Comparison

Pointless Wars vs The Roman Conquest

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Two-player mode
  • Single-player campaign
  • 20 unique levels
  • 8-player tournament mode
  • Troop selection
  • Castle defense
Features
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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!

About

The Roman Conquest

Features
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IMPERIVM - The Roman Conquest Ave, commander! Take control of Rome's legions and lead your centuries to conquer territories and provinces in a turn-based strategy game set in antiquity. TURN-BASED STRATEGY Each turn unfolds in phases: Reinforce, Income, Cards, Attack, Move. Plan your moves, manage your sesterces and strike your enemies before they strike you. DICE BATTLES Combat is tactical: the attacker rolls up to 3 dice, the defender up to 2 (3 if fortified). Win three battles and a century becomes a veteran, able to reroll a die. EVENT CARDS Build your strategy with a deck of event cards: fortify territories, boost your assaults and turn the tide of war at the right moment. CONQUER THE PROVINCES Control entire provinces to earn bonuses and push your advance across original, hand-drawn maps. PLAY YOUR WAY - Challenge the Artificial Intelligence in single-player. - Face other commanders in online multiplayer. No two games are ever the same: adapt your tactics, use the terrain and pay tribute to the glory of Rome. Alea iacta est - the die is cast! Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://theromanconquest.com/terms Privacy: https://theromanconquest.com/privacy

Screenshots

Pointless Wars4 screens
The Roman Conquest1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Roman Conquest at every 9 days against Pointless Wars's every 22 months. Pointless Wars's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pointless Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Roman Conquest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, The Roman Conquest every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pointless Wars versus The Roman Conquest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointless WarsThe Roman Conquest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB92 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPeter BrumbachMassimo Plaja

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pointless Wars

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

The Roman Conquest

Subscriptions3
  • Patron — 3 Months$6.993 Months
  • Patron — 6 Months$12.996 Months
  • Patron — 12 Months$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Pointless Wars free?
Pointless Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Roman Conquest free?
The Roman Conquest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pointless Wars or The Roman Conquest have ads?
Neither Pointless Wars nor The Roman Conquest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointless Wars or The Roman Conquest?
Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, and The Roman Conquest every 9 days. Most recently, Pointless Wars was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Roman Conquest on November 5, 2026.

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