Comparison

UniWar vs Irongate

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

Irongate

Engage in 1v1 castle battles or team up in co-op mode. Build defensive towers, deploy creeps to attack your rival, and manage resources to strengthen your kingdom. Play offline against bots or online with friends.

Highlights
  • 1v1 Versus battles
  • Co-op castle defense
  • Offline bot play
  • 5 upgradable tower types
  • 8 unique creep types
  • Multiple maps for versus and co-op
Features
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Enter Irongate, a tower defence battlefield where every coin can strengthen your defences or fuel your next attack. BUILD YOUR DEFENCE Combine Arrow, Cannon, Frost, Tesla and Poison towers. Upgrade through four levels and choose specialised branches to shape your strategy. TAKE THE FIGHT ACROSS THE RIVER Send creeps into enemy territory to pressure your opponent and grow your income. Balance spending on your army with protecting your own castle. PLAY YOUR WAY Practise offline against the bot with Easy, Medium and Hard difficulty. Find an online opponent with Quick Match or invite a friend using a four-letter room code. DEFEND TOGETHER Switch to co-op and share a castle. Cover both gates and work together against incoming waves. CHOOSE YOUR BATTLEFIELD Explore four versus maps and three co-op maps, each with different routes and opportunities for tower placement. No game account required. The tutorial and your first unguided Survival run have no automatic ads. Ad-supported play includes ads after completed runs or matches, every five cleared Survival waves, and on the solo pause screen. Unlock PvP and Co-op once per mode with a completed rewarded video, or choose the one-time Remove Ads purchase to unlock both modes and remove automatic ads and pause banners. Optional videos to try a locked Armoury turret for one Survival run remain available after Remove Ads. Permanent turret purchases use earned stars. Restore Purchases is available for Remove Ads. Optional developer tips support development and grant no items or gameplay benefits. Online play and rewarded videos need an internet connection.

Screenshots

UniWar4 screens
Irongate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Irongate at daily against UniWar's monthly. Irongate also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). UniWar's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Irongate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniWar ships an update monthly, Irongate daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UniWar versus Irongate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniWarIrongate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB97 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSH LimitedEmre Akcan

Customer experience

UniWar

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

Irongate

Written reviews1 reviews
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.)

Irongate

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
4 purchases

Irongate

One-time4
  • Small developer tip$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Medium developer tip$2.99
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  • Large developer tip$5.99

Questions

Is UniWar free?
UniWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Irongate free?
Irongate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UniWar or Irongate have ads?
Both UniWar and Irongate show ads.
Which is updated more often, UniWar or Irongate?
UniWar ships an update monthly, and Irongate daily. Most recently, UniWar was updated on October 21, 2026 and Irongate on October 25, 2026.

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