Comparison

Warbits vs Crime Life Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Warbits

Engage in turn-based strategic combat in a galactic war simulator. Battle through a story-driven campaign, test your skills in challenge modes, and utilize powerful upgrades. Compete online or locally against friends and AI.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • 20-mission campaign
  • 30 challenge missions
  • 16 power-ups
  • Online and local multiplayer
  • Asynchronous gameplay
Features
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“Possibly the best online multiplayer game ever released for iOS.” -PocketTactics.com Warbits, a war simulator for a better tomorrow. Give peace a fighting chance by settling your differences casualty free. Don't agree with your fellow factions? You don't have to! Put those blasters down, load up Warbits, and virtually crush the opposition! --TURN-BASED STRATEGY-- CAMPAIGN - Battle through 20 missions across 5 unique environments as you unravel the story of a dysfunctional galaxy and the war simulator designed to save it. CHALLENGE MODE - Test your grit against 30 challenging missions at your own pace. 10 Skirmish, 10 Puzzle and 10 unlockable Veteran missions. POWERS - Supercharge your army with 16 game changing power-ups. ONLINE OR LOCAL - Take the fight online with Game Center or play locally against friends and AI opponents. TAG MATCHES - Automatically get matched against players based on the modes you like to play. INSTRUCTION MANUAL - Harken back to the golden age of cracking open a new game with this classic instruction manual: http://riskylab.com/WarbitsManual OTHER FEATURES • Asynchronous gameplay • 40 Custom versus maps • 15 Game Center achievements • Replays & in game messaging • Sync campaign progress with iCloud "Comforted a 4-year-old who was nervous on a flight." -Twitter Follower “I haven't laughed at a game in a long time and this has touched my heart.” -Beta Tester “Is it out yet?” -Twitter Follower 2012 "C'est incroyable." -NeoGAF Member “looks so incredibly generic from the trailer...” -YouTube Comment Follow Risky Lab: https://twitter.com/RiskyLab https://www.facebook.com/warbitsgame

About

Crime Life Simulator

Immerse yourself in a gritty, text-based crime RPG. Start from the bottom, facing debt and danger, and build your way up to running a criminal empire. Every decision impacts your survival and potential rise to power in a dynamic open world.

Highlights
  • Vast open world exploration
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Build a criminal empire
  • Character skill development
  • Sandbox mode for custom paths
  • High-stakes decision making
Features
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Step into the gritty underworld of crime in this immersive text-based strategy RPG, now available on mobile. Start at rock bottom, buried in debt to ruthless loan sharks, and claw your way up in a relentless fight for survival. From stealing cars to running your own criminal empire, every choice you make could lead to fortune—or your downfall. Are you cunning enough to outsmart the system and rise to power, or will you lose everything? Key Features: • A Vast Open World: Explore and interact with a sprawling, dynamic city filled with endless opportunities—and risks. • Turn-Based Tactical Combat: Outsmart your enemies in intense, strategic encounters. • Build Your Empire: Start small and work your way up to control an entire criminal organization. • Skill Development & Customization: Train and manage your character’s skills, purchase essential equipment, and grow your influence. • Sandbox Mode: Go off the rails and carve your own path—no two games are ever the same. • High Stakes Gameplay: Stay sharp—one wrong move could mean arrest or worse. Can you rise from nothing to become a crime kingpin, or will the streets claim you? The choice is yours. Download Crime Life Simulator now and experience the thrill of a rogue-like open world where every decision matters! [Contact & Feedback] Discord: https://discord.gg/znNXPqxZJ9

Screenshots

Warbits4 screens
Crime Life Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Crime Life Simulator at every 4 weeks against Warbits's every 3 months. Crime Life Simulator also leads on chart position (#134 vs unranked). Warbits's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and ratings volume (645 vs 126). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Warbits costs $0.99 and Crime Life Simulator $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crime Life Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warbits has 645 ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 87% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Warbits ships an update every 3 months, Crime Life Simulator every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Warbits versus Crime Life Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWarbitsCrime Life Simulator
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (645 ratings)4.8 (126 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.4% of reviews — better87.1% of reviews
Number of ratings645 — better126
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#134 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB67 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRisky Lab Inc浩 申

Customer experience

Warbits

All ratings643 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.8%

Crime Life Simulator

All ratings105 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.7%

In-app purchases

None

Warbits

No in-app purchases

None

Crime Life Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Warbits free?
Warbits costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crime Life Simulator free?
Crime Life Simulator costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Warbits or Crime Life Simulator?
Crime Life Simulator is rated higher. Warbits averages 4.7 out of 5 from 645 ratings, while Crime Life Simulator averages 4.8 from 126 ratings.
Do Warbits or Crime Life Simulator have ads?
Neither Warbits nor Crime Life Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Warbits or Crime Life Simulator?
Warbits ships an update every 3 months, and Crime Life Simulator every 4 weeks. Most recently, Warbits was updated on October 29, 2026 and Crime Life Simulator on October 30, 2026.

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