Comparison

REDCON vs Warlords Conquest

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

Head to head
About

REDCON

Command your fortress in a perpetual war, managing resources and directing troops to defend against enemies and achieve objectives. Strategize with active pause, customize your base, and deploy a vast arsenal to conquer your foes.

Highlights
  • Build and customize battle fortress
  • Use Active Pause for strategic orders
  • Command vast arsenal of weapons
  • Manage ammo, power, and manpower
  • Replay levels and farm perks
  • Infiltrate, Annihilate, or grind targets
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Order your crew to extinguish fires, repair and operate machinery, and repel intruders. Target enemy rooms while balancing ammo, power, and manpower to keep your fortress operational. MAJOR UPDATE 2.0 • World Map to replay levels and farm perks. • Enhanced graphics quality with sharper, clearer visuals. • High refresh rate support for buttery smooth animations. Set in the dystopian future in which the First World War never ended, humanity knows only war and bombardment. ◉ Build and customize your battle fortress as you wish ◉ Use Active Pause to freeze time and issue multiple orders instantly ◉ Command vast arsenal of weapons, from individual soldiers to superguns ◉ Infiltrate, Annihilate or grind your targets down through Attrition You are a Strike Commander, tasked by Fuhrer of the Empire State to spearhead an artillery offensive against Traitor General Kranz. You might be the one to end all wars. Customize and manage your battle fortress. Grow and upgrade your arsenal of weapons and utility facilities, then place them in different slots of your fortress layout. You are in command. Target your guns and command your soldiers. Active Pause allows you to freeze time and issue multiple orders simultaneously. Put out fires, repair damaged weapons and unleash orchestrated assaults on your opponent. Get rewards for victory. Gain new fortress layouts as you conquer the rogue state of Krux, earn medals and perks to aid you in battle. Engage in FTL-like real-time strategy battles where every decision counts!

About

Warlords Conquest

Engage in a pixelated medieval war by deploying soldiers across lanes to counter enemy troops. Choose to play as Humans, Orcs, or Elves, and conquer enemy kingdoms in this tactical tower defense RTS. Upgrade your army and utilize special attacks and defensive items to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Lane-based troop deployment
  • Kingdom conquest
  • Play as Humans, Orcs, Elves
  • Offline and cloud sync
  • Unit upgrades
  • Special attacks
  • Defensive items
Features
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Spawn soldiers across lanes and counter the enemy troops in an epic pixel war! Play as Humans, Orcs and Elves and conquer the enemy Kingdoms. A free to play fantasy Tower Defense RTS with no forced ads. Play as you go - offline mode and cloud sync. supported! Warlords Conquest: Enemy lines, is a tactical tower defense game where your goal is to lead your pixel army to victory. Complete levels and conquer the whole map, playing as warriors from the Human, Orc and Elven Kingdom + many more Herodom factions coming in the future. Achieve what you are destined to, use your skills and speed, planning the best strategy to win both the offensive and defensive battles, instead of wasting your potential on idle games. Upgrade your army wisely and build up the strongest legion as they roam the map leaving no enemy behind them. In this pixel tower defense game, you go on an adventure to explore multiple maps and defeat enemy cities with your fierce warriors. Are you a tactical genius? Find out today! PLAY OFFLINE & CLOUD SYNC Play wherever you want and whenever you want. Enjoy the game on the plane or on long car rides even with no internet connection. Play on multiple devices with the same OS, cross platform not supported. ATTACK THE ENEMY IN KINGDOM WARS This is a tower defense game unlike other. Fight in real time (RTS) with moving troops and win a battle by strategically placing units in your lanes and crossing the enemy border. Choose the best war strategy and use special attacks to reach the enemy lines and infiltrate it. DEFEND YOUR MEDIEVAL KINGDOM AGAINST ENEMY WAVES Do not let the enemy cross your line or the whole war would have been for nothing. Position your fierce warriors carefully in the lanes and survive it until the battle is won. Place defensive constructions to fortify your lanes or use special attacks to get the upper hand. PLAY AS DIFFERENT FACTIONS Choose a weapon shield for the kingdom you want to fight as and use their troop types. Humans, Orcs, Elves and more coming. Epic pixel war! UNLOCK AND UPGRADE UNITS Unlock units across the Human, Orc and Elven kingdom. Recruit the best unit types to diversify your pixel army legion Human faction: Peasant, Archer, Knight, Spearman, Wizard Orc faction: Goblin, Axe Thrower, Brute, War Boar, Beast USE SPECIAL ATTACKS Use a variety of special attacks during a battle to fully immerse into the war - Charge: Blow the horn and summon a wave of random units on each of your lanes - Cannon: Fire artillery cannons on the whole map taking down most of the enemies - Freeze Strike: Use a powerful spell and freeze all the enemies on the map for some time. PLACE SPECIAL ITEMS Place special items to help you win the battle - Barricades: Place barricades on the map to slow down the enemies approaching your line - Mounted Crossbow: Place a self-automated mounted crossbow on the map taking down enemies approaching it - Bomb: Throw bombs on the map for immediate action against approaching enemies EXPLORE THE MAPS Switch between different kingdoms and go on an adventure scrolling through the medieval pixel environments. Enjoy the retro arcade pixel style and conquer enemy cities to be the defender of your kingdom. FEATURES OF WARLORDS CONQUEST - ENEMY LINES - A simple and easy to play RTS game - Supports offline game through cloud sync - A medieval tower defense game with moving soldiers - Assemble unique unit combinations on your lanes with your pixel army legion - Try different creative strategies in the battlefield in order to win - Unlock new fantasy factions and build up your army with cool warrior units - Strengthen your defense and offense by upgrading your units and using special attacks - An adventure as you explore the kingdom maps - A star reward system with good rewards - Retro arcade style pixel art

Screenshots

REDCON4 screens
Warlords Conquest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: REDCON at none against Warlords Conquest's shown. REDCON also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 158). Warlords Conquest's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. REDCON sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Warlords Conquest sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

REDCON holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: REDCON has 1.1K ratings behind it against 158, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of REDCON's written reviews are positive against 73% of Warlords Conquest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

REDCON ships an update monthly, Warlords Conquest every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
REDCON versus Warlords Conquest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREDCONWarlords Conquest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.1K ratings) — better4.1 (158 ratings)
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews73.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better158
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB157 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDavid PeroutkaSimpleBit Studios ApS

Customer experience

REDCON

All ratings1,106 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative26.2%

Warlords Conquest

All ratings158 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative9.0%

User reviews

REDCON

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Unique and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Well-designed user interface
  • 💡 Interesting story and world-building
  • 🚀 Challenging but rewarding experience
  • 👍 Satisfying progression and sense of accomplishment

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall to access full game content
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes and unbalanced levels
  • 🔒 Limited replay value after completing campaign
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and technical issues

Warlords Conquest

From 158 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay loop
  • 💰 Optional ads with good rewards, not pay-to-win
  • ⚖️ Well-balanced difficulty and strategy required
  • 🎨 Good visual design and animations
  • 📱 Easy to pick up and play casually

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow update frequency and long development cycles
  • 😴 Gets boring after completing main content
  • 💸 Monetization feels predatory with limited gold rewards
  • 🎯 Unbalanced difficulty spikes in certain levels
  • 🔧 Lacks features compared to developer's other game

Bugs and requests

REDCON

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Inconsistent enemy AI behavior
  • Graphical glitches on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Sandbox/custom level editor
  • Difficulty options or customization
  • Ability to replay completed levels
  • Expanded story and additional campaigns

Warlords Conquest

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes and kicks players out during gameplay
  • Cannot play certain levels, only Arena works
  • UI elements trigger unintended actions (date/time popup)
  • Troop placement restricted to yellow line only
  • Missing unit information and balance issues

Requested features

20 requests
  • Dwarves faction (most requested)
  • Sandbox/Creative mode like Trench Warfare
  • Multiplayer and PvP modes
  • Additional factions (Vikings, Pirates, Undead, etc.)
  • Health bars for units
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  • Skirmish/Arena battle mode
  • Ability to replay levels for farming resources
  • Reset progress button
  • Speed control buttons (2x, 1x)
  • Unit skins and cosmetics
  • More unit variety per faction
  • Skill trees and item drops
  • Fort/settlement defense mode
  • Different map layouts and siege mechanics
  • Chinese language support
  • Ultimate Edition without ads
  • More storyline and narrative
  • Catapults and siege weapons
  • Longer campaign with more levels
  • Point system for unit deployment

In-app purchases

6 purchases

REDCON

One-time6
  • REDCON 2+$1.99
  • REDCON 1+$1.99
  • REDCON 1++$3.99
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  • REDCON 3$5.99
  • REDCON 2$7.99
  • REDCON 1$9.99
6 purchases

Warlords Conquest

One-time6
  • Small Crystal Ore$2.99
  • Large Crystal Ore$6.99
  • Cart Full of Crystals$14.99
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  • Sack of Crystals$24.99
  • Small Chest of Crystals$49.99
  • Large Chest of Crystals$99.99

Questions

Is REDCON free?
REDCON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warlords Conquest free?
Warlords Conquest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, REDCON or Warlords Conquest?
REDCON is rated higher. REDCON averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Warlords Conquest averages 4.1 from 158 ratings.
Do REDCON or Warlords Conquest have ads?
Warlords Conquest shows ads; REDCON does not.
Which is updated more often, REDCON or Warlords Conquest?
REDCON ships an update monthly, and Warlords Conquest every 5 weeks. Most recently, REDCON was updated on September 23, 2026 and Warlords Conquest on September 19, 2026.

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