Ballistic SE vs Polygon Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ballistic SE
Experience intense arena-style twin-stick shooting with endless waves of enemies. Engage in five challenging game modes. Optimized for modern devices and supports iOS 13 gamepads.
- Arena-style twin-stick shooter
- Infinite enemy waves
- Five intense challenges
- iOS 13 gamepad support
- Full-resolution on newer devices
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Welcome to Ballistic Special Edition, an intense and highly-polished arena-style twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through an infinite number of Waves, or dive into 5 intense challenges. Now includes iOS 13 gamepad support and full-resolution on newer devices!
Polygon Wars
Engage in a retro-style arcade twin-stick shooter. Navigate your ship, blast enemies, and upgrade your arsenal. Compete for high scores and unlock achievements.
- Twin-stick shooter gameplay
- On-screen controls
- External controller support
- In-game shop for upgrades
- Game Center leaderboards
- 16 unlockable achievements
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Enemies come in all shapes and sizes in Polygon Wars! Polygon Wars is an arcade twin stick shooter with a retro feeling. Use the on screen controls, or connect an external controller to move around and shoot your opponents. How to control your ship is up to you. Get a speed boost or weapons upgrade from the shop to help you reach new heights! Compete with your friends for the highest score with the Game Center leaderboard. Earn up to 16 different achievement, can you collect them all? The game is in active development, and will receive updates on a regular basis Keep coming back for new features! Songs: “Open Sore” (menu), “Final lap” (game time), "Phobos" (at boss time) Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Polygon Wars at Free against Ballistic SE's $2.99. Polygon Wars also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Ballistic SE's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 9) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Polygon Wars is free to download; Ballistic SE costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Ballistic SE against 4.8 for Polygon Wars. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ballistic SE has 64 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Ballistic SE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Polygon Wars's.
Ballistic SE ships an update every 6 weeks, Polygon Wars every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ballistic SE | Polygon Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (64 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Radiangames | Wesley Jacobs |
Customer experience
Ballistic SE
Polygon Wars
Bugs and requests
Ballistic SE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound effects mute when playing music from iPod app
- Incompatible with newer iPhone models (XR and later)
- Auto-aim/homing can be overpowered when maxed out
Requested features
12 requests- 64-bit support for newer iOS versions
- Compatibility update for iPhone XR and newer models
- 3D Touch implementation for rapid fire
- Right-half screen aiming controls
- More level/arena variety
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- Additional enemy formations and types
- More music tracks
- More achievements
- Ability to play custom music while gaming
- Challenge mode descriptions and overhaul
- Joy Joy and other games ported to iOS
- Improved app icon and App Store screenshots
Polygon Wars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ballistic SE
No in-app purchases
Polygon Wars
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ballistic SE free?
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