Comparison

Arcane Tower vs Advance Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Arcane Tower

Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure as a brave wizard. Explore randomly generated maps, compete in daily challenges with global leaderboards, and learn from top player replays to defeat evil and uncover ancient secrets.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Challenging roguelike mechanics
  • Daily challenge mode
  • Global leaderboards
  • Watch top player replays
  • Single-player adventure
Features
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Evil reigns throughout the kingdom, darkness obscures the landscape. A brave wizard is determined to put an end to all of this. But there's only one way. The Arcane Tower keeps the powers and secrets required to defeat all the evil. Arcane Tower is a roguelike game with mechanics carefully designed to make every run challenging, interesting and incredibly fun. Key features: * Maps are randomly generated, meaning every run you play will be different from every other run you've played. * Daily Challenge! Every day a special map is generated, the same for everyone in the world. Compete in the daily leaderboards! * Watch other players: after playing a Daily Challenge, you can watch replays of the top players to see how they got their score.

About

Advance Tactics

Features
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You start with your units and your flag. So does the enemy. The goal is to either capture their flag and return to your depot or eliminate their forces before they do the same to you. Combat works on a grid with terrain affecting movement and defense. Unit types have strengths and weaknesses against each other. Positioning and unit composition matter. Game Modes: - Skirmish: Vs. Computer - Local Battle: Player Vs. Player or Computer vs. Computer (Demo mode) Unit Types: - Infantry - Rocketeer - Heavy Tank - Jeep - Tank - Artillery - Rockets Armory/Customization - 30+ colors and skins to customize armies

Screenshots

Arcane Tower4 screens
Advance Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Advance Tactics at Free against Arcane Tower's $1.99. Advance Tactics also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Arcane Tower's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Advance Tactics is free to download; Arcane Tower costs $1.99 up front. Advance Tactics sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Arcane Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcane Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, Advance Tactics weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arcane Tower versus Advance Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcane TowerAdvance Tactics
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB39 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDiego Cathalifauddevin sewell

In-app purchases

None

Arcane Tower

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Advance Tactics

One-time10
  • Premium Skin - "Stealth Camo"$0.99
  • Premium Skin - "UV Camo"$0.99
  • Premium Skin - "Kung Fu Camo"$0.99
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  • Premium Skin - "Grass Camo"$0.99
  • Premium Skin - "Wood Camo"$0.99
  • Premium Skin - "Paper Camo"$0.99
  • Premium Skin - "Nebula Camo"$0.99
  • Premium Skin - "Glitch Camo"$1.99
  • Premium Skin - "Airbrush Camo"$2.99
  • Premium Skin - "Fire Camo"$2.99

Questions

Is Arcane Tower free?
Arcane Tower costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advance Tactics free?
Advance Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arcane Tower or Advance Tactics have ads?
Neither Arcane Tower nor Advance Tactics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcane Tower or Advance Tactics?
Arcane Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, and Advance Tactics weekly. Most recently, Arcane Tower was updated on October 9, 2026 and Advance Tactics on October 13, 2026.

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