Polygon Wars vs What Goes Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polygon Wars
Engage in a retro-style arcade twin-stick shooter. Navigate your ship, blast enemies, and upgrade your arsenal. Compete for high scores and unlock achievements.
- Twin-stick shooter gameplay
- On-screen controls
- External controller support
- In-game shop for upgrades
- Game Center leaderboards
- 16 unlockable achievements
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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
What Goes Up
Experience a challenging 2D platformer where you must master precise jumps and dashes to overcome relentless obstacles. Test your reflexes and determination as you climb to the top and emerge victorious.
- 2D platformer gameplay
- Challenging obstacles
- Precise jumping and dashing
- Skill-based progression
- Ascend to the pinnacle
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Embark on an adrenaline-pumping journey in "What Goes Up", a thrilling 2D platformer that will push your skills to the limit! Navigate through a relentless series of challenges and obstacles as you strive to ascend to the pinnacle of success. With each jump and dash, test your reflexes and determination. Can you conquer the relentless climb and emerge victorious? Download now and prove your skilly you silly billy! Can you make it to the top? First
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: What Goes Up at 5.0 against Polygon Wars's 4.8. What Goes Up also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
What Goes Up holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Polygon Wars | What Goes Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wesley Jacobs | Mid-Pacific Institute |
Customer experience
Polygon Wars
What Goes Up
In-app purchases
Polygon Wars
No in-app purchases
What Goes Up
No in-app purchases
