Comparison

This Means WAR! vs War Commander

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

War Commander

Engage in a 3D real-time strategy military game with direct unit control and instant unit creation. Conquer rivals in epic single-player campaigns or dominate a massive multiplayer online world. Experience stunning visuals and non-stop action.

Highlights
  • Direct unit control in battle
  • Instant unit creation and repairs
  • Epic single-player campaigns
  • Massive multiplayer online world
  • Stunning 3D battlefield experience
  • Three paid subscription tiers
Features
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An immersive military strategy game set in a massive multiplayer online world, War Commander: Rogue Assault delivers a stunning, fully 3D battlefield experience like nothing you've ever seen on mobile. Think you’ve got what it takes? Swipe & Destroy! KEY FEATURES Adapt quickly with direct control of your units during battle Enjoy non-stop action with instant unit creation and repairs Engage in epic single player campaigns and destroy rival armies on your way to world dominance War Commander: Rogue Assault offers three paid subscription tiers: Basic, Elite & Legendary. BASIC SUBSCRIPTION Basic Subscribers receive daily, predetermined grants of resources, critical unit upgrade components, commons unit upgrade components & strikes. On special days (Day 7, 14, 21 & 30 starting from the beginning of the renewal period), they get a blend of high value commons components, critical components, and strikes. Basic Subscribers also have access to exclusive profile pictures. ELITE SUBSCRIPTION Elite Subscribers receive daily, predetermined grants of resources, critical unit upgrade components, commons unit upgrade components & strikes. On special days (Day 7, 14, 21 & 30 starting from the beginning of the renewal period), they get a blend of high value commons components, critical components, and strikes. Elite Subscribers also have access to exclusive profile pictures. LEGENDARY SUBSCRIPTION Legendary Subscribers receive daily, predetermined grants of resources, critical unit upgrade components, commons unit upgrade components & strikes. On special days (Day 7, 14, 21 & 30 starting from the beginning of the renewal period), they get a blend of high value commons components, critical components, and strikes. Legendary Subscribers also have access to exclusive profile pictures, an exclusive strike as well as guaranteed VIP customer support (response time less than 24 hours). All Subscribers obtain the ability to auto collect all components of daily resource drips as well as crates they purchase from the store. All subscribers get a multiple on oil production. All subscriptions are monthly (30 days), and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current monthly period. Upon confirmation of purchase, payment will be charged to the user’s iTunes account. Subscriptions are managed by the user and auto-renew can be turned off by visiting the user’s iTunes account settings after the purchase has been made. Privacy Policy: https://corp.kixeye.com/pp.html Terms of Service: https://corp.kixeye.com/tos.html

Screenshots

This Means WAR!4 screens
War Commander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: War Commander at 4.5 against This Means WAR!'s 3.6. War Commander also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 391) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). This Means WAR!'s advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. This Means WAR! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and War Commander sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

War Commander holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War Commander has 13K ratings behind it against 391, 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 54% of War Commander's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

This Means WAR! ships an update every 6 weeks, War Commander fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
This Means WAR! versus War Commander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThis Means WAR!War Commander
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (391 ratings)4.5 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews54.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39113K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB286 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTapZen, LLCKIXEYE

Customer experience

This Means WAR!

All ratings391 ratings
Positive63.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative30.7%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative44.1%

War Commander

All ratings13,029 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews1,667 reviews
Positive54.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative37.4%

User reviews

This Means WAR!

From 391 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

War Commander

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Instant building and unit upgrades
  • 🎨 Stunning graphics and visuals
  • ⚔️ Engaging real-time combat
  • 🤝 Fun alliance and community features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without spending money
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔄 Constant changes and unit nerfs

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

War Commander

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing during battles
  • Disappearing resources and lost progress
  • Unresponsive controls and UI issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Base layout editor
  • Ability to reset progress
  • More resource generation options
  • Improved matchmaking and balancing

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
15 purchases

War Commander

Subscriptions2
  • Basic Subscription (1 Month)$7.991 Month
  • Legendary Subscription 1 Month$79.991 Month
One-time13
  • Bag of Gold$1.19
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$4.99
  • Advanced Supply Drop2 variants$4.99
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  • Bunch of Gold$5.99
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$9.99
  • Pile of Gold$11.99
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$19.99
  • Advanced Supply Drop$19.99
  • Stash of Gold$23.99
  • Cache of Gold$59.99
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$99.99
  • Advanced Supply Drop$99.99
  • Vault of Gold$119.99

Questions

Is This Means WAR! free?
This Means WAR! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is War Commander free?
War Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, This Means WAR! or War Commander?
War Commander is rated higher. This Means WAR! averages 3.6 out of 5 from 391 ratings, while War Commander averages 4.5 from 13K ratings.
Do This Means WAR! or War Commander have ads?
Neither This Means WAR! nor War Commander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, This Means WAR! or War Commander?
This Means WAR! ships an update every 6 weeks, and War Commander fortnightly. Most recently, This Means WAR! was updated on October 29, 2026 and War Commander on October 30, 2026.

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