Comparison

Assault Commander Rearmed vs Desert Talon

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

Head to head
About

Assault Commander Rearmed

Engage in turn-based military strategy on a hexagonal map, commanding modern warfare units. Capture enemy headquarters or destroy all forces while researching upgrades and requesting reinforcements. Compete on online leaderboards or play on separate maps against AI or friends.

Highlights
  • Turn-based hexagonal map gameplay
  • Campaign with 6 difficulty levels
  • Command modern warfare units (infantry, tanks, ships, aircraft)
  • Research system for unit and building upgrades
  • Request reinforcements
  • Tactical power-ups
  • Online leaderboards
Features
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Assault Commander Rearmed is a turn-based military strategy game played on a hexagonal map. This game is the successor/reinterpretation of Assault Commander Ultimate with isometric 3D graphics, new player profile, research system, and updated artificial intelligence. • Play the campaign's single player missions on 6 difficulty levels. In the game, you command an army with the goal of capturing the enemy’s headquarters or destroying all enemy units. As you progress through the campaign, you will face larger maps and command more units and buildings. • Use infantry, tanks, artillery, ships, and other units of modern warfare. As you advance, you’ll be able to build a greater variety of units. Alongside ground units, you’ll eventually access fighter planes and warships. • Improve properties of your units and buildings by researching upgrades. In the game, every building and unit can be upgraded. You’ll collect coins during missions, which can be used for research upgrades, enhancing unit firepower or the production capacity of certain buildings. • Request reinforcements from the central supply. In later missions, reinforcements can be requested, though only occasionally. On higher difficulty levels, this may be essential to keep up with the enemy’s superior forces. • Build and use packages to temporarily improve your units in tactical game. By building and deploying power-ups, you can give your units a temporary advantage, which can be useful during operations. You can repair your units on the battlefield or boost their defensive capabilities. • Compete against other players through online leaderboards. Your campaign progress is assessed in various aspects, which are then compiled into online leaderboards. • Try out a collection of separate maps against the computer or your hotseat opponent. Playing on stand-alone maps does not affect your profile, so you can freely practice, try out most units, or play against a friend. • The game holds complex challenges. Completing the campaign and tackling maps on extreme difficulty to earn the Assault Commander Excellence award can provide over 50 hours of gameplay. Some features require in-app purchases. Thank you for your continuous support and reviews. Please visit our YouTube channel for more gameplay videos: https://www.youtube.com/@vtdevinfo Join us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/assaultcommanderrearmed

About

Desert Talon

Features
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You fly the gunship. Everything else on the map is somebody's problem to solve, and most of it is shooting at you. Desert Talon is a twelve-mission campaign flown over one continuous desert: a coast, a river with two bridges, a highway, a railway, a canyon, and an airfield at the far end of it. The missions run through that country rather than around it. You will learn where the ridges are. THE CAMPAIGN Cut the enemy's communications. Escort a convoy the length of the map and keep it alive. Drop a bridge at night. Ambush two relief columns before they reach the airfield. Take a crate off a moving train. Put men on your wings and fly them home. Finish on empty tanks, and then finish the man at the head of the canyon. THE HANGAR Eleven aircraft: the AH-64 Apache, T-129 ATAK, Mi-24 Hind, Mi-28 Havoc, RAH-66 Comanche, Ka-52 Alligator, AH-1W Cobra, UH-60 Black Hawk, CH-47 Chinook and AH-6 Little Bird. The eleventh is not for sale — the Hava Börü is what you are given for finishing the campaign. Each one flies differently, carries differently and takes damage differently. Paint them how you like: seven schemes and a glass tint, remembered per aircraft. THE FLYING Two thumbs. The left ring is the cyclic; the right pad is height and sideslip. Cannon, guided missiles, rockets and air-to-air are a ring around the fire button, and only the ones your aircraft actually carries are drawn. Flares defeat a heat-seeker if you put them out before it arrives rather than after. Auto-lock takes what is in front of you and lets go once you have flown past it. There is a hook underneath for lifting a tank into a fight it can win, and room on the wings for the people you came to collect. WHAT IS FREE The first three missions, the skirmish and the endless mode, and four aircraft — the Apache, the T-129 ATAK, the Mi-24 Hind and the Mi-28 Havoc. Enough to learn the aircraft, see the map, and decide. One purchase opens the rest. No currency, no subscription, no advertising, no loot boxes, and nothing else is ever asked for. Plays offline. No account, no sign-in, no registration.

Screenshots

Assault Commander Rearmed4 screens
Desert Talon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Desert Talon at none against Assault Commander Rearmed's shown. Desert Talon also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Assault Commander Rearmed sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Desert Talon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Assault Commander Rearmed ships an update every 6 weeks, Desert Talon every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Assault Commander Rearmed versus Desert Talon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssault Commander RearmedDesert Talon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (111 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB221 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVTDev Informatikai KftErdem Durak

Bugs and requests

Assault Commander Rearmed

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes on startup and during gameplay
  • Black screen after advertisements
  • Units sometimes impossible to select
  • Units won't enter buildings for repair or healing
  • Production stops on certain maps
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  • Game hangs or freezes without saving progress
  • Distance upgrade for drone and heavy infantry not functioning
  • Incompatibility with MacBook Pro M1
  • Advertisements blocking menu functions
  • Unable to purchase coins after certain point
  • Paid map access not granted after purchase
  • Feedback email link non-functional

Requested features

16 requests
  • Additional campaign maps and scenarios
  • Ability to purchase new maps as DLC
  • Airborne/paratrooper units and mechanics
  • Custom battlefield/map editor
  • Multiplayer scenario builder
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  • Fog of war and line-of-sight mechanics
  • Sniper and mortar units
  • Field engineer and medic units
  • US vs Russian vehicle matchups
  • Ability to switch sides in campaigns
  • Remove or adjust turn limits on maps
  • Save game functionality during missions
  • Option to disable camera movement during AI turns
  • Larger maps at higher tech levels
  • Terrain advantages and disadvantages
  • Historical weapon details

Desert Talon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Assault Commander Rearmed

One-time7
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 90 Coins$3.49
  • All Maps (iOS)$3.99
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  • All Maps$3.99
  • All Maps (Mac)$4.99
  • 210 Coins3 variants$7.99
  • 480 Coins2 variants$15.99
1 purchases

Desert Talon

One-time1
  • Full Campaign$4.99

Questions

Is Assault Commander Rearmed free?
Assault Commander Rearmed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Desert Talon free?
Desert Talon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Assault Commander Rearmed or Desert Talon have ads?
Assault Commander Rearmed shows ads; Desert Talon does not.
Which is updated more often, Assault Commander Rearmed or Desert Talon?
Assault Commander Rearmed ships an update every 6 weeks, and Desert Talon every 4 days. Most recently, Assault Commander Rearmed was updated on November 6, 2026 and Desert Talon on November 6, 2026.

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