Comparison

Arimaa Trainer vs BULWARK

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Arimaa Trainer

Learn and master a deep strategy board game with simple rules suitable for all ages. Explore millions of unique game possibilities and challenge yourself with increasing AI difficulty levels. Features include a video tutorial, score tracking, and the ability to save and replay games.

Highlights
  • Video tutorial for learning rules
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Handicap game support
  • High score and rating tracking
  • Pass and play mode
  • Load, save, and email games
  • Replay games from any position
Features
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Arimaa is one of the fastest growing modern strategy games. Rules are simple and intuitive enough for kids to play easily, yet there is more than enough strategic depth to satisfy the most demanding gamer. If you enjoy challenging games like Chess, Checkers, Go, or Shogi, discover Arimaa and see why it was chosen in the Discovery Channel's list of the Top 10 Mind-bending Strategy Games and also recommended by Scientific American MIND magazine. “The rules are simple enough for kids to learn, and the game was creative and engaging.” —Frederik Joelving; Scientific American Mind magazine With millions of opening setups to choose from, every game requires creative thinking right from the beginning and no need to memorize openings. It's a never ending puzzle, each game is different. In just the first 10 moves of Arimaa there's more possible games than there are atoms in our universe. “Because the number of possible moves in an Arimaa position (roughly 20,000) is much higher than in chess (about 30 or so), even the fastest computers will not be able to search very far into the tree of possibilities.” —R. Wayne Schmittberger; GAMES magazine This Arimaa app includes a video tutorial to teach the rules of the game making it easy to get started. There are increasing levels of difficulty to help you build your skill, and a score to let you know how well you played. Try beating the AI faster or by losing fewer pieces to top your high score. The app is loaded with features and settings to help you learn this addictive new game. Features: • video tutorial to teach the rules • several difficulty levels • ability to play handicap games • keep track of high scores • keep track of ratings • mode to pass and play with a friend • option to auto-rotate the board between moves • option to auto-rotate the game between moves • option to pause between moves • option to play rated games • option to use a move timer • ability to load and save games • ability to email the game • ability to replay a game from any position • dedicated full screen mode for iPad Awards and Recognition: • Scientific American MIND magazine: Brainy gift recommendation • Discovery Channel's HowStuffWorks: Selected as 3rd most mind-bending game • Parents Choice: Approved award • Creative Child magazine: 2010 Game of the Year This app is provided in compliance with Section 2 of the Arimaa Public License. License #100520.

About

BULWARK

Features
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Stand alone atop your spire. Hold the line. Or die. A wave is coming. A second. A third. Mech-shapes crash inward across the hills, and the only thing between them and the dust is you — your weapon, your tower, your hand on the trigger. Tap to fire. That is your one duty. Read the lane. Aim the bolt. Pull the trigger before the line breaks. Hold every second of every wave, because the moment a single enemy touches the stone, the spire begins to fall. Between fights, you forge. You upgrade the weapon. You layer the walls of the fortification. You ration a special — a shockwave to sweep the field, a frost to freeze the storm, a meteor to break the back of a boss. Every choice is one less life lost. A challenger waits at the eighth wave. A heavier one beyond the seventeenth. At the gates of the twenty-fifth, the worst of them — and only a few survive to meet it. There is no manual. There is no shortcut. There is only the line, and the silence after. Defend your tower. Or die trying. Privacy Policy: https://kucukkor.github.io/mobile-factory-docs/bulwark/privacy Terms of Use: https://kucukkor.github.io/mobile-factory-docs/bulwark/terms

Screenshots

Arimaa Trainer4 screens
BULWARK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BULWARK at Free against Arimaa Trainer's $0.99. Arimaa Trainer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

BULWARK is free to download; Arimaa Trainer costs $0.99 up front. BULWARK sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Arimaa Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Arimaa Trainer versus BULWARK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArimaa TrainerBULWARK
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMartti JuotasniemiISMAIL KUCUKKOR

In-app purchases

None

Arimaa Trainer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BULWARK

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Gold Pack — Small$0.99
  • Gold Pack — Medium$2.99
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  • Gold Pack — Large$4.99

Questions

Is Arimaa Trainer free?
Arimaa Trainer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BULWARK free?
BULWARK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arimaa Trainer or BULWARK have ads?
BULWARK shows ads; Arimaa Trainer does not.

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