Was There vs Stratega!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Was There
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Was There is a location finding app that pulls the users precise latitude and longitude coordinates on demand and prepares the data to be sent to a user defined email address or text number. The app is designed to be used in conjunction with Evernote's organization and management platform, however using Evernote is optional. To use the app, press the blue orb from the main page. That function instantly grabs location coordinates. Users then have the option to include a subject line and additional notes within the body. These fields are not required, but intended to better identify the message and contents. Pressing the "Send" button activates either an email or text message and prepares the preformatted message. With the preferred sending option displayed, the user has access to the functionality included with Mail or Messages, including attaching a photo if desired. The final step is to send the mail or text as normal via the send button within Mail or Messages. The Birdseye View button provides an overhead look of the current location, and like any Maps view, can panned around and zoomed in or out. Please note: approximate address data is dependent on network bandwidth. If the address is not pulled in a timely manner, a note indicating such will display on the email or text message. Canceling the message and tapping the refresh button generally rectifies any delay in fetching data. A menu is included at the bottom. Three options include: Home - the main page, Settings - the user configuration page, and Info - includes basic usage instructions. The Settings page includes detail about the user's currently defined and saved data, mainly the email address or cell used to send messages, plus an option to include an Evernote Notebook name. If an Evernote Notebook is included, and a properly configured Evernote email address is saved, the notes will populate in the appropriate notebook on Evernote's platform. To do this, the email message subject is appended appropriately with the proper suffix and notebook name. If not included, the email subject will either be the user defined field from the main page, or blank. The Clear Settings section allows the user to remove/delete either or all of the saved email address, the Evernote Notebook name, or the cell number. Similarly, the Update Settings section allows the user to redefine and save any of those saved settings. Clear field buttons activate once cursor is placed in any field, and the green "Disk" button saves the updated data to the iPhone's database. The Update Send Option Setting allows the user to toggle back and forth between sending email or text. And watch notification and access setting is available for toggle as well. The Additional Information page provides instructions for setting up Apple ID email and locating an Evernote account email address. Likewise additional app tips are displayed, plus contact information for the developer is provided.
Stratega!
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Stratega --------- Description The Stratega is a game that two players face off against each other, a turn-based game. Yo Can Play Versus CPU or Versus another Player Online by GameCenter. Pieces Each player has 40 pieces distributed as follows. Quantity Name Rank --------- -------- --------- 1 Marshal 10 1 General 9 2 Colonel 8 3 Major 7 4 Captain 6 4 Lieutenant 5 4 Sergeant 4 5 Miner 3 8 Scout 2 1 Spy 1 6 Bomb - 1 Flag - Board The board consists of cells distributed in a 10x10 grid. There are 2 lakes of 4 cells each in the center of the board, on which the pieces cannot be placed. Objective Capture the opposing flag or leave the opponent with no valid moves. The Game The game is played in turns, alternating between the two players. On each turn the player must move a piece or attack an opposing piece. Initial Formation Before the start of the game, each player must choose the formation of his army, distributing the pieces as desired in the bottom 4 lines of the board. Movement Rules The pieces move one cell at a time, horizontally or vertically, except for the Explorer. No piece can move diagonally, jump over other pieces, or move to a space occupied by another piece. It is not allowed to jump over the lakes, or move inside it. The pieces move one at a time. The Explorer can walk as many free cells as he wants, horizontally or vertically. He can also walk and attack in the same turn. Attacking Rules When one of your pieces and one of your opponent's pieces are stuck, horizontally or vertically, it means they are in attack position. The piece with the lower rank is captured and removed from the board. If the victorious piece was the attacker, then it moves to the position of the captured piece. If the victorious piece was the attacked one, it stays in the position it is in. When two pieces of the same rank attack each other, both are removed from the board The attack is always optional. Special Attack Rules Bomb and Miner, all pieces that attack a bomb will be removed from the board. Except the miner, who disarms and captures the bomb. Marshal and Spy, the Marshal wins all other pieces of lower rank, except if attacked or attacking the Spy. Start a Game To start playing, you must have GameCenter enabled. Once authenticated in GameCenter, we will press the Stratega button. The screen to create or select a game will appear. When we create a new game, we will start by configuring our part of the board, our pieces will always be light colored, and we must fill the bottom four rows of the board. We will select which piece we are going to put, and then press on an empty cell to put the piece, or if we press on a cell that has a piece, we will remove it. Once our part of the board is filled, we will press the Start button to start the game. When it's our turn to move, we will hold down the piece while we move to the cell we want to move it, when it's the piece on the cell we will let go to finish our turn, and wait for the opponent's move. At any time we can press the pieces button, to see which pieces the opponent still has on the board. If we press the Home button, we will return to the beginning to select a game or create a new one. Enjoy the game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Was There at Free against Stratega!'s $1.99. Stratega!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On ads, 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
Was There is free to download; Stratega! costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Was There ships an update every 5 weeks, Stratega! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Was There | Stratega! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | — | #188 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAM Productions LLC | Ivan Cerra de Castro |
In-app purchases
Was There
No in-app purchases
Stratega!
No in-app purchases









