Comparison

Ancient Legacy vs Pong Machine

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

Head to head
About

Ancient Legacy

Embark on a tabletop-style RPG adventure with roguelike elements. Explore a dark world, battle monsters, build your base, and collect ancient artifacts to seal an evil god. Test your luck and strategy with dice rolls and strategic combat.

Highlights
  • Tabletop-style RPG with roguelike elements
  • Dice rolling for combat and strategy
  • World map exploration with 5 areas
  • Camp building and upgrades
  • Collect 4 Ancient Legacies
  • Challenge 4 environment bosses
  • Unlock and play 9 unique heroes
Features
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Toucharcade 4/5 - "A Clever Hybird of Roguelike And Board Game" ----------------------------------------------------------- Ancient Legacy is a table-top style RPG with rogue-like elements. You play as a hero who must explore a dark world while fighting monsters, building their base, solving quests, and collecting four Ancient Legacy to seal the evil god. Features - Roll the dice and swing your sword as you test your luck and strategies - Venture across a world map that connects to 5 different areas - Build and upgrade your camp to help you on your journey - 4 powerful Ancient Legacy to collect - 4 environment boss wait for you to challenge them - 9 heroes with different abilities to choose and play (7 need to be unlocked) - 10 achievements to conquer - 32 kinds of enemies to face off against - 63 random events with mythical creatures, strange allies, and more - Endless fun as you fight, explore and adventure with dice ----------------------------------------------------------- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TowerofFortune Gameplay Movie http://youtu.be/NDtIZ9N0q30

About

Pong Machine

Experience a virtual beer pong game with a two-player mode. Aim to sink all your opponent's cups before they sink yours. Enjoy a simple yet competitive digital take on the classic party game.

Highlights
  • Two-player mode
  • Beer pong simulation
  • Goal-oriented gameplay
  • Fast-paced competition
Features
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Pong Machine is a beer pong simulation game. Two players play simultaneously and the goal is to hit all the cups of their own color as quickly as possible.

Screenshots

Ancient Legacy4 screens
Pong Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pong Machine at Free against Ancient Legacy's $0.99. Pong Machine also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Ancient Legacy's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pong Machine is free to download; Ancient Legacy costs $0.99 up front. Ancient Legacy sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Pong Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ancient Legacy holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ancient Legacy has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ancient Legacy ships an update every 9 months, Pong Machine every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ancient Legacy versus Pong Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient LegacyPong Machine
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (31 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGame StewTim Ogi

Customer experience

Ancient Legacy

All ratings30 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative15.3%

Pong Machine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Ancient Legacy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes/gets stuck in certain situations
  • Game bugged out and lost progress
  • App doesn't handle certain quest completions
  • Bug after camp destroyed and ambushed
  • No dice to continue after a bug

Requested features

14 requests
  • Sequel or new game with similar mechanics
  • Update graphics for newer phones
  • IAP update with new content or worlds
  • Create a sequel please!
  • Add a tutorial
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  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Add more content/worlds to conquer
  • Improve post-game content
  • Option to unlock items through gameplay
  • Add a checkpoint system
  • Add a skip option for animations
  • Improve enemy balance
  • More narrative-centric occurrences
  • Option to earn IAP items in-game

Pong Machine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Ancient Legacy

One-time11
  • Knight$0.99
  • Ranger$0.99
  • Rogue$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Samurai$0.99
  • Bard$0.99
  • Alchemist$0.99
  • Mascot$1.99
  • Coin$1.99
  • Bag$2.99
  • Hero Pack$4.99
  • Chest$4.99
None

Pong Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ancient Legacy free?
Ancient Legacy costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pong Machine free?
Pong Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ancient Legacy or Pong Machine?
Ancient Legacy is rated higher. Ancient Legacy averages 4.1 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Pong Machine averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ancient Legacy or Pong Machine have ads?
Neither Ancient Legacy nor Pong Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ancient Legacy or Pong Machine?
Ancient Legacy ships an update every 9 months, and Pong Machine every 3 months. Most recently, Ancient Legacy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pong Machine on October 20, 2026.

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