Comparison

PolyCore TD vs Match Attack

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

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

Match Attack

Engage in roguelike match-3 combat where tile swaps trigger attacks, defense, and healing. Collect powerful relics and build game-breaking synergies across multiple chapters. Enjoy single-player, offline gameplay with no timers or energy systems.

Highlights
  • Match tiles to attack, defend, and heal
  • Create powerful tile cascades
  • Collect over 280 synergistic relics
  • Progress through three distinct chapters
  • Unlock permanent relics through runs
  • Ascension tiers for increased difficulty
Features
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Match Attack is a match-3 roguelike game where the board is your weapon! Swap tiles to make matches and watch satisfying cascades. Set up the perfect board, collect upgrades and create gamebreaking builds! - Match tiles to attack, defend, recharge and heal - Get rewarded for bigger matches with clears, empowered tiles, wildcards, and bombs - 280+ relics with synergizing mechanics - Three chapters, each with fights, elites, events, shops, rest sites, and a boss finale - Earn experience from every run to permanently unlock new relics - Ascension tiers add difficulty for uncapped replayability Single-player, fully offline. No timers, no energy. One optional in-app purchase to removes ads and support the solo developer!

Screenshots

PolyCore TD4 screens
Match Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PolyCore TD at none against Match Attack's 1. PolyCore TD also leads on ads (none vs shown). Match Attack's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PolyCore TD asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PolyCore TD versus Match Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyCore TDMatch Attack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperArte Soft LtdMichael Ip

In-app purchases

None

PolyCore TD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Match Attack

One-time1
  • Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is PolyCore TD free?
PolyCore TD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Attack free?
Match Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PolyCore TD or Match Attack have ads?
Match Attack shows ads; PolyCore TD does not.

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