Comparison

MicroWars vs Opacha

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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!

About

Opacha

Engage in a straightforward combat strategy game focused on planet capture. This experience offers a campaign with numerous levels and a clean user interface, all without any advertisements or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Planet capture strategy
  • Hundreds of campaign levels
  • Easy to learn gameplay
  • Simple user interface
  • Smooth animations
Features
Read full description

Opacha-mda is a simple strategy about capturing planets. It has no advertisements or microtransactions. This game is a remake of my old game yioStrategy. Features: - Easy to learn - Campaign with hundreds of levels - Simple UI - Smooth animations

Screenshots

MicroWars4 screens
Opacha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Opacha at 77% against MicroWars's 34%. Opacha also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). MicroWars's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (10K vs 124). On price, update cadence 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. MicroWars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Opacha asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MicroWars holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MicroWars has 10K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of MicroWars's written reviews are positive against 77% of Opacha's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MicroWars ships an update every 2 months, Opacha every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MicroWars versus Opacha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicroWarsOpacha
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings) — better4.0 (124 ratings)
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better124
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB38 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBenoit FreslonIvan Yakovliev

Customer experience

MicroWars

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

Opacha

All ratings124 ratings
Positive71.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative14.0%

User reviews

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

Opacha

From 124 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ No ads or tracking whatsoever
  • 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
  • ⚡ Simple yet strategic mechanics
  • 🔄 Endless replayability with random maps
  • 📱 Minimal battery drain

Room to improve

  • 🤖 AI appears to have unfair advantages
  • ⏰ Requires precise timing and reflexes
  • 🎮 UI can be unresponsive to quick taps
  • 📐 Background panning interferes with gameplay
  • 🔧 Limited strategic variety in solutions

Bugs and requests

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

Opacha

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • UI buttons hidden behind iPhone notch/home bar
  • Speed slider and menu buttons overlap with system UI
  • Background slides when accidentally touched during gameplay
  • Notification center triggered by top UI elements
  • Control center triggered by top UI elements
Show 3 more
  • Screen resolution issues on newer iPhones with black bars
  • Unresponsive button detection on quick taps
  • Some levels impossible to beat despite multiple attempts

Requested features

14 requests
  • Ability to play as different colors
  • Multiplayer/PvP mode
  • 1v1 game mode
  • New node types (forge, destructible nodes, teleport nodes)
  • Additional upgrade options for units
Show 9 more
  • Custom map dimensions in editor
  • Delete individual connections in editor
  • Multi-node selection and control
  • Game statistics and summary graphs
  • Auto-send units feature
  • More campaign levels beyond 1500
  • Campaign progress tracking
  • Skirmish win/loss statistics
  • Pro version for monetization

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MicroWars

One-time1
  • No ads$3.99
None

Opacha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MicroWars free?
MicroWars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Opacha free?
Opacha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MicroWars or Opacha?
MicroWars is rated higher. MicroWars averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Opacha averages 4.0 from 124 ratings.
Do MicroWars or Opacha have ads?
MicroWars shows ads; Opacha does not.
Which is updated more often, MicroWars or Opacha?
MicroWars ships an update every 2 months, and Opacha every 3 months. Most recently, MicroWars was updated on October 30, 2026 and Opacha on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons