Comparison

Dist vs War Grids

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

Head to head
About

Dist

Strategically build fortresses and demolish opponents' structures to expand your territory. Capture the entire map to achieve victory in this engaging conquest game.

Highlights
  • Build fortresses
  • Demolish opponent fortresses
  • Expand territory
  • Capture the entire field
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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You need to set up your "fortresses", demolish the fortresses of your opponents, expand your field and capture the entire field completely!

About

War Grids

Engage in rapid, turn-based strategy battles on dynamic grid maps. Expand your forces, capture territories, and outsmart adaptive AI opponents. Enjoy quick rounds or deep tactical gameplay with simple controls and a growth system.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced tactical battles (3-5 minutes)
  • Turn-based strategy with unit upgrades
  • Territory conquest and grid domination
  • Adaptive AI opponents
  • Dynamic grid maps (up to 20x20)
  • Automatic troop production and upgrades
  • Customizable battle settings
Features
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War Grids – Fast Tactical Territory Battles War Grids is a fast, turn-based strategy game where every move counts. Expand your army, capture territories and defeat up to three adaptive enemy factions on dynamic grid maps. Why you’ll love War Grids: - Fast rounds: 3–5 minute tactical battles - Turn-based depth: Plan your moves, upgrade units and control the board - Territory conquest: Capture every cell and dominate the entire grid - Smart AI: Enemies adapt to your strategy and become more challenging - Dynamic maps: From 3×3 to 20×20 grids (iPad up to 15×15) - Simple controls: Easy to learn, hard to master - Growth system: Automatic troop production, upgrades and regeneration - Customizable: Adjust battle speed, production time and more Perfect for quick rounds or deep tactical sessions. Can you conquer the whole grid? --- Legal Information: • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/wargrids/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Dist4 screens
War Grids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dist at none against War Grids's 2. Dist also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). War Grids's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment 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. War Grids sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Dist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dist ships an update every 2 months, War Grids every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dist versus War Grids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDistWar Grids
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor AmosovNikolas Brock

Customer experience

Dist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

War Grids

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dist

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

War Grids

Subscriptions2
  • War Grids Ad-free Monthly$1.991 Month
  • War Grids Ad-Free Annual$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Dist free?
Dist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is War Grids free?
War Grids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dist or War Grids have ads?
War Grids shows ads; Dist does not.
Which is updated more often, Dist or War Grids?
Dist ships an update every 2 months, and War Grids every 5 days. Most recently, Dist was updated on October 20, 2026 and War Grids on October 24, 2026.

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