Comparison

Blast Waves vs Tyrant's Blessing

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Tyrant's Blessing

Lead a rebellion against a tyrannical overlord and his undead army in this turn-based tactical game. Make strategic choices, manage your heroes' unique abilities, and outsmart your enemies in challenging battles to reclaim your homeland.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Hero recruitment and abilities
  • Environmental interaction in battles
  • Random encounters and choices
  • Resource management
Features
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The Tyrant landed in Tyberia bearing promises of a paradise, without war, without suffering… and without death. All Tyberians had to do in order to enter his paradise was to simply die at the hands of his Dead Army. The war was over before it even began, with thousands perishing in the Tyrant's wake, only to be brought into his fold as undying thralls, bound by magic. The few living warriors left are scattered across the remnants of their homeland, tirelessly looking for a way to turn the tables on the tyrannical Tyrant. Lead a great Uprising, defeat the Dead Army, and drive the monstrous overlord back into the depths of the sea from whence he came. Tyrant's Blessing is a tactical turn-based game where your ability to plan, adapt, and strategize is more important than min-maxing your units or finding the sharpest sword in the hoard. Select battles every day, make challenging choices, and cleverly use the strengths of these rag-tag insurgents to defeat the undead hordes and maybe - just maybe - bring real life back to Tyberia. Every Day is a Battle for Survival Before you bring the battle to the Tyrant's doorstep, you'll have to make sure you live long enough to reclaim the Island. - Decide whether to fight, rescue the living from the Undying, or gather your strength. Every choice matters throughout every day of the Uprising. - As you fight your way across the face of Tyberia, face off against random encounters that force difficult decisions. Do you intervene and fight highwaymen, putting your warriors at risk? Do you try to save a child, risking valuable time and resources? Only your morals and ideals hold the answer. Every Battle is a Risk The Tyrant can’t be defeated without destroying an army's worth of the Undying. However, winning is more than simply whacking the enemy as hard as you can. - Analyze the fray and plan accordingly. Place warriors around the battlefield to gain strategic advantages. - Stay ever mindful of surroundings: kick up dust to make the enemies lose sight or hop over stones and dodge into bushes to avoid enemy attacks. - Mind the enemy: every attack is telegraphed, but take care, simply moving away leaves behind a shadow. This remnant of a character can still be attacked if there is no way to avoid it... - Knock the enemies out of the way and into obstacles, shield weaker heroes with ones that can tank damage, as well as chain powerful elemental attacks using the environment. Brute force works, but fight smarter, not harder. Every Risk is Another Day Each of your heroes has their own personality, properties, and abilities. Who will you choose to put in harm’s way? - Enlist twenty hallowed heroes, each with a distinct set of abilities that can dramatically alter the course of any battle. - But stay mindful: Not all heroes appear in a playthrough - and not everyone is guaranteed to make it to the finish line of this quest. - Pick the right team for the task. An assassin may thrive in confined spaces, while an archer will suffer in close quarters. Some heroes may even bring their pets along, who might provide just enough leverage to win a battle for the group. - We cannot afford to lose even a single hero to the undead tyrant!

Screenshots

Blast Waves4 screens
Tyrant's Blessing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blast Waves at every 11 days against Tyrant's Blessing's every 10 months. Blast Waves also leads on price ($3.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Tyrant's Blessing's advantage is chart position (#117 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Blast Waves costs $3.99 and Tyrant's Blessing $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Blast Waves against 4.3 for Tyrant's Blessing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Blast Waves's written reviews are positive against 65% of Tyrant's Blessing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blast Waves ships an update every 11 days, Tyrant's Blessing every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Blast Waves versus Tyrant's Blessing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlast WavesTyrant's Blessing
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (42 ratings)4.3 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#117 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB1.1 GB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKyle BarrettFreedom Games, LLC

Customer experience

Blast Waves

All ratings42 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Tyrant's Blessing

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral17.6%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

None

Blast Waves

No in-app purchases

None

Tyrant's Blessing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blast Waves free?
Blast Waves costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tyrant's Blessing free?
Tyrant's Blessing costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blast Waves or Tyrant's Blessing?
Tyrant's Blessing is rated higher. Blast Waves averages 4.2 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Tyrant's Blessing averages 4.3 from 16 ratings.
Do Blast Waves or Tyrant's Blessing have ads?
Neither Blast Waves nor Tyrant's Blessing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blast Waves or Tyrant's Blessing?
Blast Waves ships an update every 11 days, and Tyrant's Blessing every 10 months. Most recently, Blast Waves was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tyrant's Blessing on September 10, 2026.

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