Vactics vs Matexo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Mech building
- Tactical chess-like combat
- Randomly generated challenges
- Mech and tech upgrades
- Extended campaign
- Leaderboard competition
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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/
Matexo
Engage in a unique math puzzle game where you reach a target value using a starting number and strategic operations. Explore hundreds of handcrafted levels with increasing difficulty and enjoy an immersive experience with beautiful visuals and a relaxing soundtrack.
- Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
- Themed level packs
- Immersive visuals
- Relaxing soundtrack
- Improves focus and creativity
- Cloud saving and achievements
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Matexo is here! Challenge your math skills with our exciting new mobile game! The goal is simple: meet the target value by strategically applying a series of operations to a starting value. As simple as it may seem, it can get quite challenging. Discover a unique and puzzling experience through hundreds of hand-crafted levels and enjoy an immersive atmosphere in your journey. With progressively challenging levels, this game is perfect for all ages and math levels. Download now and start your math adventure today! Features - 100 hand-crafted levels - 5 uniquely themed level packs - Beautiful and immersive visuals - A relaxing and meditative soundtrack - Improves your focus and creativity - Cloud saving and achievements Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Matexo at 4.9 against Vactics's 4.0. Matexo also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 71%) and ratings volume (357 vs 56). Vactics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Vactics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Matexo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Matexo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matexo has 357 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vactics's written reviews are positive against 93% of Matexo's.
Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, Matexo every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Vactics | Matexo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 4.9 (357 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 357 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 309 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerard Delaney | Logisk Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
Vactics
Matexo
User reviews
Vactics
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Matexo
From 357 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Excellent for logical reasoning and mental development
- ⏱️ Great casual pastime and time-killer
- 📈 Good difficulty curve and progression
- 💡 Innovative gameplay mechanics
- 🎮 Fun and engaging math challenges
Room to improve
- 📺 Intrusive and excessive advertisements
- 💰 Paywall for unlocking higher levels
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📺 Ad video loading issues
- ⏸️ Limited number of levels available
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
Matexo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ad videos fail to load for level unlocks
- Help feature restoration not working properly
- Ad video loading error messages
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Division operations in addition to current math operations
- Paid version option to remove ads entirely
- Better optimization for battery life
In-app purchases
Vactics
- Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
- Vactics Pro$8.99
Matexo
- Unlimited Hints$1.49
- Remove Ads$2.49
- Unlock All Level Packs$2.49
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- Premium$4.49
