Blast Waves vs Omega 13
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blast Waves
Engage in a tactical arcade shooter where time advances with your actions. Survive an intergalactic conflict by rapidly acquiring new weapons and abilities, then lead your surviving commanders in strategic squad battles.
- Roguelike Survival Mode
- Squad Auto-Battler Command Mode
- Hundreds of unlockable weapons, armor, and gadgets
- 6 unique biomes with destructible terrain
- Dozens of allied and enemy troop types
- Skill-based joystick and tap-to-target controls
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Blast Waves is a tactical arcade shooter where time only moves as you move, and every shot counts. Play through the rogue-like Survival Mode as a fresh recruit. Rapidly gain new weapons and abilities while trying to make it through an intergalactic conflict. Most troopers won't make it. The few that do survive become permanently playable as clone squad commanders. In the auto battler-like Command Mode, players build and organize squads while fighting to last as long as possible against overwhelming odds. Key Features: -Survival Mode: Build a character from the ground up across multiple battles. -Command Mode: Characters that make it through Survival Mode can be selected to lead squads against increasingly overwhelming odds. -100s of weapons, armor types, and gadgets to unlock. -6 unique biomes with destructible terrain and distinct environmental challenges. -Dozens of allied and enemy troop types to learn and master. -Skill-based joystick shooting and tap-to-target control schemes. -Holotags record the unique exploits of every character.
Omega 13
Pilot a mech through turn-based combat and adventure to win an arena championship. Uncover a planet's secrets, customize your war suit with extensive equipment, and face countless enemies and bosses.
- Turn-based mech combat
- Adventure gameplay
- 200+ equipment pieces
- 1000+ random enemies
- 100+ challenging bosses
- Tactical Warsuit customization
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You play as a mech pilot who survived the war. In order to find someone, you join the arena and fight to the championship. You will also meet a mysterious woman and uncover the truth about the eternal night of the planet. Features - Turn-based mech combat and adventure game - 200+ pieces of equipment to collect and customize your Tactical Warsuit - 1000+ random customized enemies to fight - 100+ challenging Bosses to fight - 20 themes to customize
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Omega 13 at 4.8 against Blast Waves's 4.2. Omega 13 also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 67%) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Blast Waves's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Blast Waves costs $3.99 and Omega 13 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Omega 13 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Blast Waves's written reviews are positive against 88% of Omega 13's.
Blast Waves ships an update every 11 days, Omega 13 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blast Waves | Omega 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (42 ratings) | 4.8 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Barrett | Game Stew |
Customer experience
Blast Waves
Omega 13
Bugs and requests
Blast Waves
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Omega 13
Reported bugs
2 issues- Minor bug in cockpit: changing pedal reverts to previous
- AI routinely points in the opposite direction
Requested features
17 requests- Option to skip repetitive dialogue
- More impactful customization options
- Better explanation of game mechanics (e.g., synchronized attack)
- Improved AI
- More tactical depth
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- Expand dialogue options, make it a choose-your-own-adventure
- Tutorial about weapon stats
- Different city scape backgrounds for battles
- Make difficulty more challenging
- Add more modes (e.g., friendly AI play)
- Challenge mode gives more money
- Ability to fast skip repetitive dialogue boxes
- Option to skip dialogue that has already been seen
- Bonus for attacking from side/back
- Add more equipment options
- Ability to skip dialogue into stores, cockpit, and Tactical Warsuit
- Upgrades should be part of the tutorial or more emphasized
In-app purchases
Blast Waves
No in-app purchases
Omega 13
No in-app purchases
Questions
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