Comparison

Cortexfall vs Battle Sharks

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

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Cortexfall

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Cortexfall is an offline cyberpunk roguelike where every move matters. Descend into procedurally generated sectors, adapt your build to what you find, and fight the machines that seized the heart of the Grid. Nine modes revolve around turn-based tactics. The tenth, Overrun, drops deliberate turns for real-time survival. PLAN EVERY MOVE Navigate sectors packed with laser gates, explosive barrels, teleport pads, destructible walls, and ruthless machines. Break enemy line of sight, lure them into hazards, trigger chain explosions, and save your EMP for when things go bad. Four boss archetypes await, each with its own second phase and signature threat. SHAPE YOUR OPERATIVE Choose one of four distinct classes. Pick a weapon and an ability before the run, then collect chips, grenades, and augments as you go. Pierce enemy lines with a Railgun, strike from stealth with a Pulse Blade, hack an enemy and turn it against its allies, or deploy a combat drone. TEN WAYS INTO THE GRID - Complete five sectors in Story Mode - Push your local high score in Endless Run - Take one shot each day at a date-based seed in Daily Challenge - Fight through five back-to-back boss encounters in Boss Rush - Clear eight sectors against the clock in Time Attack - Solve tile logic and find the exit in Puzzle Grid - Hold out against escalating waves in Horde Arena - Create custom training runs and test builds without risk in Sandbox - Enter risky rooms and draft one of three perks at every level-up in Anomaly Zone - Face a rising swarm on an endless field in real-time Overrun MAKE EVERY REAL RUN COUNT Real runs, contracts, and achievements reward credits, Neuro-Cores, and more. Unlock new classes, weapons, abilities, skins, and permanent upgrades. Complete daily and weekly contracts, build weapon and ability mastery, uncover Codex entries, collect achievements, and improve your local records. Log at least five runs in a month to receive a detailed recap of how you played. DESIGNED FOR OFFLINE PLAY No account or internet connection is needed for gameplay. Play in English or Czech, with adjustable difficulty, controls, and text size. Accessibility options include colorblind-friendly palettes, a high-contrast grid, reduced motion, and a photosensitivity-safe mode. The Grid rewrites itself after every fall. Learn, refine your build, and see how much deeper you can go next time.

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Battle Sharks

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Battle Sharks is a turn-based tactical RPG set on the ocean floor. Build an underwater base, raise a squad of sharks and take the seas one territory at a time. 3V3 TACTICAL COMBAT Every fight is turn-based. Pick your three sharks, read the enemy line-up and decide who strikes first. Class matchups and cooldowns matter as much as raw stats. 22 SPECIES TO COLLECT From the Blacktip to the Great White and the Whale Shark. Every species has its own class, stats and rarity. Merge duplicates to push your strongest fighters further. 5 GIANT BOSSES Anglerfish, Crab, Swordfish, Pufferfish and the Whale guard levels 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50. Each one demands a different squad to break. BUILD YOUR BASE Construct and upgrade buildings that generate income around the clock. Your base keeps earning while you are away. CONQUER THE MAP Claim territories, hold what you take and push the borders of your domain across the ocean. Daily quests, achievements and a season pass keep the reasons to come back stacking up. Free to play, with optional in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Cortexfall4 screens
Battle Sharks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cortexfall at none against Battle Sharks's 6. Cortexfall also leads on ads (none vs shown). Battle Sharks's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Battle Sharks sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Cortexfall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cortexfall ships an update every 2 weeks, Battle Sharks daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Cortexfall versus Battle Sharks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCortexfallBattle Sharks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size51 MB180 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperJURAJ ACSAYECOMMERCE, MChJ

In-app purchases

None

Cortexfall

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Battle Sharks

One-time6
  • 50 Pearls$0.49
  • 100 Pearls$0.99
  • 200 Pearls$1.49
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  • Starter Pack Offer$1.99
  • 300 Pearls$2.49
  • 500 Pearls$3.49

Questions

Is Cortexfall free?
Cortexfall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Battle Sharks free?
Battle Sharks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cortexfall or Battle Sharks have ads?
Battle Sharks shows ads; Cortexfall does not.
Which is updated more often, Cortexfall or Battle Sharks?
Cortexfall ships an update every 2 weeks, and Battle Sharks daily. Most recently, Cortexfall was updated on November 10, 2026 and Battle Sharks on November 6, 2026.

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