Ionic Wars vs Audio Showdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Audio Showdown
Experience a unique blend of air hockey and ping pong using only sound. Listen to the puck's location and speed through stereo audio, then drag your paddle to hit it back. Enjoy customizable game modes and sound effects for an immersive audio-first gaming experience.
- Stereo audio puck tracking
- Touch-and-drag paddle control
- Adjustable opponent skill
- Traditional and Air Hockey modes
- Customizable sound effects
- Haptic feedback
- Accessible color themes
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Hear the puck. Guard your goal. Try not to get bonked! Audio Showdown brings the fast, chaotic fun of Showdown, an accessible blend of air hockey and ping pong, to your iPhone. Put on headphones, listen for the puck moving across the table, and drag your paddle into position before sending it flying back at your opponent. Stereo audio tells you where the puck is, volume changes reveal how close it is, and danger cues warn you when trouble is heading toward your goal. Touch and haptics complete the experience, creating a game designed from the ground up for audio-first play. Play traditional Showdown rules, where goals are worth two points and victory takes a two-point lead, or turn on Air Hockey Mode for quicker one-point rounds. Features include: * Fast touch-and-drag paddle control * Detailed stereo puck tracking * VoiceOver Direct Touch support * Adjustable opponent skill and game speed * Traditional Showdown and Air Hockey rules * Custom puck, paddle, strike, and room sounds * Optional haptic feedback * Multiple accessible color themes Whether you use VoiceOver or simply enjoy games built around sound, Audio Showdown turns your headphones into a wooden table, a speeding puck, and one very determined opponent. No protective gear required! Protect your goal. Trust your ears. Smack that puck.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audio Showdown at 100% against Ionic Wars's 13%. Audio Showdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). Ionic Wars's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Audio Showdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ionic Wars has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Ionic Wars's written reviews are positive against 100% of Audio Showdown's.
| Parameter | Ionic Wars | Audio Showdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XYRALITY GmbH | Marco Salsiccia |
Customer experience
Ionic Wars
Audio Showdown
In-app purchases
Ionic Wars
No in-app purchases
Audio Showdown
No in-app purchases
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