Space Grunt vs Polygon Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Grunt
Battle alien invaders with jetpacks and guns across three distinct combat zones. Explore worlds, unlock heroes, and compete on speed run leaderboards. Enjoy ragdoll physics and particle effects in this action-packed game.
- Jetpack and gun combat
- Ragdoll physics and particle effects
- Speed run leaderboards
- MFI controller support
- Unlockable heroes and custom skins
- Hidden collectibles
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Earth's been invaded! Use jetpacks and guns to battle machines, monsters and alien bosses. Screen is divided into three zones (retreat, advance, and jump/jetpack). Features: - ragdoll physics & particle effects - speed run leaderboards - supports MFI controllers - supports landscape and portrait mode - three hidden giant coins in each world - two unlockable heroes, and support for importing custom skins - minigames - "Fair View" camera skew algorithm ensures consistent lookahead on wider/narrower devices
Polygon Wars
Engage in a retro-style arcade twin-stick shooter. Navigate your ship, blast enemies, and upgrade your arsenal. Compete for high scores and unlock achievements.
- Twin-stick shooter gameplay
- On-screen controls
- External controller support
- In-game shop for upgrades
- Game Center leaderboards
- 16 unlockable achievements
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Enemies come in all shapes and sizes in Polygon Wars! Polygon Wars is an arcade twin stick shooter with a retro feeling. Use the on screen controls, or connect an external controller to move around and shoot your opponents. How to control your ship is up to you. Get a speed boost or weapons upgrade from the shop to help you reach new heights! Compete with your friends for the highest score with the Game Center leaderboard. Earn up to 16 different achievement, can you collect them all? The game is in active development, and will receive updates on a regular basis Keep coming back for new features! Songs: “Open Sore” (menu), “Final lap” (game time), "Phobos" (at boss time) Music provided and produced by LonePeakMusic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polygon Wars at none against Space Grunt's 2. Polygon Wars also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Space Grunt's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Space Grunt sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Polygon Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Grunt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Space Grunt ships an update every 2 months, Polygon Wars every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Grunt | Polygon Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Easy 8 Software | Wesley Jacobs |
Customer experience
Space Grunt
Polygon Wars
In-app purchases
Space Grunt
- Coin Doubler$0.99
- Coin Pack$0.99
Polygon Wars
No in-app purchases
