Cylinders vs Tiny Armies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cylinders
Stack blocks vertically to construct the tallest possible cylinder. Compete to achieve the highest score and challenge your friends to beat your achievements.
- Build cylinders vertically
- Reach highest score
- Challenge friends
- Stack blocks
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Build up the cylinders as high as you can! Reach the highest score and challenge your friends.
Tiny Armies
Engage in fast-paced conquest battles with tiny armies. Strategize your moves across various terrains and challenge opponents solo, locally, or globally via iMessage. Enjoy quick gameplay sessions with a visually striking presentation.
- Fast-paced conquest gameplay
- Strategic unit movement
- Terrain-based challenges
- Solo and multiplayer modes
- iMessage battles
- Quick gameplay sessions
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Epic battles of tiny proportions! Tiny Armies is a fast-paced game of conquest. Swipe your units to conquer the enemy and strategize as you encounter lakes, mountains, and forests along the way. Play handcrafted levels, endless random maps, or battle your friends face-to-face in local multiplayer for gloriously tiny bragging rights! Quick bursts of gameplay with a striking presentation, designed for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Invade your friends' message threads with the Tiny Armies iMessage Sticker Pack featuring brave knights and animated tiles! - Reviews - "Tiny Armies is a fast, lightweight, easy-to-play, game of conquest. This one's worth buying on your iOS device." - Pocket Tactics "Tiny Armies should be standard issue for all Apple Watch owners. It places an effortless punch right on the button that delivers a knockout." - The Zarf "This is the type of game you'd expect to play on a watch. Once you start playing - oh my gosh - it's like wait, they're attacking me! I'm not just swiping. It's not passive. These guys are moving trying to eliminate me. It's actually quite fun." - Apple WatchCast "One level of Tiny Armies takes a mere minute which makes it perfect for short play sessions. The game is fun and fairly challenging, you’ll need some good tactics to play a couple moves ahead and take down Red." - 5 Minute Games
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cylinders at Free against Tiny Armies's $0.99. Cylinders also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 310) and device support (5 vs 3). Tiny Armies's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#144 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Cylinders is free to download; Tiny Armies costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Cylinders against 4.3 for Tiny Armies. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 310 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Cylinders's written reviews are positive against 55% of Tiny Armies's.
Cylinders ships an update every 6 weeks, Tiny Armies monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cylinders | Tiny Armies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) | 4.3 (310 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 54.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 310 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khang Le | Brothers Flint |
Customer experience
Cylinders
Tiny Armies
User reviews
Cylinders
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 💡 Fun to try to beat your high score
- 👍 Amazing game
- 👍 Fun and challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Accuracy issues
- 🐛 Leaderboard not working properly
- 🐛 Lags and glitches
- 🔋 Drains battery on Apple Watch
- 💡 Needs more colors and levels
Tiny Armies
From 310 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Simple and intuitive gameplay mechanics
- ⌚ Excellent Apple Watch integration
- 👥 Fun local multiplayer/pass-and-play mode
- 💰 Fair monetization with no ads or IAP
- 🎨 Minimalist and elegant visual design
Room to improve
- 🎲 Excessive reliance on RNG and randomization
- 🤖 Weak and predictable AI behavior
- 📊 Unbalanced map generation causing unfair matches
- ⏱️ Very short campaign (under 1 hour)
- 😴 Repetitive gameplay becomes boring quickly
Bugs and requests
Cylinders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Accuracy issues when tapping the screen
- Leaderboard not showing scores properly
- Frequent lags and glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Add more colors and levels
- Fix leaderboard issues
- Improve accuracy and reduce lag
Tiny Armies
Reported bugs
8 issues- Stuck on initial 'Swipe Up' screen on newer iPhones
- iMessage version doesn't register certain swipe directions
- Apple Watch swipe input not detected
- App crashes or fails to install on some devices
- Swipe controls unresponsive on iPhone 15
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- Characters trapped in spawn zones by mountains
- Fog of war reveals AI knowledge of hidden tiles
- Game occasionally uninstalls itself
Requested features
12 requests- Level/map editor for custom gameplay
- Online multiplayer functionality
- Additional campaign levels and content
- Difficulty settings (Easy/Normal/Hard)
- Dark mode option
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- Customizable game settings for skirmish mode
- Random player start order toggle
- Power-ups or special abilities
- Improved AI with multiple difficulty levels
- Music and sound effects
- Better obstacle placement logic
- Replay/undo functionality
In-app purchases
Cylinders
No in-app purchases
Tiny Armies
No in-app purchases
Questions
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