Comparison

Cell Expansion Wars vs Achikaps

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

Achikaps

Engage in a straightforward economic strategy game. Explore both a story-driven campaign and a freeform sandbox mode. Enjoy a user-friendly interface and fluid animations.

Highlights
  • Easy to learn
  • Campaign mode
  • Sandbox mode
  • Simple UI
  • Smooth animations
Features
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Achikaps is a simple economic strategy. Features: - Easy to learn - Campaign and sandbox modes - Simple UI - Smooth animations

Screenshots

Cell Expansion Wars4 screens
Achikaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Achikaps at none against Cell Expansion Wars's 6. Achikaps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 59%). Cell Expansion Wars's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 185). On price, rating 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. Cell Expansion Wars sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Achikaps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Cell Expansion Wars against 4.4 for Achikaps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cell Expansion Wars has 1.7K ratings behind it against 185, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Cell Expansion Wars's written reviews are positive against 88% of Achikaps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cell Expansion Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Achikaps every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cell Expansion Wars versus Achikaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCell Expansion WarsAchikaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.7K ratings)4.4 (185 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better185
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOBIRIXIvan Yakovliev

Customer experience

Cell Expansion Wars

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

Achikaps

All ratings184 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.7%

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

Achikaps

From 185 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple yet engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💎 High-quality game with no ads or IAPs
  • 🎨 Appealing minimalist art style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Grey screen glitch when switching apps
  • 🤔 Unclear tutorial and lack of in-game information

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

Achikaps

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Screen turns grey when opening notifications
  • Buttons and UI elements become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Improve enemy AI difficulty scaling
  • Provide more building and unit options
  • Allow renaming of saved files

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
None

Achikaps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cell Expansion Wars free?
Cell Expansion Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Achikaps free?
Achikaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cell Expansion Wars or Achikaps?
Achikaps is rated higher. Cell Expansion Wars averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Achikaps averages 4.4 from 185 ratings.
Do Cell Expansion Wars or Achikaps have ads?
Cell Expansion Wars shows ads; Achikaps does not.
Which is updated more often, Cell Expansion Wars or Achikaps?
Cell Expansion Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Achikaps every 3 months. Most recently, Cell Expansion Wars was updated on October 22, 2026 and Achikaps on October 20, 2026.

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