Comparison

War.app vs XeeWar

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

XeeWar

Engage in strategic online warfare against another player. Build units, capture bases, and outmaneuver your opponent using tactical unit strengths and terrain advantages. Climb the ranks and leaderboard through skill-based combat.

Highlights
  • 2-player online turn-based strategy
  • Build and deploy combat units
  • Capture enemy bases
  • Unit strengths and weaknesses
  • Terrain-based combat effects
  • Elo-rating system for matchmaking
  • Ranked progression and leaderboard
Features
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Command your army, hex by hex. XeeWar is a turn-based strategy war game: build units, capture bases and outsmart your opponent — through an 18-mission solo campaign, or against real commanders online. EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER Every turn is simple: build, move, capture, attack. Winning is not. A dozen unit types with real strengths and weaknesses, terrain that shapes every fight — mountains and forests give defenders the edge — and no dice-roll luck. Position wins wars, not chance. CONQUER THE CAMPAIGN • 18 handcrafted missions across three theaters: Ground War, Naval War and Air War • Earn up to 3 stars per mission — win fast and keep your units alive • The enemy grows smarter and stronger with every level, from pushover to General • A hands-on tutorial makes you battle-ready in your very first game BATTLE REAL COMMANDERS • Online turn-based multiplayer over Game Center • Quick Match drops you on a random battlefield and finds an opponent fast — or host any of the 18 maps yourself • Watch your opponent's turn play out like a replay, then plan your answer • Play at your own pace: take your turn anywhere, anytime — no need to finish in one sitting CLIMB THE RANKS XeeWar uses chess-style Elo ratings: every online match moves your rating up or down based on the strength of your opponent. Rise through seven ranks, from Recruit all the way to General, and claim your place on the global leaderboard. Good luck on the battlefield, Commander.

Screenshots

War.app4 screens
XeeWar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: War.app at 4.8 against XeeWar's 4.0. War.app also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (66% vs 40%). 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

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 XeeWar sells 3 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War.app has 1.6K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of War.app's written reviews are positive against 40% of XeeWar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War.app ships an update every 4 weeks, XeeWar every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
War.app versus XeeWar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar.appXeeWar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better4.0 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better66
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB38 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRandy FickerBjorn Jenssen

Customer experience

War.app

All ratings1,595 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative28.4%

XeeWar

All ratings66 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

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

XeeWar

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
3 purchases

XeeWar

One-time3
  • Air Force Pack$0.99
  • Navy Pack$0.99
  • XeeWar - Full Campaign$4.99

Questions

Is War.app free?
War.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XeeWar free?
XeeWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, War.app or XeeWar?
War.app is rated higher. War.app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while XeeWar averages 4.0 from 66 ratings.
Do War.app or XeeWar have ads?
Neither War.app nor XeeWar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, War.app or XeeWar?
War.app ships an update every 4 weeks, and XeeWar every 11 months. Most recently, War.app was updated on October 22, 2026 and XeeWar on October 20, 2026.

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