Comparison

Vactics vs Decoherence Game

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

Decoherence Game

Design and command customizable robots in tactical arena battles. Engage in thrilling PvP matches or challenge yourself in a single-player campaign. Adapt your strategy on the fly in unpredictable arenas.

Highlights
  • Robot customization
  • Strategic command assignment
  • Pilot control during battles
  • PvP matches
  • Single-player campaign
  • Dynamic arenas
Features
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Build robots from a wide variety of components. Plan a strategy to carry you to victory. Fight as a pilot alongside your bots in exciting PvP matches or test your mettle in the single player Entropy Tribunals experience! Customize your bots and assign them specific commands to carry out your strategy! Pilot your creations personally and adapt to the chaos of the matches! Manage unpredictability! No two arenas are ever the same, so plan carefully but remain adaptable as anything can happen during a match. More of a lone wolf? Jump into the Entropy Tribunals and have a go at the single player mode, in which you’re continually tested but thoroughly rewarded for your performance!

Screenshots

Vactics4 screens
Decoherence Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Decoherence Game at none against Vactics's 2. Decoherence Game also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Vactics's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 60%) and ratings volume (56 vs 11). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vactics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Decoherence Game 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 4.1 for Decoherence Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vactics has 56 ratings behind it against 11, 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 60% of Decoherence Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, Decoherence Game every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vactics versus Decoherence Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVacticsDecoherence Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (56 ratings)4.1 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB2.7 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperGerard DelaneyEfecto Estudios S.A.S

Customer experience

Vactics

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

Decoherence Game

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Decoherence Game

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

Decoherence Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vactics free?
Vactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decoherence Game free?
Decoherence Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vactics or Decoherence Game?
Decoherence Game is rated higher. Vactics averages 4.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Decoherence Game averages 4.1 from 11 ratings.
Do Vactics or Decoherence Game have ads?
Neither Vactics nor Decoherence Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vactics or Decoherence Game?
Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Decoherence Game every 9 days. Most recently, Vactics was updated on November 3, 2026 and Decoherence Game on November 4, 2026.

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