Warlands vs LeapWar
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
LeapWar
Engage in rapid tactical rounds of tower conquest in a medieval fantasy setting. Build power in your towers, deploy troops across diverse terrain, and overwhelm rival factions to claim victory. Enjoy local multiplayer or challenge AI opponents.
- Fast tower conquest gameplay
- Local same-device multiplayer
- Single-player battles against AI
- Colorful medieval fantasy towers
- Troop movement and path clashes
- Diverse terrain challenges
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Command your towers. Choose your routes. Capture the realm. LeapWar TC is a fantasy tower conquest game built for quick tactical battles. Grow your forces, upgrade your towers, and send marching troops across paths and bridges. Reinforce a vulnerable position or time an attack to break through a rival's defenses. Explore painted 2D battlefields with distinct skies, terrain, and scenery across river valleys, mountain cliffs, lava fields, wastelands, islands, forests, and frozen realms. WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign battles across seven distinct biomes - Battle AI with selectable difficulty - Local battles on the same device - Online play against other commanders BUILD YOUR STRATEGY - Capture neutral towers and defend your territory - Upgrade towers with visible archers and stronger defenses - Follow connected routes and contest strategic crossings - Read the battlefield with larger upgraded towers and stronger marching troops Some game content and options require unlocks or in-app purchases. Online play requires an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LeapWar at 5.0 against Warlands's 4.1. LeapWar also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Warlands's advantage is ratings volume (197 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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 LeapWar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LeapWar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warlands has 197 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of LeapWar's.
Warlands ships an update every 2 months, LeapWar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Warlands | LeapWar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (197 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — 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 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 670 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | W-Cubed Studios, LLC | Joseph Schraedel |
Customer experience
Warlands
LeapWar
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
LeapWar
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
LeapWar
- Tactical Conquest Pack$2.99









