Comparison

This Means WAR! vs Pocket Army

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

Head to head
About

This Means WAR!

Engage in modern combat by deploying tanks, troops, and aircraft to destroy enemy bases and armies. This strategy game offers both an epic campaign and online multiplayer battles for global competition and resource acquisition.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous base and army attacks
  • Strategic base building
  • Expandable army with 13 unit types
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Epic campaign mode
  • Alliance formation and tournaments
Features
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Modern combat just landed in the palm of your hand! Launch waves of tanks, troops, helicopters and bombers to destroy enemy armies while simultaneously attacking their bases. This Means WAR! takes a giant leap forward in mobile strategy gaming, putting the entire battlefield at your fingertips: Army-on-Army, Base-on-Base, Mano-a-Mano -- with furious action all around! Play through an epic campaign or go online to challenge your friends. Take on thousands of other foes across the globe and compete for resources, medals, power and glory! PLEASE NOTE: This Means WAR! is entirely free to play. However, some in-game items are available for purchase with real-world currency. If you'd like, you can disable this in-app purchase feature in your device's settings. FEATURES: - FREE TO PLAY. - Simultaneously attack your enemy's base while defending your own with ground troops, tanks, helicopters and bombers - the entire combat chain is yours to command. - Base-on-Base: Two armies and both their bases mix it up simultaneously in every battle. Watch both bases move the battle line on the screen! - Army-on-Army: Face off Mano-a-Mano with your adversary’s troops, not just a bunch of defensive towers. - Regenerating Army: Every soldier deserves a second chance to march to glory! Your troops regenerate with their game faces on, ready to redeploy before the battle is over. - Expand your powerful army with troops, tanks, helicopters, drones, and bombers - 13 types of units, all with multiple upgrade levels. - Strategic Base Building: Construct an impenetrable fortress guarded by walls, mines, traps, missile sites and bunkers. - Challenge your friends to earn valuable Power Cells. - Fight other players around the world, steal their precious resources, and earn medals - Yoink! - Test your skill against enemy AI commanders in Campaign Mode. - Forge Alliances with fellow players and compete in weekly alliance tournaments. - Build the new Level 10 Command Center to unlock all-new, devastating troops. - Battle for leaderboard dominance in exciting Raid Events with big payouts going to the top players and alliances. - Capture Hexium, the game's newest, rarest resource, and build the unstoppable, new Minotaur Tank! **************Important*********** Note: A network connection is required to play Works with iPhone 3GS+, iPod touch 3rd Generation+ and iPad 2+ Requires iOS 6.0 or newer ************************************

About

Pocket Army

Build and expand your base, research upgrades, and command a massive army of hundreds of units. Engage in strategic battles to destroy enemy units and their base.

Highlights
  • Gather hundreds of units
  • Unlock new infantry and equipment
  • Build and upgrade your base
  • Conduct research and improvements
  • Destroy enemy units and bases
Features
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Gather an army of hundreds of units and challenge the enemy! Unlock new types of infantry and equipment, build your own base, do research and improvements, destroy enemy units and base.

Screenshots

This Means WAR!4 screens
Pocket Army4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Army at 4.8 against This Means WAR!'s 3.6. Pocket Army also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (68% vs 48%). This Means WAR!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. This Means WAR! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Army asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Army holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Army has 2.6K ratings behind it against 392, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of This Means WAR!'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Pocket Army's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

This Means WAR! ships an update every 6 weeks, Pocket Army every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
This Means WAR! versus Pocket Army: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThis Means WAR!Pocket Army
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (392 ratings)4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews68.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3922.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB74 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTapZen, LLCVitalii Sidorov

Customer experience

This Means WAR!

All ratings391 ratings
Positive63.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative30.7%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative44.1%

Pocket Army

All ratings2,573 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative19.4%

User reviews

This Means WAR!

From 392 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Unique gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🚀 Great graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without spending
  • 🤖 Unbalanced matchmaking
  • 🔒 Lack of customer support

Pocket Army

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💎 Good prototype of game
  • 🎮 Enjoyable experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💸 Excessive ads
  • 🔇 Lack of sound/music
  • 🔒 No option to disable ads
  • 🤖 Impossible levels

Bugs and requests

This Means WAR!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and sync issues
  • Troops getting stuck or behaving erratically
  • Incorrect resource loss/gain after battles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More defensive buildings
  • Ability to edit base layout
  • Faster upgrade times
  • Alliance chat and coordination features
  • New game modes and content updates

Pocket Army

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing/crashing
  • Levels not progressing properly
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More units and operations
  • Prestige system
  • Ability to keep army between levels
  • Zoom functionality
  • Player-vs-player battles

In-app purchases

10 purchases

This Means WAR!

One-time10
  • Handful of Power Cells$1.99
  • 30 Day Membership$2.99
  • Handful of Power Cells.$2.99
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  • Bundle of Power Cells$4.99
  • 30 Day Membership$4.99
  • Bag of Power Cells$9.99
  • 30 Day Membership$9.99
  • Box of Power Cells$24.99
  • Crate of Power Cells$49.99
  • Warehouse full of Power Cells$99.99
None

Pocket Army

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is This Means WAR! free?
This Means WAR! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Army free?
Pocket Army is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, This Means WAR! or Pocket Army?
Pocket Army is rated higher. This Means WAR! averages 3.6 out of 5 from 392 ratings, while Pocket Army averages 4.8 from 2.6K ratings.
Do This Means WAR! or Pocket Army have ads?
Pocket Army shows ads; This Means WAR! does not.
Which is updated more often, This Means WAR! or Pocket Army?
This Means WAR! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pocket Army every 3 weeks. Most recently, This Means WAR! was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pocket Army on November 3, 2026.

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