Comparison

Cells At War vs MicroWars

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

Head to head
About

Cells At War

Engage in explosive biological combat by converting enemy cells to fight for your side. Overcome 100+ levels with diverse enemy types and dynamic puzzles. This micro-strategy game offers intense, one-thumb mobile control for quick, tactical sessions.

Highlights
  • Convert enemy cells
  • 100+ handcrafted levels
  • 20+ enemy cell types
  • Dynamic puzzle layouts
  • One-thumb mobile control
  • Micro-strategy gameplay
Features
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Convert enemy cells to turn the tide—each Red Cell can hijack one enemy at a time, making them fight for your side in explosive biological combat. With 100+ handcrafted levels, 20+ enemy cell types (some fire at the closest threat, some the farthest, some burst in every direction), and dynamic puzzle layouts, every stage is a fast-paced battle of brains and reflexes. Use converted cells as shields, reposition your Red Cells, and make every move count. Designed for short, intense sessions with deep tactical play, Cells At War delivers a uniquely satisfying micro-strategy experience built entirely for one-thumb mobile control. Cells At War delivers the ultimate micro-strategy experience.

About

MicroWars

Engage in strategic microscopic battles where you command cells to conquer opponents. Collect resources, upgrade your units, and devise invasion plans to capture enemy bases and expand your territory. Outwit your rivals by building defenses and launching timely offensives.

Highlights
  • Microscopic battleground gameplay
  • Command and conquer cells
  • Resource collection and upgrades
  • Strategic invasion planning
  • Defensive and offensive tactics
  • Board-based conquest
Features
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Experience the thrill of a microscopic battleground with Microwars! In this action-packed mobile strategy game, players take on the role of a microscopic organism and send cells to conquer their opponent’s cells on a board. The objective is to take control of all the cells on the board and defeat the opponent. Collect resources, upgrade your cells, and strategize your attacks to gain an advantage. Microwars is a puzzle strategy game, where you need to find the best tactic to capture the enemy base. Here, brains over brawn is the rule! Create new invasion plans and put them into action in each level. Bit by bit, conquer the whole universe as your nodes expand and capture the enemies. Your expansion can only match the greatness of your strategic skills. But beware! keep an eye on your enemy’s strategy as they will try to overtake you while you are conducting your own offensives. You will have to build your defense and prepare your attacks in the same time, in order not to get defeated. Will you manage to elaborate the best strategy to take over the world? Prove it now by downloading Microwars!

Screenshots

Cells At War4 screens
MicroWars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cells At War at 100% against MicroWars's 34%. Cells At War also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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. MicroWars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cells At War asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cells At War ships an update every 5 days, MicroWars every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cells At War versus MicroWars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCells At WarMicroWars
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better34.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB94 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBad Assassin GamesBenoit Freslon

Customer experience

Cells At War

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MicroWars

All ratings10,387 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Cells At War

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MicroWars

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game resets progress on restart
  • Impossible level 40 and 130
  • Ads play over gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More challenging AI opponents
  • Ability to reinforce controlled cells
  • Disable timer option
  • More unique levels and characters
  • Improved memory mini-game

In-app purchases

None

Cells At War

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MicroWars

One-time1
  • No ads$3.99

Questions

Is Cells At War free?
Cells At War is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MicroWars free?
MicroWars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cells At War or MicroWars have ads?
MicroWars shows ads; Cells At War does not.
Which is updated more often, Cells At War or MicroWars?
Cells At War ships an update every 5 days, and MicroWars every 2 months. Most recently, Cells At War was updated on October 24, 2026 and MicroWars on October 30, 2026.

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