Comparison

Death Worm™ vs Stick War

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

Head to head
About

Death Worm™

Control a massive underground monster to devour everything in its path. Explore diverse environments, battle over 40 enemy types, and destroy vehicles and aircraft. Enjoy multiple game modes and evolving worm visuals for endless destructive fun.

Highlights
  • Underground monster control
  • 4 feeding locations
  • 60 campaign levels
  • 3 bonus mini-games
  • 3 survival modes
  • Evolving worm visuals
  • Destroy vehicles and aircraft
Features
Currently charting
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Meet the highly anticipated iOS version of the *ORIGINAL* Death Worm game (a Top-50 indie game of all times according to indiegames.com). Over 75,000,000 of downloads for Death Worm, 75 Million people addicted to Death Worm can't be wrong! Control the mind-boggling underground monster with your finger! What is he? An alien? An awakened prehistoric predator? Genetic monster? It is really not important for those unfortunate who have sunk into oblivion in his giant poisonous throat. Nothing personal - it's just the predator's lunch time. NOWHERE TO HIDE: The Monster feeds in 4 different locations! ENDLESS TERROR: Beat 60 challenging levels to complete the Campaign Mode! NEVER GET BORED: Death Worm features 3 bonus Mini-Games! EXPLOSIVE SURVIVAL: 3 different Survival Modes to keep feeding your hungry Monster as long as you can! EVOLUTION: The Worm looks differently in every location that you unlock! OMNIVOROUS: Animals, birds, businessmen, punks, lizards, and even dangerous predators like tiger are now nothing more than snacks for your monster Worm! THE DESTROYER: blow up cars and tanks; bring down planes and helicopters and even the alien UFO’s! Fight enemies of over 40 types! The Game supports HD and Retina displays and features smooth graphics and stunning visual effects! This is the game that perfectly suits if you need to quickly relieve stress or just have fun!

About

Stick War

Command your stick figure army in this real-time strategy game. Build units, gather resources, and master unique combat styles to conquer enemy territories and defend your own. Experience classic campaigns, survival modes, and challenging tournaments.

Highlights
  • Real-time unit control
  • Army formation tactics
  • Resource gathering (gold)
  • Multiple unit types (Sword, Spear, Archer, Mage, Giant)
  • Territory conquest
  • Campaign, Endless Deads, and Tournament modes
  • Unlockable skins and upgrades
Features
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One of the most popular and highest rated web games of all time now comes to mobile! Play the game Stick War, one of the biggest, most fun, challenging and addicting stick figure games. Control your army in formations or play each unit, you have total control of every stickman. Build units, mine gold, learn the way of the Sword, Spear, Archer, Mage, and even Giant. Destroy the enemy statue, and capture all Territories! New Features: ● Missions Mode: New levels released every Friday! - Keeping Order won’t be easy. ● Saga style map with multiple rewards. ● Unlock Crowns for each difficulty level, Normal, Hard, and Insane! ● A multitude of new game types await - Win before sunset, Triple barricaded gold, Deathmatch, Forward Statue, vs Mini Bosses and many more! ● Arrows now stick into all units, plus new improved blood effects and taking damage animations. ● Improved unit formations and Archidon bow aim. Main Features: ● Classic Campaign - The Order Empire is Born. Now with 6 bonus levels. ● Endless Deads zombie survival mode! How many nights can you last? ● Tournament mode! Battle your way through dozens of Ai challengers to win the "Crown of Inamorta!" ● Skins are now available for all characters! Unlock powerful weapons and armor, each with their own unique perks! In a world called Inamorta, you're surrounded by discriminate nations devoted to their individual nations technology and struggle for dominance. Each nation has developed its own unique way to defend and attack. Proud of their unique craft they have become obsessed to the point of worship, turning weapons to religion. Each believes that their way of life is the only way, and are dedicated to teaching their policies to all other nations through what their leaders claim as divine intervention, or as you will know it... war. The others are known as: "Archidons", "Swordwrath", "Magikill" , and "Speartons". You are the leader of the nation called "Order", your way is of peace and knowledge, your people do not worship their weapons as gods. This makes you a mark for infiltration by the surrounding nations. Your only chance to defend is to attack first, and obtain the technologies from each nation along the way.

Screenshots

Death Worm™4 screens
Stick War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stick War at every 10 days against Death Worm™'s monthly. Death Worm™'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Death Worm™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stick War sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Death Worm™ against 4.8 for Stick War. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58K and 86K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Death Worm™'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Stick War's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Death Worm™ ships an update monthly, Stick War every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Death Worm™ versus Stick War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeath Worm™Stick War
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (58K ratings)4.8 (86K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews87.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58K86K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#172#66 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB119 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPlaycreek GamesMax Games Studios

Customer experience

Death Worm™

All ratings57,411 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews954 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative13.1%

Stick War

All ratings86,054 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews2,278 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.1%

User reviews

Death Worm™

From 58K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Unique worm designs
  • 👍 Satisfying destruction
  • 👍 Good progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔋 Energy system limits playtime
  • 💰 Progression can feel grindy without purchases
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and ads

Stick War

From 86K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Nostalgic and fun
  • 🚀 Fantastic strategy game
  • 👍 Challenging but rewarding
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficulty balancing issues
  • 💡 Lack of new content/levels
  • 💡 Gem/currency acquisition is too slow
  • 💡 Skin/upgrade costs are too high
  • 🐛 AI opponents are overpowered

Bugs and requests

Death Worm™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Revive feature not working as expected
  • Levels sometimes feel unbalanced or too difficult
  • Occasional UI issues or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more worm types and abilities
  • Implement an endless/survival mode
  • Allow more customization of worms
  • Improve the tutorial and onboarding experience
  • Reduce energy requirements or add an unlimited mode

Stick War

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Weekly challenges not updating
  • Occasional crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent damage calculations
  • Miners not working as expected

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more campaign levels and storylines
  • Implement multiplayer/PvP mode
  • Introduce new unit types and skins
  • Add sandbox/custom mode to create levels
  • Improve gem/currency earning rates
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  • Rebalance difficulty and AI opponents
  • Reduce costs of skins and upgrades

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Death Worm™

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 20 diamonds$1.99
  • Starter Pack 1 - Tier 1$1.99
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  • Starter Pack 2 - Tier 2$2.99
  • 53 diamonds$4.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • Season Pass 2$4.99
  • 110 diamonds$9.99
  • 250 diamonds$19.99
  • Starter Pack 1 - Tier 7$59.99
10 purchases

Stick War

One-time10
  • 530 Gems$2.99
  • Disable Ads$2.99
  • 2,100 Gems$11.99
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  • Infinity Fan Pack$12.99
  • Starter Pack$17.99
  • Chaos Pack$17.99
  • 10 Golden Chests$19.99
  • 10 Golden Chests$24.99
  • 7,000 Gems$27.99
  • Super Pack$33.99

Questions

Is Death Worm™ free?
Death Worm™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stick War free?
Stick War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Death Worm™ or Stick War?
Stick War is rated higher. Death Worm™ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while Stick War averages 4.8 from 86K ratings.
Do Death Worm™ or Stick War have ads?
Both Death Worm™ and Stick War show ads.
Which is updated more often, Death Worm™ or Stick War?
Death Worm™ ships an update monthly, and Stick War every 10 days. Most recently, Death Worm™ was updated on November 9, 2026 and Stick War on November 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Death Worm™ or Stick War?
Death Worm™ currently peaks at #172 in the App Store charts, and Stick War at #66. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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