Polygon Wars vs Fiveish
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
Fiveish
Experience a rapid-fire arcade adventure with a new minigame every five seconds. Master simple controls to navigate challenges, compete with friends, and unlock cosmetic rewards through gameplay.
- 12 original arcade minigames
- New minigame every 5 seconds
- Simple joystick and one-button controls
- Dynamic difficulty
- Unlockable character skins
- Offline play
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Description Simple arcade games are perfect on mobile, but one game gets old fast. Fiveish fixes that — a new minigame every 5ish seconds, nonstop. ◆ 12 MINIGAMES, 5 SECONDS EACH Dodge bees, race cars, swing on vines, shoot zombies, dig tunnels, fly biplanes — Fiveish throws a different arcade challenge at you every 5 seconds. No time to get bored, no time to breathe. ◆ MULTI PLAYER Pass the phone! Challenge 2-4 friends and family — each player runs the full gauntlet, then see who collected the most marbles. Perfect for game night. ◆ TWO BUTTONS, ZERO TUTORIALS Every minigame uses the same joystick and action button. Pick it up instantly, master it over time. Dynamic difficulty keeps it fair whether you're a casual player or an arcade veteran. ◆ EARN MARBLES, DROP THEM IN THE PEGBOARD Collect marbles by playing and drop them through the pegboard prize machine to unlock extra lives, power-ups, and new skins. No luck-based purchases — you earn everything by playing. ◆ 12 CHARACTERS, 12 WORLDS Buzzy the bee, Nova the spaceship, Catarina the tank, Zed the zombie slayer, Derby the racer, Monky the vine swinger, and more. Each character brings a completely different game with its own art, music, and mechanics. ◆ DESIGNED FOR PLAYERS, NOT PROFIT No ads. No in-app purchases. No data collection. No internet required. One price, the whole game. A premium experience built for fun. ◆ KEY FEATURES ◉ 12 original arcade minigames ◉ New minigame every 5 seconds ◉ Play with joystick + one button ◉ Dynamic difficulty for all skill levels ◉ Original chiptune soundtrack ◉ Pegboard prize machine ◉ Unlockable character skins ◉ No ads or in-app purchases ◉ No internet required — play offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Polygon Wars at Free against Fiveish's $2.99. Polygon Wars also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). Fiveish's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On review sentiment, 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
Polygon Wars is free to download; Fiveish costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fiveish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Polygon Wars ships an update every 10 days, Fiveish every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Polygon Wars | Fiveish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wesley Jacobs | John Jenkins |
Customer experience
Polygon Wars
Fiveish
In-app purchases
Polygon Wars
No in-app purchases
Fiveish
No in-app purchases
