Comparison

The Samurai Wars vs 薔薇戦争

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

Head to head
About

The Samurai Wars

Engage in tactical warfare with historical samurai portraits. Command troops, utilize unique skills, and employ diplomacy, ninja tactics, and political maneuvering to conquer Japan. Collect over 400 samurais and 200 treasures.

Highlights
  • Tactical troop command
  • Unique samurai skills
  • Diplomatic activities
  • Ninja operations
  • Political maneuvering
  • Town development
  • Collectable warlords and treasures
Features
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◆The Samurai Wars◆ This is a tactical war game using actual portrait of samurai. Conquer whole Japan as Oda nobunaga who is famous samurai warlord with over 400 samurais! ◆Intuitive Battle◆ You can command your troop and use tactical skill by Flick/Tap! Defeat enemy by using each samurai's tactical skill! ◆Various Strategies◆ It is not easy to survive by just tactics in battlefield. Diplomatic activities like trading and alliance... Various Ninja's activities... Political activities in Imperial court and Shogunate... Development of town... Let's plan your own strategy! ◆A lot of Warlords, Treasure There are over 400 samurais and 200 treasure items. Can you collect all?

About

薔薇戦争

Features
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こまあぷ第六弾は、15世紀後半の中世イングランドを舞台にしており、スコットランド南部からフランス北岸までをマップに収めています。このマップの中で、30年以上続いたイングランド最大の内乱「薔薇戦争」を表現しています。 【プレイスタイル】 a.コンピューターと対戦(プレステージ、ランカスター派モード、ヨーク派モード、エクストラモード) b.ソロプレイ(プレステージ、キャンペーンモード、エクストラモード) c.マッチプレイ(プレステージ、キャンペーンモード、エクストラモード) d.ウォッチモード(プレステージ、キャンペーンモード、エクストラモード) 【ゲームの手順】 1.手番の決定 2.イベント(発生した場合は4.戦闘へ) 3.移動フェイズ : 敵と隣接ユニットは移動できません。(移動した場合は1.手番の決定へ) 4.戦闘フェイズ : 同じ軍が1回パス又は両軍とも移動不能時に戦闘が発生します。 【勝利ポイント】 ・ロンドンは5VP。その他の都市は1VP。 ・相手陣営のユニットを撃破するごとに3VP獲得。 【勝利条件】 大勝利:先に勝利ポイントが勝利条件を満たした陣営が勝利。 判定(両軍全滅またはタイムオーバー):所持している勝利ポイント数に応じて勝敗を判定します。

Screenshots

The Samurai Wars4 screens
薔薇戦争4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Samurai Wars at Free against 薔薇戦争's $2.99. The Samurai Wars also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). 薔薇戦争's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

The Samurai Wars is free to download; 薔薇戦争 costs $2.99 up front. The Samurai Wars sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. 薔薇戦争 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Samurai Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Samurai Wars has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Samurai Wars ships an update fortnightly, 薔薇戦争 every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Samurai Wars versus 薔薇戦争: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Samurai Wars薔薇戦争
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.1 (63 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB431 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKeita NagafuchiSi-phon

Customer experience

The Samurai Wars

All ratings59 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative36.1%

薔薇戦争

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

In-app purchases

7 purchases

The Samurai Wars

One-time7
  • Stone 100$0.99
  • Available Samurai +14 variants$3.99
  • Scenario pack - Sekigahara$3.99
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  • Remove ADs$6.99
  • Stone 1000$8.99
  • Stone 5000$39.99
  • Stone 12000$89.99
None

薔薇戦争

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Samurai Wars free?
The Samurai Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 薔薇戦争 free?
薔薇戦争 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Samurai Wars or 薔薇戦争?
The Samurai Wars is rated higher. The Samurai Wars averages 4.1 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while 薔薇戦争 averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Samurai Wars or 薔薇戦争 have ads?
The Samurai Wars shows ads; 薔薇戦争 does not.
Which is updated more often, The Samurai Wars or 薔薇戦争?
The Samurai Wars ships an update fortnightly, and 薔薇戦争 every 11 months. Most recently, The Samurai Wars was updated on November 2, 2026 and 薔薇戦争 on November 2, 2026.

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