Comparison

Quantum Squad vs MELS Tactics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Quantum Squad

Assemble an elite strike team, arming them with futuristic weapons and customizable gear. Command your operatives intelligently as they act autonomously, while you issue high-impact commands to dominate hostile zones. Loot, upgrade, and dominate through procedural missions and deep tactical customization.

Highlights
  • Tactical squad-based RPG
  • Intelligent auto-battler gameplay
  • Deep combat customization
  • 30+ futuristic weapons and gear
  • Procedural missions
  • Gear modding and crew management
Features
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Assemble the perfect strike team. Arm your elite operatives with futuristic weapons, modded gear, and orbital firepower. Customize every detail — from perks and power armor to support drones and ship upgrades. Take Command, Anytime. Drop from orbit into hostile zones. Your operatives act intelligently — taking cover, healing, reviving, and fighting while you issue high-impact commands. You choose where to strike, when to reposition, and how to dominate. Loot. Upgrade. Dominate. Earn weapons, gear, and materials from every mission. Build your squad from the ground up with deep modding, loadout synergies, and a constantly evolving tactics tree. Key Features: • Tactical squad-based RPG with deep combat customization • Intelligent auto-battler: your squad acts, you command • 30+ weapons and gear: from plasma rifles to swords • Orbital ship upgrades and support powers • Procedural missions: no run ever plays the same • Gear modding, loadout builds, and crew management • Daily challenges and high-stakes missions • Inspired by Warframe, Helldivers Coming Soon: • More exotic weapons: energy spears, throwing discs, etc. • Expanding mission types and tactical depth • Alien biomes and planet types • More buildable turrets and deployable support • Idle companions with unique behaviour trees Join our Discord and help shape the future of Quantum Squad with feedback, ideas, and energy. Let’s build something incredible — together.

About

MELS Tactics

Features
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MELS is a turn-based tactical RPG set in a zombie apocalypse. Lead a squad of three fighters, expand your base, send teams on expeditions and work with players across the server to develop a vaccine before the mutation spreads. Turn-based combat without autoplay Battles take place on a grid where position, distance and action order decide the outcome. Move each fighter yourself, choose the right target and adapt to enemies with different behavior. There is no auto button and no single pattern that wins every map. Track down wanted targets and claim their rewards. Build and upgrade your base Develop eight buildings, including headquarters, an armory, training camp, research center and biolab. Base upgrades unlock better shop stock, faster expeditions and new research. Operation Vaccine All players contribute to the same global goal: developing a vaccine against the infection. Send scientists to analyze zombie remains, support pathogen research and track your contribution on the leaderboard. The mutation keeps advancing — can the whole server stay ahead of it? Create your squad Alpha, Beta and Kappa each have their own health, armor, damage, critical chance, speed and range. Equip helmets, vests, backpacks, firearms and melee weapons. Choose between close-range attacks, heavy firepower and long-range precision. Skills, gear and customization Develop combat abilities such as field medkits, mines, rockets, fire and frost. Improve passive attributes including damage, armor and critical chance. Collect equipment across eight rarity grades, from common to gold, and unlock dozens of appearance sets. Expeditions and loot Send search teams into green, gray and red zones. Longer and more dangerous expeditions offer better chances of valuable equipment. Visit the market for refreshed gear and take part in special raider operations for rare rewards. Game modes • Campaign with 70+ levels and three difficulty settings • Endless Waves with escalating enemies and seasonal records • Battle for Glory seasonal leaderboard • Wanted targets with special rewards • Daily missions, achievements, seasons and the War Pass

Screenshots

Quantum Squad4 screens
MELS Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MELS Tactics at every 5 days against Quantum Squad's fortnightly. Quantum Squad's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quantum Squad sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and MELS Tactics sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quantum Squad ships an update fortnightly, MELS Tactics every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quantum Squad versus MELS Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuantum SquadMELS Tactics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB222 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperJerry NeimannLenur Muratov

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Quantum Squad

One-time14
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Credit Pack$1.99
  • Special Credit Pack$4.99
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  • Sniper Pack$4.99
  • Crystal Pack$4.99
  • Resilience Pack$6.99
  • Decent Crystal Pack$9.99
  • 30 Day Tickets Pack$9.99
  • Adv Armour Pack$9.99
  • Adv Assault Rifle Pack$9.99
  • Adv Heavy Weapon Pack$9.99
  • Adv Sniper Rifle Pack$9.99
  • Super Credit Pack$12.99
  • Good Crystal Pack$19.99
10 purchases

MELS Tactics

One-time10
  • Bottles 100$2.99
  • Credits 28000$3.99
  • Coins 3000$3.99
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  • Box Field Commander Set$3.99
  • Box Forest Cat Set$4.99
  • Coins 10000$7.99
  • Box Russian Special Forces Set$7.99
  • Box Corporal & Sergenant Sets$9.99
  • Box Warrant Set$12.99
  • Battle Pass Season 2$12.99

Questions

Is Quantum Squad free?
Quantum Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MELS Tactics free?
MELS Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quantum Squad or MELS Tactics have ads?
Both Quantum Squad and MELS Tactics show ads.
Which is updated more often, Quantum Squad or MELS Tactics?
Quantum Squad ships an update fortnightly, and MELS Tactics every 5 days. Most recently, Quantum Squad was updated on October 6, 2026 and MELS Tactics on October 9, 2026.

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