# Pointless Wars vs Boney Battle

The clearest difference is ads: Pointless Wars at none against Boney Battle's shown. Pointless Wars also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Boney Battle's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pointless Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Boney Battle sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pointless Wars against 5.0 for Boney Battle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pointless Wars has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, Boney Battle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pointless Wars | Boney Battle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pointless-wars/id6451341413/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boney-battle/id6745795711/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **10** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 249 MB | 340 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Peter Brumbach](https://appshunter.io/developer/1697628835) | [vmoga](https://appshunter.io/developer/945300832) |

## What reviewers say

### Pointless Wars

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pointless-wars/id6451341413)

Engage in strategic battles against friends or AI in this multiplayer and single-player war game. Choose your troops and defend your castle across 20 unique levels, or compete in an 8-player tournament. The objective is to have fun battling for no reason.

**Highlights:** Two-player mode, Single-player campaign, 20 unique levels, 8-player tournament mode, Troop selection, Castle defense

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |


### Boney Battle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boney-battle/id6745795711)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coin pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Deal Water Spearfighter | $4.99 | one-time |
| Deal Forest Blindbug | $4.99 | one-time |
| Deal Forest Ironhorn | $4.99 | one-time |
| Deal Forest Barkork | $4.99 | one-time |
| Deal Forest Stooguard | $4.99 | one-time |
| 1000 diamond pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads Bundle | $9.99 | one-time |
| Premium Offer | $11.99 | one-time |
| 2000 diamond pack | $14.99 | one-time |
| 5000 diamond pack | $29.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pointless Wars free?

Pointless Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Boney Battle free?

Boney Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Pointless Wars or Boney Battle?

Pointless Wars and Boney Battle are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Pointless Wars or Boney Battle have ads?

Boney Battle shows ads; Pointless Wars does not.

### Which is updated more often, Pointless Wars or Boney Battle?

Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, and Boney Battle weekly. Most recently, Pointless Wars was updated on October 24, 2026 and Boney Battle on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*