Warlands vs WW2 Countries At War
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
WW2 Countries At War
Engage in turn-based strategic combat across historical World War II campaigns. Command land, air, and sea forces to conquer territories and dominate the globe. Recruit allies or conquer rivals in increasingly challenging scenarios.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- World War II campaigns
- Land, air, and sea forces
- Recruit or conquer nations
- Increasingly complex scenarios
- Global domination objectives
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WW2 Countries At War is a turn-based game pitting the various major and minor powers against each other. This war game is based on the WW2 conflict and plays through scenarios that increase in difficulty and complexity. Use your land, air and sea forces to spread and dominate the world. As one of the major powers, you can recruit minor countries or conquer any country standing in your way to victory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WW2 Countries At War at 4.6 against Warlands's 4.1. WW2 Countries At War also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 197). Warlands's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 WW2 Countries At War sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WW2 Countries At War holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WW2 Countries At War has 2.5K ratings behind it against 197, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Warlands's written reviews are positive against 79% of WW2 Countries At War's.
Warlands ships an update every 2 months, WW2 Countries At War every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warlands | WW2 Countries At War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (197 ratings) | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 197 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 580 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | W-Cubed Studios, LLC | wombi pty ltd |
Customer experience
Warlands
WW2 Countries At War
User reviews
Warlands
From 197 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)
WW2 Countries At War
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Very good
- 👍 Great game
- 🚀 Amazing
- 🚀 Awesome
- 👍 Surprisingly addictive game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes constantly
- 🐛 Disappearing units
- 🐛 Glitches
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🐛 Erratic behavior
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
WW2 Countries At War
Reported bugs
8 issues- Armies getting locked in certain territories
- Troops disappearing when transferred
- Inability to close battle report
- Menus overlapping, preventing button presses
- Game crashing on certain turns
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- Entire screen freezing on certain actions
- Allies/friends randomly declaring war
- Countries joining alliances automatically
Requested features
16 requests- Add diplomacy features
- Add more countries and maps
- Add new game modes like sandbox
- Add different types of divisions
- Add more advanced diplomacy mechanics
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- Add WW1 or Cold War scenarios
- Add ability to make peace
- Add ability to join different alliances
- Add more economic improvements and resource strategy
- Add ability to randomize alliances
- Add ability to make allies/friends declare war less
- Add ability to upgrade units
- Add ability to make peace treaties and post-war borders
- Add civil war mechanics
- Add ability to surrender countries
- Add ability to make countries puppets or vassals
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
WW2 Countries At War
- BuyCredits$3.99
- Buy 15 contracts$5.99
- BuyExpansionGame$7.99
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- BuyFullGame$7.99
- BuyBulkCredits$8.99
Questions
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