Comparison

Cell Expansion Wars vs MicroWars

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

Head to head
About

Cell Expansion Wars

Engage in strategic cellular warfare with simple controls. Defend your cells, counterattack enemy territory, and utilize unique abilities like multiplying tentacles and healing allies. Explore mini-games and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Simple controls
  • Line multiplying cells
  • Attacking and defensive cells
  • Supportive items
  • Unique mini-games
  • Achievements and leaderboards
Features
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With the simplest control, players can operate various strategies (Attack, Defense, Heal). Defend your cells from enemy attacks then counterattack to take control of enemies' cells. [Features] - Easy controls - With line multiplying cells, Players can stretch more tentacles. - Attacking cells can give more damage to enemies. - Defensive cells can regain the health of allies cells. - Various supportive items that help players - Various and unique mini-games. - 16 languages supported. - Achievement& leaderboard supported. - Tablet PC devices supported. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

About

MicroWars

Engage in strategic microscopic battles where you command cells to conquer opponents. Collect resources, upgrade your units, and devise invasion plans to capture enemy bases and expand your territory. Outwit your rivals by building defenses and launching timely offensives.

Highlights
  • Microscopic battleground gameplay
  • Command and conquer cells
  • Resource collection and upgrades
  • Strategic invasion planning
  • Defensive and offensive tactics
  • Board-based conquest
Features
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Experience the thrill of a microscopic battleground with Microwars! In this action-packed mobile strategy game, players take on the role of a microscopic organism and send cells to conquer their opponent’s cells on a board. The objective is to take control of all the cells on the board and defeat the opponent. Collect resources, upgrade your cells, and strategize your attacks to gain an advantage. Microwars is a puzzle strategy game, where you need to find the best tactic to capture the enemy base. Here, brains over brawn is the rule! Create new invasion plans and put them into action in each level. Bit by bit, conquer the whole universe as your nodes expand and capture the enemies. Your expansion can only match the greatness of your strategic skills. But beware! keep an eye on your enemy’s strategy as they will try to overtake you while you are conducting your own offensives. You will have to build your defense and prepare your attacks in the same time, in order not to get defeated. Will you manage to elaborate the best strategy to take over the world? Prove it now by downloading Microwars!

Screenshots

Cell Expansion Wars4 screens
MicroWars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cell Expansion Wars at 59% against MicroWars's 34%. MicroWars's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (10K vs 1.7K). On price, update cadence, 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. Cell Expansion Wars sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and MicroWars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MicroWars holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MicroWars has 10K ratings behind it against 1.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Cell Expansion Wars's written reviews are positive against 34% of MicroWars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cell Expansion Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, MicroWars every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cell Expansion Wars versus MicroWars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCell Expansion WarsMicroWars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.7K ratings)4.6 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews — better34.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB94 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMOBIRIXBenoit Freslon

Customer experience

Cell Expansion Wars

All ratings1,651 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews681 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative30.5%

MicroWars

All ratings10,387 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Cell Expansion Wars

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Challenging but fun
  • 💡 Unique concept
  • 👍 Great time-killer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy at higher levels
  • 💰 Pay-to-win elements
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive levels

MicroWars

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Customizable characters
  • 🚀 Quick game sessions

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive levels
  • 🔋 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 💰 Paid features don't work as expected

Bugs and requests

Cell Expansion Wars

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing issues
  • Disappearing cell connections
  • Unfair level scaling
  • Crashes at certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Level editor
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Rewards for completing levels
  • Better progression system

MicroWars

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game resets progress on restart
  • Impossible level 40 and 130
  • Ads play over gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More challenging AI opponents
  • Ability to reinforce controlled cells
  • Disable timer option
  • More unique levels and characters
  • Improved memory mini-game

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Cell Expansion Wars

One-time6
  • 300 Gold item$2.99
  • 500 Gold item$4.99
  • 1100 Gold item$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 3600 Gold item$29.99
  • 6500 Gold item$49.99
  • 15000 Gold item$99.99
1 purchases

MicroWars

One-time1
  • No ads$3.99

Questions

Is Cell Expansion Wars free?
Cell Expansion Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicroWars free?
MicroWars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cell Expansion Wars or MicroWars?
MicroWars is rated higher. Cell Expansion Wars averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while MicroWars averages 4.6 from 10K ratings.
Do Cell Expansion Wars or MicroWars have ads?
Both Cell Expansion Wars and MicroWars show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cell Expansion Wars or MicroWars?
Cell Expansion Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and MicroWars every 2 months. Most recently, Cell Expansion Wars was updated on November 3, 2026 and MicroWars on November 3, 2026.

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