Comparison

Tentacle Wars ™ vs Stop The Giant

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

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About

Tentacle Wars ™

Engage in a microscopic strategy game within an alien organism. Control antibody cells to capture enemy cells by drawing DNA tentacles, managing energy, and defending against an intelligent opponent. Features a campaign mode and online multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Microscopic battlefield gameplay
  • Single-player campaign with 80 missions
  • Draw DNA tentacles to capture cells
  • Energy management and attack boosting
  • Intelligent enemy AI
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Retina display support
Features
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ENTER A MICROSCOPIC BATTLEFIELD INSIDE THE BODY OF AN ALIEN LIFE FORM. Fascinating Single- and Multiplayer Strategy Game Intense Audiovisual Experience Based on the popular Flash Game with 25 Million Fans • 80 Missions in an Exceptional Campaign Mode A contaminated alien organism is about to die... Take a deep look inside, while it launches its final defense program. Enter a microscopic world of cells, neurons and DNA tentacles. Take control of the last antibody cells and save the entire species from extinction. • Make the Impossible Possible You can cure the organism by capturing enemy cells. To do this, draw a line between green antibody and red enemy cells. This will launch DNA tentacles which drain energy from enemy cell cores and eventually overtake them. Keep an eye on your energy supply and boost your attacks by cutting the tentacles. Capture all enemy cells to secure a zone. Cure all zones and the life form will survive… • Furious Enemy Beware of an intelligent and wide awake enemy which fights back without ever giving up. You’ll need to stay focused and master the art of “Tentacle War” in order to prevent the death of your host. • Online Multiplayer Mode Invite your friends for exciting online battles. Use Matchmaking or Friend Invitation options. - All New Game Experience - Easy to Get Into, Hard to Put Down - Retina Display Support - Microscopic World - Suspenseful Atmosphere - 80 Single Player Missions - Online Multiplayer via Game Center - Original Soundtrack - Perfect Touch Control

About

Stop The Giant

A fast-paced action game where you must shoot and destroy a giant before it reaches you. As the giant splits, it gains speed, requiring strategic targeting and power-up usage to survive. Upgrade your abilities and stickmen to gain an advantage in this tense battle.

Highlights
  • Shoot and destroy a giant
  • Giant splits and gains speed
  • Strategic targeting
  • Power-ups like freeze
  • Upgrade fire range and rate
  • Increase stickmen count
Features
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Giant keeps coming to you, you need to destroy it! As you keep shooting it, it will split up and gain some speed. You need to shoot them until the last man dies! Can you stop them before they reach you? Prepare your rope! It's your life at the stake, stop the giant! This game is full of tension and action. So much fun! The only way to stop the giant is to shoot them until they die out. There will be some power ups such as freeze, it freezes your enemy for a while so you can shoot them without worrying. You can buy increments to increase your powers such as your fire range and rate. As you increase your powers it will be easier for you to stop the giant. You can increase the number of your stickmen! Don’t miss them, they’re gonna be on the road! A quick tip for you,the smaller the giant gets, the faster it will be. So you better be killing the small ones first. Unless they can catch you! Are you stressed already? Just play it and feel the tension! Excited! Don’t want to be caught? Then, Stop The Giant!

Screenshots

Tentacle Wars ™4 screens
Stop The Giant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stop The Giant at 5.0 against Tentacle Wars ™'s 4.4. Stop The Giant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Tentacle Wars ™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 2). 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. Tentacle Wars ™ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Stop The Giant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop The Giant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tentacle Wars ™ has 7.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tentacle Wars ™ versus Stop The Giant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTentacle Wars ™Stop The Giant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.1K — better2
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB105 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KGEla Game

Customer experience

Tentacle Wars ™

All ratings7,123 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,033 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative4.9%

Stop The Giant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tentacle Wars ™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Multiplayer mode not working for some users
  • Saved progress not carrying over after reinstalls

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Level creator or editor
  • Multiplayer mode improvements
  • Difficulty settings or an easy mode
  • Ability to disable ads after purchase

Stop The Giant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tentacle Wars ™

One-time2
  • Vaccine 5 Pack$0.99
  • Vaccine 15 Pack$1.99
None

Stop The Giant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tentacle Wars ™ free?
Tentacle Wars ™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stop The Giant free?
Stop The Giant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tentacle Wars ™ or Stop The Giant?
Stop The Giant is rated higher. Tentacle Wars ™ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while Stop The Giant averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tentacle Wars ™ or Stop The Giant have ads?
Stop The Giant shows ads; Tentacle Wars ™ does not.

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