Comparison

PolyCore TD vs Dungeon Warfare 3

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

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About

PolyCore TD

Defend a central turret against waves of geometric enemies in this arcade tower defense game. Earn XP to level up and choose from randomized upgrades to create unique combat strategies. Compete on global leaderboards and enjoy a synthwave aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Central turret defense
  • Randomized upgrade system
  • Roguelite progression
  • 20 challenging missions
  • Dynamic enemy types
  • Global leaderboards
  • Synthwave aesthetic
Features
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Welcome to PolyCore TD, an intense arcade tower defense and survival game where your tactical choices determine your fate. Take control of a heavily armored central turret and fend off relentless waves of aggressive geometric shapes! As you destroy enemies, you will earn XP and level up. With every level, you get to choose from a randomized selection of powerful upgrades. Will you enhance your primary minigun with multi-shot, pierce, and ricochet rounds? Or will you equip your turret with heavy artillery like Mortars, Orbital Lasers, and Tesla Coils? Every run is unique! FEATURES: • EPIC ARSENAL: Unlock and upgrade 8 special attachments including Micro Missiles, Flamethrowers, Auto Shotguns, EMP Blasts, and Landmines. • ROGUELITE PROGRESSION: Create devastating synergies by combining stat boosts and weapon upgrades mid-battle. • 20 CHALLENGING MISSIONS: Battle through progressively harder stages, from basic "Initiation" to "The Singularity". • DYNAMIC ENEMIES: Face off against unique geometric foes with different behaviors—dashing Pentagons, zig-zagging Diamonds, tanky Octagons, and massive Star bosses. • MANUAL & AUTO-AIM: Take full control of the turret's rotation or toggle Auto-Aim to focus entirely on your upgrade strategy. • GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS: Accumulate your total lifetime score and compete on Game Center to prove you are the ultimate defender. • SYNTHWAVE VIBE: Experience minimalist, glowing graphics accompanied by an immersive, custom-generated synth soundtrack and explosive audio effects. Protect the core. Adapt your arsenal. Survive the swarm. Download PolyCore TD now!

About

Dungeon Warfare 3

Design your own perilous dungeons by strategically placing terrain and traps to defeat waves of adventurers. Earn experience to permanently upgrade your arsenal and adapt to diverse enemies and procedurally generated challenges.

Highlights
  • Realm Shaping: Forge your battlefield tile by tile
  • Deadly Arsenal: Deploy and upgrade traps
  • Deep Progression: Permanently enhance traps and abilities
  • Diverse Foes: Face unique enemy challenges
  • Handcrafted & Infinite Levels: Play curated and procedural dungeons
  • Adjustable Difficulty: Tune challenge with a rune system
Features
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Dungeon Warfare 3 is the next evolution of the acclaimed tower defense series. Lay out terrain tiles, carve perilous pathways, and customize your domain to create a perfectly tuned gauntlet of mayhem and misery. Your arsenal of traps and contraptions is deadlier than ever, featuring more methods of maiming, mangling, and misdirecting your foes. Every successful defense grants you valuable experience to permanently strengthen your tools of torment. Experiment with newfound synergy between traps and terrain, adapt on the fly to relentless waves of adventurers, and tailor the difficulty to your liking with a refined rune system. With an expanded variety of enemies, handcrafted levels, and infinite procedural challenges, Dungeon Warfare 3 promises an endlessly replayable tower defense experience that rewards cunning, creativity, and cruelty in equal measure. [Game Features] - Realm Shaping: Forge your battlefield tile by tile. Raise walls, carve chasms, and channel enemy forces into your most insidious defenses. - Deadly Arsenal: Deploy an even greater variety of traps and contraptions, each upgradeable and modifiable to suit your playstyle. - Deep Progression: Earn experience with every victory to permanently enhance your traps, unlock powerful new abilities, and strengthen your stronghold. - Diverse Foes: Face off against an expanded cast of adventurers, each presenting unique challenges that demand dynamic strategies. - Handcrafted & Infinite Levels: Conquer a curated selection of handcrafted scenarios, then test your mastery in procedurally generated dungeons that never play the same way twice. - Adjustable Difficulty: Mix and match runes to scale challenge and rewards, allowing you to perfectly tune each encounter to your preference. - Endless Mode & Beyond: Push your defenses to their limits against relentless waves of enemies, compete for high scores, and become a legend of the Realm Shapers. - Polished Presentation: Enjoy refined pixel art, atmospheric sound design, and responsive controls that bring your dastardly dungeon—and the agony of your foes—to life.

Screenshots

PolyCore TD4 screens
Dungeon Warfare 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PolyCore TD at Free against Dungeon Warfare 3's $6.99. PolyCore TD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Dungeon Warfare 3's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

PolyCore TD is free to download; Dungeon Warfare 3 costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyCore TD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dungeon Warfare 3 has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PolyCore TD versus Dungeon Warfare 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyCore TDDungeon Warfare 3
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews—71.1% of reviews
Number of ratings131 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#124 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB428 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperArte Soft LtdExcidium Inc.

In-app purchases

None

PolyCore TD

No in-app purchases

None

Dungeon Warfare 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PolyCore TD free?
PolyCore TD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dungeon Warfare 3 free?
Dungeon Warfare 3 costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PolyCore TD or Dungeon Warfare 3?
PolyCore TD is rated higher. PolyCore TD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dungeon Warfare 3 averages 4.5 from 31 ratings.
Do PolyCore TD or Dungeon Warfare 3 have ads?
Neither PolyCore TD nor Dungeon Warfare 3 shows ads.

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