Comparison

Warbits Plus vs Athena Crisis

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

Head to head
About

Warbits Plus

Engage in charming turn-based tactical combat with a variety of units and special powers. Explore a story-driven campaign, test your skills in challenging modes, and create custom maps to share with the community. Compete locally or online against friends and other commanders.

Highlights
  • Grid-based turn-based strategy
  • Story-driven campaign missions
  • Challenge and puzzle modes
  • Custom map editor
  • Local and online multiplayer
  • Community tag match hubs
Features
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Warbits Plus is a charming turn-based strategy game where victory is achieved through tactics and determination. Compete with your friends locally and online, hone your skills with single-player missions, or battle for glory against other commanders on the community hub. TURN-BASED STRATEGY - Featuring grid-based movement, using an army of uniquely equipped units, special powers, and structures to fund your battles. + CAMPAIGN - Battle through 20 missions across 5 unique environments as you unravel the story of a dysfunctional galaxy and the war simulator designed to save it. + CHALLENGE MODE - For the more experienced player to test their mettle. 12 challenging skirmish missions and 12 mind-bending puzzle missions. + MAP EDITOR - Build, share, and play custom maps with the community. + LOCAL & ONLINE - Stay off the grid against AI and local play or bring the fight to the internet's front door. + TAG MATCH HUBS - Automatically pair with players who enjoy the same game modes as you and compete for glory on the monthly leaderboards. GIVE WAR SIMULATION A CHANCE *** “From the creators of Warbits, the Editor’s Choice game adored by strategy fans across the universe, we give you Warbits Plus!" - Risky Lab “Sequel to the only turn-based strategy played by Alexander Skarsgård during season 3, episode 7 of HBO’s Succession.” “Why is your team so slow? Just update it already geez or release this” - YouTube Trailer Comment “So how’s Warbots going?” - The family every other Thanksgiving ***

About

Athena Crisis

Command over 40 diverse units in this turn-based strategy game. Engage in single-player campaigns or test your skills in online multiplayer. Design custom maps and campaigns, and experience unique invasion mechanics that blend single-player missions with player-vs-player combat.

Highlights
  • 40+ ground, naval, air, and special units
  • Multiple single-player campaigns
  • Sync and async online multiplayer
  • Unlockable player skills and unit powers
  • Map and campaign design tools
  • Invasion mechanics for PvP battles
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Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that puts you in command of 40+ ground, naval, air and special units. Play through multiple single-player campaigns and measure yourself against others in sync and async online multiplayer. You can unlock player skills and unit powers, or design your own maps and campaigns. Fans of Advance Wars or Fire Emblem will feel right at home in Athena Crisis! Athena Crisis features invasions that turns single-player campaign missions into player vs player battles, with up to 7 people! Players can choose to activate a Power Crystal for an attack increase, which opens an inter-dimensional portal for friends to join – but also leaves it open for invaders to battle you.

Screenshots

Warbits Plus4 screens
Athena Crisis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Athena Crisis at Free against Warbits Plus's $4.99. Warbits Plus's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ads 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

Athena Crisis is free to download; Warbits Plus costs $4.99 up front. Athena Crisis sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Warbits Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Warbits Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warbits Plus has 168 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Warbits Plus's written reviews are positive against 73% of Athena Crisis's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Warbits Plus versus Athena Crisis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarbits PlusAthena Crisis
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (168 ratings) — better3.9 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings168 — better11
Update frequency—Every 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#140 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size557 MB5 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperRisky Lab IncNakazawa Tech KK

Customer experience

Warbits Plus

All ratings168 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative11.7%

Athena Crisis

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Warbits Plus

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Carrier troops display bug (smiley face persists after emptying)
  • Fog of war visibility not updating correctly
  • Enemy troops can be placed on occupied tiles
  • Enemy carrier dropping troops on player-owned cities
  • Unit targeting switching not always responsive
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  • Bluetooth speaker sound muting not working
  • Game drains battery even when plugged in
  • Portrait mode performance issues and lag
  • Resign button not functioning properly
  • Special powers disabled in Skirmish maps

Requested features

13 requests
  • Naval units (battleships, submarines, amphibious units)
  • New unit types and factions
  • Cross-device progress synchronization
  • German language support
  • Sign-in options (Apple, Google, Facebook)
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  • 4-player battle improvements (3v1, FFAs, team swapping)
  • Expanded single-player campaign
  • Cosmetic skins and unit customization
  • Map editor tutorial/guide
  • Special powers in Skirmish/Puzzle modes
  • HQ bonuses usable in Challenge missions
  • Skip tutorial option
  • More diverse campaign storyline

Athena Crisis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Warbits Plus

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Athena Crisis

One-time4
  • Map & Campaign Editor$0.99
  • PvP & Curated Campaigns$2.99
  • The Athena Crisis Campaign$5.99
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  • Athena Crisis: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Warbits Plus free?
Warbits Plus costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Athena Crisis free?
Athena Crisis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Warbits Plus or Athena Crisis?
Warbits Plus is rated higher. Warbits Plus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 168 ratings, while Athena Crisis averages 3.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Warbits Plus or Athena Crisis have ads?
Neither Warbits Plus nor Athena Crisis shows ads.

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