Comparison

Despot's Game vs Pachoink! CE

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

Head to head
About

Despot's Game

Build a dystopian army and guide them through a challenging labyrinth. This roguelike strategy game focuses on item and mutation choices, with automatic combat. Permadeath means starting over, but a secret multiplayer mode awaits those who conquer the game.

Highlights
  • Army building
  • Item and mutation customization
  • Automatic combat
  • Roguelike/roguelite gameplay
  • Permadeath with world regeneration
  • Secret multiplayer mode
Features
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Available for free: 4 levels of the game and 10 attempts per day in Brawl mode. The full version can be unlocked with one payment in the game. *Supported Devices: iPhone 8 Plus, Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) and above. iPod Touches are not supported. Let's play a game: I'll give you some puny humans, and you try to help them make it through my labyrinth. No, you won't be controlling them in battles - they'll fight automatically! My game is about strategy and praying to RNGesus, not mashing buttons. You can buy items for the humans: swords, crossbows, coffins, stale pretzels. Plus, I'll let you give them cool mutations! A few Topochlorians in the blood and some Crocodile Skin never hurt anyone. There's one catch, though: if you die, you have to start over entirely, and the whole world will be generated again from scratch. Yes, my game is a roguelike game. Well, roguelite, if you're a nerd who loves compartmentalizing us creators into strict genres. I almost forgot: my game has a multiplayer mode, too! But I'm not going to tell you anything about it, because King of the Hill is a special secret multiplayer mode that only unlocks once you beat the game. * sincerely, with disrespect for puny humans, your local evil AI: d'Spot

About

Pachoink! CE

Bounce and smash targets on challenging game boards. Master precision, timing, and brute force across over 70 levels with unique hazards. Unlock new areas and elements in future updates.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-touch controls
  • Campaign and Endless game modes
  • Multiple board hazards
  • 70+ skill-based levels
  • Unlockable board elements
Features
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Pachoink! The game boards provide the targets, but do you have the ball skills to take them all out? Some levels require precision, others good timing, some brute force, but more often than not it's a combination of all of these. Rise to the challenge and earn your stars! Features: -Intuitive one-touch controls: Simply tap, drag down and release! -Two game modes: Campaign and Endless (Tower). -Multiple board hazards: Teleports, catchers, spinners, movers and more can help or hinder you on your journey! -70+ Levels: A large base set of (skill based unlocking) levels and areas, with more board elements, traps and levels in future releases. Please note: In game text is minimal, in English. Contains banner ads at the end of the level.

Screenshots

Despot's Game4 screens
Pachoink! CE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pachoink! CE at 100% against Despot's Game's 36%. Pachoink! CE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Despot's Game's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (119 vs 3). On price, 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. Despot's Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pachoink! CE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pachoink! CE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Despot's Game has 119 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Despot's Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pachoink! CE's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Despot's Game versus Pachoink! CE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDespot's GamePachoink! CE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (119 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size456 MB92 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTINYBUILD LLCA To Play Ltd.

Customer experience

Despot's Game

All ratings119 ratings
Positive59.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative31.9%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative55.1%

Pachoink! CE

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Despot's Game

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on start
  • Crashes during gameplay
  • Crashes, losing progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add save/continue option
  • Fix crashes
  • Lower the price

Pachoink! CE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Despot's Game

One-time1
  • Despot's Game: Full Version$9.99
1 purchases

Pachoink! CE

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Despot's Game free?
Despot's Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pachoink! CE free?
Pachoink! CE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Despot's Game or Pachoink! CE?
Pachoink! CE is rated higher. Despot's Game averages 3.4 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Pachoink! CE averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Despot's Game or Pachoink! CE have ads?
Pachoink! CE shows ads; Despot's Game does not.

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