Red Conquest! vs Cartoon Craft
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)
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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
Cartoon Craft
Engage in an adorable real-time strategy battle where orcs and humans transform into zombies. Gather resources, build structures, train an army, and explore the map to defeat enemies and save the day.
- Resource gathering (gold, lumber)
- Base building (farm, barracks)
- Unit training (swordsman)
- Map exploration
- Real-time strategy combat
- Zombie-themed characters
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d Most adorable RTS in the world! Orcs and Humans are facing the huge battle. But wait! Someone weird is coming. Then every orc and human turns into ZOMBIES! What's happening? Come get here and save the day! This is a real-time strategy game. The most adorable RTS on mobile(Probably). How to - On start there are 4 workers on your side - Make them gather gold from mine and lumber from trees - Build a farm and barracks - Train swordsman from barracks - Make your force search the map and smash the enemies
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Red Conquest! at Free against Cartoon Craft's $4.99. Red Conquest! also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cartoon Craft's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (89 vs 22). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Red Conquest! is free to download; Cartoon Craft costs $4.99 up front. Red Conquest! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cartoon Craft sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Red Conquest! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 89 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Red Conquest!'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Cartoon Craft's.
Red Conquest! ships an update every 3 months, Cartoon Craft fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Conquest! | Cartoon Craft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (22 ratings) — better | 4.6 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better | 81.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | ParkPill |
Customer experience
Red Conquest!
Cartoon Craft
User reviews
Red Conquest!
From 22 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best RTS game
- 👍 Excellent controls
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
- 🕰️ Lots of replayability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🕹️ Steep learning curve
- 🔍 Short campaign
- 🕹️ Unbalanced races
Cartoon Craft
From 89 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Reminds of classic Warcraft/StarCraft
- 👍 Cute and appealing art style
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 👍 Good value for price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Server connection issues
- 🐛 Progress deletion after reinstallation
- 🐛 Clunky controls for complex actions
- 🐛 Limited unit variety
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
Cartoon Craft
Reported bugs
31 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Game freezes or hangs
- Server connection errors
- Progress is lost after reinstallation
- Units get stuck or wander off
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- Game crashes during loading or at specific levels
- Screen is cut off on certain phone models (e.g., iPhone XS Max, iPhone X)
- Unit AI is poor, leading to units not attacking or moving correctly
- In-game purchases (gems) not working as expected (e.g., not reducing time, consuming gems without effect)
- Game not starting after entering nickname
- Progress is not saved correctly
- Multiplayer/online features are not working
- Game crashes during battles or when loading
- Unit synchronization issues in battles
- Loss of connection despite having internet
- Resources not loading after collection
- Cannot contact support
- Game crashes after updates
- Game crashes immediately upon launch
- Unit training time reduction with gems not working properly
- Game crashes when trying to load saved games
- Music not playing
- In-game ads in a paid app
- Alliance screen freezes
- Game crashes at level 6
- Game crashes when starting a game
- Cannot move warriors or start workers
- Only a few battles work properly
- Building an Orc HQ is worthless
- Plot and script are painful
- Only a few strategies are viable
Requested features
15 requests- Add more units
- Add unit upgrades
- Add building upgrades
- Add a hero market for trading
- Add longer campaigns
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- Add difficulty settings
- Add skirmish mode (random maps vs AI)
- Add multiplayer/online battles
- Allow moving buildings
- Make game playable offline
- Add option to disable cellular data for single-player
- Fix screen clipping on specific devices
- Add more strategic depth
- Improve unit AI
- Add more building types
In-app purchases
Red Conquest!
- Episode 2 and Challenge Mode$0.99
Cartoon Craft
- Premium Retry$0.99
- Chapter 2 Early Access$0.99
- Chapter 3 Early Access$0.99
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- Starter Pack 3000$1.99
- Event hero set$2.99
- Starter Key Pack$4.99
- Martial Art Package$4.99
- Classic War Package$4.99
- Event hero package$4.99
- Starter Pack 10000$4.99
Questions
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