# Steel Vortex — Towers vs flying junk

> Towers vs flying junk (iPhone/iPad app by Zagir Nurgaliev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/steel-vortex/id6824278840 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zagir Nurgaliev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895547197)
- Category: Games, Casual, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English, Russian
- Released: 2026-10-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Steel Vortex?

General Crowbar's scrap robots are flying at Cogville! Tincans, Screwballs, Milk Cans, Rolling Pins and Tenpins - a whole sky of flying household junk is heading for the factories. Build towers, tap to intercept and keep the factories running.

HOW IT PLAYS
• Towers fire on their own - your taps decide the outcome.
• Tap the sky to launch the Interceptor. Catch 3 or more at once for a combo.
• A marker on a factory means a Tenpin is coming: tap when the ring turns gold for a perfect catch and a double reward.
• Swipe across the sky for a Line Strike.

CAMPAIGN: 50 LEVELS IN 5 ACTS
• Every level brings a new weapon or trick: Lasers, Lightning Towers, Balloon Traps, Sound Towers, a Net Launcher, a Magnet Crane and more.
• 15 tower families with upgrades and branches.
• 30+ kinds of flying junk, 5 planes and 5 bosses - from the Cargo Copter to General Crowbar's Flagship.
• 10 kinds of weather change the rules: rain, snow, fog, wind, night and storm. The weather report tells you which towers work best.
• Stuck on a level? Pick EASIER: slower enemies, softer hits.

YOUR FACTORY TOWN
• Build six kinds of factories: Steel Mill, Cannery, Electronics, Machine Works, Brickworks and Clockworks.
• Factories side by side earn more - but Tenpins aim at the richest group. Plan your layout.
• The storage keeps filling with gears even while the game is closed.
• Workshop: permanent upgrades - Firepower, Fire rate, Factory armor, Starting coins and the Interceptor.
• Research Bureau: research runs in real time.

ENDLESS FRONTIERS
After level 20 the Frontiers open: endless waves in shifts of 10, a boss every 10th wave, planes, and new weather every shift. How far can you hold?

WEEKLY OPERATION
The same map and the same 8 towers for everyone. Workshop, Bureau and Orders are off - only skill counts. Reach bronze, silver, gold or excellent and climb the leagues from Boot Camp to Legends.

STYLE
Themes for the whole game (Cogville Classic, Candy Toon, Steel Works, 8-Bit), effects, tower materials, town styles and the Gold Collection. Try anything on for 10 seconds or test it in one battle a day. Looks only: no damage, no bonuses.

PLAY FAIR
• No loot boxes, nothing random: everything is shown upfront.
• No energy: play as long as you like.
• Orders speed up research and buy looks in Style. Daily supply, three daily tasks and a stamp card give Orders for free.
• Optional reminders when the storage is full or research is done - never at night.
• Cartoon robots fall apart into gears - nothing scary.
• Works offline. English and Russian.

OPTIONAL PURCHASES
• HQ Pass, a monthly subscription: the storage collects itself, holds 24 h and 50% of income, +1 research slot with a queue of 3, +20 Orders a day. It never affects the rating. Renews every month; cancel any time in the store.
• Order packs: the first purchase of each pack is doubled. Bought Orders never expire.
• For players under 13, every purchase first asks a grown-up to solve a math question.

Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://claude.ai/artifact/93zHG5tCR3nX4EfqT9QeXc

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Toy Plastic: Full Arsenal | $4.99 | one-time |
| Theme: Steel Works | $4.99 | one-time |
| Theme: Candy Toon | $4.99 | one-time |
| Theme: 8-Bit | $4.99 | one-time |
| Effects: Jelly | $4.99 | one-time |
| Effects: Nuts & Springs | $4.99 | one-time |
| Effects: Pixels | $4.99 | one-time |
| Gold Collection | $79.99 | one-time |
| Tracer Box | $4.99 | one-time |
| Starter Pack | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Steel Vortex safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Steel Vortex.

## Is Steel Vortex legit?

Steel Vortex appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Steel Vortex is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-28

Halloween event Pumpkin Siege, Oct 30 - Nov 6: 30 levels of pumpkin drones, pumpkin bosses on levels 10, 20 and 30, +50% rewards. Beat all 30 to keep the Halloween theme forever. Music fixes on iPhone.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-22

No release notes.

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All apps by Zagir Nurgaliev: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895547197

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