Comparison

Vactics vs Weird Store

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

Weird Store

Manage a shop by fulfilling customer requests and gathering materials. Improve your skills to become a famous item maker while keeping your shop open and its reputation high. Be prepared for daily taxes and unhappy customers.

Highlights
  • Fulfill customer requests
  • Gather crafting materials
  • Manage shop reputation
  • Pay daily shop taxes
  • Improve item making skills
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You dream of becoming a famous item maker in this world, and in order to fulfill your cherished dream, you need to improve your skills by running this shop. But running a shop isn't easy: you need to get the materials you need to create the items your customers request, and you have to pay the shop taxes every day. You also have to deal with the fact that your customers might be unhappy with the items you create. You need to keep your shop open for a long time while maintaining its reputation.

Screenshots

Vactics4 screens
Weird Store4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weird Store at none against Vactics's 2. Weird Store also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Vactics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (56 vs 5). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Weird Store asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Vactics against 4.0 for Weird Store. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vactics has 56 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Vactics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weird Store's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, Weird Store every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vactics versus Weird Store: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVacticsWeird Store
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (56 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB127 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGerard DelaneyJooHyung Kim

Customer experience

Vactics

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

Weird Store

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Weird Store

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vactics

Subscriptions1
  • Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
One-time1
  • Vactics Pro$8.99
None

Weird Store

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vactics free?
Vactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weird Store free?
Weird Store is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vactics or Weird Store?
Vactics is rated higher. Vactics averages 4.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Weird Store averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Vactics or Weird Store have ads?
Weird Store shows ads; Vactics does not.
Which is updated more often, Vactics or Weird Store?
Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Weird Store every 4 days. Most recently, Vactics was updated on November 3, 2026 and Weird Store on November 3, 2026.

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