Comparison

Necromancer vs PolyCore TD

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

Head to head
About

Necromancer

Engage in a strategy game blending Tower Defense and RPG elements. Build your fortress, train an army, and upgrade heroes to defend against enemies and conquer new lands in a vast fantasy world.

Highlights
  • Tower Defense gameplay
  • RPG hero upgrades
  • Fortress building and defense
  • Army recruitment and training
  • City and land conquest
  • Strategic battle planning
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Necromancer is a fascinating strategy game that combines the Tower Defense genre with RPG elements. Feel like a Lord in the vast fantasy world, where you have to defend your fortress from enemies, as well as capture new lands. Build a variety of buildings in the city to train your army and provide it with quality weapons. Upgrade the heroes to protect your fortress from raids by brigands and monster attacks. Recruit and train new warriors to build up a powerful army, and rank at the top of the rankings. Plan your own tactics in battle, capture cities, castles, and caravans of your enemies, and earn more gold.

About

PolyCore TD

Defend a central turret against waves of geometric enemies in this arcade tower defense game. Earn XP to level up and choose from randomized upgrades to create unique combat strategies. Compete on global leaderboards and enjoy a synthwave aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Central turret defense
  • Randomized upgrade system
  • Roguelite progression
  • 20 challenging missions
  • Dynamic enemy types
  • Global leaderboards
  • Synthwave aesthetic
Features
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Welcome to PolyCore TD, an intense arcade tower defense and survival game where your tactical choices determine your fate. Take control of a heavily armored central turret and fend off relentless waves of aggressive geometric shapes! As you destroy enemies, you will earn XP and level up. With every level, you get to choose from a randomized selection of powerful upgrades. Will you enhance your primary minigun with multi-shot, pierce, and ricochet rounds? Or will you equip your turret with heavy artillery like Mortars, Orbital Lasers, and Tesla Coils? Every run is unique! FEATURES: • EPIC ARSENAL: Unlock and upgrade 8 special attachments including Micro Missiles, Flamethrowers, Auto Shotguns, EMP Blasts, and Landmines. • ROGUELITE PROGRESSION: Create devastating synergies by combining stat boosts and weapon upgrades mid-battle. • 20 CHALLENGING MISSIONS: Battle through progressively harder stages, from basic "Initiation" to "The Singularity". • DYNAMIC ENEMIES: Face off against unique geometric foes with different behaviors—dashing Pentagons, zig-zagging Diamonds, tanky Octagons, and massive Star bosses. • MANUAL & AUTO-AIM: Take full control of the turret's rotation or toggle Auto-Aim to focus entirely on your upgrade strategy. • GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS: Accumulate your total lifetime score and compete on Game Center to prove you are the ultimate defender. • SYNTHWAVE VIBE: Experience minimalist, glowing graphics accompanied by an immersive, custom-generated synth soundtrack and explosive audio effects. Protect the core. Adapt your arsenal. Survive the swarm. Download PolyCore TD now!

Screenshots

Necromancer4 screens
PolyCore TD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PolyCore TD at none against Necromancer's shown. PolyCore TD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Necromancer's advantage is ratings volume (311 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyCore TD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Necromancer has 311 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

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Necromancer versus PolyCore TD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNecromancerPolyCore TD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (311 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings311 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAPPWILL COMPANY LTDArte Soft Ltd

Bugs and requests

Necromancer

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game bugged, could not gain experience
  • Units training time option doesn't work
  • Castles downgraded from level 10 to level 1
  • Loading to and from map takes too long
  • Ads not giving rewards
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  • Castles randomly return to level 1
  • Game stopped working, loading bar reaches 99%
  • Maxed castle reverted back to level one
  • Lost all progress after logging out

Requested features

9 requests
  • Option to remove unskippable ads
  • Increase daily rewards
  • More updates and various tasks
  • Easier way to get bones
  • Faster than 2x speed option
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  • More unit spots
  • More units
  • Melee characters should be able to move
  • Bone collection equivalent of passive gold

PolyCore TD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Necromancer

No in-app purchases

None

PolyCore TD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Necromancer free?
Necromancer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PolyCore TD free?
PolyCore TD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Necromancer or PolyCore TD?
PolyCore TD is rated higher. Necromancer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 311 ratings, while PolyCore TD averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Necromancer or PolyCore TD have ads?
Necromancer shows ads; PolyCore TD does not.

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