Comparison

Ionic Wars vs Lost Vault

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

Head to head
About

Ionic Wars

Engage in fast-paced 3D tower defense with a unique polygon art style. Defend portals by strategically placing and upgrading towers, matching colors, and utilizing powerful skills to stop waves of enemies. Offers a challenging yet addictive experience with a captivating soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Unique polygon-based 3D graphics
  • 40 action-packed levels
  • Mighty skills and tons of upgrades
  • Endless tactical options
  • Intuitive controls and adjustable camera
  • Electrifying soundtrack
Features
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*****Electrifying tower defense action with unique polygon based look***** Get with Ionic Wars a fast-paced 3D strategy top-class experience: defend your portals against the incoming energy particles and adjust your towers to the right colors. Use mighty skills and with the right timing you can stop the onrush! *****Features***** * easy to learn, hard to master * 3D graphics with stylish digital polygon-based look * electrifying soundtrack * 40 fast, action-packed levels * intuitive control and adjustable camera * mighty skills for support * tons of upgrades and skills * endless tactical options "This game is absolutely addictive!" "I just love that music and the retrofuturistic style." "A gripping arcade experience with a tactical demand!" Can you master the challenges in the world of "Ionic Wars“ ? +++ Use headphones for the best experience. +++ ———————————— Also have a look at our other strategy games: Battle Hordes — fantasy strategy MMO Lords & Knights — medieval strategy MMO Celtic Tribes — Celtic strategy MMO Crazy Tribes — post-apocalyptic MMO

About

Lost Vault

Experience the original post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG with a pure survival challenge. Explore iconic locations, battle unforgiving enemies, and build your hero through classic progression and gear hunts. Team up in clans and compete on leaderboards without modern shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Classic wasteland exploration
  • Old-school hero progression
  • Classic gear hunting
  • Original leaderboards
  • Clans for cooperative play
  • Unforgiving enemies and bosses
  • Base building and defense
Features
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Return to where it all began. Lost Vault: Classic is the original wasteland adventure, restored for those who crave the pure survival challenge of the early days. No shortcuts. No modern extras. Just the raw, unforgiving post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG that defined a generation of survivors. Relive the Original Features: - The First Wasteland Explore the same iconic locations that started it all - dangerous zones, strange creatures, and hidden treasures waiting to be rediscovered. - Hero Progression, Old-School Style Fight, grind, and grow your hero through battles and quests. Power is earned, not handed out. - Classic Gear Hunts Scour the wasteland for rare and powerful equipment. Experiment with legendary item combinations exactly as players did back in the beginning. - The Original Rankings Compete on the classic leaderboards. Every victory counts, every loss stings - become a legend the old way. - Clans, Reborn Team up in clans just as the pioneers did. Share, fight, and survive together - without modern shortcuts. - Unforgiving Enemies Face the same brutal monsters and rival survivors that shaped the earliest battles of Lost Vault. - Shelter, Your Lifeline Build, defend, and protect your base exactly as it was in the beginning. No safety nets. No second chances. - The First Bosses Return Challenge the legendary dungeon bosses that forged the earliest heroes of Lost Vault. Their wrath hasn’t dulled with time. Why Play Lost Vault: Classic? Experience the original, unaltered gameplay - just as it was. A true test of patience, grit, and survival. Perfect for veterans longing for nostalgia or newcomers curious about the roots. Because sometimes, the old ways really are the best. The wasteland hasn’t changed. But have you? Step into Lost Vault: Classic and prove you can survive - again.

Screenshots

Ionic Wars4 screens
Lost Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lost Vault at 100% against Ionic Wars's 13%. Lost Vault also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (15 vs 5). Ionic Wars's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Lost Vault sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ionic Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lost Vault holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Ionic Wars's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lost Vault's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ionic Wars versus Lost Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIonic WarsLost Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings515 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB205 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperXYRALITY GmbHKamil Rykowski

Customer experience

Ionic Wars

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Lost Vault

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ionic Wars

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Lost Vault

One-time7
  • Coins$1.99
  • Pile of Coins$3.99
  • Pouch of Coins$9.99
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  • Starter Pack$22.99
  • Plenty of Coins$22.99
  • Chest of Coins$44.99
  • Piggy Bank$79.99

Questions

Is Ionic Wars free?
Ionic Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lost Vault free?
Lost Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ionic Wars or Lost Vault?
Lost Vault is rated higher. Ionic Wars averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Lost Vault averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do Ionic Wars or Lost Vault have ads?
Lost Vault shows ads; Ionic Wars does not.

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