Comparison

Idle Army vs Peace Keepers

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

Peace Keepers

Build a formidable base, recruit a diverse army, and protect your homeland from invaders. Engage in strategic defense and command your troops to victory.

Highlights
  • Build your base
  • Hire troops
  • Defend your homeland
  • Strategic defense
  • Command troops
Features
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Hey Captain ! It's time to build your base, hire some troops and defend your homeland!

Screenshots

Idle Army4 screens
Peace Keepers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Peace Keepers at none against Idle Army's 10. Peace Keepers also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Idle Army's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 282). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Peace Keepers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Idle Army against 4.6 for Peace Keepers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Army has 21K ratings behind it against 282, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Idle Army's written reviews are positive against 23% of Peace Keepers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Army ships an update fortnightly, Peace Keepers every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Idle Army versus Peace Keepers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle ArmyPeace Keepers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21K ratings) — better4.6 (282 ratings)
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews — better23.1% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better282
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB214 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKwalee LtdKsenia Aprelkova

Customer experience

Idle Army

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

Peace Keepers

All ratings276 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral38.5%
Negative38.5%

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

Peace Keepers

From 282 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great concept and gameplay
  • ✨ Incredible art style
  • 🎮 Plays smooth

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 📉 Ads don't always give rewards
  • 😵 Random crashes
  • 🚫 Can't get certain shop items
  • ❓ Mercenaries use different art style

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

Peace Keepers

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Random crashes during gameplay
  • Crashes when trying to watch videos
  • Game crashes when character dies
  • Game crashes when starting missions
  • Game crashes when walking around
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  • Crashes after finishing battle levels
  • Crashes during upgrades
  • Cannot back out of upgrade menu
  • Did not receive airdrop from spin

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ads should always give rewards
  • Unlockable golden 1-hit axe
  • Fix mercenary art style inconsistency

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
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  • Costume Super soldier$1.99
  • Aditionnal Unit Slot$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Flamethrower$2.99
  • Grenadier$2.99
  • God Father$9.99
None

Peace Keepers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Army free?
Idle Army is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peace Keepers free?
Peace Keepers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Army or Peace Keepers?
Idle Army is rated higher. Idle Army averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Peace Keepers averages 4.6 from 282 ratings.
Do Idle Army or Peace Keepers have ads?
Both Idle Army and Peace Keepers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Army or Peace Keepers?
Idle Army ships an update fortnightly, and Peace Keepers every 6 days. Most recently, Idle Army was updated on October 28, 2026 and Peace Keepers on October 24, 2026.

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