Red Conquest! vs Townopolis
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
Townopolis
Construct an idyllic neighborhood and manage services to keep residents happy and profitable. Enjoy a comprehensive campaign or create custom scenarios in this casual city-building simulation game.
- Construct idyllic neighborhoods
- Build houses, structures, and buildings
- 24 campaign scenarios
- Custom scenario creation
- 22 achievements
- Time management simulation
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Build your own town and make heaps of money in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic neighborhood with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all services they need, and they will reward you with a tidy profit. It’s up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic neighborhood. * Build dozens of houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building small neighborhoods on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Red Conquest! at Free against Townopolis's $3.99. Red Conquest! also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 71%) and ratings volume (22 vs 5). Townopolis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence 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
Red Conquest! is free to download; Townopolis costs $3.99 up front. Red Conquest! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Townopolis asks for nothing beyond the download.
Townopolis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Red Conquest!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Townopolis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Red Conquest! ships an update every 3 months, Townopolis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Conquest! | Townopolis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Lonely Troops |
Customer experience
Red Conquest!
Townopolis
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
Townopolis
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Conquest!
- Episode 2 and Challenge Mode$0.99
Townopolis
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Red Conquest! free?
Is Townopolis free?
Which has better reviews, Red Conquest! or Townopolis?
Do Red Conquest! or Townopolis have ads?
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