Comparison

War.app vs LEADERS

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

Head to head
About

War.app

Engage in strategic turn-based warfare on thousands of community-created maps. Enjoy fair play with no pay-to-win mechanics, and compete against players worldwide or tackle challenging single-player levels. Customize your experience with flexible settings and a variety of in-game cards.

Highlights
  • No pay-to-win
  • Single-player and multi-player modes
  • Cross-platform play
  • Asynchronous games
  • Customizable game settings
  • Thousands of community maps
  • Clans and tournaments
Features
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If you like Hasbro's RISK® game, you'll love War.app! War.app (previously known as Warzone) is a deep, skill-based online strategy game inspired by classic board games but built for modern multiplayer. Fair, Skill-Based Gameplay • No pay-to-win, ever. All games are equally fair for all players. • Luck-free: By default, War.app games are determined entirely by your skill. Single-Player & Multiplayer • Active community: Over 10,000 multi-player games are played every day. • Cross-platform: You can play from your phone, tablet, or computer. You can play against other players no matter what platform they're on. All for free! • Join a clan and compete in clan wars! • Games can be up to 400 players, and can be free-for-alls, teams, co-op, and more! Endless Maps & Customization • War.app has a very flexible engine. When creating games, you have hundreds of settings you can tweak to create anything from a minor variant to a whole new experience. • There are thousands of maps to choose from, all made by the community. Or you can design your own! Maps range from small brawls to epic conquests with 4000 territories. • Play against real people, or play any of the thousands of single-player levels against the computer. Both are 100% free. • Community levels: Play single-player levels from the community, or make your own level and watch replays of other players defeating it. • Cards: War.app has a variety of cards with varying effects, like the Diplomacy Card, Spy Card, Airlift Card, Blockade Card, and more! • Mods allow extending the game engine. No installation required. Play at Your Own Pace • Faster games: All players can take their turn at the same time. Your friends don't need to be all be online at the same time to play with them. Take your turns when it's convenient and War.app will wait for you. Competitive Play • Compete in tournaments, ladders, clan wars, quickmatch. War.app has a highly active competitive community. • Quickmatch: QM makes it easy to jump into multi-player by matching you with players of equal skill on templates you like playing. • Open Games: If Quickmatch isn't to your liking, you can always browse through a list of games made by other players, or make your own! Truly Independent • War.app is an indie game in the truest sense of the word, as the entire game is made by a single person known as Fizzer, who has been developing the game since 2008. • Fizzer hopes to continue developing this game for the rest of his life. Terms of service: https://war.app/TermsOfService RISK® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. War.app is not affiliated with Hasbro, Inc.

About

LEADERS

A Cold War-themed strategy game for up to six players. Forge alliances, research technologies, and use military might to achieve world domination. Requires the physical board game to play.

Highlights
  • Up to six players
  • Cold War era theme
  • Diplomacy and alliances
  • Technology research
  • Secret agents
  • Military conquest
Features
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This strategy game takes up to six players back to the Cold War era, with each player striving to attain world domination. Use skillful diplomacy to forge powerful alliances. Research ground-breaking technologies and give yourself the decisive edge. Dispatch secret agents to procure classified information about your opponents. Participate in missions on behalf of the international community. Demonstrate your military power and conquer new areas. ATTENTION: The "LEADERS - The combined strategy game" board game is required for playing!

Screenshots

War.app4 screens
LEADERS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: War.app at 4.8 against LEADERS's 3.5. War.app also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 12). LEADERS's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. War.app sells 34 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and LEADERS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

War.app holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War.app has 1.6K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War.app ships an update every 3 weeks, LEADERS monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
War.app versus LEADERS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar.appLEADERS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better3.5 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB245 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRandy Fickerrudy games

Customer experience

War.app

All ratings1,590 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative28.2%

LEADERS

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

War.app

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when playing cards
  • Progress loss after updates
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Map loading issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved map editor on mobile
  • Pass and play local multiplayer
  • Clan/team features on mobile
  • Difficulty settings

LEADERS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

34 purchases

War.app

Subscriptions2
  • Membership$3.991 Month
  • Idle Premium$8.991 Month
One-time32
  • Day Against Nuclear Tests$2.99
  • Mother's Day Sale$3.99
  • Father's Day$3.99
Show 29 more
  • 500 Coins$5.99
  • 1,000 Coins$9.99
  • Super Camp$9.99
  • Out of School Sale$9.99
  • Spring Bundle$9.99
  • The Winter Bundle$9.99
  • Cyber Monday Sale$9.99
  • Summer Solstice Bundle$9.99
  • Mega Strategy Pack$14.99
  • Mega Maps Pack$14.99
  • Holiday Bundle$14.99
  • World Environment Day Bundle$14.99
  • January Jumpstart Bundle$14.99
  • New Years Bundle$14.99
  • World Kindness Day Sale$14.99
  • Autumn Bundle$14.99
  • International Day of Peace$14.99
  • World Chess Day Bundle$14.99
  • Day of Human Space Flight$19.99
  • World Water Day Bundle$19.99
  • Halloween Bundle$19.99
  • Summer Sale$19.99
  • 2,500 Coins$23.99
  • Valentine's Day Sale$29.99
  • Auto Artifact Swapper$34.99
  • Thanksgiving Sale$39.99
  • Birthday Bundle$39.99
  • 5,000 Coins$46.99
  • 10,000 Coins$89.99
10 purchases

LEADERS

One-time10
  • Cuba Expansion$2.99
  • Australia Expansion$2.99
  • South Africa Expansion$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Japan Expansion$2.99
  • Argentina Expansion$2.99
  • Race to the Moon Scenario$2.99
  • GDR Expansion$2.99
  • Race to the Moon Scenario$4.99
  • Modern Leaders$9.99
  • Nations Set Expansion$16.99

Questions

Is War.app free?
War.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LEADERS free?
LEADERS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, War.app or LEADERS?
War.app is rated higher. War.app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while LEADERS averages 3.5 from 12 ratings.
Do War.app or LEADERS have ads?
LEADERS shows ads; War.app does not.
Which is updated more often, War.app or LEADERS?
War.app ships an update every 3 weeks, and LEADERS monthly. Most recently, War.app was updated on September 26, 2026 and LEADERS on July 9, 2026.

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