Red Conquest! vs Expansion RTS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Conquest!
Engage in epic real-time space battles between Red and Blue forces. This strategy game offers intuitive mobile controls for both casual and veteran players, featuring campaign and challenge modes, plus local multiplayer.
- Real-time strategy gameplay
- Intergalactic space battles
- Mobile-optimized controls
- Campaign Mode
- Challenge Mode
- Local Multiplayer (up to 8 players)
Read full descriptionHide full description
Twice the gameplay originally released! Local Multiplayer | Episode 2 missions | More Challenge missions | Difficulty settings Command the Red forces! Red Conquest is a real-time strategy (RTS) game, set in open space. Experience the intergalactic war between the Blue and Red forces like never before! Take command of your fleet with a user interface designed specifically for the mobile platform! Casual players of RTS games will appreciate the ease of managing their units with simple multi-touch controls, while RTS veterans will love the variety of advanced macro- and micromanagement options for tactical warfare. Conquer the Blue forces in this epic prequel AND sequel to the events in Blue Defense and Blue Attack! Features: -Save state and auto save -Campaign Mode - Shows the beginning of the war -Challenge Mode - 4 types, 16 more levels -Local Multiplayer - up to 8 players over WiFi Reviews: "A Hardcore RTS App with Incredible Depth" -AppVersity "Red Conquest could be a genre-defining RTS for the system!" -Slide To Play "A complex, exciting RTS that takes full advantage of Apple’s hardware." -Cult of Mac "Get ready to plunge into the battle between Red and Blue forces once again!" -pocketfullofapps.com "This is a must buy for fans..." -RazorianFly.com "OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD!" -wegmans, Touch Arcade Forums (yeah, you deserve a little love here, wegmans!) "A highly original RTS that is designed to work with the iPhone... not just a clone of real time strategy games on the PC." -iPhone Strategy Games "Prepare for another serving of Kooistra-awesomeness!" -The Appera "For those who stick with it and master the controls, one of the most complete, well-made RTS experiences on the iPhone await..." -Touch Arcade
Expansion RTS
Engage in real-time space strategy on your mobile device. Colonize planets, build structures, and customize your economy and military. Command diverse fleets to conquer the map and defeat opponents.
- Planet colonization and customization
- Economic and military structure building
- Fleet creation with diverse units
- Strategic combat and map conquest
- Unit health regeneration on allied planets
- Tutorial, campaigns, and multiplayer map
Read full descriptionHide full description
Real-time space strategy game for mobile devices. Featuring an intuitive and simple interface for a flawless gaming experience. Expansion aims to bring the classic, in-depth real-time strategy concepts to your mobile device. Colonize planets and customize them with different structures. These structures help to improve your economy, unlock new units or turn your planet into a military stronghold. Create a fleet of multiple divisions, consisting of a range of different front units and support units with special powers. Use powerful combinations to crush your opponent. Conquer planets and destroy the enemies fleet to gain control over the entire map. Keep your divisions alive as they regenerate health when stationed on allied planets. The current version consists of a tutorial mission, 2 campaigns with multiple levels and an early stage multiplayer map.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Conquest! at 4.7 against Expansion RTS's 3.8. Red Conquest! also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 61%). Expansion RTS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Red Conquest! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Expansion RTS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Conquest! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Red Conquest!'s written reviews are positive against 61% of Expansion RTS's.
| Parameter | Red Conquest! | Expansion RTS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22 ratings) — better | 3.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better | 61.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Codeurs |
Customer experience
Red Conquest!
Expansion RTS
Bugs and requests
Red Conquest!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain levels
- Graphical issues on older devices
- Multiplayer freezing
Requested features
5 requests- Expanded campaign with more episodes
- Improved multiplayer matchmaking
- Retina display optimization
- Difficulty settings
- Local multiplayer support
Expansion RTS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Conquest!
- Episode 2 and Challenge Mode$0.99
Expansion RTS
No in-app purchases









