Sniper Elite 4 vs HITMAN World of Assassination
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sniper Elite 4
Engage in World War 2 sniping as a skilled agent in a vast Italian campaign. Hunt enemies, complete objectives, and experience realistic ballistics. Utilize an extensive arsenal and witness brutal X-ray kill cams.
- Expansive single-player campaign
- Realistic rifle ballistics
- Extensive World War 2 arsenal
- Acclaimed X-ray Kill Cams
- Apple device cross-save
- Touch and controller support
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Experience unrivalled World War 2 sniping gameplay with Sniper Elite 4. Take the role of SOE agent, and crack sniper, Karl Fairburne in a thrilling single-player campaign. Travel to the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Italy to battle the Axis Forces and free the country from fascism. Sniper Elite 4 is an award-winning best seller, recognised for its authenticity and its intense gameplay experience. EXPANSIVE SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGN Hours of gripping gameplay in huge, sandbox style, campaign levels with hundreds of enemies, vehicles, and high-ranking Nazi officers to hunt. Forge your own path to your objectives, uncover new sniper nests, find secret side missions, collectibles and more! AWARD-WINNING SNIPING Experience genre-defining rifle ballistics where snipers must take account of wind, gravity, and heart rate to land satisfying shots over hundreds of meters. EXTENSIVE ARSENAL Adapt seamlessly to any combat situation with an impressive array of iconic World War 2 rifles, pistols, submachine guns, heavy weapons, traps, grenades, and explosives. ACCLAIMED X-RAY KILL CAMS Sniper Elite’s acclaimed X-ray Kill Camera frames your most impressive melee attacks and explosive trap kills in bone-cracking detail. APPLE DEVICE CROSS-SAVE Whether at home or on the move, continue your mission across your Apple devices as you fight back against the Axis forces and help bring victory to the Allies. TOUCH & CONTROLLER SUPPORT As well as supporting a wide range of external controllers, you can play directly on your Apple device with intuitive touch controls.
HITMAN World of Assassination
Embody a master assassin in expansive sandbox environments, utilizing stealth, disguises, and gadgets to complete intricate contracts. Explore a vast amount of content with endless replayability, including a challenging roguelike mode and customizable safehouse.
- Massive sandbox locations
- Stealth and disguise mechanics
- Gadgets and environmental interactions
- Extensive replayability
- Roguelike Freelancer mode
- Customizable safehouse
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Become Agent 47, the ultimate stealth assassin. Travel to massive sandbox locations full of opportunities, from exquisite palais in Paris to beautiful coastal town of Italy to complete your contracts. Play the ICA Training Facility missions (tutorial) and Sebastian Principle Escalation in Dubai for free. Unlock additional content in the app. - More than 100 hours of content available, for endless replayability. - Use disguises, gadgets, distractions, and the environment for flawless executions. Creativity is your deadliest weapon. - Replay missions to complete difficult challenges and unlock additional gear. HITMAN Freelancer Push your skills further in a high-risk roguelike mode that rewards careful planning lethal precision, and customize your own safehouse as you progress. Optimized for mobile. Controller supported. Keyboard and mouse not supported. HITMAN World of Assassination full application is approximately 48GB. Important Note: The installation process requires that you have at least twice the size of the application in free storage space available. We recommend downloading the data in an environment with good connectivity. Estimated download time based on connection speed: - 10 Mbps - Over 6 hours - 100 Mbps - 30 to 40 minutes - 3000 Mbps - 8 - 10 minutes Each Location varies between ~2-4 GB, excluding shared game data. Locations can be downloaded, installed or deleted separately. This is managed in the “Store” menu, select the Location and “Delete Game Data”, at the bottom left of the screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sniper Elite 4 at weekly against HITMAN World of Assassination's monthly. Sniper Elite 4 also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 42%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sniper Elite 4 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and HITMAN World of Assassination sells 25 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 — 3.9 for Sniper Elite 4 against 3.8 for HITMAN World of Assassination. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 296 and 314 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Sniper Elite 4's written reviews are positive against 42% of HITMAN World of Assassination's.
Sniper Elite 4 ships an update weekly, HITMAN World of Assassination monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sniper Elite 4 | HITMAN World of Assassination |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (296 ratings) — better | 3.8 (314 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews — better | 42.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 296 | 314 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.9 GB | 3.6 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rebellion Games | IO Interactive A/S |
Customer experience
Sniper Elite 4
HITMAN World of Assassination
User reviews
Sniper Elite 4
From 296 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 🎮 Great with controller
- 👍 Faithful port of console version
- 🎨 Good graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and loading issues
- 🎮 Subpar touch controls
- 🔧 Lack of graphics options
- 🔒 No multiplayer/co-op
HITMAN World of Assassination
From 314 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 👍 Identical to console version
- 🚀 Flawless on iPhone 16 Pro
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and choppy
- 🐛 Frequent stuttering and frame drops
- 🐛 Shader compilation stutter
- 💰 Expensive price tag
Bugs and requests
Sniper Elite 4
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stuck on loading screen
- Crashes at certain levels
- Performance issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Uncapped framerate
- Gyroscope support
- Customizable touch controls
- Graphics settings
HITMAN World of Assassination
Reported bugs
3 issues- Targets cannot be shot
- Challenges not registering properly
- Frequent redownloading of areas required
Requested features
3 requests- Account/progress sync across platforms
- Lower resolution option for better performance
- Ability to pre-load shaders
In-app purchases
Sniper Elite 4
- Target Fuhrer$0.99
- Deathstorm$9.99
- Main Campaign$19.99
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- Complete Edition$24.99
HITMAN World of Assassination
- Location: Chongqing$2.99
- Location: Hantu Port$2.99
- Location: Dartmoor$2.99
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- Location: New York$2.99
- Location: Marrakesh$2.99
- Location: Hawke's Bay$2.99
- Location: Himmelstein$2.99
- Location: Bangkok$2.99
- Location: Sapienza$2.99
- Location: Paris$2.99
- Location: Hokkaido$2.99
- Location: Colorado$2.99
- Location: Dubai$2.99
- Location: Miami$2.99
- Location: Whittleton Creek$2.99
- Location: Haven Island$2.99
- World Champions Pack$4.99
- The Wizard Pack$4.99
- Patient Zero Requiem Pack$4.99
- Sarajevo Six Campaign Pack$4.99
- The Eminem vs Slim Shady Pack$4.99
- The Herbalist Pack$7.99
- Special Assignment Pack$9.99
- Seven Deadly Sins Collection$9.99
- HITMAN WOA Full Game$69.99
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