Comparison

Idle Army vs Time Wars!

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

Time Wars!

Assemble an army of historical and futuristic warriors, merge them to create powerful units, and battle in real-time physics-based combat. Gather resources, build factories, and deploy tactical airstrikes to defeat enemy forces across different eras.

Highlights
  • Merge units for enhanced power
  • Real-time physics-based battles
  • Gather resources and build factories
  • Deploy tactical airstrikes
  • Battle across different historical eras
Features
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“BREAKING NEWS! There has been an accident in the Time Machine Factory! Portals have opened around the globe and hostile armies from all around the time and history are attacking us!” Knights and Robots! Cavemen and Vikings! Cowboys and Millenials! Gather resources, build factories and purchase soldiers with different stats & abilities. Merge them together to create more powerful versions. Take these troops to real-time physics based battle against the strongest warriors of history (and future!) Use tactical airstrikes to rain bombs over your enemies. It’s time for the Epic Clash of Epochs!

Screenshots

Idle Army4 screens
Time Wars!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Army at 27% against Time Wars!'s 0%. Time Wars!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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 Time Wars! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Army ships an update fortnightly, Time Wars! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Idle Army versus Time Wars!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle ArmyTime Wars!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB157 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperKwalee LtdLittle Star Games Oy

Customer experience

Idle Army

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

Time Wars!

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Time Wars!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Time Wars!

One-time1
  • No Ads!$1.99

Questions

Is Idle Army free?
Idle Army is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Wars! free?
Time Wars! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idle Army or Time Wars! have ads?
Both Idle Army and Time Wars! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Army or Time Wars!?
Idle Army ships an update fortnightly, and Time Wars! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Idle Army was updated on October 26, 2026 and Time Wars! on October 22, 2026.

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