Comparison

Command & Conquer™ vs Retro Commander

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

Head to head
About

Command & Conquer™

Engage in fast-paced real-time strategy battles against other players. Customize your army with a variety of units and lead them with unique commanders to outwit your opponents and achieve victory in competitive PvP matches.

Highlights
  • Real-time PvP battles
  • Customizable army units
  • Unique commander abilities
  • Alliance system for resource sharing
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Army evolution and upgrades
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This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items. There’s no victory like one against your rivals! Feel the rush of competition in Command & Conquer: Rivals, an action-packed RTS with strategic tactics capable of turning the tide of any battle. Take control of your customized army and conquer your opponent in The War for Tiberium. Team up with friends to share resources in alliances. Create your combination of infantry, tanks, aircraft, and more to outsmart your opponent’s strategy in fast, fun PvP matches. THE THRILL OF VICTORY IS YOURS In Command & Conquer: Rivals, the strategy behind your skills determines victory or defeat. Choose a Commander to lead your forces – each holds powerful abilities that can influence your approach. Customize your army with winning combinations of infantry, tanks, aircraft, and more. Then evolve it to align with your Commander’s unique abilities, before unleashing destructive weapons and vehicles in quick and exciting PvP battles! REVEL IN RIVALRY Test your strategy against your opponent’s strategy in live PvP as you battle to outwit your rivals in real time! Choose to fight for the Global Defense Initiative or Brotherhood of Nod. Restock your supplies and boost your army with valuable supply convoys. Join an alliance to team up with friends, share resources, and climb the leaderboards. Complete daily challenges for massive rewards that improve your Commanders, weapons, and abilities. Grow your army with every victory in this adrenaline-fueled RTS! Important Consumer Information. Some images shown may contain in-app purchases. This app: Requires a persistent Internet connection (network fees may apply). Requires acceptance of EA's Privacy & Cookie Policy and User Agreement. Collects data through third party analytics technology (see Privacy & Cookie Policy for details). Allows to communicate via in-game Alliance chat feature. Contains direct links to the Internet and social networking sites intended for an audience over 13. The app uses Game Center. Log out of Game Center before installation if you don't want to share your game play with friends. User Agreement: http://terms.ea.com Privacy and Cookie Policy: http://privacy.ea.com Visit http://help.ea.com for assistance or inquiries EA may retire online features after 30 days' notice posted on www.ea.com/service-updates.

About

Retro Commander

Engage in post-apocalyptic real-time strategy battles. Command diverse units and technologies in a rich story campaign or test your skills against AI and players in cross-platform multiplayer. Features include a map editor and extensive modding capabilities.

Highlights
  • Post-apocalyptic RTS gameplay
  • Story campaign with unique factions
  • Single-player skirmish matches vs AI
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Map editor and modding support
  • Diverse units and research options
  • Multiple game modes (capture the flag, battle royale)
Features
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Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS). Take command and fight it out in a world where a cataclysmic timeline has transpired on Mother Earth. Wage wars solo, against the AI, or take on your gaming comrades and friends in cross-platform multiplayer matches. Form teams and clans and fight co-op style with the AI and other players for ultimate victory. As opposed to other real-time strategy game, Retro Commander tries to focus on both, a fun single player and a thrilling multiplayer experience. The game strives to be easy to learn with a modern user interface. Single player comes with skirmish matches against the AI as well as a comic-based story campaign. Multiplayer can be played cross-platform and includes a ranking and rating system. POST-APOCALYPTIC: Real-time strategy (RTS) played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth. The environment includes day-night cycles, rain, snow, wind and solar flare activity. STORY CAMPAIGN: Deep campaign and story line of humanity after a cataclysmic event. Factions come with their own specialized technologies such as stealth, robots, drones or shields. SINGLE & MULTIPLAYER: A challenging AI for both single and multiplayer matches with co-op play. Cross-platform multiplayer including LAN/internet. ONLINE play comes with an award and rating system. PLAY MODES: In addition to regular skirmish matches, the game supports missions such as elimination, survival, capture the flag, defense and battle royale. Available in both single and multiplayer also are escort and rescue missions. STRUCTURES & TROOPS: Common troops for land, sea and air warfare is available to all factions. Specialized elements such as stealth, shields, EMP weapons, nukes, portals, orbital weapons, assimilator and other troops and structures provide for additional variety. RESEARCH: A tech tree and research options enable to build specialized structures and troops. A Tech Snatcher can be used to steal enemy technology. MODDING: A map editor is included allowing for player-modded maps including player-modded campaigns. All elements including troops, structures, as well as graphics and sound effects, can be modded if desired.

Screenshots

Command & Conquer™4 screens
Retro Commander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Command & Conquer™ at 4.5 against Retro Commander's 3.8. Command & Conquer™ also leads on ratings volume (43K vs 16). Retro Commander's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 44%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Command & Conquer™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Retro Commander sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Command & Conquer™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Command & Conquer™ has 43K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Command & Conquer™'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Retro Commander's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Command & Conquer™ ships an update monthly, Retro Commander every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Command & Conquer™ versus Retro Commander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommand & Conquer™Retro Commander
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (43K ratings) — better3.8 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43K — better16
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB151 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperElectronic ArtsNoble Master LLC

Customer experience

Command & Conquer™

All ratings43,060 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,860 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative45.9%

Retro Commander

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Command & Conquer™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tiberium visuals glitching
  • Units not responding to commands
  • Incorrect unit stats displayed

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more units and factions
  • Implement a campaign mode
  • Improve matchmaking algorithm
  • Increase rewards for free players
  • Add more customization options

Retro Commander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Command & Conquer™

One-time10
  • Tiny Diamond Pack$1.99
  • Small Diamond Pack$4.99
  • Nod Initiate Bundle$4.99
Show 7 more
  • New Recruits Offer$4.99
  • Exclusive Offer$4.99
  • Big Diamond Pack$9.99
  • Reinforcement Package$9.99
  • Special Bundle$14.99
  • Huge Diamond Pack$19.99
  • Giant Diamond Pack$99.99
14 purchases

Retro Commander

One-time14
  • Map: Chapter 02$0.99
  • Map: Battle Map 02$0.99
  • Map: Battle Map 05$0.99
Show 11 more
  • Clan Manager$1.99
  • Map: Chapter 03$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 08$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map A1$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 04$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 06$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 07$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map 03$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map 04$3.99
  • Modded Maps$4.99
  • All Maps & Modding$19.99

Questions

Is Command & Conquer™ free?
Command & Conquer™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Commander free?
Retro Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Command & Conquer™ or Retro Commander?
Command & Conquer™ is rated higher. Command & Conquer™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 43K ratings, while Retro Commander averages 3.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Command & Conquer™ or Retro Commander have ads?
Command & Conquer™ shows ads; Retro Commander does not.
Which is updated more often, Command & Conquer™ or Retro Commander?
Command & Conquer™ ships an update monthly, and Retro Commander every 2 months. Most recently, Command & Conquer™ was updated on September 28, 2026 and Retro Commander on September 18, 2026.

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