Comparison

UniWar vs Pocket Saucers

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

Pocket Saucers

Experience an ancient strategy game reimagined with flying saucers and cheering aliens. Play three distinct variants of Morris, from quick warm-ups to complex challenges, with adjustable AI and customizable rules. Enjoy a visually engaging experience with cinematic effects and unique alien backdrops.

Highlights
  • Three variants of the ancient Morris game
  • Adjustable AI difficulty
  • Customizable house rules
  • Cinematic capture beams and animations
  • Procedurally generated alien desert backdrops
  • Offline play
  • Native iPhone and Apple TV apps
Features
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Pocket Saucers is the ancient strategy game of Morris, performed by flying saucers, on a planet you've never heard of, with an audience of small cheering aliens. We can explain. This game pre-dates chess by a thousand years. It was found scratched into Roman temple steps and the decks of Viking ships. Now: a small desert planet, a low orange sun, two players, and a row-of-three pile-up that goes ZAP when it lines up. The aliens love that part. THE GAMES • 3 Saucers: the warm-up. Three pieces each, first row of three wins, whole match in under a minute. The ancients called it Three Men's Morris. • 6 Saucers: six pieces each. A row of three captures one of your opponent's. Reduce them below three to win. Known in antiquity as Six Men's Morris. • 9 Saucers: the big one. Nine pieces. Captures. The iconic "flying" rule: when you're down to three saucers, you can hop to any open spot, anywhere on the board. Based on the venerable Nine Men's Morris. THE PLAYFIELD • Cel-shaded saucers with under-glow, drawn in custom Metal shaders. Yes, they have little portholes. • Procedurally-generated alien desert under every match. No two look exactly the same, not because we're showing off but because procedurally-generated alien desert was easier than drawing a hundred backdrops. • Cinematic capture beams that lift your opponent's piece off the board and beam it skyward. Mill-formation lightning. A camera that knows when to zoom in. • An end-of-game crowd of aliens that pour onto the board, hop around, and let off fireworks. They are very excited. THE OPPONENT • Adjustable AI: Easy, Medium, Hard. The harder settings know everything about Morris theory. The easier settings know what they're supposed to do but choose chaos instead. • Scripted tutorials for every variant. Three minutes each. The aliens demonstrate; you watch; then you take over. HOUSE RULES • Toggle capture from mill, block immediate mill re-form, or disable the flying rule. Defaults match standard tournament play, which is a fancy way of saying "however your grandmother taught you was probably right." ALSO • No ads. No tracking. No analytics. Plays entirely offline because the cheering aliens have no cellular plan. • Native iPhone and Apple TV apps. If you've played Nine Men's Morris before, welcome back. The aliens have been waiting. If you haven't, you're about to learn one of the oldest strategy games still played, in a new home: a small planet on the far edge of somewhere, where the dirt is rust-colored and the audience never leaves.

Screenshots

UniWar4 screens
Pocket Saucers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Saucers at none against UniWar's shown. Pocket Saucers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). UniWar's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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 and Pocket Saucers sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Saucers 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniWar ships an update monthly, Pocket Saucers every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
UniWar versus Pocket Saucers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniWarPocket Saucers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.0.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB11 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSH LimitedDesign Engine L.A.

Customer experience

UniWar

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

Pocket Saucers

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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.)

Pocket Saucers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Pocket Saucers

One-time3
  • Cosmic Cold Brew$1.99
  • Pilot's Blend$4.99
  • Dark Matter Roast$9.99

Questions

Is UniWar free?
UniWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Saucers free?
Pocket Saucers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UniWar or Pocket Saucers?
Pocket Saucers is rated higher. UniWar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Pocket Saucers averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do UniWar or Pocket Saucers have ads?
UniWar shows ads; Pocket Saucers does not.
Which is updated more often, UniWar or Pocket Saucers?
UniWar ships an update monthly, and Pocket Saucers every 5 weeks. Most recently, UniWar was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pocket Saucers on October 17, 2026.

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