Warcher Defenders vs Roper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Warcher Defenders
Engage in a unique castle defense experience with action RPG elements. Unleash powerful special attacks to defeat enemy waves and protect your tower from formidable bosses. Upgrade your heroes with valuable loot and enjoy classic retro gameplay.
- Castle Defense action RPG
- Special attack system
- Hero upgrades and loot
- Classic Campaign and Endless Boss Rush
- Intuitive touch controls
- 3 playable characters
- Mercenary hiring
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*** Selected as part of the best of 2017 on the App Store! *** Fight for survival in this unique twist on Castle Defense!! Trigger special attacks to destroy the enemy hordes and protect your tower against tons of different boss encounters in this Old School, Retro Classic! * Features * + Experience the Classic Campaign or the Endless Boss Rush for Hours of Gameplay and Depth! + Earn Heaps of Coin to Upgrade Your Heroes with Priceless Loot! + Simple and Intuitive Touch Controls! + Awesome 8-Bit Styled Original Soundtrack! + 3 Challenging Game Modes! + 3 Playable Characters! + Hire Mercenaries to help your Heroes in their Quest! * Please review the game so we can continue to improve it! Visit us at ogrepixel.com * * Remember, It's Warcher Defenders, nor Worcher, Watcher, Archers or War Archer! *
Roper
Control your character with a single button to jump, swing, and navigate through 100 challenging levels. Collect coins and master the mechanics in this minimalist platformer. Enjoy a smooth gaming experience with a tiny install size and offline play.
- Single-button controls
- 100 challenging levels
- Coin collection
- Jump and swing mechanics
- Tiny install size
- Offline play
- Fast performance
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One button is all you need to jump, swing, and more to collect all the coins across 100 levels. - Tiny install size - Fully playable offline - Fast performance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roper at none against Warcher Defenders's 8. Roper also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (95% vs 77%). Warcher Defenders's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Warcher Defenders sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Roper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roper holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Warcher Defenders's written reviews are positive against 95% of Roper's.
| Parameter | Warcher Defenders | Roper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (101 ratings) | 4.9 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esteban Duran | Fancade |
Customer experience
Warcher Defenders
Roper
User reviews
Warcher Defenders
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Retro/nostalgic feel
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great chiptune music
- 👍 Solid gameplay mechanics
- 👍 Good value for price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clunky and awkward controls
- 🐛 Buggy alternative button controls
- 🐛 Slow coin income
- 🐛 Overpriced in-game shop items
- 🐛 Expensive soul points to unlock
Roper
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Simple but engaging
- 🎨 Great graphics
- 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🔍 Needs more levels/content
- 🎮 Rope mechanic can be frustrating
Bugs and requests
Warcher Defenders
Reported bugs
9 issues- Game crashes when doing certain actions
- Movement controls are buggy
- Pressing up button occasionally makes character fall down
- Arcade mode freezes around level 18-19
- Enemies stop dropping money around level 30
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- App crashes and progress is lost when exited via standby or home button
- Bug when killing the last boss, it hovers and no soul points are awarded
- Frequent crashes at the end of a long run
- Bug where pressing home button resets progress
Requested features
11 requests- Update to keep it on the phone
- New skins for slayer
- Skins change character appearance in selection menu
- Controller support (PS4 controller)
- Cloud support
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- Coin and/or soul point doubler in app purchase
- More characters (e.g., Paladin, Cleric, Rifleman)
- New story line/game mode
- Different control options
- Larger hearts or option to adjust size
- Upgrades for characters in the store
Roper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Difficulty with long jumps
- Occasional performance issues
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and chapters
- Additional mechanics and challenges
- Customization options for characters
In-app purchases
Warcher Defenders
- Small Soul Points Bag$0.99
- Middle Soul Points Bag$1.99
- First timers special offer$1.99
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- Small Soul Points Bag$2.99
- First timers special offer$2.99
- Big Soul Points Bag$4.99
- Middle Soul Points Bag$5.99
- Big Soul Points Bag$12.99
Roper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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