# Battle Nations — user reviews > 654 indexed App Store user reviews of Battle Nations by Madrona Games Inc., rated 4.60/5 from 2,366 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battle-nations/id453801888/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battle-nations/id453801888.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,020 · 4★ 111 · 3★ 82 · 2★ 48 · 1★ 105 ## What do users think of Battle Nations? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 👍 Engaging storyline and characters - 💡 Unique blend of base building and strategy - 🚀 Responsive updates and bug fixes - 👍 Nostalgic for longtime players **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches - 💰 Progression can feel grindy without spending - 🕰️ Slow resource gathering and building times - 🔒 Lack of account sync across devices - 🕹️ Unbalanced PvP matchmaking **Commonly reported bugs** - Inconsistent performance on older devices - Missions and quests sometimes bugged or unfinishable - Disappearing units after failed PvP battles **Most requested features** - Ability to occupy other player's bases - More frequent events and boss battles - Improved resource management and automation - Expanded customization options for bases - Reintroduction of guilds and multiplayer features ## Newest reviews (16 of 654) ### 3/5 — Massive bugs!! *2026-09-05* The new update is great but it needs even more new units. The new update also has a lot of bugs that won't even let you open the game or it logs you out during battles. Why is everything so hard !?!! I have spent hundreds of dollars on this game which is way more than most I want more bang for my buck. More Nanos not the silly deals where by 20 dollar pack and you give a dumb railgun tank to me. That's the least of my problems what is more disturbing is the fact that all the units I have to fight are absolute insanity ,rebels are hard enough as it is but to increase their dodge on their veterans and make all of their units buffed with everything is dumb My rank 4 veteran which has more health then the rebel version can't do half the stuff it does it should be able to kill him easily but he dodges everything and it's not fair. Revels should not have sir units or at least not ones that are buffed so high with stats. They are just unfair to fight they always wreck my units even though I have legit stuff . The enemy AI always target my infected I can't even rank them up because they are always targeted by everyone .if the enemy can have such good buffed units then why can't i , I want to be able to buy these good units those dumb vault things don't appeal to me there is no chance I get the jackpot unit just make them all individual sales like a chance to buy the mech trooper, I shouldn't have to spend 20 bucks to have a "Chance" of getting it I want good damned units!! I will pay extra if you bring all these units to buy individual no more dumb vault specials I won't do it!! ### 3/5 — Bon jeu mais ….! *2026-09-01* Un bon jeu qui me rappelle en plus plein de souvenirs car j’y jouait déjà il y a plus de 10 ans, mais trop cher , on ne peut pas avancer dans le jeu sans payer, j’avais déjà payé avant et je n’ai pas pu récupérer mon compte donc hors de question de repayer ! Très déçu ### 2/5 — connectivity issues *2026-08-30, version 4.17.9* I love this game, but it’s loading forever, every turn need to wait for 3-5 seconds. ### 4/5 — ITS BACKK!!!!! *2026-08-11, version 4.17.6* Are old accounts from years ago revivable ? ### 2/5 — Battle nations is sick! *2026-08-10, version 4.17.6* NEW REVIEW…SCAM ARTIST. Stole a bunch of people’s money. I mean thousands of dollars. What is going on!! I want all my Nanopods. Won’t be playing this version from this seller. They gave everything free and shut down the game!!!! ### 5/5 — Update issues *2026-07-24, version 4.17.1* Ok, see, the latest update changes the weapons one my Mega tanks, which is annoying. I want to fire main gun of one, then the next, then the next, repeat. The newest update switches the weapon of my next tank to machine guns, which upsets my rhythm. Additionally, at the end of battle, the SP gained is no longer shown. I don’t like that, I want to see how my units are progressing with each battle. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-22, version 4.17.0* I’m so glad this game is back it is just like the OG game and hit like a nostalgia wave when I got it. The community is also great. ### 5/5 — Bugs *2026-07-19* Il y a des erreurs afficher en demandant de relancer le jeu, cela ne marche pas, je le désinstalle et redémarre en le retéléchargant, c’est la deuxième fois (pour mes deux appareils) sur ma tablette et une seule fois sur mon portable, bizzard. Sinon un bug deuxième reprise de combats mis en pause quand on quitte le jeux pendant un combats; me mets toutes les barre de points de vie À droite, et une fois ces point de vie retoucher par une attaque, reprennent leur place. J’ai eux un mammouth en brouillard je pense à l’image non afficher , j’ai quitter le combats pour relancer le jeux c’était réglé. Je vous dit cela pour que vous les corriger puisque c’est beaucoups de bug pour une personne. (Moi) ### 5/5 — Brings back memories! *2026-07-18, version 4.17.0* This is an amazing game I use to play as a when owned by Z2. Happy that Madrona has revived this gem and is working toward making it even better than what Z2 offered. Thanks Madrona! ### 5/5 — I love having this back! *2026-07-17, version 4.17.0* It was so sad when this disappeared, and it’s amazing that it’s back! Thank you so much for all of your hard in resurrecting it. ### 5/5 — Finally! *2026-07-12, version 4.16.0* God I can’t believe this game is back. This was one of my all time favorite mobile games. Nothing else could compare to the story, the art, the game play. I am truly thankful and grateful to Madrona for all their work in bringing back Battle Nations. ### 5/5 — Still Around!!!! *2026-07-09, version 4.16.0* Can’t believe this game is still around I played it in like 2012-13 like every day!!! ### 5/5 — Childhood *2026-07-09, version 4.16.0* It will only get better ### 5/5 — Harcelez nous ! *2026-07-09* Je veux des notifications, vous avez ressuscité ce jeu légendaire de mon enfance avec le système de combat le plus abouti et intéressant de tous les jeux mobiles, PLUS DE NOTIFICATIONS, je vous abandonne ma vie privée mon porte monnaie et tout le reste !!! ### 5/5 — Gameplay *2026-07-09, version 4.16.0* I enjoy this game it’s study paced and good story and troops and art is very cool which there was some online combat or pvp with a bigger community! ### 2/5 — Some of your info going to Israel *2026-07-09, version 4.16.0* if you go to their new privacy policy, as of 7/8/2026, then go to their marketing setting and then go under AppsFlyer it shows you that your information is going to Israel and it’s the default, dunno if the “don’t sell my personal information” box opts you out or not. The data collected is android/google advertising ID, browser language, browser type, device type, IP address, OS version, pages visited, referrer URL, Time Zone, Time Stamp, User Agent, User ID, ads shown, app downloads, identifiers, and installation data. A shame because I liked playing this game a whole lot more before the policy change :( ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — PvP is broken *2026-09-06* I invested a massive amount of money on nanopods to get good units but they’re completely outclassed by the current system. You cannot use nomads in PvP but you can use maulers which I couldn’t get because I wasn’t playing back when they were available for a limited time. It’s impossible to defeat other level 65 players who have access to these units. My veterans and mega tanks don’t do any damage to them. Let me use my nomads that I paid for. I spent like 500 dollars on this game. The devs are clueless. Give me a refund and log me out ### 1/5 — Поиграли и хватит *2026-09-05* Играть в пвп режим и покупать пасс теперь обязательно, если не хочешь отстать по очкам опыта юнитов. ### 1/5 — After new update sp was not being gained *2026-07-24, version 4.17.1* Every time I get in a battle it gives me no sp I have my elemental rover and no mater what else I add it just shows nothing but that my rover is able to be promoted it doesn’t even show the other units please fix asap ### 1/5 — Gameplay *2026-07-18, version 4.17.0* I made some progress through the game and now the game froze on a battle scene that I can’t get out of every time I open the app ### 1/5 — Predatory *2026-05-01, version 4.15.2* It’s almost impossible to make any progress in this game without spending hundreds. I’ve reached a point where I can’t even fight because I lose all my units and can’t afford to fix them with “rare” resources. Don’t play unless you have money + time to burn. ### 1/5 — Broken economy *2026-04-06, version 4.14.5* Game is heavily skewed towards pay to win. It’s absurd. ### 1/5 — 💵💷💶 *2026-03-26, version 4.14.5* Donate…donate…donate….Razrabi petuhi ### 1/5 — Nostalgia bait with obscene levels of RNG *2026-03-02, version 4.14.0* Important game unlocks are locked behind rng boss fights where you can max out the best units available for the boss and still lose because the game just decided you should. No there is nothing you can do about this. Certain bosses are locked behind spending premium currency and, if you don’t want to spend an hour resetting the bosses due to the earlier mentioned rng, spending money, but that isn’t all; you also need to spend hours of in game time max ranking a new unit unlocked at the same level as the boss just to have decent odds at beating it. This is ignoring all the blatantly pay to win aspects of the game such as storage where you get 4x the storage for 1/4 of a very limited resource at early levels if you pay. This rng is prevalent at all levels of play as well and has the potential to lock you out of using certain units, including some that are really good, as well as every boss being dependent on some combination of drop rng, combat rng, and money to beat. ### 1/5 — Impossible to win without buying nanos *2026-02-23, version 4.14.0* The game is rigged so you purchase in app items then require super rare items to heal them. ### 1/5 — Email required *2026-02-23, version 4.14.0* At least tell me you need my email to sign up before softlocking me out of playing. Classic bait n' switch. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Crazy idea *2026-08-26, version 4.17.9* Best mobile game of all time, its everything I’ve always wanted from a mobile game, one thing daily login rewards would incentivize logging in more consistently and getting more people interested ### 5/5 — Welcome back!!!! *2026-08-25* I played it 12 years ago and so glad it is finally back. I remember installing it almost every year just to see if it is working but I’m glad I didn’t give up on doing that every year !!! Best game I ever played !! ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-08-15, version 4.17.7* Exactly how I remember it, classic ### 5/5 — The best phone game you will ever play *2026-08-15* This was an all time favourite of mine. I was absolutely over the moon to see these brilliant people had worked hard to bring it back. ### 5/5 — It’s back and better! *2026-08-14, version 4.17.7* Love that they brought this gem of a game back! ### 5/5 — Great game, glad it’s back in business *2026-08-10, version 4.17.6* Amazing game. Boss fights are difficult and feel worthwhile, units become stronger the more you promote them. Pretty balanced gameplay between free to play and pay to play units. ### 5/5 — Une perle rare *2026-08-02* Jeu incroyable par sa richesse, sa profondeur, et sa capacité à vous immerger sans vous prendre toutes vos heures comme un travail. Petit point bonus pour la nostalgie, merci madrona! ### 5/5 — Join the empire *2026-08-01, version 4.17.3* 5* ### 5/5 — The GOAT *2026-07-30, version 4.17.2* It’s so back and they are doing so much. They have a discord where we can discuss with them and everything about it is just so nostalgic and great. I love how involved and just how much they are doing for the community. It’s so back yall ### 5/5 — New devs new game *2026-07-26, version 4.17.2* An already god game gets a much better dev team And --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*