Vactics vs Crunchyroll
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/
Crunchyroll
A turn-based strategy RPG where you pilot giant mechas in an elite tournament. Explore a city, manage your mecha, and uncover a story of past choices and fate.
- Turn-based mecha battles
- Explore Rain City
- Mecha customization and repair
- Intuitive touch and controller support
- Multiple supported languages
- Story-driven RPG elements
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Available exclusively for Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan Members. Wolfstride is a role-playing game about three former partners-in-crime coming to a turning point in their lives. When they inherit a junkyard mecha called Cowboy, they reunite to enter the planet’s most elite mecha competition: the Ultimate Golden God Tournament. Each member of the team lends their unique experience as they prepare to outwit the best mecha opponents from around the world. Between dog-mechanic Duque, mecha pilot Knife Leopard, and jack-of-all-trades Dominic Shade, the core crew’s got just about everything covered. That is… until their simple mission to make money unfolds into a deep, slow-burning exploration of their complex lives, the dark choices of their past, and their inevitable fate. - Take the role of exiled former Yakuza, Dominic Shade and explore every quirky corner of Rain City to discover a kaleidoscope of characters! - Enter the arena to fight it out in giant robots one on one. The turn-based battle system rewards preparation and strategy. - The hangar is Duque's domain, your grumpy old mechanic. Repairing damage between battles is just the beginning. Swap out parts, install upgrades, and add new weapons. - Has intuitive touch screen controls as well as full support for game controllers. - Supported Languages: English (Voiced in English), Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese. ———— Crunchyroll Premium members enjoy an ad-free experience, with full access to Crunchyroll's library of over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes, including simulcast series that premiere shortly after premiering in Japan. In addition, membership offers special benefits including offline viewing access, discount code to Crunchyroll Store, Crunchyroll Game Vault access, streaming simultaneously on multiple devices, and more! Privacy Policy: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/privacy Terms: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vactics at 71% against Crunchyroll's 33%. Vactics also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 8). Crunchyroll's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Vactics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Crunchyroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $13.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crunchyroll holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vactics has 56 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Vactics's written reviews are positive against 33% of Crunchyroll's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, Crunchyroll every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Vactics | Crunchyroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 309 MB | 2.4 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gerard Delaney | Crunchyroll, LLC |
Customer experience
Vactics
Crunchyroll
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
Crunchyroll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vactics
- Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
- Vactics Pro$8.99
Crunchyroll
- Mega Fan [Monthly]7 Days trial$13.991 Month
Questions
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