Comparison

Taipan! Mobile vs Great Conqueror 2

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

Head to head
About

Taipan! Mobile

Experience a classic 1980s trading and adventure game set in the 1860s Western Pacific. Sail, trade exotic goods, battle pirates, and evade authorities. The game offers a nostalgic visual style with a modern mobile interface.

Highlights
  • Sail the Western Pacific
  • Trade exotic goods
  • Battle pirates
  • Evade customs officials
  • Fend off criminals
  • Pay tribute to Tin Hau
Features
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A complete port of the classic 1982 game Taipan!, balanced to mimic the original Apple ][ release. This game's look evokes the phosphorescent glow of an early-80's CRT, but its interface has been tailored for ease-of-use on a mobile device. * Sail the Western Pacific of the 1860's! * Trade exotic goods! * Battle fierce pirates! * Evade customs officials! * Fend off muggers, cutthroats, and thieves! * And, Li Yuen reminds you to always pay proper tribute to Tin Hau, the Sea Goddess! Download the game for free, pay only if you want to extend play beyond 12 months game time. (We feel confident that you will!)

About

Great Conqueror 2

Lead legendary generals and command diverse troops in a historical strategy game set in Japan's Sengoku period. Relive real battles, engage in diplomatic maneuvers, and conquer regions to unify the country. Your choices shape history and lead to exceptional glory.

Highlights
  • Relive historical events
  • Hundreds of campaign chapters
  • Experience battles of wits and courage
  • Diplomatic strategies and tactics
  • Unify regions starting with one castle
  • Command legendary generals and extraordinary troops
  • Diverse unit types and special forces
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【Game Introduction】 As the Ashikaga Shogunate wanes, warlords arise and the fog of warfare engulfs the era of Sengoku. In this era, a host of generals and daimyos compete for power, overthrowing higher positions, and the wielding of swords and blades. Numerous legendary figures such as Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Takeda Shingen ascend onto the stage. Amidst the background where the flames of war rise all around, you will witness the rise and fall of various factions in the Sengoku period in the game. 【Game Characteristics】 ▲ Relive real historical events in hundreds of campaign * Explore 16 chapters with over 200 well-known ancient military battles, including historical events such as the “Battle of Okehazam”, "Mino Campaign" and "Armed Unification". To recreate the tumultuous time of the Sengoku period. ▲ Experience the battles of wits and courage between different Powers in the Sengoku period Including conquest scenarios such as "Turmoil in Owari", "Armed Unification" and "Encirclement of Nobunaga", allow you to experience both open strife and the veiled struggle between daimyos and different factions. Elements such as retainers group, subordinate states, prestige, personality, and attitude will affect the tides of war, bringing you a new gameplay experience with unlimited potential. The occurrence of historical events will impact the state of the battlefield, and completing missions will reward you with battlefield bonuses. By employing different diplomatic strategies such as gifts, agreements, and war declarations, you will gain deeper insights into the diplomatic situation and attitude between daimyos. Thereby enabling you to make flexible strategies and tactics to advance steadily between conquest and diplomacy! ▲ Begin with one castle, unify the whole region Take Osaka Castle as your main castle, gradually conquer neighboring Powers, embarking on a journey to dominate, to achieve the ambition of "unifying the entire country" and become the "Tenkabito". Princesses, expeditions, special forces... more interactive gameplay, with more item rewards. In the "Tenkabito" mode, different choices will unlock different history! Fight for your country or open a different path—it is all decided by your wisdom. Write your history and create exceptional glory for the empire! ▲ Legendary generals and extraordinary troops await your command * Become legendary figures such as Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Takeda Shingen. The spirit of the samurai awakens at this very moment! * Infantry, cavalry, archer, musketeer, war gear, ship... a wide variety of unit types allow you to strategize within the command tent and achieve victory a thousand miles apart! There are also special troops with exceptional combat abilities, such as ninjas, sword masters, and Horoshū, ready to be dispatched at any time. Hone your troops on the battlefield as they will gain level upgrades, potentially altering the state of the battlefield! ▲ Conquer the Chaotic era with the assistance of divine artifact suit Wakizashi, naginata, muramasa, armor... a variety of ancient military equipment and traditional Japanese items will aid you to rise in the Sengoku period. A single exclusive equipment general is no longer your only choice! The powerful suit system and comprehensive forging system allow you to have an abundance of equipment combinations to choose from! 【Contact Us】 EasyTech Official Website: https://www.ieasytech.com/en/Phone/ EasyTech Customer Support Email: easytechservice@outlook.com - English Community Great Conqueror 2: Shogun FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/EasyTechGC2S EasyTech Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/easytechgames EasyTech Discord (English): https://discord.gg/fQDuMdwX6H EasyTech Twitter (English): https://twitter.com/easytech_game EasyTech Instagram (English): https://www.instagram.com/easytechgamesofficial

Screenshots

Taipan! Mobile4 screens
Great Conqueror 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Great Conqueror 2 at 4.9 against Taipan! Mobile's 3.5. Great Conqueror 2 also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 128) and review sentiment (71% vs 56%). Taipan! Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Taipan! Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Great Conqueror 2 sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Great Conqueror 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Great Conqueror 2 has 2.2K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Taipan! Mobile's written reviews are positive against 71% of Great Conqueror 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Taipan! Mobile versus Great Conqueror 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaipan! MobileGreat Conqueror 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (128 ratings)4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1282.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1.0 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperFair Oaks Labs, Inc.悦 张

Customer experience

Taipan! Mobile

All ratings128 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative32.8%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative40.1%

Great Conqueror 2

All ratings2,201 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative19.8%

User reviews

Taipan! Mobile

From 128 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Faithful recreation of classic 1980s Apple II game
  • ⚡ Turbo feature speeds up lengthy battle animations
  • 💾 Auto-save functionality preserves progress
  • 🎯 Addictive gameplay mechanics remain engaging
  • 📱 Smooth mobile adaptation with intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 💰 Deceptive freemium model with paywall after 5-15 minutes
  • ⚠️ Unclear pricing disclosure at download
  • 🎲 Difficulty appears artificially inflated compared to original
  • 🔄 Restore purchase fails across devices requiring repayment
  • 🎯 Limited gun/ship upgrade opportunities

Great Conqueror 2

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Interesting historical setting
  • 🚀 Detailed graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Slow progression for free-to-play players
  • 🤔 Unbalanced difficulty in certain modes

Bugs and requests

Taipan! Mobile

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Restore purchase fails on new devices, requiring repayment
  • Game doesn't save properly when home button pressed mid-transaction
  • Cannot trade after returning from interrupted session
  • Restore purchase temporarily works then requests payment again
  • Game freezes or crashes on iOS 11+ for some users
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  • Starting scenario with 5 guns and 0 cash has zero progression ability

Requested features

9 requests
  • Sound effects and audio from original game
  • Option to start with 5 guns and no debt
  • Ability to purchase upgrades more frequently
  • Modern graphics enhancement or Taipan 2 version
  • Larger warehouse capacity and expandable storage
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  • PC version availability
  • Game time indicator for long sessions
  • Higher gun capacity limit (beyond 1000)
  • Delete previous saved games option

Great Conqueror 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Generals disappearing after defeat
  • Conquest mode progress loss
  • Infiltration missions being too difficult
  • Connectivity issues with Game Center

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Ability to upgrade and customize generals
  • More historical campaigns and scenarios
  • Improved diplomacy and resource management

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Taipan! Mobile

One-time1
  • Unlock$2.99
23 purchases

Great Conqueror 2

One-time23
  • Ban-Kin 150$0.99
  • Growth Gift Bundle$0.99
  • Silk Fabric Bundle$1.99
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  • Smithing Bundle$1.99
  • Ban-Kin 310$1.99
  • Exploration Support Pack$1.99
  • Ocean Treasure$1.99
  • Promotion The Nobility$1.99
  • Combat Replenishment Bundle$2.99
  • Damiyo's Treasure$3.99
  • Ban-Kin 630$3.99
  • Patroness Saint's Treasure$3.99
  • Patroness Saint's EquipmentSet$4.99
  • Ban-Kin 1200$5.99
  • Battle Angel Joan$5.99
  • Naval Admiral$7.99
  • Tenka Fubu$9.99
  • Tiger of Kai$9.99
  • The First Warrior$9.99
  • Zheng Chenggong$9.99
  • Lord Protector$9.99
  • unlock premium rewards$14.99
  • Ban-Kin 4250$19.99

Questions

Is Taipan! Mobile free?
Taipan! Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Great Conqueror 2 free?
Great Conqueror 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Taipan! Mobile or Great Conqueror 2?
Great Conqueror 2 is rated higher. Taipan! Mobile averages 3.5 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while Great Conqueror 2 averages 4.9 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Taipan! Mobile or Great Conqueror 2 have ads?
Great Conqueror 2 shows ads; Taipan! Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, Taipan! Mobile or Great Conqueror 2?
Taipan! Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Great Conqueror 2 every 2 months. Most recently, Taipan! Mobile was updated on October 21, 2026 and Great Conqueror 2 on October 29, 2026.

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