Strategy War vs Warlands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strategy War
Engage in turn-based strategic combat to conquer territories. Build diverse armies, defend your positions with fortifications, and challenge friends or AI opponents across numerous levels and difficulty settings.
- Build and command diverse armies
- Defend with houses and towers
- Over 50 single-player levels
- Easy and hard difficulty
- Hot Seat multiplayer (up to 4 players)
- Online multiplayer via Game Center
- Interactive turn-based gameplay
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Build your army, dominate the enemy and take over the world, one country at a time! Strategy War brings world domination to a whole different level with intricate details,interactive turn by turn game play and intelligent enemies to test you in ways you have never experienced before. With playing modes in single campaign in both easy and hard, and with over 50 levels to conquer, Strategy War is a great game for everyone looking to be challenged in new and exciting ways. Build your army with Soldiers, Knights and Kings to conquer the land while using your Houses and Towers to defend from incoming attacks! Want to battle your friends and see who will stand alone at the top? With two different modes available for multi-player, challenging your friends is easier than ever before. Hot Seat mode allows you and up to 3 of your friends to play Strategy War, all on the same iOS device. Friendly fire has developed a new meaning! With Game Center capabilities,the Online mode allows you to challenge your friends or random players from all over the world. See how you stack up against the top ranked users on Game Center. Strategy War is a board game where you command your army like a game of chess and risk it all to conquer the world. Will you surrender or take over the world with Strategy War! Features Include: -Over 50 levels for Single Campaign mode -Easy and Hard difficulty levels -4 different armies to compete against in Single Campaign -Play with up to 4 players in the Hot Seat or Online Mode -Sound effects and music enabled
Warlands
Engage in turn-based strategic combat to conquer territories and achieve global domination. Deploy diverse units across varied terrains and challenge up to seven opponents locally or online.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- World domination objective
- Multiplayer (local & online)
- Two unit types (attack/defense)
- Six territory types
- Multiple map styles and sizes
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Warlands is a turn-based strategy game where your goal is to destroy your enemies and take over the map until you achieve total world domination. You can play up to 7 other people or computers, either on the same device or over the internet. You are able to place two different types of units (one that is better at attacking, and one that is better at defending), and there are six different types of territory: plains, impassable mountains, treacherous water, defensive towers, cunning forests, and unit production centers. The free base game comes with three styles of maps in three sizes each. Additional map packs can be purchased for 99 cents. Purchase of any map pack removes advertisements. Full instructions at WarlandsGame.com --------- Map Packs: The Divided Lands - Includes spiral, layers, and cubes maps The High Seas - Includes fire-islands, whirlpool, and water-world maps The Desolate Country - Includes bases, rapid-growth, and continents maps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Warlands at 4.0 against Strategy War's 3.3. Warlands also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (167 vs 48). Strategy War's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Warlands sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Strategy War asks for nothing beyond the download.
Warlands holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 167 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Strategy War ships an update every 6 months, Warlands every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strategy War | Warlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (48 ratings) | 4.0 (167 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 167 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Appgeneration Software | W-Cubed Studios, LLC |
Customer experience
Strategy War
Warlands
User reviews
Strategy War
From 48 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Quick and easy to pick up
- 💡 Interesting strategic elements
- 👍 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes reported
- 🤔 Confusing or lacking tutorials
- 🔍 Weak or unbalanced AI
- 🔍 Limited content and map variety
Warlands
From 167 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy-to-learn mechanics
- 🎮 Fun turn-based strategy gameplay
- 👥 Local multiplayer support with friends
- 🎯 Addictive and engaging gameplay loop
- ⚡ Quick turn notifications for online play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 📱 Game becomes unplayable on startup
- 🎬 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🤖 AI difficulty is inconsistent and unbalanced
- 📊 Limited number of free maps (only 3)
Bugs and requests
Strategy War
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezing or locking up
- Inability to place or recruit units
- Inconsistent or resetting records
- Compatibility issues on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- More maps and levels
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
- Stronger and more challenging AI
- Additional gameplay modes or features
Warlands
Reported bugs
12 issues- Game freezes on home screen at startup
- Buttons unresponsive on launch screen
- App crashes 30 seconds after opening
- Troop placement lag and loading delays
- Screen flashing during enemy turns causing headaches
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- Camera launching into blank space when zooming
- Fog of war causing performance issues
- Game crashes when changing match settings
- Hexes not accepting troop placement
- In-app purchase system not working
- DLC maps unable to be purchased
- Notifications not working properly
Requested features
16 requests- Custom map creation tool
- Additional unit types (cavalry, faster units)
- Castle and bridge construction mechanics
- Team/alliance gameplay modes
- Campaign mode or story progression
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- More maps and game modes
- Faster AI turn speed options
- Real-world map packs (continents, countries)
- Better damage system explanation
- Improved graphics and textures
- Battle music and sound effects
- Discord integration for finding opponents
- Ability to freely move camera during AI turns
- Remove ads option or ad-free purchase
- Team battle functionality
- Larger map sizes
In-app purchases
Strategy War
No in-app purchases
Warlands
- Map Pack - The Divided Lands$0.99
- Map Pack - The High Seas$0.99
- Map Pack - The Desolate Country$0.99
Questions
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