SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE vs Vactics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE
This is a unique solitaire card game inspired by Mahjong and FreeCell. It offers a simple yet challenging experience with a high solvability rate for its deals.
- New solitaire variant
- Inspired by Mahjong and FreeCell
- Simple to learn
- Persistently challenging
- High solvability rate
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SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE is a brand-new solitaire variant originally developed for the PC video game SHENZHEN I/O, and is now available as a standalone card game on iOS! It's simple but challenging, and oddly addictive. - A brand-new solitaire variant inspired by Mahjong and FreeCell! - Simple to learn, but persistently challenging! - Over 98% of deals are solvable!
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.
- Mech building
- Tactical chess-like combat
- Randomly generated challenges
- Mech and tech upgrades
- Extended campaign
- Leaderboard competition
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE at 4.8 against Vactics's 4.0. SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE 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.
SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vactics's.
| Parameter | SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE | Vactics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (50 ratings) — better | 4.0 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 70.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Metaversal Studios | Gerard Delaney |
Customer experience
SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE
Vactics
Bugs and requests
SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
SHENZHEN SOLITAIRE
- Unlimited Tokens$2.99
Vactics
- Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
- Vactics Pro$8.99
Questions
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