support requests not being answered R3R13.
Raid Rush Raid Rush users also report issues with support, stating that they received no help after reaching out for upgrade problems and were 'completely ghosted' after opening a ticket R59R65.
Pick Alien Creeps TD if

You prioritize a tower defense game with consistently good graphics and engaging, strategic gameplay, and you are willing to tolerate a 'pay-to-progress' model and a lack of recent content updates R2R5R8R14. You also prefer a game with fewer intrusive ads during gameplay R14.

Pick Raid Rush if

You are looking for a tower defense game with good graphics and a card-based defense system, and you are prepared to either spend money to bypass paywalls or endure an extremely high volume of ads that interrupt gameplay .

Evidence note: The evidence for Raid Rush is heavily skewed by recent negative reviews regarding ads, which may not fully reflect the lifetime rating. Alien Creeps TD's negative reviews are more spread across monetization and lack of updates.

Frequently asked

Do these games have a lot of ads?
Raid Rush has a severe problem with an overwhelming number of intrusive ads that frequently pop up in the middle of gameplay, making it frustrating and unplayable for many users R54R55R56. Alien Creeps TD has far fewer complaints about ads, with some users stating they are not too frequent and do not hinder gameplay R14.
Are these games pay-to-win?
Both Alien Creeps TD and Raid Rush are described by users as having 'pay-to-win' mechanics, where progression becomes very difficult or impossible without spending money on in-app purchases for upgrades, heroes, or power-ups R6R10R12R15.
Do these games receive regular updates?
Alien Creeps TD users frequently complain about a lack of new campaign missions and updates for years, with the game feeling abandoned by creators and only offering repetitive event missions R1R5R21R40. Raid Rush users mention new patches and updates, but these have sometimes introduced more ads and made the game harder without spending money .

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 110 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Alien Creeps TD 2/5 · GB When will the campaign continue????: Great fun game but the campaign ends on a bit of a cliffhanger after the nuclear missions at the end of the map. It shows there is more of a campaign to be made but no new campaign missions have come out in years. Feels like the creators have just given up effort with the game. Just repetitive event missions now. Big let down from the creators here.
  2. [R2] Alien Creeps TD 5/5 · GB Thomas’ review: This is a brilliant game and me and my sisters love it because it’s challenging,fun and it has super duper good graphics
  3. [R5] Alien Creeps TD 5/5 · GB Had this game years ago and downloaded again.: This is my favourite tower defence game. This game could do with a few updates as the game has pretty much stayed the same for a number of years now. Levelling up your hero’s is painfully slow, but using your hero’s in game is so much fun. The game only holds your hand for the first few levels then after that it is only hand holding advice when someth
  4. [R8] Alien Creeps TD 5/5 · GB Brilliant: Great fun and good graffics
  5. [R3] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · GB Super annoyed: Game is fun, but got a new iPad and can’t move my game. Support doesn’t work in app, log in to Facebook doesn’t work because I don’t use that anymore. So I’ve paid money for extras I cannot access and lost all of my progress. Awesome
  6. [R4] Alien Creeps TD 1/5 · GB bad: The tutorial is so long that i feel very bad.
  7. [R7] Alien Creeps TD 2/5 · GB Bug in game: Can’t progress to site 11, days downloading content, been like it for weeks now
  8. [R9] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · GB Fun enough but keeps erasing previous progress: Everytime I get near completing it restarts the whole game from the beginning I purchased an extra character twice fortunately was able to restore the character second time round when it restarted me. Other than that it’s a good castle Defense game
  9. [R6] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · GB Passes time for a while: As a lot of games you storm through the levels enjoying the game, then as we all expect it slows down till your cornered into paying if you wish which I don’t. I wish developers take a modern approach such as company of heroes, you buy the game nothing else.
  10. [R10] Alien Creeps TD 2/5 · GB Addicting but terrible aspects: Game is really fun and addicting but can get very hard very fast . However further in the game you have to rely on power ups that are very limited which the game will either force your to buy or just wait an age upgrading your towers and redoing levels. The heroes are also an absolute joke. Buying them on their own with from what I can see no other way getting the
  11. [R12] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · GB Money bags: Great game but once you hit certain level. Progress painfully frustrating unless you spend serious money for upgrades. Getting to point where I plan to delete.
  12. [R15] Alien Creeps TD 3/5 · GB Fun up to a point: It’s a good game, but at a certain point it becomes impossible to play without continuously spending money to win. Personally I’d prefer a pro version where you pay once as I’d be happy to buy it.
  13. [R13] Alien Creeps TD 1/5 · GB I get no support for this buggy game: Bad Reviews are getting removed. Support doesn’t get back to me. You listen to an advert to get energy, but you never get the energy. You complete task, but it doesn’t show you’ve completed them end up wasting a lot of boosters to do that. Would be a decent game if it wasn’t so buggy and they actually replied to your support request on their website. My last r
  14. [R14] Alien Creeps TD 5/5 · GB Rare honest review: So yeah I like tower defence games. It’s a good way to pass a few spare minutes hehehehe. This one is really good. Great graphics. Good maps. Great way to customise the turrets. This one does need some strategy so watch out for that hehehehe. Not too many ads doesn’t slow game play at all. Prices for the extra characters is much too high. But you do need that second one. Overal
  15. [R54] Raid Rush 1/5 · US 15 dollars to get rid of ads: Game is decent but the amount of ads is annoying enough to make me delete the game
  16. [R55] Raid Rush 5/5 · US Total ad trap: This game is decent up until you unlock the ability to join clans. At that point you are bombarded with so many ads that you are watching more ads than you are playing the game. On average, every 3 waves of enemies the game forces you to watch an ad. Sometimes you are made to watch 3 ads in a row without a break to actually play the game. This does not include the ads you have to wa
  17. [R59] 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.
  18. [R65] 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.
  19. [R56] Raid Rush 3/5 · US Too many ads: I love the game but out of the blue you start getting ads all the time just pop up for no Reason. If the ads don’t let up, I’m going to uninstall.
  20. [R21] Alien Creeps TD 4/5 · GB Annoyed: Needs more levels love the game but I’ve been waiting for new levels for months
  21. [R40] Alien Creeps TD 2/5 · GB no updates for years: I used to play this game and loved it, unfortunately there have been no new updates or levels for years, only silly events... such a shame, it was a fab game

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store