Comparison

UniWar vs Connect Forever

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

Connect Forever

Experience a classic board game with a twist. This version removes board edges, allowing for endless strategic possibilities and more dynamic gameplay. Play against AI, locally with friends, or challenge players online.

Highlights
  • Borderless, wrap-around game board
  • Single player vs. AI (easy, medium, hard)
  • Local 2-player mode
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Online matchmaking
  • Turn-based gameplay
Features
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Connect Forever fixes the problem with the original "Four in a row" game. That is, if you don’t get any pieces in the central column it’s almost impossible to win. Therefore every game amongst experienced players starts the same, fighting for spots in the central column. Connect Forever fixes this by allowing the column grid to wrap around forever, both horizontally and vertically, so there is no ‘edge’ of the board. This means that there is no central column anymore, all columns are equal. Suddenly, this opens the door to many more interesting strategies, and many more avenues to win. Almost no game of Connect Forever ends in a draw or stalemate. Game options - Single player against computer (easy, medium, hard modes) - Play 2 player locally on the same device - Play online! - Challenge your friends in turn based multiplayer - No friends? Matchmaking can pair you up with another person seeking a game! How to play: Connect Forever is played in a 7 column, 6 row, grid. Take turns to drop tokens into the grid columns to with the aim of connecting 4 matching coloured tokens in a row, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Unlike the classic game, in Connect Forever there is no edge to the board, the game board wraps around 'forever', so watch out! Scroll the board left or right to see it from every perspective.

Screenshots

UniWar4 screens
Connect Forever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Connect Forever at none against UniWar's 10. Connect Forever also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). UniWar's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence 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. UniWar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. Connect Forever asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connect Forever holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniWar has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of UniWar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Connect Forever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniWar ships an update monthly, Connect Forever every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
UniWar versus Connect Forever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniWarConnect Forever
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSH LimitedDavid Blake

Customer experience

UniWar

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

Connect Forever

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Connect Forever

From 2 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Super fun
  • 👍 Great app, love this game!!!
  • 👍 Lots of fun
  • 👍 A great twist
  • 👍 Awesome!

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.)

Connect Forever

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

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
None

Connect Forever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniWar free?
UniWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connect Forever free?
Connect Forever is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UniWar or Connect Forever?
Connect Forever is rated higher. UniWar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Connect Forever averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do UniWar or Connect Forever have ads?
UniWar shows ads; Connect Forever does not.
Which is updated more often, UniWar or Connect Forever?
UniWar ships an update monthly, and Connect Forever every 2 months. Most recently, UniWar was updated on October 31, 2026 and Connect Forever on November 4, 2026.

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