Comparison

Iron Force vs Tread Shred

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

Head to head
About

Iron Force

Engage in explosive online multiplayer tank battles against players worldwide. Customize your tanks with extensive upgrade systems and compete in various game modes and events. Join or create legions to dominate the battlefield and earn prizes.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer tank battles
  • Team-based and free-for-all modes
  • Deep tank customization and upgrades
  • Thousands of legions to join or create
  • Weekly ranked tournaments
  • Multiple stunning battlefields
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Join us and Celebrate the 13th Anniversary of Iron Force! Fight for your honor in epic, explosive online multiplayer tank battles. Join millions of players and take on legions of commanders from all over the world in team-based skirmishes and chaotic free-for-all conflicts. ENLIST TODAY! Jump into a tank and go straight into battle. Join one of the thousands of powerful Legions or start your own and become a force to be reckoned with. STORM THE BATTLEFIELD Roll into one of five stunning battlefields. Blow away anything in your sights in three frantic game modes: Free-For-All, Team, and Finders Keepers. EVENTS Compete in a variety of events with your Legion from the Champions Tournament to the Empire War. Dominate the battlefield and show the world who’s boss! YOUR TANK, YOUR RULES Choose from a range of powerful tanks then build it up to suit your play style! A deep upgrade system allows you to tweak firepower, speed, accuracy and more, as well as stat-boosting patterns and decals for a competitive edge. IRON FORCE FEATURES: • Play online with friends or against players from all over the world! • Jump straight into the action and start battling immediately! • Join one of thousands of legions or create your own and build an army • Fight in three game modes: Free-for-all, Team, and Finders Keepers • Compete in weekly ranked tournaments to win awesome prizes For more info and all the latest news check out Iron Force on Facebook or Discord: https://www.facebook.com/IronForceGame https://discord.gg/ZChdNhZmpk Rated 15+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS). What are you waiting for, commander?

About

Tread Shred

Engage in intense, close-quarters tank combat within walled arenas. Use joystick controls to steer and tap to fire, leveraging cover and strategic movement to outmaneuver and destroy enemy tanks. Earn coins for permanent upgrades to armor, firepower, and speed, and compete for high scores on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Close-quarters tank combat
  • Permanent armor, firepower, and speed upgrades
  • Three difficulty tiers with 40 missions
  • In-game boosts and power-ups
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • iCloud progress backup
  • Haptic feedback and visual effects
Features
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Destroy every hostile. Tread Shred is close-quarters tank combat in walled arenas. Steer with the joystick, tap to fire, and use the walls for cover while you line up your shots. Every enemy tank is hunting you too, so reading the angles and staying on the move matter as much as aim. Each kill lands with a freeze-frame, a fireball and a shake you can feel. Every win makes you stronger Every mission pays out coins, and coins buy permanent upgrades. Thicken your armor until your tank shrugs off eight hits, push your firepower to double damage, and tune your speed half again faster. Each track has ten levels, and every upgrade stays with your tank for good, so the mission that beat you yesterday is the one you shred today. Three tiers, no mercy Forty missions make up the Recruit campaign. Clear them all and Veteran unlocks: the same arenas with tougher, faster enemies and double points for every kill and every cleared mission. Clear Veteran and Elite opens up, where enemies are at their toughest and fastest and every score is tripled. Chase the high score Every enemy destroyed is worth 100 points and every mission cleared is worth 500, multiplied by your tier. Keep a run going to push your high score higher, then see where you rank on the Game Center leaderboard, right from the game. Boost when it counts Gems turn a close call into a win. Revive on the spot with full armor when your tank goes down, redeploy into a failed mission with an extra hit, or arm Overdrive to fire two shots per tap until your tank goes down. Every boost shows you a clip of it in action and tells you its cost before you spend. You start with 100 gems, earn more from progress milestones, and can buy packs of 100, 550 or 1,200. Your progress is safe Upgrades, coins, gems and cleared missions back up to iCloud automatically and come back if you reinstall or switch devices. Features • 40 missions across three difficulty tiers: Recruit, Veteran and Elite • Permanent armor, firepower and speed upgrades, ten levels each • See every boost and upgrade in action before you buy • Freeze-frames, explosions, camera shake and haptics on every kill • Game Center leaderboard and iCloud progress backup • Sound, music, vibration and camera settings • No ads Free to play. Optional in-app purchases: gem packs.

Screenshots

Iron Force4 screens
Tread Shred4 screens

Verdict

The call

Iron Force and Tread Shred both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tread Shred's written reviews are positive against 52% of Iron Force's. Tread Shred also leads on ads (none vs shown). Iron Force's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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. Iron Force sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tread Shred 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Iron Force against 4.3 for Tread Shred. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iron Force has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Iron Force's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tread Shred's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Iron Force ships an update every 3 weeks, Tread Shred monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Iron Force versus Tread Shred: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIron ForceTread Shred
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size595 MB118 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCoolFishGamesCraig Glendenning

Customer experience

Iron Force

All ratings11,741 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews635 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative41.1%

Tread Shred

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Iron Force

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Shots not registering properly
  • Tanks teleporting or behaving erratically
  • Rewards and progress being lost due to disconnections

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved server stability and reliability
  • Stricter anti-cheat measures
  • More balanced matchmaking and progression system
  • Reduced costs for tank upgrades and customization

Tread Shred

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Iron Force

One-time10
  • Mini Pack$0.99
  • FEW DIAMONDS$1.99
  • CHANGE NAME AND FLAG$2.99
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  • PILE OF DIAMONDS$4.99
  • 30 Days ELITE$5.99
  • BAG OF DIAMONDS$9.99
  • STACK OF ARMS TOKENS$9.99
  • CHEST OF DIAMONDS$19.99
  • SAFE OF DIAMONDS$49.99
  • DIAMOND MINE$99.99
3 purchases

Tread Shred

One-time3
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 550 Gems$4.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99

Questions

Is Iron Force free?
Iron Force is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tread Shred free?
Tread Shred is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Iron Force or Tread Shred?
Iron Force is rated higher. Iron Force averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Tread Shred averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Iron Force or Tread Shred have ads?
Iron Force shows ads; Tread Shred does not.
Which is updated more often, Iron Force or Tread Shred?
Iron Force ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tread Shred monthly. Most recently, Iron Force was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tread Shred on November 6, 2026.

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