FighterCore vs AFTERARC
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
AFTERARC
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Sweep the crescent paddle, catch the return, and build something different every run. Mix your powers, outsmart bosses with changing attacks, and adapt to portals, lift pads, and timed hazards. Steer a crescent paddle with a swipe, tap to launch, and use precision and reflexes to catch each returning ball at the angle you want. Read each bounce in an orbital arena, break crystal targets, then choose upgrades that change the route, rhythm, and risk. • AIM EACH RETURN — Catch near the center for a straighter shot; catch near the edge to bend it. • BUILD COMBOS — Draft upgrades that widen the paddle, add balls, slow the action, or strengthen Blast. Stack choices into a build that changes how you play. • FIRE BLAST — When charged, double-tap the arena to burst targets near the ball. • READ THE ROOM — Banks, portals, lift pads, moving formations, rotating tables, and inner paddles alter the next path. • OUTPLAY THE BOSSES — Spot the weak point, time your return, and adapt when the attacks change. The Journal records discoveries and opens focused practice. Replay a run code with a different build, play the daily run, or unlock challenge rules after your first wave-10 clear. Standard and Relaxed modes let you set the pace. The core game works offline. After wave 10, the run can continue through endless waves. Once per run, one optional rewarded recovery lets you choose Continue or, when available, Rewind; the one-time Remove Ads purchase makes your chosen recovery ad-free. Music and effects have separate controls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FighterCore at none against AFTERARC's 1. FighterCore also leads on ads (none vs shown). AFTERARC'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. AFTERARC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FighterCore asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FighterCore | AFTERARC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TARECK EL ZEINAB | Pranav Garg |
In-app purchases
FighterCore
No in-app purchases
AFTERARC
- Remove Ads$2.99









