War The Game vs Wehrschach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
War The Game
A two-player strategy war game where players must destroy their opponent's headquarters or all movable units. Success relies on strategic resource management and tactical use of dice rolls for attacks and defenses, with board cells offering defensive advantages.
- Two-player strategy
- Destroy headquarters to win
- Strategy over luck
- Resource management
- Dice-based attacks and defenses
- Randomly generated boards
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War The Game is a strategy war game designed for two players. Destroy the headquarter or all movable units to win the game. Unique gameplay where the strategy over luck is essential to win the game. Use your resources wisely, build your tactics around the rolled dice points for attacks and defences. Use the board cells to get high defensive strength. Rules are explained in the embedded rules document. Randomly generated board for each individual games you play with your friends on one device or via game center.
Wehrschach
Experience a unique tactical board game inspired by chess, set on an 11x11 board with diverse objectives. Engage in strategic battles offline against AI or friends, or compete online asynchronously across platforms. Conquer enemy bases or infantry to achieve victory.
- 11x11 board gameplay
- Multiple win conditions
- Offline play against AI/friends
- Asynchronous online multiplayer
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Account for achievements and ranking
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Wehrschach is an almost forgotten tactical chess like game that was released and promoted prior to the Second World War by the German Military to increase the interest in war. It includes a lot of interesting new rules and brings chess to a new level of tactical planning. Played on a 11x11 squares board with 18 pieces of 5 different types each war party strives to fulfill one of the various goals to win the battle. Will you aim to destroy the enemy infantry or to conquer their main base? Adopt your play to your enemy's strategy and crush him. This game can be played offline against a friend or one of the various computer opponent as well as online in asynchronous matches. You can play against opponents across multiple platforms and continents. Make your move whenever you are ready. Show them who is the better general. Online play requires the creation of an account with the Fellhuhn Online Service which is also used by our other games. With it you can unlock achievements as well as climb the ELO ranking to become a grandmaster of Wehrschach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: War The Game at 100% against Wehrschach's 50%. War The Game also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Wehrschach's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ratings volume, device support 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
Wehrschach is free to download; War The Game costs $1.99 up front. Wehrschach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. War The Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
War The Game holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of War The Game's written reviews are positive against 50% of Wehrschach's.
War The Game ships an update every 5 days, Wehrschach every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | War The Game | Wehrschach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Endre Olah | Philippe Schober |
Customer experience
War The Game
Wehrschach
In-app purchases
War The Game
No in-app purchases
Wehrschach
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