Comparison

Machine War vs XCOM

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

Head to head
About

Machine War

Experience a realistic tank shooting game with intuitive controls. Engage in various modes, battle diverse enemies and bosses, and upgrade your tank with a comprehensive parts system. Purchase new arms and items to enhance your combat capabilities.

Highlights
  • Realistic tank shooting gameplay
  • Tutorial, Mission, and Event Modes
  • Boss battles
  • Various enemy types
  • Parts upgrade system
  • Equipment shop
Features
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"Tank action game with full of reality, Machine Wars!" Let's enjoy a realistic tank shooting game with its easy control specialized to the iPhone and iPod Touch! - event : Catch soccer ball and Let's have double point Feature - Tutorial Mode, Mission Mode, event Mode - Huge boss Boarding - Various enemies, middle level boss and huge boss - Various parts system can be bought for the game money - Offers a variety of units - 20 phases of part upgrade are availiable for player Wars - Attack Speed - Move Speed - Turret speed - Damage - Defense - Etc... How to play 1. Buy arms, parts or special attacking item from the shop of Equipment Shop. 2.Install Unit and parts in the Maintenance shop. 3.Accept the mission , Tutorial , event in the Battle Area. 4.Execute the mission fighting with enemies.

About

XCOM

This digital companion app enhances a cooperative board game by managing the alien invasion. It tracks time, presents dynamic invasion plans, and adapts to player decisions, creating a challenging strategic experience to defend humanity.

Highlights
  • Manages alien invasion plans
  • Tracks in-game time
  • Dynamic turn structure
  • Randomized invasion scenarios
  • Supports cooperative play
Features
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The XCOM digital companion app is a free tool designed for use with XCOM: The Board Game. In XCOM: The Board Game, you and up to three friends assume the roles of the leaders of the elite, international organization known as XCOM. It is your job to defend humanity, quell the rising panic, and turn back the escalating alien invasion coordinated by the game’s innovative, free digital companion app. Each round, the app tracks the time you have allotted to respond to each task, forcing you to think quickly, even as you must carefully measure the strategic implications of your decisions. However, the app does far more than track time. Its design is integrated deep into gameplay, and it permits both a mutable alien invasion plan and a dynamic turn structure. When you start a game of XCOM: The Board Game, the app randomly selects one of five different invasion plans. These plans represent the different, overarching strategies that the aliens might employ as they send forces against the earth’s different continents, create catastrophes, and target your base, pressing back against your resistance efforts. Destroy UFOs. Research alien technology. Defend your base. Uncover the alien invasion plan. Should you fail, humanity is doomed.

Screenshots

Machine War4 screens
XCOM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: XCOM at 51% against Machine War's 0%. XCOM also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Machine War's advantage is iOS requirement (3.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Machine War sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. XCOM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XCOM holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Machine War's written reviews are positive against 51% of XCOM's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Machine War versus XCOM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMachine WarXCOM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (62 ratings)3.6 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews51.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better28
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS3.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB182 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developer1GamesFantasy Flight Games

Customer experience

Machine War

All ratings62 ratings
Positive37.1%
Neutral14.5%
Negative48.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

XCOM

All ratings28 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative39.2%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Machine War

One-time7
  • TankTK0B$0.99
  • TankTK1B$1.99
  • TankTK2B$2.99
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  • TankTK3B$3.99
  • TankTK4B$4.99
  • TankTK5C$5.99
  • TankTK6O$9.99
None

XCOM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Machine War free?
Machine War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XCOM free?
XCOM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Machine War or XCOM?
XCOM is rated higher. Machine War averages 2.9 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while XCOM averages 3.6 from 28 ratings.
Do Machine War or XCOM have ads?
Neither Machine War nor XCOM shows ads.

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