Dark Wave vs Polygon Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Wave
Navigate a winding road filled with dangers, conquering challenges across 5 chapters and 50 levels. Compete globally in endless mode or enjoy a minimalist, ad-free experience. Play across Apple devices and sync progress with iCloud.
- 5 Chapters, 50 Levels
- Endless mode with global leaderboard
- Minimalist design
- No ads or in-app purchases
- Play on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
- iCloud progress sync
- Multi-language support
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Hello Light Surfer... Can you conquer the Dark Wave? Power your way through an ever-changing winding road and its dangers FEATURES • 5 Chapters, 50 Levels: Each chapter introduces a range of new enemies • Endless mode: Compete with others in a global leaderboard • Minimalist design • No ads, No in-app purchases • Play on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Russian
Polygon Wars
Engage in a retro-style arcade twin-stick shooter. Navigate your ship, blast enemies, and upgrade your arsenal. Compete for high scores and unlock achievements.
- Twin-stick shooter gameplay
- On-screen controls
- External controller support
- In-game shop for upgrades
- Game Center leaderboards
- 16 unlockable achievements
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Enemies come in all shapes and sizes in Polygon Wars! Polygon Wars is an arcade twin stick shooter with a retro feeling. Use the on screen controls, or connect an external controller to move around and shoot your opponents. How to control your ship is up to you. Get a speed boost or weapons upgrade from the shop to help you reach new heights! Compete with your friends for the highest score with the Game Center leaderboard. Earn up to 16 different achievement, can you collect them all? The game is in active development, and will receive updates on a regular basis Keep coming back for new features! Songs: “Open Sore” (menu), “Final lap” (game time), "Phobos" (at boss time) Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polygon Wars at 100% against Dark Wave's 52%. Polygon Wars also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Dark Wave's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Polygon Wars is free to download; Dark Wave costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Polygon Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Dark Wave's written reviews are positive against 100% of Polygon Wars's.
Dark Wave ships an update every 3 months, Polygon Wars every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Wave | Polygon Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Semidome Inc. | Wesley Jacobs |
Customer experience
Dark Wave
Polygon Wars
In-app purchases
Dark Wave
No in-app purchases
Polygon Wars
No in-app purchases
