Hoplite vs Achikaps Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoplite
Engage in challenging turn-based tactical combat on small maps. Strategize your moves carefully to overcome procedurally generated levels and unlock upgrades. Compete with friends on leaderboards and test your skills in daily challenges.
- Turn-based tactical movement
- Procedurally generated levels
- Quest mode with upgrades
- Challenge mode with daily challenges
- Leaderboard rankings
- Hard but fair gameplay
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"Blanket recommendation for this one." - Pocket Tactics (5 stars) "It's very simple to learn, but there's a huge amount of depth to the game" - Touch Arcade (5 stars) Hoplite is a turn-based strategy game focusing on tactical movement around small maps. This game is designed to be hard, yet fair. You'll need to think before you act if you hope to win. Every move counts! Quest Mode: • Make strategical choices to upgrade your abilities as you dive deeper into the underworld. • Earn achievements and unlock access to new upgrades. • Procedurally generated levels give a new experience every play. • Challenge your friends and see how you rank on the leaderboard. Challenge mode: • Jump straight into the action with a randomized set of upgrades. • Try to beat the daily challenge or play predetermined challenges at two difficulty levels.
Achikaps Pro
Engage in a straightforward economic strategy game. Explore campaign and sandbox modes, or unleash your creativity with a level editor. Enjoy a user-friendly interface and fluid animations.
- Easy to learn gameplay
- Campaign mode
- Sandbox mode
- Level editor
- Simple UI
- Smooth animations
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Achikaps is a simple economic strategy. Features: - Easy to learn - Campaign and sandbox modes - Level editor (you can create your own levels) - Simple UI - Smooth animations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hoplite at 791 against Achikaps Pro's 28. Achikaps Pro's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Hoplite costs $3.99 and Achikaps Pro $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hoplite against 4.8 for Achikaps Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoplite has 791 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Hoplite's written reviews are positive against 96% of Achikaps Pro's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Hoplite | Achikaps Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (791 ratings) | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 791 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #108 — better | #196 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Cowley | Ivan Yakovliev |
Customer experience
Hoplite
Achikaps Pro
Bugs and requests
Hoplite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch with certain OS versions
- Agility upgrade not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes or levels
- Customization options for the character
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to start at higher levels
Achikaps Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hoplite
No in-app purchases
Achikaps Pro
No in-app purchases
