Comparison

Pointless Wars vs Smash Dash RTS

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

Smash Dash RTS

Engage in fast-paced real-time strategy battles, commanding individual units and groups. Build and defend your base, capture territory, and outmaneuver opponents in quick 5-minute matches. Challenge friends to private PvP battles or practice offline.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy battles
  • Base building and defense
  • Territory capture
  • 1v1 PvP matches
  • Offline tutorial and target range
  • Unit customization
  • Battle replays and sharing
Features
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Build your base. Give the orders. Take the battlefield. Smash Dash RTS puts you in direct command of individual units and whole groups in real-time strategy battles designed to last around five minutes. Capture territory, outmaneuver other players or AI opponents, and challenge friends to private 1v1 matches. BUILD, DEFEND AND EXPAND Capture tiles to expand your territory. Place walls and defensive weapons, protect your base and choose when to push forward. Collapsing base shields change the opening battle as protected areas gradually shrink. COMMAND YOUR FORCES Deploy tanks, aircraft and specialist units. Select individual units or groups, position your defenses and use orbital weapons to turn the battle. Different battlefields bring variety to every encounter. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Add friends, arrange private 1v1 battles and meet in a private room before the match. Compare player stats and communicate through preset messages. LEARN OFFLINE Learn the controls in the guided offline tutorial, then experiment with units and tactics in the offline Target Range. The game follows your device language, and you can switch languages in Settings. PROGRESS AND PERSONALIZE Complete quests, progress through seasonal rewards and customize your battlefield identity with army colorways and other cosmetics. REPLAY AND SHARE Revisit completed matches in your Battle Log. Choose your highlights, export a video and share your battles with friends. An internet connection is required for multiplayer. Optional in-app purchases are available.

Screenshots

Pointless Wars4 screens
Smash Dash RTS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smash Dash RTS at every 2 weeks against Pointless Wars's every 22 months. Pointless Wars's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Pointless Wars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smash Dash RTS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pointless Wars against 5.0 for Smash Dash RTS. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, Smash Dash RTS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pointless Wars versus Smash Dash RTS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointless WarsSmash Dash RTS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB907 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPeter BrumbachCutEsy Holdings

Customer experience

Pointless Wars

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smash Dash RTS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pointless Wars

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
10 purchases

Smash Dash RTS

One-time10
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • 550 Gems$3.99
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  • 1,500 Coins$3.99
  • 1,200 Gems$8.99
  • 4,000 Coins$8.99
  • 3,000 Gems$17.99
  • 12,000 Coins$22.99
  • 8,000 Gems$44.99
  • 15,000 Gems$89.99

Questions

Is Pointless Wars free?
Pointless Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smash Dash RTS free?
Smash Dash RTS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pointless Wars or Smash Dash RTS?
Pointless Wars and Smash Dash RTS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pointless Wars or Smash Dash RTS have ads?
Neither Pointless Wars nor Smash Dash RTS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pointless Wars or Smash Dash RTS?
Pointless Wars ships an update every 22 months, and Smash Dash RTS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pointless Wars was updated on October 13, 2026 and Smash Dash RTS on October 18, 2026.

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