Comparison

ENYO vs Vactics

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

Head to head
About

ENYO

Engage in tactical turn-based combat using a hook and shield. Navigate a changing labyrinth, strategically push or pull enemies into environmental hazards to defeat them. Master combos and climb leaderboards in this challenging roguelike.

Highlights
  • Hook & shield combat
  • Indirect combat mechanics
  • Environmental hazards (lava, spikes)
  • Turn-based tactical battles
  • Chain combos
  • Highscore leaderboards
  • Procedurally generated labyrinth
Features
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ENYO is a tactical roguelike about hook & shield combat. Grab your hook & shield and descend as Enyo, the Greek goddess of war, into an ever-changing labyrinth to recover 3 legendary artifacts. ENYO's gameplay is based on indirect combat. Enemies can only be defeated by pushing or pulling them into burning lava pits or onto deadly spiked walls. A limited set of actions per turn keeps ENYO accessible, while its core is highly tactical turn-based battles. Master your weapons and chain powerful combos through clever maneuvers to climb the highscore leaderboards across all 3 game modes.

About

Vactics

Engage in tactical, chess-like combat by building powerful mechs to battle robotic enemies. Face randomly generated challenges and fight for a better future in this strategic warfare game.

Highlights
  • Mech building
  • Tactical chess-like combat
  • Randomly generated challenges
  • Mech and tech upgrades
  • Extended campaign
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Build the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes of the city have fallen. Take on a new randomly generated challenge every time you play and join with the citizens to fight for a better future. Vactics is designed to let you play as much as you like and upgrade to the full version at any time. Unlocking the pro version of the game provides: • Access to all 18 mech types and dozens of additional tech modifiers. • Access to the full 24 colour palettes to choose from with custom app icons each. • An extended campaign with additional enemy types and areas to fight through. • An additional phase to the campaign with the true ending and all the co-pilots. • The daily district challenge where you can compete with others on the leaderboards. • Much more to discover.... -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ENYO4 screens
Vactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ENYO at 4.7 against Vactics's 4.0. ENYO also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 71%) and ratings volume (446 vs 56). Vactics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ENYO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vactics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ENYO holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ENYO has 446 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of ENYO's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vactics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ENYO ships an update every 6 months, Vactics every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ENYO versus Vactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterENYOVactics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (446 ratings) — better4.0 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better70.9% of reviews
Number of ratings446 — better56
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB309 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperArnold RauersGerard Delaney

Customer experience

ENYO

All ratings445 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative10.0%

Vactics

All ratings56 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative16.4%

User reviews

ENYO

From 446 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple but deep mechanics
  • 🎨 Gorgeous art style
  • 🕹️ Unique hook and shield mechanics
  • ⏱️ Great for short play sessions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Unclear enemy mechanics
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls at times
  • 💰 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Vactics

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics
  • 👍 Deep tactical gameplay
  • 🎨 Gorgeous art style
  • 🎶 Excellent synthwave score
  • ✨ Well-balanced gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💰 High price for pro version
  • 💸 Expensive subscription options
  • 😩 Frustrating paywall
  • ❓ Lacking tutorial explanations
  • 🐌 Slow restart function

Bugs and requests

ENYO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scoring system resets unexpectedly
  • Crash when opening daily challenge
  • Dash button not working after throwing shield
  • Enemies getting stuck or behaving unpredictably

Requested features

5 requests
  • Enemy bestiary or info screen
  • Ability to save progress
  • More game modes or level variations
  • Custom level editor
  • Cloud save support

Vactics

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Combo attack bonus cancelled by heavy landing
  • "Restore purchases" not working after update
  • Cannot equip more than one ability
  • Inconsistent combat: adjacent Vactic not hitting
  • Cannot mount one tech in Chassis and one in Engine
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  • Line-of-sight for ranged enemies unclear

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add more upgrades
  • Add more game modes
  • Add online co-op
  • Add infinite wave competition
  • Add diverging paths on map like FTL
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  • Add small story elements at decisions
  • Add new enemies and technologies
  • Add a big boss
  • Add Russian language support
  • Improve tutorial clarity
  • Faster restart function
  • Option to confirm selection before moving
  • More customization options for mechs
  • Unlock more mechs for free
  • Add wallpapers in the art style
  • Support for lowercase game text
  • Option to change palettes easily
  • Save progress on runs
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • Add more content

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ENYO

One-time1
  • Unlock ENYO and remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Vactics

Subscriptions1
  • Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
One-time1
  • Vactics Pro$8.99

Questions

Is ENYO free?
ENYO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vactics free?
Vactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ENYO or Vactics?
ENYO is rated higher. ENYO averages 4.7 out of 5 from 446 ratings, while Vactics averages 4.0 from 56 ratings.
Do ENYO or Vactics have ads?
ENYO shows ads; Vactics does not.
Which is updated more often, ENYO or Vactics?
ENYO ships an update every 6 months, and Vactics every 3 weeks. Most recently, ENYO was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vactics on October 24, 2026.

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