Comparison

Elemental Strike vs Polygon Defense

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Elemental Strike

Build elemental towers to defend your lands from enemy hordes. Combine up to three elements to create unique towers with special abilities. Strategize tower placement and skills to optimize their support and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Elemental tower building
  • Combine up to three elements
  • Unique tower abilities
  • Strategic tower placement
  • Targetable and passive skills
  • Defend against enemy hordes
Features
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There are five main elements in the world: wind, fire, water, earth and lightning. With these elements, build towers and fight against the enemy hordes that threaten our lands. Each element has both strengths and weaknesses. Power-up and combine up to three elements to forge new towers each with their own abilities. Some towers have skills that you can target and activate while others provide passive bonuses. Craft your own tower build and placement strategies to optimize their support of each other to win!

About

Polygon Defense

Features
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How far can you get? Polygon Defense is a tower defense game with a clean geometric look: endless waves, ever-stronger enemies — and a defense that grows mightier every run. Play tactically for five minutes or let it run for hours: you set the pace. BUILD YOUR DEFENSE • 10 unique towers — from the rapid Tri Cannon to poison, frost, chain lightning and the Star Laser • 3 upgrade paths per tower, then prestige for permanently stronger tiers • A new procedurally generated map every run • Every 5 waves: pick 1 of 3 random boosts and shape your run ENDLESS WAVES, REAL VARIETY • Bosses every 10 waves, elite mutations, armor, healers, splitters and phasing enemies • From wave 100: challenge waves with special rules and bonus rewards • Milestone chests every 25 waves — automatic, no interruptions IDLE WHEN YOU WANT IT • Auto-waves with SAFE mode: keeps running, only stops when enemies break through • Auto-upgrades, auto-build and card auto-pick for fully hands-free runs • Endless Protocol: automatically restarts after game over • Rush button: skip waves up to just below your best record • Offline progress: your towers keep fighting while the app is closed PERMANENT PROGRESSION • Earn prisms and unlock 30+ permanent meta upgrades • Card collection with passive bonuses and active abilities (from wave 100) • Research lab with real-time research (from wave 200) • Daily tasks, achievements and login rewards FAIR & PLAYABLE OFFLINE • Completely free to play, no account, no internet required • No forced ads — ads are strictly optional for bonus rewards • Available in English and German One tap, one wave — and suddenly it's 2 a.m. Have fun!

Screenshots

Elemental Strike3 screens
Polygon Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elemental Strike at none against Polygon Defense's 5. Elemental Strike also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 18.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Polygon Defense sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Elemental Strike asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elemental Strike versus Polygon Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElemental StrikePolygon Defense
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB91 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer会勇 陈Robert Sittig

In-app purchases

None

Elemental Strike

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Polygon Defense

One-time5
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Bag of Gems$2.99
  • Crate of Gems$4.99
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  • No Ads$4.99
  • Vault of Gems$11.99

Questions

Is Elemental Strike free?
Elemental Strike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Polygon Defense free?
Polygon Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elemental Strike or Polygon Defense have ads?
Polygon Defense shows ads; Elemental Strike does not.

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