Tiny Armies vs Endless Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Endless Cards
Embark on an adventurous journey where you must strategically use weapons, potions, and items to survive and collect gold. Battle creatures, unlock new cards with powerful effects, and choose characters with unique abilities to achieve the highest score.
- Strategic survival gameplay
- Item and weapon collection
- Creature combat
- Card unlocking with special effects
- Character abilities
- Global score ranking
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You’ll play as an adventurer, and have to use all the means at your disposal to survive as long as possible and, more importantly, gather as much gold coins as possible. In order to do so, you can use all the weapons, protection, potions and various objects you will find along the way. But be aware of the creatures you might also cross paths with, they won’t always have your best interest in mind… You’ll have to be strategic to plan the best path and try to survive for as long as possible. With the gold coins you’ll gather along the way, you will be able to unlock over 30 new cards with spectacular effects, as well as characters with unique abilities. Reach for your weapon, and give it your best shot to make the adventure last for as long as possible and reach the best score of the world ranking !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Endless Cards at free against Tiny Armies's paid. Endless Cards also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 55%) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). Tiny Armies's advantage is ratings volume (310 vs 71). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Tiny Armies costs $0.99 and Endless Cards $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 — 4.3 for Tiny Armies against 4.2 for Endless Cards. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 310 and 71 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Tiny Armies's written reviews are positive against 74% of Endless Cards's.
Tiny Armies ships an update monthly, Endless Cards every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Armies | Endless Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (310 ratings) — better | 4.2 (71 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | 74.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 310 — better | 71 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brothers Flint | Christophe Coyard |
Customer experience
Tiny Armies
Endless Cards
User reviews
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
Endless Cards
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple yet addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique character mechanics
- 💰 Good value for money
- ✨ Cute and appealing graphics
- 🎮 Perfect for short play sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes/freezes
- 📉 Unrewarding late game
- 🎲 High randomness impacting progression
- 🎮 Poor iPad port
- 🔄 Limited content/replayability
Bugs and requests
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
Endless Cards
Reported bugs
12 issues- Game crashes/freezes frequently
- Achievements not working (Dentist, Capitalist)
- Ring and monster tooth items are buggy
- Game freezes during phone calls
- Progress/collection not saving
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- Audio bug when reopening game
- Gold not added to account for certain characters
- Game freezes on iPhone 8
- Coins not added if clicking 'new run' too quickly
- Cannot select language (English/French)
- Game plays music/SFX even when phone is on silent
- Small speaker problem on app open
Requested features
10 requests- Landscape mode
- More items/levels/characters
- Undo move option
- Choose available items per playthrough
- iPad screen resolution support
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- iCloud sync
- Animated character portraits and monsters
- Character upgrades (health, armor, luck, evasion)
- Option to play with own music
- More to do with in-game currency
In-app purchases
Tiny Armies
No in-app purchases
Endless Cards
No in-app purchases









