Kriegspiel vs Mars 2501
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Mars 2501
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Mars 2501 is a strategy game. It is a simple and fast game. During the game you build robots that destroy your opponents. The opponents are red and your color is blue. The one who destroys the opponent's Factory and Head building wins the game. As I said, the game is fast, you have to act all the time to defeat the opponent. There are three types of robots and each of them has a different firepower. Robot 3 is the strongest. Of course, there is also a bonus character, the Immortal. Killing him is not as easy as destroying the robots. And you can also build workers who repair buildings. Go to the building with the worker, if the building is damaged, it will be repaired. Movement is done by pressing the character with your finger, then he will stop, if you move in a certain direction, then he will move in that direction. Shooting is done automatically when the opponent is at a certain distance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kriegspiel at none against Mars 2501's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mars 2501 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kriegspiel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kriegspiel ships an update every 6 months, Mars 2501 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kriegspiel | Mars 2501 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexander Galloway | Janek Soomets |
In-app purchases
Kriegspiel
No in-app purchases
Mars 2501
- Upgrade Mars 2501$4.99









