Comparison

Lux DLX 3 vs War.app

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

Head to head
About

Lux DLX 3

Engage in a grand strategy game of global domination, reminiscent of classic board games. Conquer territories across over 100 diverse maps with intelligent AI opponents or local multiplayer. Enjoy a rich, replayable experience with no hidden fees.

Highlights
  • Over 100 diverse maps
  • Smart AI opponents
  • Hotseat multiplayer
  • Fast user interface
  • HD maps for tablets
  • Quick-action buttons
  • Enhanced graphics
Currently charting
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Lux DLX is an epic game of strategy & conquest. Similar to the board game RISK, but better! Features: over 100 maps, smart AI, fast UI, universal app, hotseat multi-player, and many more options! 100+ Maps include: - Australia Mini - Brasil Mini - British Isles Mini - Canada Mini - China Mini - Earth vs Mars - Europe Mini - France Mini - Germany Mini - Italy Mini - Japan mini - Rome mini - USA mini - 100 more for no extra charge! HD maps designed to fit tablet screens include: - Canada HD - Franco-Prussian War HD - King Arthur - Napoleonic Wars HD - Rome HD - Silicon Valley HD - Spanish Civil War HD - Vietnam War HD - WWII Battles series - and more! No hidden in-app fees, everything is included in the single purchase. Warning: this game has serious replay value! Version 3 adds: - Quick-buttons for Auto-Advance and All-In-Attack modes. - Enhanced OpenGL graphics engine. - Supports widescreen iPhones. - More maps! Version 2 adds: - Extra hard Reaper AI. - Game menu. - iPad full-screen support. - Download multiple maps at once. - Hotseat multi-player improvements. - More maps! Tips to Win: - attack with 3 or more armies for best odds - take over 1 enemy country per turn for a card - fully eliminate an enemy and you get their cards Try out our other game Lux Touch for free. Lux DLX is a mobile version of Lux Delux, available for desktops and laptops. Wage a virtual war and conquer the world. Roll the dice, take a risk and win! "Because taking over the world is fun!" Lux is not associated with the board game RISK.

About

War.app

Engage in strategic turn-based warfare on thousands of community-created maps. Enjoy fair play with no pay-to-win mechanics, and compete against players worldwide or tackle challenging single-player levels. Customize your experience with flexible settings and a variety of in-game cards.

Highlights
  • No pay-to-win
  • Single-player and multi-player modes
  • Cross-platform play
  • Asynchronous games
  • Customizable game settings
  • Thousands of community maps
  • Clans and tournaments
Features
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If you like Hasbro's RISK® game, you'll love War.app! War.app (previously known as Warzone) is a deep, skill-based online strategy game inspired by classic board games but built for modern multiplayer. Fair, Skill-Based Gameplay • No pay-to-win, ever. All games are equally fair for all players. • Luck-free: By default, War.app games are determined entirely by your skill. Single-Player & Multiplayer • Active community: Over 10,000 multi-player games are played every day. • Cross-platform: You can play from your phone, tablet, or computer. You can play against other players no matter what platform they're on. All for free! • Join a clan and compete in clan wars! • Games can be up to 400 players, and can be free-for-alls, teams, co-op, and more! Endless Maps & Customization • War.app has a very flexible engine. When creating games, you have hundreds of settings you can tweak to create anything from a minor variant to a whole new experience. • There are thousands of maps to choose from, all made by the community. Or you can design your own! Maps range from small brawls to epic conquests with 4000 territories. • Play against real people, or play any of the thousands of single-player levels against the computer. Both are 100% free. • Community levels: Play single-player levels from the community, or make your own level and watch replays of other players defeating it. • Cards: War.app has a variety of cards with varying effects, like the Diplomacy Card, Spy Card, Airlift Card, Blockade Card, and more! • Mods allow extending the game engine. No installation required. Play at Your Own Pace • Faster games: All players can take their turn at the same time. Your friends don't need to be all be online at the same time to play with them. Take your turns when it's convenient and War.app will wait for you. Competitive Play • Compete in tournaments, ladders, clan wars, quickmatch. War.app has a highly active competitive community. • Quickmatch: QM makes it easy to jump into multi-player by matching you with players of equal skill on templates you like playing. • Open Games: If Quickmatch isn't to your liking, you can always browse through a list of games made by other players, or make your own! Truly Independent • War.app is an indie game in the truest sense of the word, as the entire game is made by a single person known as Fizzer, who has been developing the game since 2008. • Fizzer hopes to continue developing this game for the rest of his life. Terms of service: https://war.app/TermsOfService RISK® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. War.app is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc.

Screenshots

Lux DLX 34 screens
War.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: War.app at Free against Lux DLX 3's $6.99. War.app also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Lux DLX 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 34) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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

War.app is free to download; Lux DLX 3 costs $6.99 up front. War.app sells 34 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Lux DLX 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lux DLX 3 against 4.8 for War.app. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Lux DLX 3's written reviews are positive against 66% of War.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lux DLX 3 ships an update every 2 months, War.app every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Lux DLX 3 versus War.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLux DLX 3War.app
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings)4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K1.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB283 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSillysoft GamesRandy Ficker

Customer experience

Lux DLX 3

All ratings1,248 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews391 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative18.9%

War.app

All ratings1,595 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative28.4%

User reviews

Lux DLX 3

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun, simple, and enjoyable game
  • 👍 Lots of maps and customization options
  • 👍 Great time killer
  • 👍 Excellent implementation of the Risk game
  • 👍 Challenging AI opponents

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • 🐛 Issues with map downloads and server connectivity
  • 🐛 Bugs with army placement and fortification
  • 🐛 Unbalanced AI difficulty and behavior
  • 🐛 Outdated visuals and UI elements

War.app

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great strategy game
  • 💡 Customizable maps and settings
  • 🚀 Minimal ads
  • 👍 Challenging AI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Unresponsive UI
  • 🐛 Difficulty balancing issues
  • 🔋 Performance issues on older devices

Bugs and requests

Lux DLX 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness on certain devices
  • Issues with map downloads and server connectivity
  • Problems with army placement and fortification

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More detailed game statistics and player tracking
  • Ability to form alliances between players
  • Wider range of map styles and themes
  • Improved AI and difficulty balancing

War.app

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when playing cards
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Map loading issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved map editor on mobile
  • Pass and play local multiplayer
  • Clan/team features on mobile
  • Difficulty settings

In-app purchases

None

Lux DLX 3

No in-app purchases

34 purchases

War.app

Subscriptions2
  • Membership$3.991 Month
  • Idle Premium$8.991 Month
One-time32
  • Day Against Nuclear Tests$2.99
  • Mother's Day Sale$3.99
  • Father's Day$3.99
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  • 500 Coins$5.99
  • 1,000 Coins$9.99
  • Super Camp$9.99
  • Out of School Sale$9.99
  • Spring Bundle$9.99
  • The Winter Bundle$9.99
  • Cyber Monday Sale$9.99
  • Summer Solstice Bundle$9.99
  • Mega Strategy Pack$14.99
  • Mega Maps Pack$14.99
  • Holiday Bundle$14.99
  • World Environment Day Bundle$14.99
  • January Jumpstart Bundle$14.99
  • New Years Bundle$14.99
  • World Kindness Day Sale$14.99
  • Autumn Bundle$14.99
  • International Day of Peace$14.99
  • World Chess Day Bundle$14.99
  • Day of Human Space Flight$19.99
  • World Water Day Bundle$19.99
  • Halloween Bundle$19.99
  • Summer Sale$19.99
  • 2,500 Coins$23.99
  • Valentine's Day Sale$29.99
  • Auto Artifact Swapper$34.99
  • Thanksgiving Sale$39.99
  • Birthday Bundle$39.99
  • 5,000 Coins$46.99
  • 10,000 Coins$89.99

Questions

Is Lux DLX 3 free?
Lux DLX 3 costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is War.app free?
War.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lux DLX 3 or War.app?
War.app is rated higher. Lux DLX 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while War.app averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Lux DLX 3 or War.app have ads?
Neither Lux DLX 3 nor War.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lux DLX 3 or War.app?
Lux DLX 3 ships an update every 2 months, and War.app every 4 weeks. Most recently, Lux DLX 3 was updated on October 29, 2026 and War.app on October 26, 2026.

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