Comparison

Tesla Wars vs Blacksmith Story 2

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

Head to head
About

Tesla Wars

Engage in strategic tower defense gameplay, fending off relentless enemy attacks with your Tesla Tower. Utilize special weapons and upgrade your defenses to overcome diverse challenges and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Strategic tower defense gameplay
  • Defend against tanks and missiles
  • Utilize special weapons
  • Upgrade defenses and weapons
  • Unlock achievements
  • Compete on leaderboards
Features
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Hours of zapping fun on your fingertips! Gather up all the strategic thinking and all the reaction speed you have to beat off the endless attacks of merciless enemies, tanks and missiles. Shoot the sole Tesla Tower charges to crush the land, air and even underground strikes. Bash the black swarm with a fun and powerful Special Weapons! Find out the perfect tactics to collect all the achievements and reward money. Anytime, anywhere Tesla Wars will keep you addicted THE GAMEPLAY HIGHLIGHTS - Unique world and the amazing game atmosphere. Hilarious sound effects and flashy graphics are here to hypnotize you - Breathtaking gameplay with an unbelievable number of levels. New challenges will keep you excited with the Tesla Wars - Spice up the action with new flavors. Each level you meet new enemies, new weapons and new tactics -Reverse the fight with the aces up your sleeve. Use the Special Weapons if zapping is just not enough - Boost your progress if you’re stuck. Use extra resources for energy refill, perimeter repairing and weapons upgrading - Challenge your friends. Get all the achievements and climb up to the top Game Center Leaderboards - Feel free to choose your way. Use different game profiles to try out various strategies

About

Blacksmith Story 2

Manage a weapon shop, research and forge weapons, and recruit heroes to defend the kingdom from monsters. Strategize weapon sales to aid heroes in various combat scenarios, from 1v1 duels to large-scale battles.

Highlights
  • Weapon research and forging
  • Hero recruitment and skill improvement
  • Strategic weapon sales
  • Multiple PVP and monster fighting modes
  • Over 350 weapon recipes
  • Shop management and idle gameplay
Features
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Your shop. Their weapons. The kingdom's fate. Take over a weapon shop in a kingdom under siege and turn a humble forge into a thriving business. Blacksmith Story 2 combines shop management, crafting, strategy, and RPG progression in a colorful pixel-art world. BUILD YOUR BUSINESS Recruit employees and assign them to mining, exploration, and forging. Research more than 350 recipes, develop your workshop, and keep the right equipment ready for the next customer. EQUIP THE RIGHT HERO Every hero has a distinct personality and grows as your adventure progresses. Match weapons to each hero's strengths, experiment with dual-wield combinations, and prepare supplies for the battles ahead. WIN THROUGH YOUR DECISIONS Your heroes handle the fighting. You shape the outcome through the equipment you make and sell. Discover how weapon matchups and thoughtful preparation can help an unlikely hero overcome a powerful monster. A KINGDOM FULL OF CHARACTER Meet an eccentric cast, uncover the kingdom's story, and enjoy a blend of lighthearted humor, shopkeeping, and strategic choices. NOW WITH JAPANESE Japanese language support joins the game in this update, alongside improvements to translations across multiple languages. Explore the shop, heroes, items, and story in your preferred supported language. Light the forge, welcome your next customer, and help your heroes make their own legends.

Screenshots

Tesla Wars4 screens
Blacksmith Story 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blacksmith Story 2 at Free against Tesla Wars's $4.99. Blacksmith Story 2 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tesla Wars's advantage is rating (3.4 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (33% vs 25%). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Blacksmith Story 2 is free to download; Tesla Wars costs $4.99 up front. Tesla Wars sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Blacksmith Story 2 sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tesla Wars holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Tesla Wars's written reviews are positive against 25% of Blacksmith Story 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tesla Wars ships an update fortnightly, Blacksmith Story 2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tesla Wars versus Blacksmith Story 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTesla WarsBlacksmith Story 2
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (9 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB129 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPavel TarabrinMakeBestGame

Customer experience

Tesla Wars

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

Blacksmith Story 2

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tesla Wars

One-time6
  • Small money package$0.99
  • Medium money package$4.99
  • Big money pack$9.99
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  • Big money package$9.99
  • Ultimate money pack$19.99
  • Ultimate money package$19.99
8 purchases

Blacksmith Story 2

One-time8
  • Top valued gift parcel$4.99
  • Suprising Gift$9.99
  • Hero Gift$9.99
Show 5 more
  • Special offer B2 variants$9.99
  • Special offer A$9.99
  • Festival Gift$19.99
  • Festival Gift2 variants$49.99
  • Festival Gift$99.99

Questions

Is Tesla Wars free?
Tesla Wars costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Blacksmith Story 2 free?
Blacksmith Story 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tesla Wars or Blacksmith Story 2?
Tesla Wars is rated higher. Tesla Wars averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Blacksmith Story 2 averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tesla Wars or Blacksmith Story 2 have ads?
Tesla Wars shows ads; Blacksmith Story 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Tesla Wars or Blacksmith Story 2?
Tesla Wars ships an update fortnightly, and Blacksmith Story 2 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tesla Wars was updated on October 30, 2026 and Blacksmith Story 2 on November 1, 2026.

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