Comparison

Spellers vs Pocket Panzers

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

Head to head
About

Spellers

Engage in a chaotic roguelike deckbuilding defense game with real-time strategy elements. Make critical decisions about unit deployment and skill unlocks to achieve victory. Experience massive battles with hundreds of 3D units clashing on the battlefield.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deckbuilding strategy
  • Real-time unit deployment
  • Massive 3D unit battles
  • Skill and unit progression
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Tower defense gameplay
Features
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A Chaotic Roguelike Deckbuilding Tower Defense with Real-Time Strategy ◆ Play the most intense and chaotic defense game in mobile gaming history! Make precise decisions. Summon at the perfect moment. Which units will you grow, and which skills will you unlock? Will you choose an elite squad or swarm tactics? Victory or defeat—all depends on your strategy. ◆ From the creators of "Lost Pages," the award-winning deck-building hit Developed by Jiffycrew, winners of Google Indie Game Festival Korea 2022, Spellers mixes the best of deck-building strategy and tower defense gameplay. It’s still in early access, with more relics and units to come, but this is the game that real gamers have been waiting for. ◆ A Cutting-Edge Tower Defense Game Powered by Advanced Tech Spellers harnesses the power of modern game engine technology to deliver massive real-time battles. Hundreds of 3D units move, pathfind, and deploy in real time, with layered abilities and complex interactions. Experience dynamic formations and intense combat as 500 units clash on the battlefield—fluid, strategic, and spectacular. Experience the undeniable fun for yourself. --- By downloading, you agree to our Terms of Service. ◆ Discord: https://discord.gg/wUE3PX69bX ◆ Contact: lostpages@jiffycrew.com ◆ Privacy Policy: https://jiffycrew.com/privacy_en ◆ Terms of Service: https://jiffycrew.com/eula_en

About

Pocket Panzers

Engage in turn-based tank strategy, commanding diverse historical troops and recreating battles from WWII to modern conflicts. Expand your nation, manage resources with new features like railroads and trains, and utilize advanced units including missiles and airplanes. Explore a global map with a detailed map editor and community-created content.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Historical battle scenarios
  • Modern and historical units (tanks, artillery, ships, missiles)
  • Resource management (railroads, trains)
  • Global map with air units
  • Map editor and user-generated content
  • 3D graphics with new terrain
Features
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The sequel to Armchair Commander is here! Pocket Panzers is a turn-based strategy game where you control troops to expand your nation and re-create historical scenarios. Revisit historical battles — experience scenarios from the early days of World War 2 to the conflicts of the modern era! Lead your troops to victory, with tanks, artillery, ships, and missiles! Now including exciting new features, like: - Railroads and supplies - Trains - Global map - Airplanes and airports as custom units - Special historical troops - Fortresses - Fog of war - All new 3D graphics, with new terrain and models! Featuring content from the following factions: - Allies - Axis - Comintern - Chinese United Front - NATO - Warsaw Pact - And many more! There is also a detailed map editor in-game and a community uploads section with user-generated content!

Screenshots

Spellers4 screens
Pocket Panzers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Panzers at 4.7 against Spellers's 4.2. Pocket Panzers also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 54%) and ratings volume (353 vs 5). Spellers's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). 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. Spellers sells 45 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Panzers sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Panzers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Panzers has 353 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Spellers's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pocket Panzers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spellers ships an update every 4 days, Pocket Panzers every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spellers versus Pocket Panzers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpellersPocket Panzers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.7 (353 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5353 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB252 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJiffycrewSegment Games

Customer experience

Spellers

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.5%

Pocket Panzers

All ratings318 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Spellers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pocket Panzers

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Can't control units in first Daily Challenge level
  • Game keeps crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow creating custom alliances, not just historical mode
  • Add chance to get chests after completing scenarios, not just using gold
  • Add button to dismiss events like in HOI4 to help map makers
  • Improve AI, it's too easy to dominate as Germany in 1939

In-app purchases

45 purchases

Spellers

One-time45
  • Today Epic Rune$0.99
  • Today Fire Unit$0.99
  • Today Ice Unit$0.99
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  • Today Earth Unit$0.99
  • Energy +50$0.99
  • Key x 100 (1+1)$0.99
  • Game Speed$1.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Limited Key Pack I$1.99
  • Rune Slot Pack I$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • No Ads Pack$2.99
  • Skill Slot$2.99
  • Fire Continent Pass (Normal)$2.99
  • Ice Continent Pass (Normal)$2.99
  • Air Continent Pass (Infinite)$2.99
  • Ice Continent Pass (Infinite)$2.99
  • Fire Continent Pass (Infinite)$2.99
  • Spellers Package 2$2.99
  • Skill Slot$3.99
  • Battle Reward Booster 2.5X$3.99
  • Air Continent Pass$3.99
  • Ice Continent Pass$3.99
  • Energy Saver$3.99
  • Energy Production +1$3.99
  • Energy Tank$3.99
  • Key x 500 (1+1)$3.99
  • Skill Slot$4.99
  • Earth Continent Pass (Normal)$4.99
  • Earth Continent Pass Infinite$4.99
  • Air Continent Pass (Normal)$4.99
  • Skill Slot$5.99
  • Game Speed Pack (2.5X)$5.99
  • Battle Reward Booster 3.0X$5.99
  • Spellers Package 1-2$5.99
  • Spellers Package 3-2$5.99
  • Spellers Package 2-2$5.99
  • Today Legendary Rune$6.99
  • Game Speed Pack (3.0X)$9.99
  • Key x 1200 (1+1)$9.99
  • Excavate Package IV$12.99
  • Key x 2500 (1+1)$17.99
  • Key x 6600 (1+1)$39.99
  • Excavate Package V$69.99
  • Key x 15000 (1+1)$89.99
8 purchases

Pocket Panzers

One-time8
  • 2000 Gold$1.99
  • Eisenhower$2.99
  • 5000 Gold$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Guderian$3.99
  • Zhukov$3.99
  • Yamamoto$3.99
  • Manstein$4.99
  • 20000 Gold$8.99

Questions

Is Spellers free?
Spellers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Panzers free?
Pocket Panzers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spellers or Pocket Panzers?
Pocket Panzers is rated higher. Spellers averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pocket Panzers averages 4.7 from 353 ratings.
Do Spellers or Pocket Panzers have ads?
Both Spellers and Pocket Panzers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spellers or Pocket Panzers?
Spellers ships an update every 4 days, and Pocket Panzers every 9 days. Most recently, Spellers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pocket Panzers on October 30, 2026.

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