Comparison

Map Wars vs Thrones War

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

Head to head
About

Map Wars

Engage in strategic warfare across diverse maps, from historical battles to political simulations. Create your own scenarios or explore community-made content. Master troop movement and frontline management to conquer territories.

Highlights
  • Play dozens of scenarios
  • Create custom maps
  • Publish community maps
  • Simulate historical battles
  • Drag and drop troop movement
  • Manage frontlines
Features
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Fight wars on maps! From replaying US elections to taking over Africa, play through dozens of scenarios made by both the developer and the community! If you are bored of the existing maps, you can also choose to make your own through the map editor and publish it for the world. Simulate famous battles and wars using 15+ different maps and 60+ levels. Easy to Play All you have to do is drag troops from one province to another, but careful strategy and finger agility will be needed as difficulty increases. You can only move troops to adjacent tiles, so managing frontlines is very important! Community Content If you're bored of the campaign levels, there are tons of maps made by other players available in community maps. AI fights There are many huge maps like the US county map or Chinese cities map that can be used for AI battles which can simulate frontlines during historical battles. Made using Unity/C# and python

About

Thrones War

Explore a vast world map in this mini strategy game simulating ancient civilizations. Learn about human history and development through engaging gameplay and historical events.

Highlights
  • Explore a large world map
  • Simulate ancient civilizations
  • Understand civilization development
  • Historical event chapters
  • High degree of freedom
Features
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Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations. The game has a high degree of freedom, and in the game, players can quickly understand the history of the development of civilization in the human world. History is a faithful record of people's activities in the past. The meaning of its existence is to let people sum up the past, enrich future life, and pass on the spark of human civilization. In the game history mode, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events, and the first chapter has been updated so stay tuned for future updates of the game. Thank you for your support.

Screenshots

Map Wars4 screens
Thrones War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Map Wars at 4.0 against Thrones War's 3.2. Map Wars also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Thrones War's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 53%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map Wars has 343 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Map Wars's written reviews are positive against 73% of Thrones War's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Wars ships an update weekly, Thrones War every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Map Wars versus Thrones War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap WarsThrones War
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (343 ratings) — better3.2 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings343 — better48
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB138 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSegment Games春华 李

Customer experience

Map Wars

All ratings343 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative40.0%

Thrones War

All ratings48 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Map Wars

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Community maps not loading or displaying
  • Buff activation buttons not working
  • Troop drag-and-drop commands not registering (50/50 success rate)
  • Troops move to nearest territory instead of selected one
  • Map segments going off-screen
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  • Level 26, 36, 42, and 49 are impossibly difficult
  • AI gangs up on player in multi-opponent levels

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add world map or additional maps (Asia, custom regions)
  • Include more nations (Mexico, Russia, etc.)
  • Online multiplayer and play with friends
  • Ranked competitive system
  • Zoom button for better visibility
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  • Ability to move multiple provinces of troops at once
  • Sandbox mode
  • Choose starting location/state
  • Improved animation and graphics update
  • Better troop movement indicators

Thrones War

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Map Wars

No in-app purchases

None

Thrones War

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map Wars free?
Map Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thrones War free?
Thrones War is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Map Wars or Thrones War?
Map Wars is rated higher. Map Wars averages 4.0 out of 5 from 343 ratings, while Thrones War averages 3.2 from 48 ratings.
Do Map Wars or Thrones War have ads?
Thrones War shows ads; Map Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Map Wars or Thrones War?
Map Wars ships an update weekly, and Thrones War every 4 months. Most recently, Map Wars was updated on October 12, 2026 and Thrones War on October 11, 2026.

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