War Board Game vs Kriegspiel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
War Board Game
Engage in turn-based strategic combat with multiple game modes. Earn growth points to advance through stages and unlock new challenges. A free version offers limited access to early stages.
- Turn-based combat
- Six distinct game modes
- Growth point acquisition
- Stage progression system
- Retro simulation graphics
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- It is a war game of a turn system. 6 game mode following, # Field battle # Breakthrough # Defence Line # Castle Attack # Castle Defense # Total War * The free version can play only three stages. After purchase and clear the [Easy] stage, it advances to the [Normal] stage. - It is growth point acquisition at a stage clear or general unit defeat. - Please refer to the help of each screen for fine rules.
Kriegspiel
Engage in a strategic board game inspired by Napoleonic warfare. The objective is to capture enemy arsenals by deploying lines of communication and blocking enemy movements on a large game board. Offers online and local multiplayer, as well as AI practice.
- 20x25 game board
- Capture enemy arsenals to win
- Deploy lines of communication
- Block enemy lines
- Online multiplayer
- Local multiplayer
- AI practice mode
- Level editor
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Inspired by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz and the European war campaigns of Napoleon, Kriegspiel is a chess-variant played by two opposing players on a 20 x 25 game board. Capture the enemy's Arsenals to win. Deploy your Lines of Communication to keep friendly units in contact. Block enemy lines for strategic advantage. "The surprises of this Kriegspiel seem to be inexhaustible," wrote French Situationist Guy Debord. In Debord's view the game represents the totality of factors at play in wartime maneuvers, what he called "the dialectic of all conflicts." -- Play 2P online against another player -- Play 2P in person on the same device -- Practice against the computer -- Level editor for customizing formations -- Language support for French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, and English Kriegspiel is produced and maintained by Alexander R. Galloway. The game is noncommercial. There are no in-app purchases. No advertisements. No Patreon. No GoFundMe. No monetization of player data. There is literally no possible way to take your money.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kriegspiel at 4.6 against War Board Game's 2.5. Kriegspiel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (66 vs 2). War Board Game's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. War Board Game sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Kriegspiel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kriegspiel holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kriegspiel has 66 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of War Board Game's written reviews are positive against 74% of Kriegspiel's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | War Board Game | Kriegspiel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | enaksoft.com | Alexander Galloway |
Customer experience
War Board Game
Kriegspiel
In-app purchases
War Board Game
- Soldier drill (Unit degree +10)$0.29
- Command interval shortening$0.29
- Fort (Spear:5,000)$0.29
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- Conscription (Enemy on map)$0.29
- Scouting (Unit power +1,000)$0.99
- Replacement (power +8,000)$0.99
- Access more stage$0.99
Kriegspiel
No in-app purchases








