Comparison

Tiny Armies vs Endless Cards

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced conquest gameplay
  • Strategic unit movement
  • Terrain-based challenges
  • Solo and multiplayer modes
  • iMessage battles
  • Quick gameplay sessions
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Strategic survival gameplay
  • Item and weapon collection
  • Creature combat
  • Card unlocking with special effects
  • Character abilities
  • Global score ranking
Features
Currently charting
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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 !

Screenshots

Tiny Armies4 screens
Endless Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Armies versus Endless Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny ArmiesEndless Cards
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.3 (310 ratings) — better4.2 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews74.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings310 — better71
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#187 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrothers FlintChristophe Coyard

Customer experience

Tiny Armies

All ratings310 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative31.4%

Endless Cards

All ratings71 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral18.0%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

Tiny Armies

From 310 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

Tiny Armies

No in-app purchases

None

Endless Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Armies free?
Tiny Armies costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Endless Cards free?
Endless Cards costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Armies or Endless Cards?
Tiny Armies is rated higher. Tiny Armies averages 4.3 out of 5 from 310 ratings, while Endless Cards averages 4.2 from 71 ratings.
Do Tiny Armies or Endless Cards have ads?
Neither Tiny Armies nor Endless Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Armies or Endless Cards?
Tiny Armies ships an update monthly, and Endless Cards every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Armies was updated on October 15, 2026 and Endless Cards on October 13, 2026.

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