War Tortoise vs Submarine Apocalypse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
War Tortoise
Command a powerful War Tortoise, a heavily armed vehicle with automated turrets. Engage in a unique blend of shooter, idle, and tower defense gameplay. Build defenses, recruit units, and fend off massive enemy assaults across diverse worlds.
- Hybrid shooter, idle, and tower defense gameplay
- Upgrade weapons and recruit units
- Build defenses and collect resources
- Explore 8 unique worlds
- Recruit legendary hero units
- Customize playstyle with Perks
- Auto-Play mode
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Take control of the mighty War Tortoise, a heavy tank armed to the teeth with powerful weapons and automated turrets! Equip weapons, recruit units, build defenses, collect resources, and ultimately defend against a huge onslaught of enemy forces. Combining a shooter, idle gaming, and tower defense, War Tortoise is a unique mix of gaming that anyone can enjoy! FEATURES - Unique mix of a shooter, idle game, and tower defense! - Incredible 3D graphics - watch as a huge war unfolds before your eyes like never before! - HUGE scale battles! - Tons of units, upgrades, and defenses to discover! - Recruit legendary hero units, each with unique traits and abilities! - Customize your play style with powerful Perks! - Discover 8 new worlds with different times of day and weather! - Dozens of unique enemy types! - Prestige to new heights, giving huge gameplay bonuses! - Auto-Play mode! Support Contact us at info@foursakenmedia.com for any questions or help!
Submarine Apocalypse
Engage in intense naval combat during WW3, defending your homeland by destroying enemy submarines, planes, and helicopters. Navigate treacherous waters, avoid enemy attacks, and deploy strategic weaponry to achieve victory.
- Destroy submarines, planes, and helicopters
- Utilize AA guns and special weapons
- Evade mines, bombs, torpedoes, and missiles
- Navigate hostile waters
- Defend homeland from nuclear war
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WW3 has broken out, destroy as many submarines as possible to protect your motherland from all out nuclear war! Use your destroyers AA guns on deck to blast boats, planes and helicopters from the skies. Make sure you avoid getting hit in this hostile environment by mines, bombs, torpedoes and missiles! Use your skills to move the Destroyer into safer waters while dropping depth charges, missiles and other special weapons into the sea where your enemies lurk. Save your homeland from certain nuclear annihilation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: War Tortoise at 4.9 against Submarine Apocalypse's 3.0. War Tortoise also leads on ratings volume (7K vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. War Tortoise sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Submarine Apocalypse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
War Tortoise holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War Tortoise has 7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
War Tortoise ships an update every 4 months, Submarine Apocalypse every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | War Tortoise | Submarine Apocalypse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7K ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Foursaken Media | DM GAMES (Pty) Ltd |
Bugs and requests
War Tortoise
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after recent update
- Incorrect damage calculations for some upgrades
- Ads not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add story mode or campaign
- Improve performance on higher levels
- Allow player movement for the tortoise
- Provide more enemy variety
Submarine Apocalypse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
War Tortoise
- War Tokens - 15$1.99
- War Tokens - 25$2.99
- War Tokens - 45$4.99
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- War Tokens - 125$9.99
- War Tokens - 300$19.99
Submarine Apocalypse
- Remove Time Limit and ADs$1.29
Questions
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