Comparison

Polygon Wars vs BOOM

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

Head to head
About

Polygon Wars

Engage in a retro-style arcade twin-stick shooter. Navigate your ship, blast enemies, and upgrade your arsenal. Compete for high scores on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Twin-stick shooter gameplay
  • On-screen controls or controller support
  • In-game shop for upgrades
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • 16 unlockable achievements
  • Regular updates
Features
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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

About

BOOM

Features
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BOOM is a survival Top down Shooter Game where you fight enemies and advance through stages. collect XP and Get stronger with each enemy defeated!

Screenshots

Polygon Wars4 screens
BOOM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Polygon Wars at every 11 days against BOOM's every 11 months. BOOM's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polygon Wars ships an update every 11 days, BOOM every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Polygon Wars versus BOOM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolygon WarsBOOM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB90 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWesley JacobsACCELIST LENTERA INDONESIA, PT

In-app purchases

None

Polygon Wars

No in-app purchases

None

BOOM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polygon Wars free?
Polygon Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BOOM free?
BOOM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Polygon Wars or BOOM have ads?
Neither Polygon Wars nor BOOM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polygon Wars or BOOM?
Polygon Wars ships an update every 11 days, and BOOM every 11 months. Most recently, Polygon Wars was updated on November 3, 2026 and BOOM on October 27, 2026.

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