Comparison

Astrea vs Wave Warden

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

Head to head
About

Astrea

This roguelike deckbuilder replaces cards with dice, featuring a unique dual damage system of Purification and Corruption. Customize your dice, choose from six distinct Oracles, and discover over 170 Blessings to alter your tactics.

Highlights
  • Unique dual damage system (Purification vs. Corruption)
  • Dynamic health bar with attached skills
  • Dice pool building with over 350 dice
  • Dice customization with new actions
  • Six unique Oracles with distinct playstyles
  • Over 170 modifying Blessings (Star and Black Hole)
Features
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Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and an unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Features • Unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption - In Astrea there is a new type of “damage” system. Purification can be used to damage enemies or heal yourself. On the other hand, corruption can be used to damage yourself or heal the enemies. Pacify enemies through Purification, or Corrupt yourself to unleash abilities that help tip the scales. • Dynamic Health Bar system - With skills attached to your health bar, you can take Corruption to enable these skills and unleash powerful abilities. But be careful, if you take too much Corruption you will be consumed by it. • Not cards, but dice! - Build a dice pool that fits your playstyle. Choose from over 350 dice and three dice types; reliably safe, perfectly balanced, or powerfully risky. A dice type system designed with high-risk, high-reward in its core. • Customize your dice - Forge your fate by editing die faces with new actions, tipping the odds of powerful results into your favor. • Choose from Six Brave Oracles - Each possessing their own unique dice sets, abilities, and playstyles. From ingenious spellcasters to brutish berserkers, whether you like beating the opponent into submission or outsmarting them with clever plays, there’s an oracle for you. • Uncover over 170 modifying Blessings - Imbue your Oracle with unique passives yielding potent effects that changes up your fundamental tactics. Choose between Star Blessings, passive effects with lower power, or Black Hole Blessings, powerful passive effects with a drawback.

About

Wave Warden

Features
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Wave Warden is a fast-paced tower defense game. Deploy heroes, upgrade defensive towers, and unleash ultimate skills to repel relentless waves of monsters. Mix elemental attributes and path control to give every defense run deep strategic variety. Key Features Instant Deployment: Drag-and-drop towers and adapt quickly to enemy paths. Endless Mode: Push your limits through ever-tougher waves and chase the leaderboard. Strategic Builds: Combine diverse tower types to maximize damage and control.

Screenshots

Astrea4 screens
Wave Warden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wave Warden at Free against Astrea's $9.99. Astrea's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Wave Warden is free to download; Astrea costs $9.99 up front. Wave Warden sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Astrea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Astrea ships an update every 3 weeks, Wave Warden every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Astrea versus Wave Warden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstreaWave Warden
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#117 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size712 MB192 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAkupara Games, LLCChing Ching Hui

In-app purchases

None

Astrea

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Wave Warden

One-time6
  • Coin Tier 1 Pack$1.99
  • Coin Tier 2 Pack$4.99
  • Remove Ads Pack$9.99
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  • Coin Tier 3 Pack$12.99
  • Coin Tier 4 Pack$24.99
  • Coin Tier 5 Pack$49.99

Questions

Is Astrea free?
Astrea costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wave Warden free?
Wave Warden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Astrea or Wave Warden have ads?
Neither Astrea nor Wave Warden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Astrea or Wave Warden?
Astrea ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wave Warden every 2 months. Most recently, Astrea was updated on October 30, 2026 and Wave Warden on October 28, 2026.

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