CraftedBattle vs JamesWar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CraftedBattle
Design and play on custom maps in this action-packed game. Features a block-based editor for quick map creation, multiple weapons, and various game modes including deathmatch and challenges. Enjoy single-player against AI or multiplayer battles.
- Block-based map creation and editing
- Multiple firearms and melee weapon
- Up to 63 AI enemies
- Multiplayer deathmatch
- Challenge mode with unlockables
- Map import/export functionality
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CraftedBattle lets you create maps and play deathmatches on them. The block based map system makes it easy and fast. Features: *Create and edit your maps right on your device. *easy map-creation *3 firearms at choice and a knife as backup *up to 63 AI Enemies *multiplayer *deathmatch mode with or without teams *challenge mode (unlocks a pistol and hand grenades) *map import/export *more than 400 maps included What the customers wrote: 'I love this game it's fantastic' 'This is an awesome app! I really liked the challenge mode.' 'Love what you guys did to this game! It's AMAZING a must get game!' 'It's so fun, and has endless replay value!' 'I just got this game today and it's easily worked its way up to one of my favorites.'
JamesWar
A prisoner is unexpectedly freed and thrust into a post-apocalyptic world overrun by creatures. He must fight to survive and uncover the mysteries behind the world's destruction and his own past.
- Offline single-player story
- Top-down perspective
- 9+ unique weapons
- Strategic combat system
- Variety of enemies
- Hidden events and secrets
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June 22, 2070. A prisoner sentenced to life, James Ork, has spent the last 20 years in solitary confinement. Waiting for death within his cell, James receives an unexpected visitor—a mysterious man he has never seen before. This stranger claims to have enough influence to set James free right now, but in return, he demands a promise. Rather than die in a cell, James accepts the offer. However, as he steps outside for the first time in two decades, he quickly realizes that the world has changed beyond recognition. Everything feels alien, dangerous, and unpredictable. But instead of questioning how the world ended up this way... he must first kill to survive. The world is now a nightmarish wasteland, overrun by creatures unlike anything seen before. And James? He is left alone, struggling to survive, haunted by unanswered questions: - What happened to all the people? Where is everyone? - What are these creatures, and where did they come from? - Why didn't the man who freed me warn me about any of this? Is he somehow involved? - If the world has been like this for years… then who was feeding me in that cell? …? --- Perhaps the answers will reveal themselves… as we play... = Game Features: * A one-time payment to download the game. * There are absolutely NO ads in the game. * There are NO in-app purchases. * Offline single-player story-driven action. * A satisfying playtime. * Top-down perspective gameplay. * At least 9 different weapons, each with unique mechanics and power. * Strategic combat—sometimes, brute force isn’t enough to defeat an enemy. * A variety of enemies, each with unique abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. * A world full of mysteries—hidden events, secret levels, and surprises waiting to be uncovered... all tied to the unfolding story. * The story of the game James War is adapted from the personal novel of the game developer Sahil Dali. ** The novel adapted into this game holds up a mirror to the player by exploring the depths of the human subconscious through both realistic and surreal narratives.** = In-Game Supported Languages = English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French ,German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish You can contact the developer for any questions or problems: Contact: sahildali101@gmail.com Sahil Dali
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CraftedBattle at every 3 weeks against JamesWar's every 5 months. CraftedBattle also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). JamesWar's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
CraftedBattle costs $0.99 and JamesWar $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CraftedBattle ships an update every 3 weeks, JamesWar every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CraftedBattle | JamesWar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (143 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | C-Apps | Sahil Dali |
Customer experience
CraftedBattle
JamesWar
Bugs and requests
CraftedBattle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Weapons not registering hits
- Falling through map geometry
- Crashes when exiting matches
- Multiplayer connectivity issues
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More weapons and equipment
- Improved AI and bot behavior
- Better map editing tools
- Ability to change team colors/skins
JamesWar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CraftedBattle
No in-app purchases
JamesWar
No in-app purchases
