Comparison

Warlands vs Takeover RTS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • World domination objective
  • Multiplayer (local & online)
  • Two unit types (attack/defense)
  • Six territory types
  • Multiple map styles and sizes
Features
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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

About

Takeover RTS

Command squads of units in a real-time strategy game to defend your strongholds and conquer enemy buildings. Choose from multiple nations, each with unique units, spells, and upgrades, to lead your forces to victory in a war-torn land.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy gameplay
  • Command squads of units
  • Defend and seize strongholds
  • Multiple nations with unique abilities
  • Magic spells and Grand Spells
  • Army upgrades and edicts
Features
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Takeover is a real-time strategy game where you command squads of units to protect your strongholds from enemies and seize their buildings to win. For centuries the Rivadis Empire ruled the continent in its shine and glory. But now it fell into necromancers’ hands and dying. Time for Takeover has come! Lead one of 3 nations in the battle for Rivadis. Each nation has 5 types of squads, 3 types of strongholds and magic spells. In addition, you can build gold mines, farms to hire more squads, and obelisks to get more mana. Key features: - Real-time strategy with squads - 3 nations that you can control (and an extra Necromancers nation) - 5 squad types - 3 spells and a powerful Grand Spell for each nation - Edicts - upgrdes that make your army stronger - 8 levels for each nation

Screenshots

Warlands4 screens
Takeover RTS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Takeover RTS at 4.3 against Warlands's 4.0. Takeover RTS also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%). Warlands's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Warlands sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Takeover RTS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Takeover RTS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Warlands's written reviews are positive against 86% of Takeover RTS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Warlands versus Takeover RTS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarlandsTakeover RTS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (167 ratings)4.3 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings167 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
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
Size23 MB190 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperW-Cubed Studios, LLCIriySoft

Customer experience

Warlands

All ratings167 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral12.0%
Negative20.7%

Takeover RTS

All ratings72 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.9%

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

Takeover RTS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Warlands

One-time3
  • Map Pack - The Divided Lands$0.99
  • Map Pack - The High Seas$0.99
  • Map Pack - The Desolate Country$0.99
1 purchases

Takeover RTS

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Warlands free?
Warlands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takeover RTS free?
Takeover RTS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Warlands or Takeover RTS?
Takeover RTS is rated higher. Warlands averages 4.0 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Takeover RTS averages 4.3 from 72 ratings.
Do Warlands or Takeover RTS have ads?
Both Warlands and Takeover RTS show ads.
Which is updated more often, Warlands or Takeover RTS?
Warlands ships an update every 2 months, and Takeover RTS every 2 months. Most recently, Warlands was updated on August 27, 2026 and Takeover RTS on September 21, 2026.

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