Warlands vs Risky Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Risky Wars
Engage in strategic conquest on a classic board game map. Distribute reinforcements, fortify territories, and earn trade cards to boost your forces. Experience an epic campaign or create custom matches with adjustable rules and AI opponents.
- Distribute reinforcements
- Conquer enemy territories
- Fortify sectors
- Earn trade cards
- Epic campaign mode
- Custom matches
- Adjustable game rules
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Experience the next generation of the classic Risk board game! Distribute your reinforcements and conquer enemy territories. Fortify your sectors and secure bonus units round by round. Earn trade cards and use their reinforcement boost to break through enemy lines. Fight your way through the epic campaign or prove yourself in exciting custom matches. Strategy, tactics and risk determine victory or defeat! CAMPAIGN ► Complete great operations consisting of challenging missions ► Diverse mission objectives require customized strategies ► Complete all mission objectives to secure maximum rewards ► Achieve promotions and unlock upgrades ► Use powerful boosts to your advantage CUSTOM GAME ► Play on the classic Risk board game map or unlock other great maps ► Adjust the game rules or play according to the classic Risk rules ► Up to 5 computer opponents with adjustable levels of difficulty ► Compete against friends (pass and play) ► The harder the match, the better the rewards OTHER FEATURES ► Interactive tutorial to all game areas ► Match statistics (territories, units, reinforcements, dice results, ...) ► Global game statistics (missions, custom games, dice results, ...) ► Optional fast forward computer turns ► Different zoom levels for a better overview ► Game state synchronizes across all devices and platforms ► Everything from the classic Risk board game and more! Stay tuned for more! Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/VertexArts Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RiskyWars Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiskyWars Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/RiskyWars www.riskywars.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Risky Wars at 4.5 against Warlands's 4.1. Risky Wars also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Warlands's advantage is ratings volume (199 vs 32) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Risky Wars sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Risky Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warlands has 199 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Warlands's written reviews are positive against 65% of Risky Wars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Warlands ships an update every 2 months, Risky Wars every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warlands | Risky Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (199 ratings) | 4.5 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better | 65.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 199 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | W-Cubed Studios, LLC | Vertex Arts UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Warlands
Risky Wars
Bugs and requests
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
Risky Wars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Risky Wars
- Starter Kit$2.49
- Veterans Pack$4.99
- The Continents$4.99
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- Great Nations 1$4.99
- Great Nations 2$4.99
- Conquerers Chest$9.99
- Rulers Treasure$19.49









