Comparison

Necro vs Illuminaria

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

Head to head
About

Necro

Assemble and upgrade undead creatures from various body parts to defend your tower and fight off hordes of enemies. Explore, gather resources, and discover secret recipes for powerful hybrid units in this strategy auto-battler.

Highlights
  • Create undead units from collected body parts
  • Upgrade your tower with collected resources
  • Hybrid unit creation with secret recipes
  • Take direct control of one unit at a time
  • Strategy and auto-battle gameplay mix
  • Explore and gather resources
Features
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Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb. About the Game: The necromancer, along with his faithful companion, the Cat, finds himself in an unknown world, and tries to find a way to return home. Fortunately, along with the main character, there were also magical tools in this world. Using his knowledge and skills, the Necromancer decided to use the remains scattered around to protect himself from aggressive local creatures and find the blueprints of the ship to escape. Gameplay: A mix of strategy and auto battle. The player collects and revives the undead from a variety of remains. The raised undead fight numerous enemies on their own, explores the map, extracts resources and unique body parts. If necessary, the player can take control of any unit. Also, the resources found allows you to upgrade the tower both inside the session and between sessions in the hub. The undead are not under the direct control of the player, and the behavior of the created units is regulated by in-game AI. If necessary, the player can take control of the unit, but at the same time it can be done with only one at a time. Mechanics List: • Creation of undead – Using the remains collected or obtained at the beginning of the game, the player creates new units with the help of a ritual pentagram, which fall under his control. The player can assemble both a specific unit, for example, an Orc, using only orc body parts, and assemble a hybrid using body parts from different creatures.; • Tower Upgrades – During the game, the undead pick up resources and blueprints for castle upgrades. Each improvement brings bonuses, for example: increases units features, increases the amount new remains or repairs the castle itself; • Inhabiting creatures – the player can take direct control of previously created undead by controlling with touching screen. Only one at a time. • Secret recipes – with a certain combination of body parts of creatures, the player opens a secret recipe. A unit created according to a secret drawing, in addition to basic characteristics, also receives a bonus like increased attack, speed, etc. Follow us on Discord: https://discord.gg/HPVkgZP92D Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095216372315

About

Illuminaria

Build and manage multiple bases, command robot swarms for resource gathering and defense. Explore dungeons, research technologies, and assemble an army of golems to reclaim a world from darkness.

Highlights
  • Robot swarm control
  • Multi-base management
  • Automated resource gathering
  • Base defense systems
  • Dungeon expeditions
  • Golem army creation
  • Technology research
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Mine resources, manage and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to drive out the darkness and bring back the light. ■ Control a swarm of robots using simple interactions Choose where to build, what resources to gather, and then watch the robots do the heavy lifting. They'll gather the resources, build, load weapons, fight, and respond to the world around them. ■ Defend your bases from incoming attacks Vicious enemies of darkness will attack your base, attempting to destroy your reactors and steal your resources. Build turrets and load them up with ammunition to repel the attacks. ■ Build multiple bases and manage them all at the same time Instead of having a sandbox world, you'll need to build several smaller bases with finite space. Be on the lookout as all the bases keep functioning at all times and can be attacked by the enemies. ■ Venture into dungeon-like expeditions to battle and find precious relics Adventure and explore to find hidden treasures, and fight enemies in auto-battles. This way, you'll get rare resources to use to your advantage. ■ Research new technologies in different regions The game will have five regions, each with new resources and technologies to discover. ■ Liberate the world by lighting beacons and crafting your own army The world of Illuminaria was taken over by darkness. Unravel the story about what happened on the planet as you clean and liberate the five regions by lighting beacons and sending your armies of golems to attack.

Screenshots

Necro4 screens
Illuminaria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Necro at monthly against Illuminaria's every 25 months. Necro also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Illuminaria's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (83% vs 72%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Necro costs $2.99 and Illuminaria $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Illuminaria holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Necro's written reviews are positive against 83% of Illuminaria's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Necro ships an update monthly, Illuminaria every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Necro versus Illuminaria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNecroIlluminaria
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (13 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size783 MB520 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMiYi GameSelva Interactive

Customer experience

Necro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

Illuminaria

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Necro

No in-app purchases

None

Illuminaria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Necro free?
Necro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Illuminaria free?
Illuminaria costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Necro or Illuminaria?
Illuminaria is rated higher. Necro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Illuminaria averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Necro or Illuminaria have ads?
Neither Necro nor Illuminaria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Necro or Illuminaria?
Necro ships an update monthly, and Illuminaria every 25 months. Most recently, Necro was updated on October 17, 2026 and Illuminaria on October 12, 2026.

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