Faux Gravity vs Sanctuaries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Faux Gravity
Build a planetary defense system to fend off alien invaders in this real-time strategy survival game. Collect resources, upgrade your defenses, and launch devastating attacks to protect your planet. Compete on global leaderboards for the longest survival.
- Build and upgrade defense systems
- Collect gold and expand planet
- Launch nuclear missiles
- Control spacecrafts
- Randomly generated enemies
- Global leaderboards
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Launch Nuclear Missiles! Control Spacecrafts! Collect Gold! Build and develop a defense system that will lock out unfriendly intruders from outer space. Faux Gravity is a mini Real-time Strategy Survival game with randomly generated enemies. You need to collect gold and expand your planet in order to survive. Features: ▶Melee Defender: Don't let looks deceive you. The little warrior will evolve with every upgrade and show its mighty endless spin around the globe. ▶Plasma Cannon: Defending the planet all by yourself can be a handful at times. This hi-tech machine will automatically tear down invaders. Beware, it has its limits. ▶Space Fighters: Engines need serious upgrade for it to reach its full speed but it's the only thing you got to make precise attacks. ▶Defense Tower: What happens if your troops miss that sneaky little UFOs. Press the Shield and watch them bounce like tennis balls! "Timing is the key, commander!" ▶Planet Expansion: Unleash the full potential of the planet. Not only will you be able to have more health bars, but you can also unlock more upgradeables with each increased population. Special Featuring: ▶The Nuke: Are those invaders causing you too much problems? Here is a little button. One little press....... and BAM!!!!! Blast 'em all! ▶Boss Fight: Low on Gem? This is a great chance for you to get extra help. Selectable rewards are waiting for you. Get rewards and Have Fun while getting it! ▶Item Party: Items, items, and more items! Randomly generated power-up(2xGold) and gem rewards will give you time take some break from aliens. ▶Emergency Capsule: Commander, don't give up on us now. Here is a little something that will help you to have a jump start on another planet. ▶Leaderboard: Compete for the longest survival against players around the world. ▶Notch Screen Support: Enjoy the full game with adjusted display on newer iOS devices. ▶iPad FullScreen Support: Adjusted GUI for iPad devices. Perfect for the big screens! Thank you so much for playing. If you have any suggestions or need to report a bug, please don't hesitate to contact me through email.
Sanctuaries
Defend your treasure from invading conquistadors in this tower defense and hero RPG. Strategically place traps, upgrade your empire, and lead powerful heroes into battle to repel the attackers across diverse levels.
- Tower defense gameplay
- Hero RPG elements
- Strategic trap placement
- Hero customization and abilities
- Empire building and upgrades
- Multiple levels and enemy types
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The conquistadors just landed and they are coming for your treasure! In this tower defense / Hero RPG, you must protect your Sanctuaries against this new threat. Take arms, lay down traps, improve your empire and lead your Heroes into battle to repel the invaders! Fight off the conquistadors Conquistadors are coming and they're after your gold! Their insatiable greed drives them to sack your temples where your most beautiful treasures are kept. They cannot be reasoned with so it’s up to you to use every means available to repel them! - Welcome to the Aztec coast: More than twenty different levels with unique layouts. Fight in an idyllic setting of sandy beaches and turquoise waters. - Numerous enemies with different characteristics, resistances and abilities like the speedy scout or the slow, armoured veteran, not forgetting the cunning engineer nor the suicidal sapper! Lay down deadly traps Defend yourself by laying traps on walls and floor of your labyrinthine sanctuaries. You must protect your treasure room at all costs! - Eighteen unique traps! From sharp spikes to poisoned arrows, from burning embers to pools of boiling water or mud, not to mention barricades or giant fans (!), nothing is too extreme to repel the conquistadors. - Be strategic! There are numerous traps, but you may only select a few. Choose wisely based on the various damage they inflict: physical, fire, water, poison and bleeding. - Adapt your loadout: Different battlegrounds and varying enemy types mean that there is no perfect one-size-fits-all loadout of traps. - Experimentation is the key: Upgrade your traps in the workshop with a wide range of enhancements and try different configurations. Be creative! Lead your heroes in battle Empowered by the Aztec deities, your heroes are the real thing. Your success against the invaders lies with them. - Four unique heroes: possessing varying degrees of strength and speed, they can either charge into the fray or attack safely from afar. - Deadly powers at your fingertips: Each hero comes with two core abilities and an Ultimate. From fireballs to skeleton summoning, healing allies or even teleportation. - Improve and customize them all: Get experience in combat, level-up, upgrade your heroes’ abilities et equip them with enchanted runes. Pick your favorite skin and get a new appearance! - You are in charge! You have full control over how your heroes behave and when they use their abilities. You'll be responsible for their success... or failure. Make your empire thrive Since the war, most of your city's inhabitants have stayed indoors. Set up the empire’s defense and bring back your city to its former glory. - Citizens at your service: Unlock and Visit seven main buildings in which you'll find craftsmen, merchants and nobles ready to support you in the ongoing war. - Choose your crest: Personalize your own aztec shield with plenty of emblems, patterns, colors and ornaments to choose from. - Repopulate your city: Gain new types of villagers and follow them in their daily routine. - Beat the many challenges: Follow numerous quests to get exclusive rewards or try your luck in the Pyramid of Fortune! Adventure awaits!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sanctuaries at 5.0 against Faux Gravity's 2.8. Sanctuaries also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Faux Gravity sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Sanctuaries sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sanctuaries holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Faux Gravity's written reviews are positive against 50% of Sanctuaries's.
Faux Gravity ships an update every 24 months, Sanctuaries every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faux Gravity | Sanctuaries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 246 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Su Min Kim | Spooky Games |
Customer experience
Faux Gravity
Sanctuaries
In-app purchases
Faux Gravity
- Gems 10$0.99
- Gems 20$1.99
- Gems 40$3.99
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- Remove All Ads$9.99
- Gems 110$9.99
- Gems 230$19.99
- Gems 600$48.99
- Gems 1500$99.99
Sanctuaries
- Soldier's pouch$2.99
- Welcome pack$2.99
- Necromancer Pack$4.99
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- Adventurer's treasure$4.99
- Follower's pack$4.99
- Thunder Pack$9.99
- Merchant's chest$9.99
- Conqueror's Path$9.99
- Nobleman's riches$19.99
- Conqueror's spoils$49.99
- Emperor's Wealth$99.99









