Beach Siege vs Civitas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beach Siege
Engage in strategic tower defense battles across various game modes. Build and upgrade defensive towers to protect your ship from waves of enemies. Compete globally or team up with friends in challenging cooperative and versus matches.
- Campaign mode with 4 difficulty levels
- Online versus multiplayer
- Online co-operative mode
- Tower upgrades and new factions
- Global leaderboards
- Tower XP system for upgrades
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Welcome to Beach Siege! Below you'll find a small "how to" with high level information about how to play and navigate the game. I hope you enjoy! MENU Leaderboard - This is a global leaderboard that shows high scores for each of the available difficulties. If you don't choose a user-name you'll be using the "Default" name which is shared across all users who don't specify a name. Username - This name is how you show up on the leaderboards, as well as how your name shows up when you are playing in online matches. Campaign - 4 difficulty modes where you can earn Mint (which is used to purchase upgrades to towers and unlock new tower factions) as well as get your score in the global leaderboards. Online VS - VS mode is where you go head to head with another online player. You are responsible for both sending units for them to fight as well as building towers to defend against the units that they send you. (known issue- when you finish a vs mode match, your "income" will never change on the final screen) Online Co-Op - Here you will work WITH another online player to conquer the traditional 30 waves from the campaign mode, however the enemies are much more challenging. Factions - From this screen you can browse your Tower Factions, unlock new factions by spending Mint earned from Campaign Mode, or spend Mint to upgrade all towers within a faction by 1 level. GAMEPLAY After starting a match you will be prompted to select a faction. You will only have your unlocked factions visible to you. The percentage bar under the faction name is a way to view your completion of upgrades for the towers within that faction (each tower can go up to level 50). After selecting a faction the match will start. You must build towers to defend your ship from the impending waves of enemies (the timer in the top left tells you when the next wave is due). Build towers by selecting them from your list of available towers and tapping a square, if you regret your placement you have 3 seconds to refund that tower for the full price after which it can be sold for 75% of its original cost. To sell or refund towers, select them by tapping them and click the "sell" or "refund" button in the bottom right. You can also upgrade the tower (if eligible) by clicking the button in the top right. Selecting a tower shows the range in a circle around it, as well as information about how it performs in combat. Each kill awards that tower type some XP, when a certain type of tower gains enough XP ALL towers of that type will level up and increase their range and base damage. Bosses come every 5 waves. They will do 3 things: 1. Spawn Bomb, these bombs need to be tapped on or they will destroy towers near them 2. Spawn Enemies, these enemies are much stronger than their regular counterparts 3. Spawn Healing Zones, nothing to be done about these, but enemies who walk through them gain 10% of their health back.
Civitas
A simple strategy game where you build, explore, expand, and conquer to grow your civilization into a powerful empire. Research technologies, master warfare and diplomacy, and contribute to community-driven development.
- Build and expand your civilization
- Explore new territories
- Master warfare and diplomacy
- Research technologies
- Community-driven development
- Regular updates
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Civitas is a simple strategy game that challenges you to build, explore, expand, and conquer!. --Features-- FREE EARLY ACCESS Enjoy the full game at no cost during our early access period, and be among the first to influence the direction of the game. STRATEGY Master the art of warfare, diplomacy, and resource management as you guide your civilization from humble beginnings to a powerful empire. TECH TREE Advance your civilization by researching new technologies. Unlock advanced military units and new building projects, as you progress through the tech tree EVOLVING GAMEPLAY With regular updates, new features, and exciting challenges on the horizon, every play session brings fresh opportunities to test your skills. COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT As an early access release, Civitas is a work in progress. Your feedback is invaluable! Join our growing community of players, share your insights, and help shape the future of the game. Please note: Civitas is currently under active development. Expect frequent updates, enhancements, and new content as we work to deliver the ultimate mobile strategy experience. Join us on this journey and build your empire in Civitas—where every choice determines your destiny!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beach Siege at 5.0 against Civitas's 3.4. Beach Siege also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Civitas's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 51 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beach Siege holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Beach Siege ships an update every 51 months, Civitas every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beach Siege | Civitas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Duba | Michael Taciuk |
Customer experience
Beach Siege
Civitas
In-app purchases
Beach Siege
No in-app purchases
Civitas
No in-app purchases









