HackEm vs Romopolis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HackEm
Engage in a unique blend of real-time strategy and tower defense as a hacker seeking revenge. Build a base to extract data and defend against security drones and autobots on randomly generated maps. Upgrade weapons and equipment with earned credits.
- Real-time strategy and tower defense mix
- Diverse enemies with unique mechanics
- Randomly generated maps
- Extensive weapon and equipment upgrades
- Intuitive controls
- No ads or in-app purchases
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HackEn is a mix of a real-time strategy and a tower defense game. The player is a hacker who has been set up by a mysterious enemy and now is trying to get his revenge. The game is a mix of a real-time strategy and a tower defender. Data sources are located on the randomly generated map and the player will need to build a base to extract information from all of them and at the same time protect himself from waves of security drones with turrets and autobots. Completing missions will reward the player with credits that can be used to unlock new weapons and equipment upgrades. Features: • Original mix of RTS and TD • Various enemies with different mechanics • Randomly generated maps • Many upgrades and improvements for weapons and equipment • Simple and intuitive controls • No Ads or In-App Purchases Good luck and have fun!
Romopolis
Construct and manage an idyllic ancient Roman city, providing services to happy residents. Earn money, fame, and honor through a comprehensive campaign or custom scenarios. Enjoy a classic time management simulation with trophies and awards.
- Construct ancient Roman cities
- Provide services to residents
- Comprehensive campaign mode
- Custom scenario creation
- Earn money, fame, and honor
- Win trophies and awards
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Build ancient Roman cities. Earn money, fame and honor in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all the services they need. You'll be rewarded with money, fame and honor. It's up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city. * Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building ancient Roman cities on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Romopolis at 4.3 against HackEm's 3.6. Romopolis also leads on chart position (#185 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). HackEm's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
HackEm costs $1.99 and Romopolis $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Romopolis holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of HackEm's written reviews are positive against 0% of Romopolis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HackEm ships an update every 4 months, Romopolis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackEm | Romopolis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #185 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Game Dev Team | Lonely Troops |
Customer experience
HackEm
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In-app purchases
HackEm
No in-app purchases
Romopolis
No in-app purchases









