Comparison

Planes Run vs Army Men Battle Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Planes Run

Guide a small airplane through a cloud-filled sky by tapping to make it jump. Dodge obstacles like birds and other aircraft to achieve the highest score possible. Test your reflexes and see how far you can fly without falling.

Highlights
  • Tap to jump
  • Cloud hopping
  • Avoid birds
  • Dodge airplanes
  • High score tracking
Features
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Check out this fun air plane running game. Help the tiny plane fly by tapping to help it jump from cloud to cloud. Be sure to avoid the birds and other airplanes. See how far you can take the plane without falling off the cloud. Get the highest score…the skies the limit! Download it today!

About

Army Men Battle Simulator

Build and command your toy army in this physics-based strategy game. Engage in battles with friends using a variety of units like soldiers, tanks, and planes. Experience strategic warfare with a focus on realistic physics.

Highlights
  • Assemble toy army
  • Physics-based combat
  • Multiplayer battles
  • Strategic warfare
  • Variety of units (soldiers, tanks, planes)
Features
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Assemble your army and fight with your friends. Army men battle simulator is a game totally base on physics and strategy. Fight with soldier, tank, plane, and more are waiting for you. You are placed in the role of a military commander, analysing enemy formations and selecting the perfect counter-forces. Positioning is highly strategic; you must carefully arrange your grid and placement lines. Once you hit the play button, all direct control is removed, and the game's advanced combat AI takes over, guiding units into battle dynamically. Campaign mode acts as a series of tactical puzzles. You are presented with static, pre-arranged enemy armies, often featuring daunting combinations of units. And you must figure out the exact combination and formation of troops required to defeat them within a fixed budget. As the stages progress, the layouts become increasingly complex, forcing you to constantly adapt your strategies, learn unit match-ups, and figure out how to counter heavily armored threats or aerial bombardments with limited resources. Sandbox mode removes all financial constraints and progression limits, transforming the game into a chaotic laboratory for experimental warfare. You are given complete creative freedom to build both sides of the battlefield from scratch.

Screenshots

Planes Run2 screens
Army Men Battle Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Army Men Battle Simulator at 55% against Planes Run's 12%. Army Men Battle Simulator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 29 months). Planes Run's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Planes Run sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Army Men Battle Simulator 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

Army Men Battle Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Army Men Battle Simulator has 7.3K ratings behind it against 102, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Planes Run's written reviews are positive against 55% of Army Men Battle Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planes Run ships an update every 29 months, Army Men Battle Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Planes Run versus Army Men Battle Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanes RunArmy Men Battle Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (102 ratings)4.6 (7.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews55.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1027.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB238 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMakeover Mania Story Gamesyizhan ye

Customer experience

Planes Run

All ratings100 ratings
Positive58.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative82.4%

Army Men Battle Simulator

All ratings7,283 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews374 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral14.4%
Negative30.5%

Bugs and requests

Planes Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Army Men Battle Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Level 59 cheat is broken
  • Terrain editor not working as expected
  • Troops getting stuck in formations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free units and vehicles
  • Unlock terrain editor earlier in the game
  • Improve campaign difficulty curve
  • Introduce player-controlled soldier option
  • Expand sandbox mode with more map options

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Planes Run

One-time2
  • Add 10 Lives for Every Run$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
10 purchases

Army Men Battle Simulator

One-time10
  • Unlock Tower$1.99
  • Unlock Plane$1.99
  • Unlock Tank$2.99
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  • Unlock Missile$2.99
  • Unlock Armoured Car$2.99
  • Unlock Bomber$2.99
  • Unlock Air-to-Air$2.99
  • Unlock Heavy Tank$3.99
  • Unlock Nuclear$4.99
  • Unlock All$12.99

Questions

Is Planes Run free?
Planes Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Army Men Battle Simulator free?
Army Men Battle Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planes Run or Army Men Battle Simulator?
Army Men Battle Simulator is rated higher. Planes Run averages 3.5 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Army Men Battle Simulator averages 4.6 from 7.3K ratings.
Do Planes Run or Army Men Battle Simulator have ads?
Neither Planes Run nor Army Men Battle Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planes Run or Army Men Battle Simulator?
Planes Run ships an update every 29 months, and Army Men Battle Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Planes Run was updated on October 23, 2026 and Army Men Battle Simulator on October 29, 2026.

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