Comparison

Battle Nations vs Codex GameHawk

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

Head to head
About

Battle Nations

Build a city, gather resources, and assemble an army to fight rebels and other players. Unleash unique units, from mammoths to futuristic plasma troops, in strategic battles. Experience a humorous wartime narrative and compete globally.

Highlights
  • Empire building and city management
  • Diverse unit types including exotic forces
  • Epic strategic battles
  • Wartime narrative with humor
  • Global multiplayer and guilds
  • Unlockable mercenaries and special forces
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Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units! War has engulfed the continent of Ateria, and only your leadership can end the rebel threat. Construct and manage a thriving city, gather critical resources, and assemble your unstoppable army. Engage in epic battles across diverse terrains using various unique units. Build and customize your thriving city, optimizing resource management and defense. Unite with memorable heroes and charismatic misfits, each with their own compelling stories. Experience a richly developed wartime narrative filled with humor, drama, and surprises. Compete and collaborate with players around the globe through guilds and multiplayer events. Strategically unlock powerful mercenaries, tanks, and one-of-a-kind special forces. Challenge yourself with tactical combat scenarios and PvP battles to prove your supremacy. “This game has a great look to it...and its roster of characters are well-written and even sometimes genuinely funny.” — Kotaku.com “Battle Nations is freemium done well, offering more entertainment for your download than most of its competition.” — TouchArcade.com Join the ranks, Commander—your empire awaits! NOTES: Battle Nations is completely free-to-play, however, some items can be directly purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. A network connection is required to play Battle Nations. Follow us on Twitter @BattleNations for the latest news, events, and more! Interested in engaging discussions about Battle Nations with your fellow players or looking for a Guild? Visit the Official Battle Nations Discord at: https://discord.gg/battlenations Have questions, issues, or suggestions? Please visit: https://support.madronagames.com

About

Codex GameHawk

Features
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GameHawk keeps a hawk's eye on every deal. Connect your Steam, GOG, PlayStation and Nintendo accounts and get one overview of the games you own, one wishlist across your stores, key prices from trusted shops, and a push notification the moment a game drops to the price you want. YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY IN ONE VAULT • Every game you own on Steam, GOG, PlayStation and Nintendo in a single cover grid • Playtime per game and total hours played (Steam and PlayStation) • Find your backlog: filter to unplayed games or sort by most played • Search your library and filter by store ONE WISHLIST ACROSS YOUR STORES • The wishlists of all your connected stores merged into one list • Current price, regular price and discount for every game • All-time low badges, so you know when a price is as good as it has ever been REAL DEALS, RANKED BY WHAT YOU SAVE • The Deals tab shows the wishlist games that are on sale right now • Sort by biggest saving, lowest price or title, and see which deals are all-time lows • Open any game in its store with one tap KEY DEALS • See the cheapest game key or code for every game on your wishlist • Compare it with the store price and see how much you save • Every offer shows the shop, where the key activates and its region • Authorized shops only by default; turn on marketplaces in Settings for more offers • Tap an offer to open it on GG.deals PRICE ALERTS THAT WATCH FOR YOU • Set the price you are willing to pay for any game on your wishlist • GameHawk checks store prices for you every day and sends a push when a game hits your price • Tap the bell on your Wishlist to see which alerts have been met and which are still waiting GAME DETAILS • Tap a game for its description, developer, publisher, release date, supported systems and languages ALSO ON THE WEB • See your Vault, Wishlist and deals on a big screen at game-hawk.com • Signing in on the web is approved from your phone, so no password is typed in a browser PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Sign in with Apple or Google • You connect your stores on your own device. Your store logins stay on your phone and are never sent to GameHawk • Delete your account and its data at any time from Settings HAWK TIERS GameHawk is free to use as a Bronze Hawk: one connected store at a time and up to two deal alerts a day. • Silver Hawk (auto-renewing subscription, billed every 3 months): all your stores at once, every deal alert, custom price alerts and Key deals • Golden Hawk (one-time purchase): everything in Silver Hawk, for life Silver Hawk is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://shin.ro/toc Privacy Policy: https://shin.ro/codex-gamehawk-privacy-policy GameHawk is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve, Steam, GOG, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Epic Games, CD PROJEKT or GG.deals. Key prices are provided by GG.deals. All trademarks belong to their owners.

Screenshots

Battle Nations4 screens
Codex GameHawk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Codex GameHawk at none against Battle Nations's shown. Battle Nations's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Battle Nations sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Codex GameHawk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Battle Nations ships an update weekly, Codex GameHawk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Battle Nations versus Codex GameHawk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattle NationsCodex GameHawk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size854 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMadrona Games Inc.Shinro OU

Bugs and requests

Battle Nations

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices
  • Missions and quests sometimes bugged or unfinishable
  • Disappearing units after failed PvP battles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to occupy other player's bases
  • More frequent events and boss battles
  • Improved resource management and automation
  • Expanded customization options for bases
  • Reintroduction of guilds and multiplayer features

Codex GameHawk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Battle Nations

One-time7
  • Vial of Nanopods$0.99
  • Bucket of Nanopods$1.99
  • Trunk of Nanopods2 variants$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Barrel of Nanopods2 variants$9.99
  • Supply Crate of Nanopods2 variants$19.99
  • Shipping Container of Nanopods$49.99
2 purchases

Codex GameHawk

Subscriptions1
  • Silver Hawk$5.993 Months
One-time1
  • Golden Hawk$29.99

Questions

Is Battle Nations free?
Battle Nations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Codex GameHawk free?
Codex GameHawk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Battle Nations or Codex GameHawk have ads?
Battle Nations shows ads; Codex GameHawk does not.
Which is updated more often, Battle Nations or Codex GameHawk?
Battle Nations ships an update weekly, and Codex GameHawk every 2 weeks. Most recently, Battle Nations was updated on November 9, 2026 and Codex GameHawk on November 5, 2026.

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