Comparison

Idle Army vs Crowd Battle 3D

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

Head to head
About

Idle Army

Lead your army against relentless enemy hordes. Merge units to create powerful soldiers and unlock devastating weapons. Strategize your troop organization and upgrade your hero to survive waves of attackers and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Merge units to increase power
  • Unlock new recruits and weapons
  • Counter various enemy types
  • Upgrade and customize hero
  • Endless survival mode
  • Strategic troop organization
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Have you ever dreamt of being a squad leader? Now is the perfect time! You will have to survive a horde of enemies. With the help of your amazing army, march forward. Count on your soldiers and merge the units to become more powerful in order to defeat the attackers. They will use all of their power and might to attack you: drones, ninjas, trucks, and tanks. Get ready for battle! Discover new recruits to join your ranks and improve your firepower. How will you organize your military troops? Pistol, Rifle, Minigun, Bomber, Grenade, Rocket Launcher, Tank, Sniper and even Sharpshooter, they are all available to help you counter the waves. To conquer, you must reach the highest level and for that, you will have to create an all-star army and have a great rate of fire. Are the enemies too strong? Launch the nuke, but make sure to time it right. One blast can make you the ultimate tycoon… or end everything. Upgrade and customize your hero as you wish, do you feel more comfortable to shoot the enemies as a superhero or as an assassin? The choice is yours in this military simulation! Make sure to test the endless mode to prove your skills! Get ready for warfare!

About

Crowd Battle 3D

Lead a growing crowd through challenging obstacle courses. Destroy castles and progress through various levels with colorful graphics. Upgrade your abilities and become the ultimate crowd leader.

Highlights
  • Grow your crowd
  • Pass traps and obstacles
  • Destroy castles
  • Dozens of levels
  • Progression and upgrades
  • Colorful graphics
Features
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Grow your crowd! Pass the traps! And destroy castles! Crowd Battle 3D is bundled with dozens of levels for your enjoyment, whenever you want. Become a crowd leader starting today and win with your followers! Features: * Various courses and challenges * Progression and upgrades * Colorful graphics

Screenshots

Idle Army4 screens
Crowd Battle 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idle Army at 4.6 against Crowd Battle 3D's 4.3. Idle Army also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 9%). Crowd Battle 3D's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Idle Army sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Crowd Battle 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Army holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21K and 10K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Idle Army's written reviews are positive against 9% of Crowd Battle 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Army ships an update fortnightly, Crowd Battle 3D weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Army versus Crowd Battle 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle ArmyCrowd Battle 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better4.3 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews — better8.6% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better10K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB225 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKwalee LtdTapNation

Customer experience

Idle Army

All ratings21,070 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative60.8%

Crowd Battle 3D

All ratings10,345 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative81.0%

User reviews

Idle Army

From 21K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great time killer
  • 🚀 Casual and easy to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🔋 Overheats device
  • 🔒 False advertising about ad-free version

Crowd Battle 3D

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Fun game
  • 👍 Cute characters and outfits

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Too many ads
  • ⏱️ Ads longer than gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitchy and laggy
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Idle Army

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes at the end of certain levels
  • Rewards not registering after completing levels
  • Randomly deleting or duplicating troops

Requested features

4 requests
  • More troop types and upgrade options
  • Increase base size to accommodate more units
  • Add new maps and enemy types
  • Improve endless mode progression

Crowd Battle 3D

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce ads or provide ad-free option
  • Improve game optimization and performance
  • Add difficulty settings and more gameplay variety

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Idle Army

Subscriptions1
  • V.I.P. Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time9
  • SPY$1.99
  • Railgun$1.99
  • Costume One man army$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Costume Super soldier$1.99
  • Aditionnal Unit Slot$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Flamethrower$2.99
  • Grenadier$2.99
  • God Father$9.99
1 purchases

Crowd Battle 3D

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Idle Army free?
Idle Army is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crowd Battle 3D free?
Crowd Battle 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Army or Crowd Battle 3D?
Idle Army is rated higher. Idle Army averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Crowd Battle 3D averages 4.3 from 10K ratings.
Do Idle Army or Crowd Battle 3D have ads?
Both Idle Army and Crowd Battle 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Army or Crowd Battle 3D?
Idle Army ships an update fortnightly, and Crowd Battle 3D weekly. Most recently, Idle Army was updated on November 6, 2026 and Crowd Battle 3D on November 6, 2026.

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