Comparison

Conquest vs War.app

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

Head to head
About

Conquest

Experience a classic board game of global domination. Engage in strategic conquest against AI opponents or challenge friends locally or online. Enjoy a fully functional free version with optional map purchases to support development.

Highlights
  • Global conquest gameplay
  • Strategic AI opponents
  • Solo play
  • Local multiplayer
  • Online multiplayer
  • Customizable maps
Features
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Conquest is a version of the classic board game where you combine risk and strategy to conquer the world. You can play solo or multiple human games against the randomly selected computer controlled opponents, each with their own personality and strong artificial intelligence. You can play solo games against the sophisticated computer AI, multiplayer games on a single device, or network games between friends over the internet! This version is fully functional and free and if you enjoy it please buy the extra maps to support further development! For the latest news on all of my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!

About

War.app

Engage in strategic turn-based warfare on thousands of community-created maps. Enjoy fair play with no pay-to-win mechanics, and compete against players worldwide or tackle challenging single-player levels. Customize your experience with flexible settings and a variety of in-game cards.

Highlights
  • No pay-to-win
  • Single-player and multi-player modes
  • Cross-platform play
  • Asynchronous games
  • Customizable game settings
  • Thousands of community maps
  • Clans and tournaments
Features
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If you like Hasbro's RISK® game, you'll love War.app! War.app (previously known as Warzone) is a deep, skill-based online strategy game inspired by classic board games but built for modern multiplayer. Fair, Skill-Based Gameplay • No pay-to-win, ever. All games are equally fair for all players. • Luck-free: By default, War.app games are determined entirely by your skill. Single-Player & Multiplayer • Active community: Over 10,000 multi-player games are played every day. • Cross-platform: You can play from your phone, tablet, or computer. You can play against other players no matter what platform they're on. All for free! • Join a clan and compete in clan wars! • Games can be up to 400 players, and can be free-for-alls, teams, co-op, and more! Endless Maps & Customization • War.app has a very flexible engine. When creating games, you have hundreds of settings you can tweak to create anything from a minor variant to a whole new experience. • There are thousands of maps to choose from, all made by the community. Or you can design your own! Maps range from small brawls to epic conquests with 4000 territories. • Play against real people, or play any of the thousands of single-player levels against the computer. Both are 100% free. • Community levels: Play single-player levels from the community, or make your own level and watch replays of other players defeating it. • Cards: War.app has a variety of cards with varying effects, like the Diplomacy Card, Spy Card, Airlift Card, Blockade Card, and more! • Mods allow extending the game engine. No installation required. Play at Your Own Pace • Faster games: All players can take their turn at the same time. Your friends don't need to be all be online at the same time to play with them. Take your turns when it's convenient and War.app will wait for you. Competitive Play • Compete in tournaments, ladders, clan wars, quickmatch. War.app has a highly active competitive community. • Quickmatch: QM makes it easy to jump into multi-player by matching you with players of equal skill on templates you like playing. • Open Games: If Quickmatch isn't to your liking, you can always browse through a list of games made by other players, or make your own! Truly Independent • War.app is an indie game in the truest sense of the word, as the entire game is made by a single person known as Fizzer, who has been developing the game since 2008. • Fizzer hopes to continue developing this game for the rest of his life. Terms of service: https://war.app/TermsOfService RISK® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. War.app is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc.

Screenshots

Conquest4 screens
War.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: War.app at 4.8 against Conquest's 3.4. War.app also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 52%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 122). Conquest's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Conquest sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and War.app sells 34 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

War.app holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War.app has 1.6K ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Conquest's written reviews are positive against 66% of War.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conquest ships an update every 2 months, War.app every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Conquest versus War.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConquestWar.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (122 ratings)4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews65.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1221.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB283 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorRandy Ficker

Customer experience

Conquest

All ratings122 ratings
Positive54.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.2%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative38.0%

War.app

All ratings1,590 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative28.2%

User reviews

Conquest

From 122 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Faithful to the original board game
  • 🕹️ Simple and addictive gameplay
  • 💰 Free with no ads
  • 🗺️ Variety of maps to conquer

Room to improve

  • 🎲 Dice rolls perceived as unfair or biased
  • 🤖 AI opponents not challenging enough
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Difficulty restoring previously purchased content

War.app

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great strategy game
  • 💡 Customizable maps and settings
  • 🚀 Minimal ads
  • 👍 Challenging AI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Unresponsive UI
  • 🐛 Difficulty balancing issues
  • 🔋 Performance issues on older devices

Bugs and requests

Conquest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Armies disappearing during battles
  • Inability to attack certain territories
  • Map not displaying properly after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More advanced AI difficulty settings
  • Random map generation option
  • Ability to edit player/faction names

War.app

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when playing cards
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Map loading issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved map editor on mobile
  • Pass and play local multiplayer
  • Clan/team features on mobile
  • Difficulty settings

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Conquest

One-time5
  • Geographical maps$2.99
  • Fantasy maps 1$2.99
  • Fantasy maps 2$2.99
Show 2 more
  • Space maps$2.99
  • All of the maps$4.99
34 purchases

War.app

Subscriptions2
  • Membership$3.991 Month
  • Idle Premium$8.991 Month
One-time32
  • Day Against Nuclear Tests$2.99
  • Mother's Day Sale$3.99
  • Father's Day$3.99
Show 29 more
  • 500 Coins$5.99
  • 1,000 Coins$9.99
  • Super Camp$9.99
  • Out of School Sale$9.99
  • Spring Bundle$9.99
  • The Winter Bundle$9.99
  • Cyber Monday Sale$9.99
  • Summer Solstice Bundle$9.99
  • Mega Strategy Pack$14.99
  • Mega Maps Pack$14.99
  • Holiday Bundle$14.99
  • World Environment Day Bundle$14.99
  • January Jumpstart Bundle$14.99
  • New Years Bundle$14.99
  • World Kindness Day Sale$14.99
  • Autumn Bundle$14.99
  • International Day of Peace$14.99
  • World Chess Day Bundle$14.99
  • Day of Human Space Flight$19.99
  • World Water Day Bundle$19.99
  • Halloween Bundle$19.99
  • Summer Sale$19.99
  • 2,500 Coins$23.99
  • Valentine's Day Sale$29.99
  • Auto Artifact Swapper$34.99
  • Thanksgiving Sale$39.99
  • Birthday Bundle$39.99
  • 5,000 Coins$46.99
  • 10,000 Coins$89.99

Questions

Is Conquest free?
Conquest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is War.app free?
War.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Conquest or War.app?
War.app is rated higher. Conquest averages 3.4 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while War.app averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Conquest or War.app have ads?
Neither Conquest nor War.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conquest or War.app?
Conquest ships an update every 2 months, and War.app every 3 weeks. Most recently, Conquest was updated on September 16, 2026 and War.app on September 24, 2026.

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