Vactics vs Castle Master TD
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/
Castle Master TD
Build powerful structures and plan strategic defenses to engage in epic battles against relentless enemies. Your choices shape your kingdom's destiny in this test of strength, strategy, and survival.
- Fortify your castle
- Build powerful structures
- Plan strategic defenses
- Engage in epic battles
- Test strength and strategy
- Ensure castle survival
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Fortify, Strategize, and Conquer in our dynamic tower defence game. As master of your own castle, you'll build powerful structures, plan strategic defences, and engage in epic battles against relentless enemies. Each choice you make shapes your kingdom's destiny. Rise to the challenge, display your strategic prowess, and ensure your castle's survival against all odds. This isn't just a game - it's a test of strength, strategy, and survival!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Castle Master TD at 4.5 against Vactics's 4.0. Castle Master TD also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Vactics's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 Castle Master TD sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Castle Master TD holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 152 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vactics's written reviews are positive against 74% of Castle Master TD's.
Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, Castle Master TD weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vactics | Castle Master TD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 4.5 (152 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 152 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| 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 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 309 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gerard Delaney | Cezary Rajkowski |
Customer experience
Vactics
Castle Master TD
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
Castle Master TD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vactics
- Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
- Vactics Pro$8.99
Castle Master TD
- Peasant Gems Pack$0.99
- Mini Gem Pack$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- Knight Gems Pack$4.99
- Baron Gems Pack$9.99
- Premium Offer$9.99
- Earl Gems Pack$29.99
- Duke Gems Pack$59.99
- King Gems Pack$99.99








