Red Conquest! vs Viroids
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
Viroids
Pilot a spaceship and battle waves of alien invaders. Destroy enemies to survive and achieve victory. Engage in fast-paced combat against relentless foes.
- Pilot a spaceship
- Zap evil intruders
- Destroy endless waves
- Fast-paced combat
- Space shooter gameplay
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Are you ready!? Strap on your ship. Zap each evil intruder. Destroy endless waves. FIGHT'S ON!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Viroids at none against Red Conquest!'s 1. Viroids also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Viroids asks for nothing beyond the download.
Viroids holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Red Conquest!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Viroids's.
Red Conquest! ships an update every 3 months, Viroids monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Conquest! | Viroids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Acceleroto |
Customer experience
Red Conquest!
Viroids
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
Viroids
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Conquest!
- Episode 2 and Challenge Mode$0.99
Viroids
No in-app purchases









