Shape Tactics vs ARC WARs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shape Tactics
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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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Shape Tactics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARC WARs asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Shape Tactics | ARC WARs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | BEYZA NUR YILDIZ | sanguk park |
In-app purchases
Shape Tactics
- Unlock All Colors$1.99
ARC WARs
No in-app purchases





