Battledom vs Polygon Arena
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battledom
Engage in an ultimate real-time strategy experience with resource management, large-scale battles, and deep army customization. Command hundreds of soldiers, deploy siege weapons, and defend your territory in a rich world with a compelling story.
- Command massive armies
- Real-time tactical combat
- Deep army customization
- Resource gathering and trading
- Build and upgrade structures
- 20+ handcrafted levels
- Endless Mode
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FROM THE CREATOR OF HERODOM Battledom is a handcrafted pixel RTS designed for iPhone and iPad. Create your army soldier by soldier, then command hundreds of units in real-time battles. Fight back the Undead, defend mighty strongholds, control devastating siege weapons, and rebuild your kingdom between missions. Battledom is free to try and contains no ads. Unlock the complete campaign—including future content—with one purchase. COMMAND THE BATTLEFIELD Deploy your troops, organize formations, and lead entire armies across expansive battlefields. Adapt your strategy to each mission, protect important structures, and hunt down enemy forces before they overwhelm your kingdom. CONTROL SIEGE WEAPONS Take direct control of catapults, ballistae, cannons, and other powerful weapons. Aim your attacks carefully and break through enemy defenses. CREATE YOUR OWN ARMY Design and equip your soldiers using an enormous collection of weapons, armor, shields, clothing, and accessories. Your choices affect both their appearance and their abilities in battle. GATHER, CRAFT, AND UPGRADE Collect resources from farms, forests, and mines. Craft new equipment, trade materials, prepare useful dishes, and improve buildings such as the blacksmith, university, and siege workshop. CAMPAIGN AND ENDLESS MODE • 20+ handcrafted campaign missions • Large real-time battles with hundreds of soldiers • 150+ units and enemies • Extensive army and character customization • Directly controllable siege weapons • Resource gathering, crafting, trading, and cooking • Endless defense on procedurally generated maps • Game Center leaderboards • A world filled with secrets to discover Will you restore the kingdom and defeat the Undead? For the King!
Polygon Arena
Engage in a top-down shooter where you control a polygon warrior battling endless waves of enemies. Earn in-game cash to upgrade weapons and abilities, customizing your arsenal to survive increasingly difficult challenges and dominate the arena.
- Top-down shooter gameplay
- Polygon-based character
- Endless enemy waves
- Weapon upgrades and customization
- In-game cash collection
- Fast-paced combat
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Polygon Arena – Survive. Upgrade. Dominate. Step into Polygon Arena, where you're just a simple square with an arsenal of deadly weapons. Face endless waves of enemies, unlock powerful upgrades, and test your skills in this action-packed top-down shooter! BATTLE AS A SQUARE Who needs fancy characters when raw firepower does the job? Take control of your polygon warrior and unleash chaos against relentless enemies in intense, fast-paced combat. UPGRADE & CUSTOMIZE Earn cash after each wave and level up your weapons to deal more damage, shoot faster, or survive longer. Choose from Machine Guns, Cannons, Grenade Launchers, and more—each with unique strengths and strategies. SURVIVE ENDLESS WAVES The further you go, the tougher it gets. Enemies grow stronger and faster, pushing your skills and upgrades to the limit. How long can you last? EARN, UPGRADE, REPEAT Collect in-game cash from fallen enemies, invest in upgrades, and become an unstoppable force. The arena waits—will you dominate or be overrun?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polygon Arena at none against Battledom's 2. Polygon Arena also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Battledom's advantage is ratings volume (162 vs 13). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Battledom sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Polygon Arena asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Battledom against 4.6 for Polygon Arena. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battledom has 162 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Battledom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Polygon Arena's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battledom | Polygon Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (162 ratings) — better | 4.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sander Frenken | Segment Games |
Customer experience
Battledom
Polygon Arena
In-app purchases
Battledom
- Tip the developer$1.99
- Unlock the full game$3.99
Polygon Arena
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Battledom free?
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