Comparison

Wavefront vs Uncommon Tanks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Strategic tower placement
  • Mid-battle tower upgrades
  • Permanent armory upgrades
  • Diverse worlds and levels
  • Offline play
  • Daily quests and achievements
  • Endless survival arena
Features
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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

About

Uncommon Tanks

Features
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Uncommon Tanks is a pixel-art artillery duel: aim, adjust for wind, and fire. Climb a forty-duel ladder across four theatres, each one capped by a commander who fights in phases, shedding armor as the duel wears on. Choose a hull — each carries a signature ability that never costs you a shot — and build an arsenal of shells, homing rounds, and battlefield-altering ordnance. The ground is not scenery: every blast reshapes the terrain it lands on, and what you dig out stays dug out. FEATURES - Classic artillery duels: angle, power, and wind, with a real flight path - Forty duels across four theatres, each ending in a commander fight - Six hulls, each with its own signature ability and playstyle - A destructible battlefield: craters, chain reactions, and standing hazards that spread - An arsenal of ordnance to unlock and carry into battle - Daily challenges and achievements to chase - Online play: turn-based duels through Game Center Angle. Power. Wind. Fire.

Screenshots

Wavefront4 screens
Uncommon Tanks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Uncommon Tanks at none against Wavefront's 10. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wavefront sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Uncommon Tanks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wavefront versus Uncommon Tanks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWavefrontUncommon Tanks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size422 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSAMET VOLKAN CAVUSOGLUTAMAS HALASZ

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Wavefront

One-time10
  • 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
None

Uncommon Tanks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wavefront free?
Wavefront is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Uncommon Tanks free?
Uncommon Tanks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wavefront or Uncommon Tanks have ads?
Both Wavefront and Uncommon Tanks show ads.

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