FighterCore vs Journey's End
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FighterCore
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BUILD FROM WRECKAGE. SURVIVE THE ASSAULT. EXTRACT STRONGER. No ads. No interruptions. Build your tank from battlefield scrap, master distinct chassis, conquer escalating waves, and dominate Game Center. Fighter Core is a portrait arcade survival game where your tank assembles itself from components recovered during each run. Movement is direct and responsive while weapons automatically acquire targets, keeping your attention on positioning, salvage, armor, and risk. BUILD DURING BATTLE Collect scrap to deploy component drops directly into the arena. Install loaders, armor, treads, rockets, arc coils, and more without interrupting combat. Combine compatible parts to create powerful machine synergies. CHOOSE YOUR CHASSIS Master the Salvager, Bastion, and Phantom. Each tank has distinct handling, durability, firing traits, visual progression, and an exclusive Overdrive ability. SURVIVE ESCALATING WAVES Fight rotating enemy factions, elite units, minibosses, hazardous arenas, special events, and increasingly powerful Titans every five waves. Recover Super Bombs and armor packs when the battlefield becomes overwhelming. EXTRACT OR RISK IT Defeat a Titan and decide whether to secure your Machine Cores or continue into harder waves. Spend secured cores on permanent upgrades while tank levels, mastery rewards, missions, and cosmetic marks develop across runs. FEATURES • Fast portrait gameplay designed for touch• Automatic targeting and cannon fire• Three tanks with distinct traits and Overdrive abilities• Live component drops and machine-part synergies• Multiple animated arenas and enemy factions• Elite units, minibosses, bosses, and special wave events• Permanent upgrades, tank levels, and chassis mastery• Missions, wave objectives, and extraction decisions• Game Center achievements and leaderboards• Sound effects, haptic feedback, and adaptive performance
Journey's End
Protect a travelling cart in a fantasy roguelike RPG. Recruit heroes, build your party, and use card-based combat to overcome dangerous roads and mighty bosses. Explore diverse lands and compete on global leaderboards.
- Protect the cart from enemies
- Recruit over 20 unique heroes
- Strategic card-based combat
- Explore ten diverse lands
- Upgrade cart with relics and cards
- Compete on global leaderboards
- Daily challenges and seasonal events
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A small party. A long road home. Protect a travelling cart in a fantasy roguelike where every formation, card and upgrade can turn the tide. Gather a band of heroes, choose your powers and fight your way through dangerous roads, then see how your journey stacks up against players around the world. PROTECT THE CART Hold the line as enemies close in from every side. Move your heroes into position, cover your allies and keep the cart rolling. BUILD YOUR PARTY Recruit from more than 20 heroes: fighters, mages, rangers, rogues, samurai, gunners, healers and more. Combine their strengths, find the right formation and unleash their ultimates when it matters most. CHOOSE YOUR POWERS Play cards to strike, shield, heal and control the battlefield. Fuse your heroes with seven elements and discover combinations that give each run a different rhythm. EXPLORE NEW ROADS Travel through ten lands, from forests and sakura groves to coral reefs, volcanoes and the cosmos. Choose your route, brave changing weather and prepare for the dangers around the next bend. UPGRADE THE CART Pick up cart cards, powerful relics and upgrades along the way. Shape your party around the rewards you find and strengthen the cart for the battles ahead. DEFEAT MIGHTY BOSSES Face towering foes, survive crowded battles and push through six levels of Ascension. Learn from each journey, try a new build and see how far you can take your party. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Every road you clear online earns points on the weekly and monthly boards. Finish near the top for prizes, show off your frame, background and title, and tap any player to see their profile and recent journeys. EVENTS AND CHALLENGES Take on daily challenges and seasonal events to earn Journey XP, new heroes and exclusive frames, backgrounds and titles. Your Journey rank opens new heroes, relics and cards as you play. PLAY YOUR WAY Start right away as a guest. Save your progress with Google, Apple or email to keep it across devices. No connection? Play offline any time. Free to play, with optional ads you choose to watch for bonus rewards. The road is waiting. Lead your heroes home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FighterCore at none against Journey's End's 7. FighterCore also leads on ads (none vs shown). Journey's End's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Journey's End sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. FighterCore asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FighterCore | Journey's End |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 347 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TARECK EL ZEINAB | KASAN KALUR WRIGHT |
In-app purchases
FighterCore
No in-app purchases
Journey's End
- 80 Crystals$0.99
- 450 Crystals$4.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
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- 1,500 Crystals$14.99
- 3,200 Crystals$29.99
- 6,000 Crystals$49.99
- 14,000 Crystals$99.99
Questions
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