Pointless Wars vs Core Guardians
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pointless Wars
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.
- Two-player mode
- Single-player campaign
- 20 unique levels
- 8-player tournament mode
- Troop selection
- Castle defense
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Welcome, and join the battle by declaring war.... for no reason whatsoever. Play against your friends and family in two-player mode, where you each get to choose your arsenal of troops to take each other down! In the single-player campaign, you fight against an enemy AI whose only purpose is to destroy your castle. There are 20 fun-packed levels, each a little different than the one before. If one is too hard, just skip to the next one! Defend against the onslaught by sending out troops, but you don't get to choose your arsenal..... The fun doesn't stop there! You can play up to 8 players in tournament mode. Battle to the top of the bracket in individual battles, and see who will come out on top! With so many Pointless Wars happening, we hope you have fun battling your opponents for no reason! Good luck out there!
Core Guardians
Engage in fast-paced puzzles combined with lane-based strategy to defend your core. Connect energy pipes to power up heroes and deploy bots against waves of enemies. Master tactical unit deployment and upgrades to survive increasingly difficult challenges.
- Lightning-fast pipe puzzles
- Lane-based strategy
- Hero and bot deployment
- Mid-battle unit shifting
- Bot upgrades and unlocks
- Chibi-style characters
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Power up, connect, and protect the core! In Core Guardians, lightning-fast puzzles meet lane-based strategy. Connect glowing energy pipes to charge your heroes, deploy unstoppable bots, and outthink relentless enemy waves before they overwhelm your core! Pipe Puzzle Meets Auto-Battle Chaos Drag, rotate, and link energy paths to fuel your towers and unit generators. Every connection counts—timing and efficiency decide whether you hold the line or fall to the swarm. Assemble Your Ultimate Bot Squad Deploy quirky units like the speedy Drill Scout, the indestructible Shield Crawler, or the aerial Flame Flyer. Mix and match to counter any threat. Infinite Tactics Command the battlefield. Shift units mid-battle, block enemy pushes, and create chain reactions that turn the tide. Upgrade, Unlock, Dominate Earn upgrades, unlock new bots, and discover powerful towers. Heal allies, stun enemies, and unleash devastating abilities to survive ever-tougher waves. Charming Yet Fierce With vibrant chibi-style characters, flashy energy effects, and addictive pipe puzzles, Core Guardians delivers both tactical depth and pure arcade satisfaction. Your core is under attack. Can you connect the power in time?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pointless Wars at 5.0 against Core Guardians's 4.5. Pointless Wars also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Core Guardians's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 22 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pointless Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Core Guardians asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pointless Wars holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pointless Wars's written reviews are positive against 75% of Core Guardians's.
Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, Core Guardians every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pointless Wars | Core Guardians |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 249 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Peter Brumbach | Gameloops |
Customer experience
Pointless Wars
Core Guardians
In-app purchases
Pointless Wars
- Remove Ads$1.99
Core Guardians
No in-app purchases
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