Comparison

UniWar vs Gladiabots

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

Head to head
About

UniWar

Engage in turn-based tactical combat with diverse units and races. Challenge AI or players worldwide across thousands of maps, playing asynchronously with notifications. Offers both offline campaigns and robust multiplayer options.

Highlights
  • 3 unique races with 10 unit types each
  • Over 10,000 user-created maps
  • Multiplayer matches (1v1 to 4v4)
  • Offline campaign with 30 missions
  • Asynchronous multiplayer with notifications
  • Fog of war and terrain effects
  • Adjustable game pace
Features
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UniWar - Classic Turn-Based Strategy Reimagined Over 7 million games played. Thousands of maps. Endless strategic fun. Join the battle in UniWar, the ultimate multiplayer turn-based strategy game with a passionate online community. Command your army, master the terrain, and outwit real players around the world or challenge the AI in a rich offline campaign. What the critics say: • “Impossible to pass up… a must for strategy fans.” - TouchArcade • “10/10 - I’m truly in awe.” - AppCraver • “The best strategy game on iPhone.” - PixelatedGeek Why you’ll love UniWar: • 3 unique races, each with 10 different unit types • Over 10,000 user-created maps • Multiplayer matches: 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 2v2v2 • Campaign with 30 offline missions plus hundreds of user-created missions • Play multiple games at once asynchronously • Email and push notifications when it’s your turn • In-game chat and global chatroom • Fog of war and terrain effects • Choose game pace: from 3-minute turns to 3-day matches Play solo, with friends locally, or compete globally in ranked matches. UniWar offers the tactical depth of chess, the faction-based combat, and the accessibility of mobile gaming. Free to play with optional subscriptions available: • 1-month • 3-month • 1-year Subscription details: • Your iTunes account will be charged upon purchase and at renewal. • Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • Unused free trial time is forfeited if you purchase a subscription during the trial. Privacy Policy: https://www.spookyhousestudios.com/privacy_policy/sh_limited.html Terms of Use: https://www.spookyhousestudios.com/legal/sh_limited_subscriptions_terms_of_use.html Download UniWar today and join a global strategy community!

About

Gladiabots

Design the AI for your robot squad and deploy them in strategic combat. Refine your tactics through a single-player campaign and online multiplayer modes. Customize your robots and compete in various game modes without ads or pay-to-win mechanics.

Highlights
  • Create and program robot AI
  • Customize robot crew
  • Single player campaign
  • Online multiplayer modes
  • Multiple game modes
  • Tournament creation
  • Asynchronous multiplayer
Features
Currently charting
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Gladiabots is a robot combat strategy game in which you carefully construct the AI of your robot squad and send them into the battle arena. Improve, refine and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online. Features: - Create your own AI and watch your robots execute it in the arena - Fix it, improve it and repeat it until you outsmart all your opponents - Simple and powerful AI programming system offering millions of possible combinations (with no programming skills required) - Create and customize your robot crew - Single player campaign with hundreds of solo missions - Online multiplayer career mode featuring, ranked, unranked and private matches - 3 distinctly different game modes: elimination, domination and collection - Create and compete in tournaments - Asynchronous multiplayer - battle friends even if they are not online - Sandbox mode in which you control both teams to test your tactics - Rank up and earn points to unlock new robot skins IMPORTANT NOTE This game doesn't have any ads and is NOT pay-to-win! The in-app purchases allow you to buy in-game credits that you can use to unlock new skins for your robots. They are optional, purely cosmetic and don't give any gameplay advantages.

Screenshots

UniWar4 screens
Gladiabots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: UniWar at Free against Gladiabots's $3.99. UniWar also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 90). Gladiabots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (87% vs 72%). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

UniWar is free to download; Gladiabots costs $3.99 up front. UniWar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and Gladiabots sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for UniWar against 4.5 for Gladiabots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniWar has 1.1K ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of UniWar's written reviews are positive against 87% of Gladiabots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniWar ships an update monthly, Gladiabots every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
UniWar versus Gladiabots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniWarGladiabots
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better4.5 (90 ratings)
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews87.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better90
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#186 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB182 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperSH LimitedSebastien Dubois

Customer experience

UniWar

All ratings1,063 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative20.5%

Gladiabots

All ratings90 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.5%

User reviews

UniWar

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Solid game
  • 🚀 Excellent strategy gameplay
  • 🕹️ Great turn-based mechanics
  • 💪 Well-balanced factions
  • 🌐 Engaging online multiplayer

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lacking visual appeal
  • 📢 Excessive advertising
  • 💰 Paywalled content and features
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Gladiabots

From 90 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative programming concept
  • 🧠 Great for learning logic/programming
  • 👍 Satisfying to see AI work
  • 🚀 Deep and complex gameplay
  • 😊 Rewarding when AI works

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Steep learning curve
  • 🤔 UI can be confusing
  • 📚 Tutorials can be complex
  • 💸 Some find it expensive
  • ⚠️ English-only wiki/hints

Bugs and requests

UniWar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup and during gameplay
  • Glitches with saved games and progress
  • Multiplayer connection issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More single-player content and campaigns
  • Offline play and map editor
  • Expanded unit variety
  • Improved matchmaking and team support
  • Customization options (colors, flags, etc.)

Gladiabots

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • iOS version not up-to-date
  • AI logic bugs/unexpected behavior
  • Screen not fitting iPad Pro
  • Game not running on older iPads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Korean language support
  • Option to toggle FPS (30/60)
  • Add more robots
  • "Quit" confirmation button in training

In-app purchases

10 purchases

UniWar

Subscriptions4
  • UniWar Pro3 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • Uniwar Pro7 Days trial$13.993 Months
  • Uniwar Pro (Special Offer)3 Days trial$23.491 Year
Show 1 more
  • Uniwar Pro7 Days trial$36.991 Year
One-time6
  • 200 UniGems$2.99
  • 550 UniGems$4.99
  • 1200 UniGems$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 2500 UniGems$19.99
  • 6500 UniGems$49.99
  • 14000 UniGems$99.99
5 purchases

Gladiabots

One-time5
  • Hello World Pack$0.99
  • Script Pack$1.99
  • Algorithm Pack$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Automaton Pack$8.99
  • Neural Network Pack$17.99

Questions

Is UniWar free?
UniWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gladiabots free?
Gladiabots costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UniWar or Gladiabots?
UniWar is rated higher. UniWar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Gladiabots averages 4.5 from 90 ratings.
Do UniWar or Gladiabots have ads?
UniWar shows ads; Gladiabots does not.
Which is updated more often, UniWar or Gladiabots?
UniWar ships an update monthly, and Gladiabots every 2 weeks. Most recently, UniWar was updated on September 29, 2026 and Gladiabots on September 24, 2026.

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