Comparison

Kriegspiel vs WizMiz

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

Head to head
About

Kriegspiel

Engage in a strategic board game inspired by Napoleonic warfare. The objective is to capture enemy arsenals by deploying lines of communication and blocking enemy movements on a large game board. Offers online and local multiplayer, as well as AI practice.

Highlights
  • 20x25 game board
  • Capture enemy arsenals to win
  • Deploy lines of communication
  • Block enemy lines
  • Online multiplayer
  • Local multiplayer
  • AI practice mode
  • Level editor
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Inspired by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz and the European war campaigns of Napoleon, Kriegspiel is a chess-variant played by two opposing players on a 20 x 25 game board. Capture the enemy's Arsenals to win. Deploy your Lines of Communication to keep friendly units in contact. Block enemy lines for strategic advantage. "The surprises of this Kriegspiel seem to be inexhaustible," wrote French Situationist Guy Debord. In Debord's view the game represents the totality of factors at play in wartime maneuvers, what he called "the dialectic of all conflicts." -- Play 2P online against another player -- Play 2P in person on the same device -- Practice against the computer -- Level editor for customizing formations -- Language support for French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, and English Kriegspiel is produced and maintained by Alexander R. Galloway. The game is noncommercial. There are no in-app purchases. No advertisements. No Patreon. No GoFundMe. No monetization of player data. There is literally no possible way to take your money.

About

WizMiz

A fast-paced, two-player abstract strategy board game. Players move colored dots across the board to reach the opposite row, with two distinct win conditions. It's a simple yet challenging game of tactical movement and capture.

Highlights
  • Two-player abstract board game
  • Strategic dot movement
  • Vertical, horizontal, and diagonal moves
  • Capture opponent's dots
  • Two win conditions
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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WizMiz is an Abstract Board Game for two players. A strategy game of 18 red dots vs 18 blue dots that is simple, fast & challenging. Each dot may move one or more squares at a time: vertically, horizontally, or diagonally – but not backward. The object of the game is to move your color dots across the board to the last opposite row. Two ways to win: 1. The first player to fill the last opposite row with 8 dots wins, or 2. The first player that has all of their remaining dots on the last opposite row, and none of their other dots left on the play field. You move by touching your dot then an empty square, or touching your dot then your opponents dot, removing It from the play field. A fast-moving strategy game for all to play. WizMiz was created by Jack Boasberg in 1986. Updated in 2019 at Lightorium.com, LLC. Developed by Juggleware.

Screenshots

Kriegspiel4 screens
WizMiz1 screens

Verdict

The call

Kriegspiel and WizMiz both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WizMiz's written reviews are positive against 74% of Kriegspiel's. WizMiz also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Kriegspiel's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. 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 — 4.5 for Kriegspiel against 4.4 for WizMiz. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kriegspiel has 60 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Kriegspiel's written reviews are positive against 100% of WizMiz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kriegspiel ships an update every 6 months, WizMiz every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kriegspiel versus WizMiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKriegspielWizMiz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (60 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB92 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAlexander Gallowaylightorium.com LLC

Customer experience

Kriegspiel

All ratings60 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.8%

WizMiz

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kriegspiel

No in-app purchases

None

WizMiz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kriegspiel free?
Kriegspiel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WizMiz free?
WizMiz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kriegspiel or WizMiz?
Kriegspiel is rated higher. Kriegspiel averages 4.5 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while WizMiz averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Kriegspiel or WizMiz have ads?
Neither Kriegspiel nor WizMiz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kriegspiel or WizMiz?
Kriegspiel ships an update every 6 months, and WizMiz every 5 weeks. Most recently, Kriegspiel was updated on September 20, 2026 and WizMiz on June 1, 2026.

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