Comparison

WW2 Countries At War vs Sortie

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

Head to head
About

WW2 Countries At War

Engage in turn-based strategic combat across historical World War II campaigns. Command land, air, and sea forces to conquer territories and dominate the globe. Recruit allies or conquer rivals in increasingly challenging scenarios.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • World War II campaigns
  • Land, air, and sea forces
  • Recruit or conquer nations
  • Increasingly complex scenarios
  • Global domination objectives
Features
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WW2 Countries At War is a turn-based game pitting the various major and minor powers against each other. This war game is based on the WW2 conflict and plays through scenarios that increase in difficulty and complexity. Use your land, air and sea forces to spread and dominate the world. As one of the major powers, you can recruit minor countries or conquer any country standing in your way to victory.

About

Sortie

Features
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Sortie is a turn-based strategy war game built for iMessage: send a move between texts, outmaneuver a friend, and capture the enemy HQ. Command infantry, artillery, destroyers, battleships, fighters, and bombers across compact 8x9 battlefields where every branch matters. Start a match from Messages, take a few minutes to plan your turn, then send the updated board back into the conversation. Prefer solo practice? Face AI commanders in the iPhone app and sharpen your tactics before challenging friends. Features: - Play asynchronous strategy matches directly in iMessage - Battle friends or train against AI commanders - Capture HQs, control cities, use ports, and exploit light fog of war - Command army, navy, and air units with distinct strengths - Reversible moves until you end your turn - Match history, tutorial, sound, haptics, and tactical presentation - Sortie Pro unlocks tougher AI, coaching tools, replay features, additional maps, cosmetics, and richer recaps Every turn is small enough to fit between texts, but sharp enough to reward real planning. Open a front, make your move, and keep the battle going whenever you have a minute. Privacy Policy: https://noworrieslifestyle.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://noworrieslifestyle.com/eula

Screenshots

WW2 Countries At War4 screens
Sortie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WW2 Countries At War at every 4 days against Sortie's every 11 days. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WW2 Countries At War sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Sortie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WW2 Countries At War ships an update every 4 days, Sortie every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WW2 Countries At War versus Sortie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWW2 Countries At WarSortie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size590 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerwombi pty ltdNo Worries! Lifestyle, LLC

Bugs and requests

WW2 Countries At War

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Armies getting locked in certain territories
  • Troops disappearing when transferred
  • Inability to close battle report
  • Menus overlapping, preventing button presses
  • Game crashing on certain turns
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  • Entire screen freezing on certain actions
  • Allies/friends randomly declaring war
  • Countries joining alliances automatically

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add diplomacy features
  • Add more countries and maps
  • Add new game modes like sandbox
  • Add different types of divisions
  • Add more advanced diplomacy mechanics
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  • Add WW1 or Cold War scenarios
  • Add ability to make peace
  • Add ability to join different alliances
  • Add more economic improvements and resource strategy
  • Add ability to randomize alliances
  • Add ability to make allies/friends declare war less
  • Add ability to upgrade units
  • Add ability to make peace treaties and post-war borders
  • Add civil war mechanics
  • Add ability to surrender countries
  • Add ability to make countries puppets or vassals

Sortie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

WW2 Countries At War

One-time5
  • BuyCredits$3.99
  • Buy 15 contracts$5.99
  • BuyExpansionGame$7.99
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  • BuyFullGame$7.99
  • BuyBulkCredits$8.99
2 purchases

Sortie

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is WW2 Countries At War free?
WW2 Countries At War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sortie free?
Sortie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WW2 Countries At War or Sortie have ads?
Both WW2 Countries At War and Sortie show ads.
Which is updated more often, WW2 Countries At War or Sortie?
WW2 Countries At War ships an update every 4 days, and Sortie every 11 days. Most recently, WW2 Countries At War was updated on September 25, 2026 and Sortie on September 11, 2026.

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