Comparison

Vigil RPG vs RPG Tactics

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

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About

Vigil RPG

Embark on a solo hero's quest in this 8-bit style RPG. Engage in quick, strategic turn-based battles against monsters and goblins. Enjoy a premium experience with no ads or timers, and a continuously auto-saved adventure.

Highlights
  • Solo hero turn-based RPG
  • Strategic combat with enemy tells
  • Fast-paced, one-tap combat rounds
  • Continuous auto-saving
  • Offline play supported
  • No ads or in-app purchase nags
Features
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One of the 10 best JRPGs available on iOS! -TouchArcade.com Now celebrating 10 years on the App Store: 2014-2024! Vigil RPG is a single-player, 8-bit-style, premium RPG, where *every* battle — not just boss fights — is quick, yet has interesting decision-making. Be a solo hero on a quest to discover the hidden cause behind the sudden appearance of marauding bands of goblins and monsters! Vigil RPG is the ideal pocket-size turn-based RPG, by incorporating features that you may come to wish that every mobile game had: • Created by a one-person development team with a design goal of maximum FUN — not maximum monetization! Vigil RPG has no ads (even before you buy!), premium currencies, stamina timers, or even "leave a review!" nags. If a feature doesn't add fun, then it didn't make the cut. • Meaningful decision-making in every combat — even vs. non-boss enemies! Every enemy has unique attack patterns and "tells" for a clever player to overcome. Healing is hard to come by outside of town, so employing efficient battle strategy is important and rewarding. • Fast turn-based combat! Select an action and launch each combat round in a single tap — no menus to navigate through. Each round takes about one second to play out. Zip through battles quickly against easy enemies; take your time to consider your strategy vs. tougher foes. Vigil RPG respects your time! • No annoying tropes common to console-port RPGs: No imprecise on-screen virtual joystick; just tap your destination to move. No save points, or manual saving; your progress is continually auto-saved -- even mid-battle! • No Internet connection required! Aside from a one-time in-app purchase to unlock the full game (after the generous free demo), you could play from start to closing credits in Airplane Mode! • Unlike many other mobile games, doesn't unduly drain your phone's battery! Vigil RPG is 100% implemented in Apple's native Objective-C and Swift programming languages — no bulky 3rd-party frameworks used! VIGIL RPG SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - Huge v3.0 free update! • Vigil RPG is now free-to-try! Play through several quests before unlocking the full game with a single in-app purchase! No ads after -- OR BEFORE -- you buy! • Challenge HONOR MODE! Inspired by a certain awesome hit 2023 AAA RPG -- okay, fine, it's Baldur's Gate 3 -- you can now opt in to this challenging new mode, featuring even more difficult bosses, and PERMADEATH! • Bo the Bartender has even more new advice, commentary, and humor for you! Tap him at the tavern for more tips! • Reworked several normal enemies to be more fun to battle! The Armored Goblin now really doesn't like it if you bypass his shield block with LIGHTNING, for one! • Local high scores for quests! Challenge your best times from prior playthroughs! • Beautiful high resolution support for all iPhone and iPad sizes, from iPhone SE to the 13" iPad Pro! (Runs on your Apple Silicon chip Mac, too -- but Vigil RPG is best enjoyed as an iPhone game!)

About

RPG Tactics

Engage in a pure tactical role-playing game focused solely on boss battles. Assemble a team of specialized characters and employ strategic combat to overcome challenging encounters without any side quests or story elements.

Highlights
  • Pure boss battle focus
  • Strategic team combat
  • Four distinct character classes
  • Retro graphics
  • Chip tune soundtrack
  • No side quests or story
Features
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RPG Tactics is a non stop Boss battle role playing game. Use your team of wizard, rouge, warrior, and white mage to defeat a huge array of bosses. Use only role playing tactics and strategy to win. With RPG Tactics there are: No painful side quests No NPC's No boring stories No cutscenes No items No supply missions No gold No random fights No talking No shops No experience points No inn Pure tactics. Use complex strategies and fast paced battle action for constant fun. There is no down time. RPG Tactics has beautiful retro graphics and an awesome chip tune soundtrack. The player character classes are: 1) Wizard - Magical person who primarily studies and practices the Dark Arts, otherwise known as Dark Magic. They are experts at summoning magical spells to inflict large amounts of damage. 2) Warrior - Considered the tank since they can absorb damage to other party members. They use strong armor, axes, and swords, and have very high defense. They can cause high attack numbers but they must sacrifice defense. 3) Rouge - Experts at knife attacks and at ranged archery. They have very high attack rates and can evade some attacks. They do not wear heavy armor and are susceptible to damage if they cannot evade. 4) White Mage - The main healer of the party. They can use powerful offense magic attacks as well as buff the party members in battle. They must be protected by other members at all costs. Free updates will come with each new version!

Screenshots

Vigil RPG4 screens
RPG Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RPG Tactics at 4.8 against Vigil RPG's 4.3. RPG Tactics also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Vigil RPG's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Vigil RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RPG Tactics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RPG Tactics holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vigil RPG has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Vigil RPG's written reviews are positive against 100% of RPG Tactics's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vigil RPG versus RPG Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVigil RPGRPG Tactics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (33 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB32 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJonathan SchneiderSea Venture LLC

Customer experience

Vigil RPG

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%

RPG Tactics

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vigil RPG

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

RPG Tactics

One-time1
  • RPG Tactics$0.99

Questions

Is Vigil RPG free?
Vigil RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RPG Tactics free?
RPG Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vigil RPG or RPG Tactics?
RPG Tactics is rated higher. Vigil RPG averages 4.3 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while RPG Tactics averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Vigil RPG or RPG Tactics have ads?
Neither Vigil RPG nor RPG Tactics shows ads.

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