Rock Paper Kingdoms vs Wavefront
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rock Paper Kingdoms
Defend your castle by building an army and facing waves of enemies. Utilize a unique upgrade system to strengthen units and unlock new ones, creating endless strategic synergies. Progress permanently between battles to shape future runs in this fantasy tower defense adventure.
- Summon and defend with diverse units
- Choose-3 upgrade system
- Endless unit synergies
- Permanent meta progression
- Fantasy tower defense gameplay
- Easy to learn, hard to master
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Defend your castle, build your army, and face endless waves of enemies in this epic fantasy tower defense game! Choose your starting units, summon powerful allies, and upgrade your army as you battle through challenging waves of foes. Every run is different thanks to the unique "Choose-3 Upgrade" system — after each wave, you'll pick one of three cards to either strengthen your existing units or unlock new ones to join the fight. Key Features: - Summon & Defend – Call forth warriors, archers, tanks, mages, and more to hold the line against relentless attackers. - Choose-3 Upgrade System – After every wave, select from three upgrade cards: boost stats, unlock abilities, or add new units to your army. - Endless Synergies – Units scale multiplicatively and combine in powerful ways. Mix and match for ultimate strategies! - Meta Progression – Between battles, unlock permanent upgrades and build a customizable deck to shape your future runs. - Fantasy Tower Defense – A magical world of castles, armies, and epic sieges brought to life with vibrant visuals. - Easy to Play, Hard to Master – Simple controls and auto-battles, but endless depth through upgrades and tactics. Whether you love tower defense, roguelike upgrades, or army-building strategy games, this adventure will keep you coming back wave after wave. Defend your kingdom. Build your legend. Become the ultimate commander!
Wavefront
Engage in fast-paced tower defense action across diverse worlds and numerous levels. Strategically place and upgrade towers to fend off waves of monsters, utilizing unique abilities and commanders. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock permanent upgrades.
- Strategic tower placement
- Mid-battle tower upgrades
- Permanent armory upgrades
- Diverse worlds and levels
- Offline play
- Daily quests and achievements
- Endless survival arena
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Wavefront is a fast, colorful tower defense game. Line your towers along the path, upgrade them mid-battle, and hold every wave of monsters before they reach your base — across 5 worlds and 100 levels. Place smart, upgrade at the right moment, and read each wave. Easy to pick up, tuned for short sessions, deep enough to chase a 3-star run on every level. WHAT YOU DO Pick your loadout, place towers along the road, and upgrade them while the wave is still coming. Every level ends with a damage report telling you which weapon actually carried it — so your next loadout is a decision, not a guess. TOWERS • Gun, Rapid and Sniper for ground waves • Frost slows everything it hits • Cannon splashes damage across a group • Flak is the only thing that can touch flyers • Farm prints money instead of bullets • Laser exists for one job: bosses PROGRESSION THAT KEEPS GOING Earn gold in battle and spend it in the Armory on permanent upgrades. Max a weapon out and Mastery takes over — an uncapped track that keeps adding damage for as long as you keep investing. 5 WORLDS, 100 LEVELS Forest, Desert, Winter, City and Space, each with its own 25-strong monster roster: critters, vehicles, jetpack aliens, air bosses and ground bosses. Roads fork, cross and run in pairs, so the same tactics do not work everywhere. SURVIVE An endless hell arena. No level to clear — just how long you can hold, with your time on a global leaderboard. SPELLS AND COMMANDERS Call down a meteor, freeze the field, cash in mid-wave, or EMP the flyers. Pick a commander for a run-long bonus. ALSO • Play offline — no connection needed • Daily quests, achievements and a monster collection • 1-3 stars per level, feeding a global star leaderboard • Seven languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rock Paper Kingdoms at 48% against Wavefront's 0%. Rock Paper Kingdoms also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (349 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rock Paper Kingdoms sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Wavefront sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rock Paper Kingdoms holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Paper Kingdoms has 349 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Rock Paper Kingdoms's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wavefront's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rock Paper Kingdoms | Wavefront |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (349 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 349 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 422 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleg Hubal | SAMET VOLKAN CAVUSOGLU |
Customer experience
Rock Paper Kingdoms
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In-app purchases
Rock Paper Kingdoms
- Pile of Gems$0.99
- Coins Bucket$4.99
- No Ads$4.99
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- Heap of Gems$4.99
- Welcome Pack$9.99
- VIP Pack$9.99
- Bag of Gems$9.99
- VIP - Tier 2$14.99
- Shaman Offer$19.99
- Bucket of Gems$19.99
Wavefront
- 150 Diamonds$1.99
- 10 Spell Refreshers$2.99
- Vault Starter$4.99
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- Costume Pack 1$4.99
- Costume Pack 2$4.99
- Golden Pass$6.99
- 800 Diamonds$8.99
- Vault Bundle$12.99
- Platinum Pass$14.99
- 1,800 Diamonds$17.99
Questions
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