Comparison

MicroWars vs Empire Takeover

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
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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!

About

Empire Takeover

Build and expand your empire by connecting buildings to grow them taller. Recruit legendary heroes and crush opponents with simple drag controls. Enjoy various game modes, including a level editor and offline play.

Highlights
  • Connect and grow buildings
  • Drag controls for building takeover
  • Build and occupy territory
  • Recruit legendary heroes
  • Stage Maker Mode for level design
  • Peace Mode for solo play
  • Offline Mode for network-free play
Features
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● Fight: Connect all your buildings together to grow them taller and then takeover the enemy's buildings. ● Control: Simple drag controls from one building to another. ● Build: Build your empire, occupy more territory, crush your opponents. ● Heroes: Recruit legendary heroes. ● Special art style: Lowpoly Style Game. ● 3 Special Mode: #1 Stage Maker Mode: design levels by yourself and share it to your family, your friends or all the worldwide players. #2 Peace Mode: stay away from multiplayer war. #3 Offline Mode: play levels even you have no network. Good luck, I wish you will like this game!

Screenshots

MicroWars4 screens
Empire Takeover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Empire Takeover at 72% against MicroWars's 34%. Empire Takeover also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). MicroWars's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 3.2K). 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. MicroWars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Empire Takeover sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Empire Takeover holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of MicroWars's written reviews are positive against 72% of Empire Takeover's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MicroWars ships an update every 2 months, Empire Takeover every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MicroWars versus Empire Takeover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicroWarsEmpire Takeover
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings)4.9 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews72.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better3.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB520 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBenoit FreslonHONGKONG HERONOW LIMITED

Customer experience

MicroWars

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

Empire Takeover

All ratings3,197 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative21.5%

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

Empire Takeover

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Fun community
  • 🚀 Lots of content to keep you engaged

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🤯 Confusing user interface and menus
  • 💰 Overly monetized with expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Unclear game mechanics and progression

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

Empire Takeover

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and server instability
  • Graphical glitches and performance problems
  • Lost progress and rewards due to bugs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Better tutorial and in-game help
  • Ability to play with friends
  • More focus on the core tower defense gameplay

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MicroWars

One-time1
  • No ads$3.99
10 purchases

Empire Takeover

One-time10
  • prefered Giftpack 1$0.99
  • prefered Giftpack 2$1.99
  • prefered Giftpack 3$4.99
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  • Monthly Card_2$9.99
  • prefered Giftpack 4$9.99
  • Monthly Card_4$14.99
  • Monthly Card_3$19.99
  • prefered Giftpack 5$19.99
  • prefered Giftpack 7$49.99
  • prefered Giftpack 8$99.99

Questions

Is MicroWars free?
MicroWars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Empire Takeover free?
Empire Takeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MicroWars or Empire Takeover?
Empire Takeover is rated higher. MicroWars averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Empire Takeover averages 4.9 from 3.2K ratings.
Do MicroWars or Empire Takeover have ads?
MicroWars shows ads; Empire Takeover does not.
Which is updated more often, MicroWars or Empire Takeover?
MicroWars ships an update every 2 months, and Empire Takeover every 10 days. Most recently, MicroWars was updated on October 17, 2026 and Empire Takeover on October 17, 2026.

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