Comparison

Chroma Squad vs SOULVARS

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

Head to head
About

Chroma Squad

Lead a team of stunt actors in a tactical RPG inspired by super sentai shows. Manage your studio, craft gear, and engage in turn-based combat with unique teamwork maneuvers and giant mecha battles. Your choices shape the branching storyline and lead to one of three endings.

Highlights
  • Studio customization and management
  • Tactical turn-based combat
  • Teamwork maneuvers
  • In-depth RPG systems
  • Crafting weapons and mechas
  • Branching storyline with multiple endings
Features
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Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG about five stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own super sentai-inspired TV show! Requires 1GB of RAM or more. Cast actors, purchase equipment and upgrades for your studio, craft weapons and giant Mechas out of cardboard and duct tape. Once the cameras are rolling, you will control your cast of five colored-jumpsuit-clad warriors in dramatic, turn-based battles! • Customize your TV studio: hire actors, upgrade your gear, do marketing, craft weapons, costumes and giant cardboard robots! • Tactical RPG combat with a twist: combine your heroes’ abilities with Teamwork maneuvers! • In-Depth RPG systems with skill trees, random equipment, crafting, and branching storyline with 3 different endings! • Giant Mecha combat – destroy the city to save the city! • A love letter to Power Rangers, Tokusatsu and the Japanese series of our childhoods! • Deliciously-animated pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack that shines like justice!

About

SOULVARS

Embark on a deck-building JRPG adventure where souls are converted into data to combat deformities. Master strategic card-based combat with dynamic pixel animations and deep customization. Explore dungeons, collect enchanted items, and uncover a rich story.

Highlights
  • Deck-building combat system
  • Dynamic pixel animations
  • Rich customization
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Random enchanted item collection
  • Strategic soul bit combinations
Features
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Deck-Building JRPG "SOULVARS" is now available! 15-20 hours of playtime (+50h to go deeper) Dynamic pixel animation and battles and a rich customization system No In-App Purchases. While having a deep strategic sense, the vertically held smartphone controls allow for simple and exhilarating battles, training, dungeon exploration, and collection of random enchanted items. ▼ Story A world line in which even the fictitious concept of the soul can be converted into data. In return, people's lives are threatened by the sudden appearance of deformities. The protagonists use the Soul Driver, a device that converts souls into data. They are responsible for the elimination of the deformities that threaten people, and work in a certain town... ▼System Overview Number of save slots: 3 (Saved in device and manual save) Estimated scenario completion time: 14 to 20 hours 50 to 100+ hours of post-clearance challenge Features Soul bits (handbills), which are the data of the soul power that resides in gear (equipment), Players can combine them in battle to make special attacks and combos in a successive manner. The characters are characterized by their action with dots that move around. ▼Gear and Soul Bits Soul bits (hand cards) can be drawn from gear (equipment) and used as actions during battle. The combination of main weapon, subweapon, armor, and accessories Strategy (deck) is determined. ▼Arts During a battle, only one soul bit can be selected on the first turn, but The number of soul bits that can be selected at one time increases depending on the opponent's weaknesses, guarding, evading, buffing, debuffing, and various other conditions. The combination of soul bits (cards in hand) selected at the same time activates a skill called Arts.

Screenshots

Chroma Squad4 screens
SOULVARS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SOULVARS at every 4 weeks against Chroma Squad's every 5 months. SOULVARS also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). Chroma Squad's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 47). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Chroma Squad costs $4.99 and SOULVARS $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SOULVARS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 155 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Chroma Squad's written reviews are positive against 81% of SOULVARS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chroma Squad ships an update every 5 months, SOULVARS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Chroma Squad versus SOULVARS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChroma SquadSOULVARS
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.5 (155 ratings)4.8 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#74 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size604 MB377 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAkupara Games, LLCginolabo Inc.

Customer experience

Chroma Squad

All ratings155 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative17.6%

SOULVARS

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative5.0%

Bugs and requests

Chroma Squad

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Screen resolution incompatible with iPhone X and newer models
  • Studio upgrade menu buttons unresponsive
  • Character selection screen not functioning
  • Game crashes after tutorial or during missions
  • Mecha battle not awarding audience/director instructions
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  • Sprite flash glitches during gameplay
  • Save data deletion on app refresh
  • Save file corruption between sessions
  • Movement squares persisting after character moves
  • Screen cropping on iPad and larger devices
  • Menu switching issues on certain devices
  • App crashes on older devices (iPad Mini 1)

Requested features

12 requests
  • Sequel or expansion content
  • Additional hero/character options (6th team member)
  • New Game Plus mode
  • Episode/mission editor
  • More villain and monster varieties
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  • Additional seasons and story content
  • Chapter select or replay previous episodes
  • More character classes and customization
  • Save points during battles
  • Skip tutorial option
  • Fire and hire crew members feature
  • Base customization options

SOULVARS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chroma Squad

No in-app purchases

None

SOULVARS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chroma Squad free?
Chroma Squad costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOULVARS free?
SOULVARS costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chroma Squad or SOULVARS?
SOULVARS is rated higher. Chroma Squad averages 4.5 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while SOULVARS averages 4.8 from 47 ratings.
Do Chroma Squad or SOULVARS have ads?
Neither Chroma Squad nor SOULVARS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chroma Squad or SOULVARS?
Chroma Squad ships an update every 5 months, and SOULVARS every 4 weeks. Most recently, Chroma Squad was updated on October 26, 2026 and SOULVARS on October 27, 2026.

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