Comparison

UniWar vs Frontline Tactics

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

Frontline Tactics

Command diverse military units in turn-based battles across various terrains. Engage in a story campaign or create custom scenarios with dynamic weather. Enjoy offline play and a visually engaging pixel-art experience.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Command infantry, armored vehicles, aircraft, and naval units
  • Story campaign with 24 operations
  • Random Map and Design Battle modes
  • Dynamic weather effects
  • Offline play
  • Pixel-art visuals
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Every move changes the battlefield. Frontline Tactics is a turn-based strategy game built for iPhone. Command infantry, armored vehicles, aircraft and naval units. Capture cities to fund your army, use terrain for cover and decide when to advance, reinforce or hold your position. Play The Quiet Current, a story campaign across 24 operations. Meet a cast of commanders, learn their powers and work through missions with different maps and objectives. Briefings, dialogue and campaign progress carry your journey from one operation to the next. Jump into a Random Map when you want a fresh battle, or use Design Battle to choose the armies, weather and difficulty. Clear skies, rain, snow and fog change the conditions you face. Build units at production facilities, transport troops, repair damaged units and plan around each unit's strengths. Pixel-art battlefields and animated combat scenes bring each clash to life. Music, sound effects, text speed and battle cutscenes can be adjusted in Options. Your campaign and saved battles stay on your device, so you can return to them between sessions. Frontline Tactics works offline, requires no account and includes no ads or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

UniWar4 screens
Frontline Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frontline Tactics at none against UniWar's 10. Frontline Tactics also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). UniWar's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Frontline Tactics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frontline Tactics 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
UniWar versus Frontline Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniWarFrontline Tactics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB168 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSH LimitedOluwarotimi Lademo

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.)

Frontline Tactics

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
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  • Uniwar Pro7 Days trial$36.991 Year
One-time6
  • 200 UniGems$2.99
  • 550 UniGems$4.99
  • 1200 UniGems$9.99
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  • 2500 UniGems$19.99
  • 6500 UniGems$49.99
  • 14000 UniGems$99.99
None

Frontline Tactics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniWar free?
UniWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frontline Tactics free?
Frontline Tactics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UniWar or Frontline Tactics?
Frontline Tactics is rated higher. UniWar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Frontline Tactics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do UniWar or Frontline Tactics have ads?
UniWar shows ads; Frontline Tactics does not.

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