Comparison

EPOCH. vs Repulze

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

Head to head
About

EPOCH.

Engage in intense robot combat in a visually stunning post-apocalyptic world. Control your character with intuitive swipes, make tactical decisions, and upgrade your robot with salvaged parts. Unravel a compelling story as you fight to protect someone important.

Highlights
  • Post-apocalyptic robot combat
  • Intuitive swipe controls
  • Tactical cover-based shooting
  • Robot upgrades and customization
  • Immersive single-player campaign
  • Stunning AAA visuals
Features
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EPOCH - Post-apocalyptic Robot Combat Featured as "Game of the Week" on the App Store! Trailer http://youtu.be/I8zc-QxFF38 * IGN.COM - "iOS cover shooting done right". * TOUCHARCADE.COM - "Cover never felt so awesome" * SLIDETOPLAY.COM - "Combine the gorgeous look with the superbly tuned touch-screen controls and high level of replayability, and result is a great and unique iOS action game ..." * GIZMODO.CO.UK - "EPOCH is the new cover-shooter king by several circuit-boards." * POCKETGAMER.CO.UK - "re-imagining the genre completely for the touchscreen" * APPOLICIOUS.COM - "It's an absolutely gorgeous game with fast paced visceral combat that keeps you on your toes, and it even has an interesting story thrown in the mix." * GAMEPRO.COM - "...the game is an Unreal Engine-powered visual tour-de-force that is sure to impress both you and your friends." UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY Follow the echoes of a lost civilization in a visually-stunning post-apocalyptic world where only robots survive to fight a never-ending war. Fight towards your goal and piece together the fragments to reveal exactly what happened when the old world ended. Is this the dawn of a new Epoch? And how can you find the one person you were originally assigned to protect? CHOREOGRAPH THE ACTION Control your character with intuitive finger swipes. Make split-second tactical decisions, take cover, select targets, dodge incoming fire, utilize special abilities, and launch countermeasures! DESTROY, SALVAGE AND UPGRADE Battle escalating waves of robots in arena-style combat, and upgrade yourself with pieces torn from your fallen enemies! Configure your robot with dozens of weapons, armors, boosters and counters. IMMERSIVE SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGN Fight in multiple locations across a vast and ravaged city, and gather fragments of the past with logs from a cast of characters, each with their own perspective on the apocalyptic events that destroyed a once-proud civilization. STUNNING AAA VISUALS Utilize the enhanced visual capabilities of the iPhone4S and iPad 2 with high-resolution graphics powered by the UnrealEngine, the same engine used to create the visuals of the award winning Infinity Blade. About Uppercut Games Uppercut Games is an independent game studio whose founders have a long development history, working on award winning games such as Bioshock, Tribes: Vengeance, Freedom Force and Fallout: Tactics. Follow us http://www.uppercut-games.com http://www.facebook.com/uppercutgames http://twitter.com/UppercutGames

About

Repulze

Experience a futuristic racing adrenaline rush with gravity-defying tracks and powerful hovercraft. Engage in intense battles with AI opponents using a variety of weapons and upgrades. Master quick-to-learn controls for challenging, high-speed gameplay.

Highlights
  • Gravity-defying tracks
  • Experimental hovercraft
  • Energy boosts for speed
  • Touch and tilt controls
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Weapons and AI opponents
  • Multiple upgrade options
Features
Currently charting
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* The intense PHASE THREE update is out now! * PHASE THREE brings WEAPONS and A.I. OPPONENTS to Repulze. Get ready for a futuristic adrenaline rush from the developers of Reckless Racing. Blast through gravity defying tracks while collecting precious energy boosts to push your speed beyond reason! This futuristic racer puts you in the seat of experimental Repulze hovercraft working as a test pilot for the Man. Well, the Synthetic Man is more accurate. The Synthetics run the corporations. The corporations run the world. You are way down the food chain getting pushed around to complete their “scientific” challenges. But you’ll show ‘em… •Super-fluid racing action with stunning graphics •Quick-to-learn touch and tilt controls but challenging to master •Game Center leaderboards and achievements •NEW: Phase Three is available! •NEW: Weapons and A.I. opponents •Languages: English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, 简体字, 日本語, 한국어 PHASE ONE : Re-boot Camp (OUT NOW!) Push all boundaries to find the optimal use of the Repulze engine. Go as fast as humanly possible. Then go even faster. Don't even dare to blink! •Nine gravity defying tracks •Six hypersonic Repulze hovercraft PHASE TWO : Break & Desist (OUT NOW!) Exiled to the outer rims of space you need to hone your skills and gather strength for the inevitable showdown. •New industrial wasteland theme •Seven sanity defying tracks •New challenge types •Power Ripper upgrade •Magnetic Fields, Barriers & Toolkits PHASE THREE : Backlash (OUT NOW!) The Synthetics caught up with you, but not without leaving a brightly lit trail back to the Kernel, their master A.I. It’s time to bring the sledgehammer to their tea party. •New doomsday battle theme •Eight safety & health-code violating tracks •New hovercraft •Devious A.I. opponents •Plasma Cannon and Rocket Battery upgrades •New challenge types

Screenshots

EPOCH.4 screens
Repulze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EPOCH. at 4.8 against Repulze's 4.0. EPOCH. also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 73%) and ratings volume (231 vs 23). Repulze's advantage is chart position (#95 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

EPOCH. costs $0.99 and Repulze $0.99 up front. EPOCH. sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Repulze sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EPOCH. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EPOCH. has 231 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of EPOCH.'s written reviews are positive against 73% of Repulze's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EPOCH. ships an update every 2 months, Repulze every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
EPOCH. versus Repulze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEPOCH.Repulze
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.8 (231 ratings) — better4.0 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews — better72.6% of reviews
Number of ratings231 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#95 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better8.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB151 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUppercut Games Pty LimitedPixelbite

Customer experience

EPOCH.

All ratings231 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews486 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.6%

Repulze

All ratings23 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral17.4%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral10.9%
Negative16.5%

User reviews

EPOCH.

From 231 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive controls
  • 💎 Excellent graphics and visuals
  • 🔍 Interesting story and lore
  • 🎮 Challenging difficulty progression

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🕰️ Short campaign length
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🤖 Limited customization options

Repulze

From 23 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 💎 Stunning graphics
  • 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
  • 👍 Smooth controls (with adjustment)
  • 🔥 Addictive and challenging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sensitivity issues with controls
  • 🤖 Lack of AI opponents
  • 🕹️ Limited control options (no tilt)
  • 🔁 Repetitive track design
  • 💰 Difficult to complete challenges

Bugs and requests

EPOCH.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Issues with saving progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More levels and campaign content
  • Ability to customize robot appearance
  • Controller support
  • More enemy and boss variety

Repulze

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Graphical glitches on older devices
  • Toolkit slot progression issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode (online/local)
  • Weapon/combat system
  • More track and vehicle variety
  • Customization options
  • Difficulty settings

In-app purchases

7 purchases

EPOCH.

One-time7
  • Double Credits$1.99
  • 100000$4.99
  • 500000$9.99
Show 4 more
  • 1500000$14.99
  • 3750000$19.99
  • 10000000$29.99
  • 35000000$49.99
10 purchases

Repulze

One-time10
  • CHEAT: Unlock Phase Two$0.99
  • Gold paint set for Buffalo 46-TR$0.99
  • Gold paint set for Yugana SB-23$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Gold paint set for SYN-1101$0.99
  • A pile of Toolkits$0.99
  • Another pile of Toolkits$1.99
  • Increased Toolkit storage$1.99
  • Yet another pile of Toolkits$3.99
  • Hovercraft SYN-1101$4.99
  • Guess what… more Toolkits$7.99

Questions

Is EPOCH. free?
EPOCH. costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Repulze free?
Repulze costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EPOCH. or Repulze?
EPOCH. is rated higher. EPOCH. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while Repulze averages 4.0 from 23 ratings.
Do EPOCH. or Repulze have ads?
Neither EPOCH. nor Repulze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EPOCH. or Repulze?
EPOCH. ships an update every 2 months, and Repulze every 5 weeks. Most recently, EPOCH. was updated on September 23, 2026 and Repulze on September 24, 2026.

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