Comparison

Shape Tactics vs ARC WARs

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

Head to head
About

Shape Tactics

Features
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Shape Tactics is a turn-based strategy board game where careful planning, positioning, and timing determine the winner. Choose your color, command your pieces, and outsmart your opponent on a compact tactical board. Every shape has its own movement pattern, creating unique strategic possibilities in every match. GAME FEATURES • Play against the computer or another player • Simple rules with tactical and strategic depth • Different shapes with unique movement patterns • Save your game and continue later • Multiple language support • Clean and distraction-free gameplay • No advertisements COLORS Black and White are available for free. Want more customization? Unlock all premium colors forever with a single one-time in-app purchase. Premium colors include: • Blue • Green • Orange • Pink • Purple • Red • Turquoise • Yellow No subscriptions. No advertisements. Think ahead, choose your moves carefully, and take control of the board in Shape Tactics.

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ARC WARs

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Planets never stand still. Read the orbit, time the arrival, send the fleet. ARC WARs is a 1v1 space strategy game where you predict the orbits of moving planets and launch fleets to intercept them. You don't aim at where a planet is — you aim at where it will be when your ships arrive. One drag draws the course; the battlefield tells you whether your prediction was right. CORE PLAY • Drag to launch — orbit and trajectory prediction lines update in real time • Capture and produce — captured planets build fleets and extend your front • Fleet ratio slider — decide every moment whether to commit all or part • Battle speed control — pause, 0.5×, 1×, 2× THE ACADEMY • Symmetric battlefields regenerated every match across 3 difficulty tiers • Higher ranks add mirrored comets and a departure countdown • A 5-step hands-on tutorial CAMPAIGN • 6 star systems, 36 operations, up to 4 independent enemy command networks • Comet clusters, elliptical binary stars, gravity lensing, speed zones, rotating asteroid belts • Annihilation, hold-the-line, survival, and evacuation escort objectives • Comms cutscenes between operations — skippable, with redeploy summaries ANYWHERE • Offline gameplay, no account required • Unity Ads interstitials between Academy and Campaign battles • Separate choices for usage analytics and personalized ads • Haptics, sound effects, pause and restart Whoever reads the orbit one move ahead owns the galaxy. ADS AND USAGE ANALYTICS Ad delivery requires a network connection and processing of advertising data. Non-personalized ads also process some data. Personalized ads require both in-app consent and iOS tracking permission. Firebase Analytics collects usage statistics only with separate consent. You can play without granting either choice and change or withdraw each choice in settings.

Screenshots

Shape Tactics4 screens
ARC WARs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARC WARs at none against Shape Tactics's 1. Shape Tactics's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Shape Tactics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARC WARs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shape Tactics ships an update every 3 weeks, ARC WARs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Shape Tactics versus ARC WARs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShape TacticsARC WARs
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB28 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBEYZA NUR YILDIZsanguk park

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shape Tactics

One-time1
  • Unlock All Colors$1.99
None

ARC WARs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shape Tactics free?
Shape Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARC WARs free?
ARC WARs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shape Tactics or ARC WARs have ads?
ARC WARs shows ads; Shape Tactics does not.
Which is updated more often, Shape Tactics or ARC WARs?
Shape Tactics ships an update every 3 weeks, and ARC WARs fortnightly. Most recently, Shape Tactics was updated on October 9, 2026 and ARC WARs on October 20, 2026.

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