Comparison

Commodity Wars vs Drug Wars 84

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

Head to head
About

Commodity Wars

Engage in a thrilling 30-day trading simulation where you buy and sell commodities to maximize profits. Navigate a dynamic market while evading police and hijackers who aim to disrupt your progress.

Highlights
  • 30-day trading challenge
  • Buy and sell commodities
  • Dynamic market fluctuations
  • Evade police
  • Avoid hijackers
  • Inspired by Dope Wars
Features
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Buy low. Travel smart. Build your fortune. Take your truck along the Mississippi trade corridor in a turn-based trading game where every stop brings new prices, fresh opportunities, and a few surprises. Buy goods, choose your next city, manage your debt, and finish with the highest net worth you can. CLASSIC TRADING, FREE AND AD-FREE Play a 30-day run across St. Louis, Memphis, Little Rock, Jackson, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. Trade eight commodities, from cotton and rice to coffee and cocoa. Choose Easy, Normal, or Hard difficulty and make every cargo space count. A NEW DAILY CHALLENGE Start from the same market conditions as other players each day, then find your own path to a better finish. Eligible completed daily runs have their own Game Center leaderboard. PLAN, TRADE, AND TRY AGAIN Follow price history, compare your cargo with changing markets, and watch the interest on your debt. Road events can bring delivery bonuses, extra goods, repairs, theft, or delays. Save your game and continue later. With iCloud available, continue your active game across iPhone and iPad. KEEP YOUR TRADING STORY Review completed runs, personal bests, statistics, and milestones in your journal. Share a replay code so a friend can try the same starting conditions, or replay a market to test a different strategy. Code-based replays are practice runs with separate records. GO FURTHER WITH PLUS An optional Commodity Wars Plus subscription unlocks expanded 30-, 60-, and 90-day campaigns, up to 10 cities and 12 commodities, delivery contracts, cargo insurance, and truck upgrades. Choose Harvest Season or Port Rush, or try a new featured campaign each day. Classic, daily challenges, price charts, and your journal remain free and ad-free. Monthly and annual Plus plans include the same benefits. If Plus ends, you can finish your saved expanded campaign; starting another expanded run requires an active subscription. Game Center is optional. All money, goods, and trading outcomes are simulated game content. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://www.kramerconceptsllc.com/CommodityWarsPrivacy.html

About

Drug Wars 84

Experience a faithful recreation of a classic 1984 trading game. This retro title brings the original DOS gameplay to your mobile device for nostalgic fun. It's designed purely for entertainment and to evoke memories of older gaming eras.

Highlights
  • Faithful recreation of original DOS game
  • Classic 1984 trading gameplay
  • Retro gaming experience
  • Nostalgic entertainment
Features
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Hey Dude, the New York based trading game from 1984 is back! This version of the game has been painstakingly recreated to be as close to the original DOS game as possible. So make like a Colombian freighter and download this retro gaming classic fast! DISCLAIMER- This is just a game meant for entertainment and nostalgia. The developers of this app do not condone any illegal drug use, trafficking, or violence towards law enforcement officers.

Screenshots

Commodity Wars4 screens
Drug Wars 844 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drug Wars 84 at 3.0 against Commodity Wars's 1.0. Drug Wars 84 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Commodity Wars's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Commodity Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drug Wars 84 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drug Wars 84 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Commodity Wars's written reviews are positive against 36% of Drug Wars 84's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commodity Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Drug Wars 84 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Commodity Wars versus Drug Wars 84: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommodity WarsDrug Wars 84
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB1 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperKramer Concepts, LLCBrian Dale Vander Werf MD Inc

Customer experience

Commodity Wars

All ratings31 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative38.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%

Drug Wars 84

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral36.4%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Commodity Wars

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Drug Wars 84

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Commodity Wars free?
Commodity Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drug Wars 84 free?
Drug Wars 84 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Commodity Wars or Drug Wars 84?
Drug Wars 84 is rated higher. Commodity Wars averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Drug Wars 84 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Commodity Wars or Drug Wars 84 have ads?
Neither Commodity Wars nor Drug Wars 84 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Commodity Wars or Drug Wars 84?
Commodity Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Drug Wars 84 every 3 months. Most recently, Commodity Wars was updated on November 6, 2026 and Drug Wars 84 on November 3, 2026.

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