Comparison

Swipe War vs Warnament Grand Strategy

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

Head to head
About

Swipe War

Engage in strategic army battles inspired by a classic paper war game. Deploy your forces with unique units and abilities, then swipe to attack your opponent. Compete in ranked matches over the cloud or play against your device.

Highlights
  • Army deployment and unit customization
  • Strategic swipe-to-attack gameplay
  • Pass and play mode
  • Play against AI
  • Cloud-based ranked matches
  • Inspired by 1970s paper war game
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Swipe War is a battlefield, army vs army strategy game; Swipe War is loosely based on a paper war game played with a pencil by children from the 1970s. To start, players purchase and deploy an army with 40 points. Units have varied costs and abilities, so arrange your army on the battlefield as desired. The player’s army is positioned on the bottom half of the battlefield and they will always swipe up at the enemy army, which is deployed at the top of the battlefield. Play types include pass and play, play against your phone, and the main game: "Ranked Wars" is played over the cloud.

About

Warnament Grand Strategy

Engage in turn-based grand strategy with deep customization. Lead diverse nations through diplomacy, warfare, and economic manipulation. Explore alternative histories or create your own scenarios.

Highlights
  • Turn-based grand strategy gameplay
  • Deep customization options
  • Diplomacy and alliances
  • Economic manipulation and sanctions
  • Diverse military units
  • Technology tree progression
  • Political regime choices
Features
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Warnament is a turn-based grand strategy designed together with the community to combine simplicity, depth, and a high level of customization. You can play as theocratic France during lunch and attack Berlin playing as communist Luxembourg by dinner. Or create your own scenario featuring alternative history or something completely unrelated to the real world whatsoever. Influence and manipulate - Declare wars and sign peace treaties, make pacts and alliances - Guarantee the independence of your allies, force someone into vassalage, or simply insult your opponents (as seen on TV) - Get rich by trading with the big shots of global politics or choke your opponents with economic sanctions - Drag your allies into international conflicts: the more, the deadlier! Crush and rule - Wipe out your enemies with a deadly array of military forces—from infantry to nuclear bombs - Rule the seven seas with cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers - Protect your land with fortresses and other defensive infrastructure - Despise the laws of warfare using a chemical or nuclear weapon Expand and thrive - Progress through the technology tree to discover a wide variety of buildings and structures - Choose one of half a dozen political regimes, and make political decisions that might change the course of history - Control each province of your country independently to ensure an economic and scientific breakthrough Website: https://warnament.com Discord: https://discord.gg/WwfsH8mnuz X: https://x.com/WarnamentGame

Screenshots

Swipe War4 screens
Warnament Grand Strategy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Swipe War at 5.0 against Warnament Grand Strategy's 4.5. Swipe War also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Warnament Grand Strategy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (122 vs 2). 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. Swipe War sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Warnament Grand Strategy sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swipe War holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warnament Grand Strategy has 122 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swipe War ships an update weekly, Warnament Grand Strategy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Swipe War versus Warnament Grand Strategy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipe WarWarnament Grand Strategy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (122 ratings)
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2122 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB398 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMarkham Enterprises IncLUDENIO LABS LTD

Customer experience

Swipe War

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Warnament Grand Strategy

All ratings122 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative20.5%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Swipe War

One-time7
  • 3 Bazookas$0.99
  • 3 Trenches$0.99
  • 3 Walls$0.99
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  • Tri-Pack$0.99
  • 3 Reserves$1.99
  • 3 Cavalry$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
8 purchases

Warnament Grand Strategy

One-time8
  • Steampunk$0.99
  • Shock Infantry$2.49
  • Cavalry & Submarine$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Alternative History$4.49
  • Techno-Militarism$4.99
  • World War 2 Scenario$4.99
  • Ideologies$5.99
  • Firestarter$9.99

Questions

Is Swipe War free?
Swipe War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warnament Grand Strategy free?
Warnament Grand Strategy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swipe War or Warnament Grand Strategy?
Swipe War is rated higher. Swipe War averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Warnament Grand Strategy averages 4.5 from 122 ratings.
Do Swipe War or Warnament Grand Strategy have ads?
Swipe War shows ads; Warnament Grand Strategy does not.
Which is updated more often, Swipe War or Warnament Grand Strategy?
Swipe War ships an update weekly, and Warnament Grand Strategy monthly. Most recently, Swipe War was updated on October 13, 2026 and Warnament Grand Strategy on October 19, 2026.

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