Comparison

Commodity Wars vs Business Empire Manager

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

Business Empire Manager

Build and manage a corporate empire by acquiring rivals, speculating on markets, and investing in stocks and crypto. Grow from a small business to a global tycoon across multiple industries. Dominate the multiplayer economy and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Build corporate empire
  • Spy on rivals and hostile takeovers
  • Master stock and crypto markets
  • Develop multiple industry chains
  • Dominate multiplayer economy
  • Invest in stocks, bonds, and crypto
Features
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Build a corporate empire, spy on rivals, and take control of their businesses in Business Empire Manager — a mobile tycoon game where every player runs a real company and every decision shapes the economy. Spy on competitors, acquire their shares, and execute hostile takeovers. Buy rivals out, control their dividends, and drain their profits to fuel your own empire. FOR EVERYONE. Whether you're a casual player who enjoys idle progress and active management, or an advanced finance enthusiast who lives for hostile takeovers and market speculation — Business Empire Manager adapts to your style. START SMALL. THINK BIG. Begin with a simple farm and grow through three complete industry chains — food, resources and oil. Build from farm to factory to shop, from extraction to manufacturing to retail, from pumping to processing to distribution. Add shopping malls, restaurants, petrol stations — and even launch a shuttle into space. Rise from a small business owner to a true tycoon. MASTER THE MARKETS. Make strategic decisions, control production, manage product flow and choose the best sales strategy. Trade products, speculate on price swings, and time the market to maximize profits. Use trade managers to automate bulk sales and improve efficiency. BUILD YOUR FINANCIAL EMPIRE. Invest in stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrency. Create your own crypto and bond products for deeper gameplay. Optimize taxes and expand into real estate with luxury property investments that generate passive income. DOMINATE THE MULTIPLAYER ECONOMY. Every player is listed on the stock exchange. Buy shares in rival companies, execute hostile takeovers, form alliances, and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard. BUILD, MANAGE, INVEST AND GROW. Use boosters to speed up production and managers to automate operations. Manage virtual assets, develop multiple businesses, and make smart purchase and expansion decisions to increase profits. Whether you want to quietly grow an empire or aggressively take over rivals, the choice is yours. Your empire awaits. Will you build it or take it?

Screenshots

Commodity Wars4 screens
Business Empire Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Business Empire Manager at 90% against Commodity Wars's 42%. Business Empire Manager also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Commodity Wars's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Commodity Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Business Empire Manager sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Business Empire Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Business Empire Manager has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Commodity Wars's written reviews are positive against 90% of Business Empire Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commodity Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Business Empire Manager every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Commodity Wars versus Business Empire Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommodity WarsBusiness Empire Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB199 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKramer Concepts, LLCVladimirs Tammeoja

Customer experience

Commodity Wars

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

Business Empire Manager

All ratings37 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Commodity Wars

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
7 purchases

Business Empire Manager

One-time7
  • 5 EMPIRE TOKENS$1.00
  • 10 EMPIRE TOKENS$2.00
  • 30 EMPIRE TOKENS$5.00
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  • 30 DAYS AD-FREE$6.99
  • 30-Day VIP$9.99
  • 100 EMPIRE TOKENS$15.00
  • 500 EMPIRE TOKENS$69.99

Questions

Is Commodity Wars free?
Commodity Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Business Empire Manager free?
Business Empire Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Commodity Wars or Business Empire Manager?
Business Empire Manager is rated higher. Commodity Wars averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Business Empire Manager averages 4.5 from 37 ratings.
Do Commodity Wars or Business Empire Manager have ads?
Business Empire Manager shows ads; Commodity Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Commodity Wars or Business Empire Manager?
Commodity Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Business Empire Manager every 9 days. Most recently, Commodity Wars was updated on November 2, 2026 and Business Empire Manager on November 3, 2026.

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