Comparison

Vactics vs Linea

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

Head to head
About

Vactics

Engage in tactical, chess-like combat by building powerful mechs to battle robotic enemies. Face randomly generated challenges and fight for a better future in this strategic warfare game.

Highlights
  • Mech building
  • Tactical chess-like combat
  • Randomly generated challenges
  • Mech and tech upgrades
  • Extended campaign
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Build the mech to fight against robotic Vactics in tactical chess-like combat. The war is already over and the heroes of the city have fallen. Take on a new randomly generated challenge every time you play and join with the citizens to fight for a better future. Vactics is designed to let you play as much as you like and upgrade to the full version at any time. Unlocking the pro version of the game provides: • Access to all 18 mech types and dozens of additional tech modifiers. • Access to the full 24 colour palettes to choose from with custom app icons each. • An extended campaign with additional enemy types and areas to fight through. • An additional phase to the campaign with the true ending and all the co-pilots. • The daily district challenge where you can compete with others on the leaderboards. • Much more to discover.... -- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Linea

Engage in a relaxing puzzle adventure where you draw lines to guide characters through their unique stories. Discover new characters, explore beautifully designed worlds, and unravel secrets by collecting fireflies. Each completed puzzle unlocks more dialogue and progresses the narrative.

Highlights
  • Draw lines to solve puzzles
  • Progress character storylines
  • Discover unique characters
  • Explore beautifully designed worlds
  • Collect fireflies for secrets
  • Minimalistic and cute scenario
Features
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Linea is a storyline puzzle game in which you can help the characters by drawing the line to the end of the path of light. Linea can be used to: ● Relieve stress & relax ● Discover interesting characters ● Enjoy beautifully designed worlds ● Lose yourself in an interesting story ● Challenge yourself ENJOY LINEA STORY Linea is a beautiful game all about discovery, where narrative & puzzles meld together. Follow the flow of light & help each character as they journey through their own unique stories. Every puzzle you complete, a new line of dialogue is opened up and the story progresses. Each new story is completely unique from the last, with its own locations, characters and dialogue to explore. Journey along with us through this series of short challenging puzzle stories. ADDICTIVE GAME MOBILE The player must draw a line of light and connect all the pieces of the puzzle together as one. It may sound simple but with additional objectives being added the further you progress, this quickly becomes a challenging game to give you that sense of achievement! The scenario is so cute and minimalistic that you will love solving the puzzle and the story of the characters. Beautiful ambiance & music will be with you throughout the whole game. Sit back, put your headphones on and enjoy the wonderful worlds we have created. LINEA AMAZING CHARACTERS Each short story will have a handful of unique characters for you to meet. Your goal is to help them progress through their story by solving all of their puzzles. Once the story has completed, jump straight into a new one story with a completely new set of characters & dialogue. Each story may be short but they will take you on an emotional journey of excitement, adventure, love & loss. FIREFLIES & SECRETS During your journey, you will discover fireflies scattered all across the puzzles you complete. Collecting these fireflies during gameplay will award you with special collectables. Each collectable comes in the form of a photograph of different locations you’ve previously traveled to. As you collect more fireflies, more and more secrets are revealed within these collected photographs. If you manage to collect all the fireflies in the game, you’ll have yourself an entire gallery of discoveries to show off. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PLAY LINEA? Come join these charming little characters and challenge yourself along the way. These worlds are filled with interesting stories, discoveries and secrets, just waiting to be explored by you! Have fun with this new title from Infinity Games, an expert in minimal and relaxing gameplay! We look forward to bringing you more and more features in future updates. Check us out at: https://infinitygames.io

Screenshots

Vactics4 screens
Linea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Linea at 4.5 against Vactics's 4.0. Linea also leads on ratings volume (424 vs 56). Vactics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Vactics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Linea sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Linea holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linea has 424 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Vactics's written reviews are positive against 50% of Linea's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vactics versus Linea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVacticsLinea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (56 ratings)4.5 (424 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56424 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB308 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGerard DelaneyINFINITY GAMES, LDA

Customer experience

Vactics

All ratings56 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative16.4%

Linea

All ratings424 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral19.5%
Negative30.5%

User reviews

Vactics

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics
  • 👍 Deep tactical gameplay
  • 🎨 Gorgeous art style
  • 🎶 Excellent synthwave score
  • ✨ Well-balanced gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💰 High price for pro version
  • 💸 Expensive subscription options
  • 😩 Frustrating paywall
  • ❓ Lacking tutorial explanations
  • 🐌 Slow restart function

Linea

From 424 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Enjoyable puzzles
  • 👍 Intriguing story
  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork and animations

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 💰 Paid content locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Vactics

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Combo attack bonus cancelled by heavy landing
  • "Restore purchases" not working after update
  • Cannot equip more than one ability
  • Inconsistent combat: adjacent Vactic not hitting
  • Cannot mount one tech in Chassis and one in Engine
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  • Line-of-sight for ranged enemies unclear

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add more upgrades
  • Add more game modes
  • Add online co-op
  • Add infinite wave competition
  • Add diverging paths on map like FTL
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  • Add small story elements at decisions
  • Add new enemies and technologies
  • Add a big boss
  • Add Russian language support
  • Improve tutorial clarity
  • Faster restart function
  • Option to confirm selection before moving
  • More customization options for mechs
  • Unlock more mechs for free
  • Add wallpapers in the art style
  • Support for lowercase game text
  • Option to change palettes easily
  • Save progress on runs
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • Add more content

Linea

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Achievements freezing the game
  • Issues with level 431
  • Ambient sound not staying off

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode option
  • Improved expedition/map progression
  • Ability to disable sound/music

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vactics

Subscriptions1
  • Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
One-time1
  • Vactics Pro$8.99
3 purchases

Linea

One-time3
  • Grown Up$3.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Grown Up$6.99

Questions

Is Vactics free?
Vactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linea free?
Linea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vactics or Linea?
Linea is rated higher. Vactics averages 4.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Linea averages 4.5 from 424 ratings.
Do Vactics or Linea have ads?
Linea shows ads; Vactics does not.
Which is updated more often, Vactics or Linea?
Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Linea every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vactics was updated on November 3, 2026 and Linea on November 7, 2026.

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