Tidecaller vs Sigilmon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tidecaller
Assemble a team of mythical ocean creatures, forge powerful gear, and battle through dangerous seas to restore balance. Hatch, collect, and evolve a diverse roster of aquatic companions to overcome challenges and explore vibrant underwater worlds.
- Hatch and collect unique ocean creatures
- Forge and evolve powerful weapons and armor
- Battle through expansive adventure stages
- Explore procedurally generated dungeons
- Engage in daily boss battles
- Evolve creatures and gear through multiple stages
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Dive into the deep and build your ultimate aquatic squad in Tidecaller — an ocean RPG where you hatch creatures, forge powerful gear, and battle your way to Ocean Heaven. You are the Tidecaller — born with the rare gift to befriend ocean creatures, not through domination, but through trust. An ancient evil known as The Eternal has corrupted the seas, bending powerful creatures to his will and sealing the path to Ocean Heaven. Assemble your team, grow stronger, and fight to restore the ocean's balance. HATCH & COLLECT Crack open eggs to discover unique creatures inspired by Greek mythology, prehistoric marine life, and maritime legend. From the cunning Selkie to the mighty Kraken, every creature has its own lore, abilities, and multi-stage evolution chain. Will you hatch something mythic? BUILD YOUR TEAM Equip your squad with powerful weapons and armor across multiple rarity tiers. Evolve your creatures and weapons through multiple stages to become stronger. Find the perfect combination of creatures and equipment to dominate any challenge. ADVENTURE MODE Battle through increasingly dangerous ocean territory — from the Shallow Reef to the Volcanic Vents and beyond. Face corrupted creatures, powerful bosses, and uncover the mystery of The Eternal. Clear stages to earn crystals, coins, and rare materials. DUNGEON DIVE Descend into procedurally generated dungeon floors with escalating difficulty. Collect powerful buffs and debuffs along the way. How deep can you go? DAILY BOSS Take on a powerful daily boss for bonus rewards. Strategize around boss abilities and team composition to maximize your damage. DAMAGE TRIAL Test your team's limits against the Deepwater Troll, how much damage can you do? EVOLVE & UPGRADE Level up your creatures with XP orbs, evolve them through multi-stage evolution chains, and push their power to the limit. Forge and evolve weapons and armor to unlock new passive abilities and stat boosts. ADVANCED TRAINING Send creatures on timed expeditions to earn rare materials, gear, and evolution resources. Longer missions yield better rewards. DAILY EVENTS Dig for treasure, open the chest of fortune, claim daily login rewards, and play rotating events to earn exclusive items. FEATURES - A growing roster of collectible creatures across multiple rarity tiers - Dozens of weapons and armors to collect and evolve - Expansive adventure stages with unique environments - Procedural dungeon dive with buffs and debuffs - Daily boss battles with rotating challenges - Rich lore and story-driven progression - Stunning hand-crafted ocean environments - Epic hatch animations for rare pulls - No energy walls — play at your pace Free to play. No ads.
Sigilmon
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Sigilmon is a creature-collecting RPG with a difference. Your sigil-bound companions aren't just stats on a card — they're living pets that need feeding, play, and care between battles. Eight elements, 121 species, deep evolution chains, and a sigil-tracing capture mini-game you won't find anywhere else. KEY FEATURES • Hatch, Raise, Evolve Crack eggs from a gacha hatchery with full odds disclosed up front. Each creature starts as a tiny baby form and grows into something fierce — but only if you take care of it. Feed, play, and bond your way through three evolution stages. • Strategic Turn-Based Combat Eight elements, a deep type chart, status effects (burn, poison, paralysis, sleep, confusion), priority moves, field hazards, substitutes, and multi-hit ability flavors. Build a team of three from your collection and climb the ladder. • Sigil-Tracing Capture Wild creatures in the World Battles zones can be captured with a unique sigil mini-game — trace the ancient pattern within the time limit, and the rarer the creature, the more intricate the sigil. Five rarity tiers from one-stroke commons to five-stroke legendaries. • 121 Species Across 8 Elements Fire, water, nature, electric, shadow, light, earth, and wind. Single-word portmanteau names (Fluppy, Sprizzle, Phantrak, Alpherno) — every species is original art. • Sanctuary Building Build and upgrade eight facilities on your home island. Gem mines, training grounds, expedition base, trophy hall, research lab, and the Beastmaster's Lodge - each contributes a permanent buff to your account. • Daily Reasons to Come Back Daily login rewards with a 7-day jackpot streak. Daily challenges. Daily spotlight opponents on the PvP ladder. Daily element bosses with 24-hour cooldowns. A live activity feed of recent matches across the ladder. • PvP With Personality Battle 100 hand-crafted opponents across six rank tiers. Track head-to-head rivalry records, write your own pre-match and victory banter, climb from Bronze to Legend. • Battle Pass + Quests 20+ tier rewards across 30 levels, fueled by daily quests, weekly challenges, and battle XP. Free track and premium track. DEEP MECHANICS WITHOUT THE BLOAT Combat draws on the classic turn-based RPG formula - physical/special attack split, six-stage stat changes, weather and terrain hooks, full status effect interactions - implemented from scratch with extensive test coverage. NEON-DARK AESTHETIC A vinyl-toy art direction with a moody dark palette. Cel-shaded creatures, hand-drawn UI, and an original synth-wave soundtrack. Designed for adult players who want collector depth without childlike presentation. PRIVACY-FIRST App Tracking Transparency on iOS. GDPR ad consent in EEA. No third-party trackers beyond the optional analytics opt-in. Personal data deletable in one tap from Settings. Your sigil-bound companions belong to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tidecaller at none against Sigilmon's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Tidecaller sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sigilmon sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Tidecaller | Sigilmon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 307 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cole Ames | Stephen Tanevski |
In-app purchases
Tidecaller
- Spin Pack — 2 Spins$0.99
- 500 Crystals$1.99
- Spin Pack — 4 Spins$1.99
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- 1,250 Crystals$4.99
- Spin Pack — 10 Spins$4.99
- 2,500 Crystals$9.99
- Spin Pack — 20 Spins$9.99
- 5,000 Crystals$19.99
- Spin Pack — 50 Spins$19.99
- 10,000 Crystals$39.99
Sigilmon
- 100 Gems$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Gems 1200$4.99
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- Gems 500$4.99
- Premium Battle Pass$4.99
- Gems 3000$19.99
- Gems 6500$49.99









