Comparison

Tanks vs Warbits Halfbrick+

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

Head to head
About

Tanks

Engage in top-down tank battles across diverse game modes, including solo campaigns and cross-platform multiplayer. Design and share your own levels and crusades with a powerful editor.

Highlights
  • Top-down tank combat
  • Multiple game modes
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Level editor
  • Crusade editor
  • Co-op and versus modes
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Welcome to Tanks: The Crusades! Tanks is a top-down shooter in which you control a blue tank and try to defeat various enemy tanks with assorted abilities to clear levels. You can play Tanks in multiple gamemodes, alone or via cross-platform multiplayer with as many friends as you'd like: Random levels: Play in randomly generated levels. Crusades: Play a series of levels in order, earning coins and unlocking shop items as you go, with a limited number of lives. Versus: Fight your friends in randomly generated levels. My levels: Play levels that you have saved or made. Level editor: You can create your own levels, featuring tank teams, custom items and shops, custom background colors, and custom level sizes. Go wild! Crusade editor: Once you've made (or saved) several levels, you can put them together into your own crusade. You can then set up a shop for that crusade where players can spend their coins. Multiplayer: Play with as many other players as your device can support. You can play in co-op or versus, chat, and share levels and crusades you've made in multiplayer parties.

About

Warbits Halfbrick+

Engage in strategic turn-based warfare on gridded maps. Command unique units, utilize special powers, and overcome challenges in campaign, challenge, or multiplayer modes. Build and share custom maps to dominate the galaxy.

Highlights
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Campaign Mode
  • Challenge Mode
  • Map Editor
  • Multiplayer Battles
  • Grid-based Warfare
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Get ready to boot up the galaxy's most exciting battlefield simulator with Warbits, available through a Halfbrick+ subscription. Command your army on gridded maps and wage a civilized but intense war against your enemies—or challenge players worldwide in thrilling multiplayer battles. Get rid of blasters, load up Warbits Halfbrick+, and overcome with strategy and precision. As a Halfbrick+ subscriber, you'll not only enjoy Warbits, but you'll also have access to a wide range of other Halfbrick titles, all ad-free and without in-app purchases. Game Features: Turn-Based Strategy: Master tactical grid-based warfare with uniquely equipped units, special powers, and structures that will fuel your strategic dominance. In Warbits Halfbrick+, every move counts in your path to victory! Campaign mode: 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. Multiplayer game: Battle for glory against other commanders. Automatically pair with players who enjoy the same game modes as you and compete for glory on the monthly scoreboards. With Warbits Halfbrick+, strategy is everything. Dominate the battlefield with your tactical genius, build your armies, and climb the ranks in this action-packed turn-based game. The fate of the galaxy is in your hands—are you ready to lead? WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ * Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: * Exclusive access to the highest-rated games, including old games and new hits like Fruit Ninja. * No ads or in-app purchases, enhancing your experience with classic games and Fruit games. * Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games * Regular updates and new games, ensuring your subscription is always worth it. * Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Start your One Month free trial and play all our games, including classic games and games like Fruit Ninja, without ads, in-app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership through Halfbrick+! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- View our privacy policy at https://www.halfbrick.com/halfbrick-plus-privacy-policy View our terms of service at https://www.halfbrick.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Tanks4 screens
Warbits Halfbrick+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tanks at 90% against Warbits Halfbrick+'s 29%. Tanks also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Warbits Halfbrick+'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Warbits Halfbrick+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tanks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tanks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Tanks's written reviews are positive against 29% of Warbits Halfbrick+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tanks ships an update every 2 months, Warbits Halfbrick+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tanks versus Warbits Halfbrick+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTanksWarbits Halfbrick+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better4.0 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB636 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMatei BudiuHalfbrick

Customer experience

Tanks

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Warbits Halfbrick+

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Tanks

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Warbits Halfbrick+

Subscriptions3
  • Halfbrick+1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+$2.991 Month
  • Halfbrick+2 variants$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tanks free?
Tanks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Warbits Halfbrick+ free?
Warbits Halfbrick+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tanks or Warbits Halfbrick+?
Tanks is rated higher. Tanks averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Warbits Halfbrick+ averages 4.0 from 24 ratings.
Do Tanks or Warbits Halfbrick+ have ads?
Neither Tanks nor Warbits Halfbrick+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tanks or Warbits Halfbrick+?
Tanks ships an update every 2 months, and Warbits Halfbrick+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tanks was updated on November 3, 2026 and Warbits Halfbrick+ on November 4, 2026.

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