Comparison

Wake vs Cosmic Summon

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

Head to head
About

Wake

Explore vibrant ponds as a koi fish, rescuing others and restoring life to the environment. Discover unique koi variants and navigate through procedurally generated worlds. Enjoy a relaxing experience with intuitive controls and an ambient soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-touch swimming
  • Discover 9 koi variants
  • Procedurally generated worlds
  • Relaxing ambient soundtrack
  • No ads or paywalls
Features
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Swim through a living pond as a beautiful koi fish. Explore lush gardens and venture into dark, dangerous waters to rescue trapped koi and bring them home. As you rescue koi, your school grows — each fish following behind you in a graceful chain. Restore dead ponds back to life with lily pads, reeds, and cherry blossom trees. Avoid snapping turtles lurking in the shadows. Choose from unique koi variants — classic red and white, midnight black, rainbow, cherry blossom pink, and more. Each rescue brings the pond closer to life. Features: - Intuitive one-touch swimming controls - 9 hand-painted koi variants to discover - Procedurally generated pond worlds - Relaxing ambient soundtrack - No ads, no paywalls

About

Cosmic Summon

Features
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Cosmic Summon is a unique blend of gacha summoning and tower defense strategy. Summon powerful heroes, place them on the battlefield, and defend your wall against endless waves of enemies — all under the stars of real constellations. SUMMON & COLLECT 12 UNIQUE HEROES Each hero brings a distinct combat style to the battlefield: • Wind Piercer — Piercing shots that penetrate multiple enemies • Blaze Caster — Fire splash dealing area damage • Frost Weaver — Slows enemies with freezing attacks • Thunder Chain — Chain lightning bouncing between targets • Cannon Lord — Devastating splash damage in a wide radius • Wind Dancer — Summons tornadoes that damage and slow • Venom Curse — Poisons enemies with damage over time • Shock Guard — Shockwave knockback to push enemies back • Armor Breaker — Curse attacks that shred enemy armor Plus 3 support heroes: Wall Keeper (heals your wall), Gold Digger (generates gold), and Melodist (buffs team attack speed). MERGE TO EVOLVE Combine two heroes of the same type to upgrade them. Progress through 7 rarity tiers — from Spark to the legendary Genesis rank. Higher rarities unlock stronger abilities and stunning visual effects. Strategic merging is the key to surviving later waves. FACE 28 ENEMY TYPES + BOSSES Every few waves, new enemy types appear with unique abilities: • Stealth lurkers that vanish from sight • Splitters that divide into smaller enemies on death • Healers that restore nearby allies • Chargers that rush your wall at extreme speed • Reflectors that bounce damage back • Summoners that spawn endless minions • And many more — each demanding a different strategy. Boss encounters every 5 waves test your entire defense. 50 CONSTELLATION-THEMED WAVES Battle under the stars of real constellations — from Aries to Orion, Cassiopeia to the Southern Cross. Each wave features a beautifully rendered constellation as your battlefield backdrop. TARGETED SUMMON Choose exactly which hero you want with the Select feature. Pick your favorite hero and add them to your army — a strategic advantage when you need a specific ability to counter the next wave. KEY FEATURES • Free-to-play with rewarded video ads • 12 heroes × 7 rarity tiers = 84 hero variations • 28 enemy types with unique abilities + boss battles • Merge system with unlimited progression potential • Real constellation artwork for 50 wave backgrounds • Auto-battle with strategic hero placement • Support heroes that heal, buff, and generate gold • Battle statistics tracking across all games Download Cosmic Summon and defend the stars!

Screenshots

Wake3 screens
Cosmic Summon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wake at none against Cosmic Summon's shown. Cosmic Summon's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Wake versus Cosmic Summon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWakeCosmic Summon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax NelsonMaojian Tang

In-app purchases

None

Wake

No in-app purchases

None

Cosmic Summon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wake free?
Wake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cosmic Summon free?
Cosmic Summon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wake or Cosmic Summon have ads?
Cosmic Summon shows ads; Wake does not.

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