Vactics vs Squire 5x5 Game
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/
Squire 5x5 Game
A quick and simple two-player game designed for casual play while waiting. It's inspired by everyday objects and offers a fun way to pass the time with a friend.
- Two-player gameplay
- Quick sessions
- Offline play
- Inspired by everyday objects
- Casual entertainment
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Simple and Quick Game that can be played by 2 people sitting next to each other in a restaurant while waiting for food. This game was inspired by all the sugar packets laying around while actually waiting for food.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Squire 5x5 Game at 5.0 against Vactics's 4.0. Squire 5x5 Game also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Vactics's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 3). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Vactics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Squire 5x5 Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Squire 5x5 Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vactics has 56 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Squire 5x5 Game's.
Vactics ships an update every 3 weeks, Squire 5x5 Game weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vactics | Squire 5x5 Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerard Delaney | Nikolai Petrov |
Customer experience
Vactics
Squire 5x5 Game
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
Squire 5x5 Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vactics
- Subscribe to Vactics Pro$2.993 Months
- Vactics Pro$8.99
Squire 5x5 Game
No in-app purchases
