“Greedy — Can’t believe you have to pay to have access to the game only for 80% of heroes and half of the towers to be locked behind a pay wall”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 500 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-05.
4.8 ★13,862 ratings
—Downloads
9+Age rating
962 MBApp size
$6.99In-app purchases
About this app
With greater power and menace than ever before, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance brings forth a fresh, exhilarating experience, building upon the lightning-paced and captivating gameplay that propelled its predecessors to award-winning status.
While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.
Prepare to harness the formidable might of dual heroes on the battlefield! YES, now you can play not only with one dragon but with TWO! Double the fire-breathing fun, double the chaos—just make sure they don't argue over who gets to hoard the most gold!
All the heavy hitters like Paladins, Archers, Mages, Necromancers, and a bunch more are yours to boss around.…
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Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 7.00.62 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 7.00.62, updated 2026-03-16.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
90% or more five-star
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In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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The catch list 1
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Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Raised by 26 distinct reviewers — 5.2% of the 500 reviews scanned on this store leg (App Store).
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
From the store listing: Usable without an account
The app's own screens offer a way past sign-up — guest access, skipping, or browsing before registering — rather than gating the product behind an account. The store's privacy disclosure is checked alongside it: that disclosure is self-reported, so it corroborates this credit rather than establishing it.
What we saw: The store privacy disclosure (8 entries) links no contact details or identifiers to the user — consistent with an app that does not require an account. Self-reported by the developer.
Reported by users: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 26 distinct reviewers (5.2% of 500 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Greedy — This is not the type of game you need a DLC for. Locking your new content behind a paywall is just pure greed. I’d rather replay Frontiers again for the millionth time because at least that had some bonus endless levels that you…”
“Great game but way too much addition paid content — I love this game series, it’s second to ballon’s TD. But be warned that 7 USD is just the entry fee they have locked a ton of towers and hero’s behind very expensive pay walls. You…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 7.00.62.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business model$6.99
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.