Comparison

Empire vs Cell Hopper

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

Head to head
About

Empire

Lead historical World War II battles as a commander. Strategically command diverse land, air, and sea units with unique generals across multiple campaigns and challenging missions. Conquer objectives and lead your nation to victory.

Highlights
  • Over 100 different units (land, air, sea)
  • Unit improvements and expansions
  • Over 120 unique generals
  • 60+ missions in 4 major campaigns
  • Historical battle scenarios
  • Conquer strategic objectives and cities
Features
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LEAD YOUR TROOPS TO VICTORY Empire: World War II takes you into the chaos of World War II. As a commander, historical battles and campaigns are relived under your leadership. In challenging missions, you take command of the troops and have to rethink your strategic decisions turn by turn. You have a variety of different troop types and weapon systems from the Second World War at your disposal to defeat your opponent. ####### - Over 100 different units on land, air and sea - Unlock improvements and expansions for your units to make them even better to make it more effective - More than 120 unique generals that can support your units in battle - More than 60 individual and unique missions in 4 major campaigns (more in Work) - Relive the Polish campaign and show your skills - Join Operation Weser-Exercise and secure the Norwegian coast - Conquer France and the Benelux countries in the western campaign - Complete Operation Sea Lion and take control of England - Be part of the AfricaCorps and conquer North-Africa - Many individual goals make the campaigns even more versatile - Conquer strategic objectives and cities - Escort convoys to their destination - Destroy special units - Safe resource productions - Play battles in which you can lead an entire country to victory over all of Europe - Each campaign unlocks a special battle scenario - Experience the starting position from the point of view of one of several nations and lead your alliance to victory

About

Cell Hopper

Features
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ATTENTION, OPERATIVE. The grid is uncharted. The world has been carved into hexagonal sectors — and most of them have never been claimed. Your assignment is simple: walk them, hold them, file them. — PRIMARY DIRECTIVE — Enter a hex. Hold position for 120 seconds. The sector is logged to your dossier under your callsign. Break perimeter before the timer completes and the claim is void. Move slow. Move deliberate. The grid rewards presence, not speed. — DISCOVERY PROTOCOL — Untouched sectors carry no name. The first operative on the ground gets naming rights — permanent, indexed, attributed. Every operative who walks that hex after you sees what you called it. Choose accordingly. — DOSSIER — Your file is public. Callsign, rank, XP, sectors held, hexes discovered, streak intact. Climb from Newcomer to Legend. Other operatives can pull your record at any time. Build it. — STREAK DISCIPLINE — One sector per day, minimum. Miss it and the count resets at midnight. Streak bonuses compound your XP. The grid does not forgive lapses. — REAL-TIME OPS — The live map shows every claim as it lands. Watch other operatives work the grid. Watch your turf get walked through. Watch what gets named first. — RULES OF ENGAGEMENT — No microtransactions. No advertising. No pay-to-claim. The only currency is footsteps. You have your assignment. Boots on the ground. File the grid. cell_hopper // OPERATIVE SYSTEM

Screenshots

Empire4 screens
Cell Hopper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cell Hopper at none against Empire's 10. Cell Hopper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Empire's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price and device support 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. Empire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cell Hopper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Empire ships an update every 3 weeks, Cell Hopper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Empire versus Cell Hopper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpireCell Hopper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB27 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAndre PotgeterSaeed Ektesabi

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Empire

One-time10
  • 180 science points$1.99
  • 500 science points$4.99
  • Axis general$6.99
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  • General from smaller countries$6.99
  • Polish general$6.99
  • 1200 coins$9.99
  • 1200 science points$9.99
  • 1200 training points$9.99
  • Heavy elite infantry veteran$9.99
  • Medium starter set$12.99
None

Cell Hopper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Empire free?
Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cell Hopper free?
Cell Hopper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Empire or Cell Hopper have ads?
Empire shows ads; Cell Hopper does not.
Which is updated more often, Empire or Cell Hopper?
Empire ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cell Hopper every 4 months. Most recently, Empire was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cell Hopper on November 5, 2026.

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