Comparison

Strategery vs Stonemaier Scores

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

Head to head
About

Strategery

Engage in a rapid world domination game on your iOS device. Compete against AI or friends in strategic battles with customizable options and randomly generated maps for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Offensive and defensive strategy gameplay
  • Play for short or long sessions
  • Four difficulty settings
  • Online battles with matchmaking
  • Pass-and-play multiplayer
  • Automatically saves games
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Customizable gameplay options
Features
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Dominate the world. One blob at a time. World domination isn't a very fashionable ambition these days, but that doesn't mean you can't pretend. Strategery is a battle between your pegs and the green, orange, blue, and red blobs that dare to stand in your way. It's also a little bit of App Store history. Strategery first launched in 2008, back when the App Store was barely a few months old. Macworld named it the Best Strategy Game of 2009. Slate called it their latest iPhone gaming habit. Daring Fireball said the gameplay had a great feel. And a Macworld reviewer named Lex Friedman wrote that there was no game he played on his iPhone more. That reviewer now makes Strategery. Life is funny. HOW IT'S PLAYED The world is made of blobs. Every blob holds pegs — your pegs, ideally. Pick a blob you own, point at a neighboring blob you don't, and roll. More pegs, better odds. Win the roll and the blob changes color. Lose it and, well, you still have your other blobs. Keep going until the whole map is your color and everyone else is looking for the rematch button. Your turn, your dice, your questionable decisions Bigger stacks of pegs win more rolls. Usually. Every blob you hold earns you more pegs Last color standing dominates the world. Politely. THREE WAYS TO CONQUER Solo: Play against the computer. It has no friends, no feelings, and no plans this evening. It will happily lose to you all night. (Or not. You choose how clever it gets to be.) Online: Play against your friends. Take turns from wherever you are. A push notification lets you know when it's your move, or when someone has done something regrettable to your blobs. Pass and play: One phone, one couch, several rivals. Hand it over, let them try, and try not to gloat. CLASSIC OR CHAOS Classic is the game you remember: dice, blobs, and your own poor judgment. Chaos adds starred blobs. Capture one and the wheel spins. Your conquest has consequences. Either way, you pick how much world there is to dominate. A WAR WITH NO CASUALTIES Blobs don't bleed. Pegs don't feel pain. Nothing explodes, nobody gets hurt, and the only thing that ever gets conquered is a colorful shape on a map. Somebody's pride may be wounded when you take their last blob, but that's between the two of you. For iPhone and iPad. Contains no violence, several dice, a healthy number of blobs, and a reasonable amount of whimsy. Strategery was originally designed by Sumul Shah, Courtland Idstrom, and Peter Ju. This version comes from Lex Friedman, who is one person and would be delighted by a rating or review. It's not strategy. It's Strategery.

About

Stonemaier Scores

This app provides quick scoring tables and high scores for popular board games. It supports various player counts, expansions, and AI opponents, making game scoring efficient and accurate.

Highlights
  • Quick scoring tables
  • High score tracking
  • Support for multiple players
  • Expansion compatibility
  • AI opponent scoring
  • Stonemaier Games focus
Features
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Stonemaier Scores features quick scoring tables and highscores for Stonemaier Games titles, with support for various player setups, expansions and AI.

Screenshots

Strategery4 screens
Stonemaier Scores4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stonemaier Scores at Free against Strategery's $4.99. Stonemaier Scores also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). Strategery's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (351 vs 11). On ads 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

Stonemaier Scores is free to download; Strategery costs $4.99 up front. Strategery sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Stonemaier Scores asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stonemaier Scores holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strategery has 351 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Strategery's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stonemaier Scores's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strategery ships an update daily, Stonemaier Scores every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Strategery versus Stonemaier Scores: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrategeryStonemaier Scores
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (351 ratings)4.2 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings351 — better11
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLex FriedmanPaul Hart

Customer experience

Strategery

All ratings351 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews488 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative25.0%

Stonemaier Scores

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral36.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Strategery

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when opponent is eliminated
  • Armies disappear after switching apps
  • Cannot log in or create account
  • Game crashes on newer iOS versions

Requested features

8 requests
  • Pinch to zoom for maps
  • More map options and sizes
  • Ability to redeploy armies
  • Online multiplayer with random opponents
  • Ability to play more than 2 players online
Show 3 more
  • Stats and leaderboards
  • Automatic army placement option
  • Ability to skip replay at end of game

Stonemaier Scores

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Strategery

One-time2
  • $3 tip$2.99
  • War Chest$9.99
None

Stonemaier Scores

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strategery free?
Strategery costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Stonemaier Scores free?
Stonemaier Scores is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strategery or Stonemaier Scores?
Stonemaier Scores is rated higher. Strategery averages 3.9 out of 5 from 351 ratings, while Stonemaier Scores averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do Strategery or Stonemaier Scores have ads?
Neither Strategery nor Stonemaier Scores shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strategery or Stonemaier Scores?
Strategery ships an update daily, and Stonemaier Scores every 2 months. Most recently, Strategery was updated on October 21, 2026 and Stonemaier Scores on October 20, 2026.

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