Comparison

Strategery vs Easy Rush

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
Currently charting
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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

Easy Rush

Slide blocks to clear paths and solve increasingly complex puzzles. Test your logic and patience across over 190,000 challenges, with adjustable difficulty levels from beginner to insane.

Highlights
  • Slide block puzzles
  • Path clearing challenges
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Over 190,000 puzzles
  • Hint system
  • Solvable puzzles guaranteed
Features
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Slide the blocks out of the way and free the arrow block. Easy to learn, hard to put down. Easy Rush is a calm, minimal sliding block puzzle. Every puzzle has a best solution, and you can see how close you got: solve it in the fewest moves for the trophy, or earn up to three stars. • Over 190,000 puzzles, from gentle 5×5 boards to 7×7 brain teasers • Up to 50 levels per pack, easiest first, plus Endless mode when you want more • A new Daily Puzzle every day, the same for everyone. Share your result and compare. • Share a video of your solve: every win makes a short clip you can post to Instagram, TikTok or Messages • A 30-second tutorial, hints when you're stuck, and unlimited undo • Eight color themes, light and dark mode • Plays offline. No ads, no timers, no lives. • VoiceOver support and Larger Text How fast can you get the arrow out?

Screenshots

Strategery4 screens
Easy Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Easy Rush at Free against Strategery's $4.99. Easy Rush also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Strategery's advantage is ratings volume (354 vs 1) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Easy Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strategery has 354 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strategery ships an update daily, Easy Rush every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Strategery versus Easy Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrategeryEasy Rush
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (354 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings354 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLex FriedmanEasy Reps Fitness Inc

Customer experience

Strategery

All ratings348 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative25.6%
Written reviews490 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative25.1%

Easy Rush

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Easy Rush

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

Easy Rush

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strategery free?
Strategery costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Easy Rush free?
Easy Rush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strategery or Easy Rush?
Easy Rush is rated higher. Strategery averages 3.9 out of 5 from 354 ratings, while Easy Rush averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Strategery or Easy Rush have ads?
Neither Strategery nor Easy Rush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strategery or Easy Rush?
Strategery ships an update daily, and Easy Rush every 2 days. Most recently, Strategery was updated on October 27, 2026 and Easy Rush on October 24, 2026.

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