Comparison

Commodity Wars vs Virtonomics

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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You have 30 days to make the most money you can buying and selling commodities. The market fluctuates and there are police and hijackers lurking at every move looking to impede your progress. Inspired by the classic Dope Wars game from the 90's.

About

Virtonomics

Engage in a deep multiplayer business simulation where you build and manage companies across various industries. Make strategic decisions about production, marketing, and finance to compete for market share and grow your virtual enterprise.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer business simulation
  • Economics and finance management
  • Entrepreneurship and strategy
  • Production and sales planning
  • Team and employee management
  • Non-linear open-world gameplay
Features
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Create your dream company and become a tycoon! If you are looking for a casual tycoon game with simple and obvious gameplay, Virtonomics is NOT for you. Please, find something else. Virtonomics is a multiplayer business simulation game about economics, management, entrepreneurship, competition, finance, marketing, sales, production, strategy, innovation, startup development, new technologies, scientific research, team and employee management, etc. For entrepreneurs and managers: Choose an industry and market, and create a virtual prototype of your company. Experiment with development strategies and business models. Find an effective strategy to grow your business! For students and startups: Start a business and learn how to manage a company in a highly competitive environment. Core management, strategy, operations, marketing, sales, finance, HR, manufacturing, supply chains, etc. For fans of tycoon games: Turn a small family business into a leading global corporation! Your main goal in this business game is to create an effective and successful global company. Players are building and managing their startups and big corporations in various industries while competing for market share. In the process of business development, each manager has to make important decisions every day. The best thing about Virtonomics is that players are able to witness the results of their business decisions much sooner than they would in real life. – How efficient is your team? – How effective is your marketing campaign? – Should you improve your managerial skills for better results? – Have you chosen the best partners possible? Players encounter these kinds of questions daily. By making the correct decisions at the right times, their business stands a chance at becoming the next economic powerhouse. Experience truly non-linear gameplay – Ever wondered what it’s like to manage a chain of retail stores or an oil refinery? – How about owning the biggest gym in Hong Kong? – The biggest agricultural farm in Argentina? – Perhaps you’d like to become the mayor of New York? Players aren’t limited to a single scenario or a preset number of choices that they can make in the game. The Virtonomics tycoon game provides an open-world, nonlinear environment for business-savvy people. The economic conditions that everyone is able to experience within Virtonomics are the result of choices made by every single player. In a true virtual economy, every participant matters. All players become a part of a rapidly growing economy and influence it with their actions. Each player receives virtual start-up capital. It’s completely up to each individual how much of their startup capital is going to be spent. Everyone has to come up with specific business goals and strategies to achieve them. Players can choose to create the most recognizable brand, build the highest-grossing company, produce the best quality products, or form a billion-dollar corporation; the possibilities are endless. Every player picks their own path and their final destination.

Screenshots

Commodity Wars4 screens
Virtonomics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtonomics at none against Commodity Wars's 1. Commodity Wars's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.2 vs 2.8). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Virtonomics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Commodity Wars holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Commodity Wars has 31 ratings behind it against 6, 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 25% of Virtonomics's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Commodity Wars versus Virtonomics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommodity WarsVirtonomics
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (31 ratings) — better2.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKramer Concepts, LLCSimformer Inc.

Customer experience

Commodity Wars

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

Virtonomics

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Commodity Wars

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Virtonomics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Commodity Wars free?
Commodity Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtonomics free?
Virtonomics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Commodity Wars or Virtonomics?
Commodity Wars is rated higher. Commodity Wars averages 3.2 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Virtonomics averages 2.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Commodity Wars or Virtonomics have ads?
Virtonomics shows ads; Commodity Wars does not.

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