# Spellers vs Pocket Panzers

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Spellers | Pocket Panzers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spellers-deckbuilding-defense/id6572284682/reviews) | **[4.7 (353 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-panzers/id6744303947/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 5 | **353** |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | **85.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 388 MB | 252 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Jiffycrew](https://appshunter.io/developer/1507343593) | [Segment Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1847490041) |

## What reviewers say

### Spellers

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spellers-deckbuilding-defense/id6572284682)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (45)**

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


### Pocket Panzers

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-panzers/id6744303947)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 Gold | $1.99 | one-time |
| Eisenhower | $2.99 | one-time |
| 5000 Gold | $3.99 | one-time |
| Guderian | $3.99 | one-time |
| Zhukov | $3.99 | one-time |
| Yamamoto | $3.99 | one-time |
| Manstein | $4.99 | one-time |
| 20000 Gold | $8.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Interesting game
- 🚀 Lots of waiting but pretty gud
- 👍 Great sequel to Armchair Commander
- 👍 Very good and much more easier
- 👍 Amazing, best way to play any game like this

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Can't play as USSR in Conquest 1939
- 🐛 Allies not mobilizing and building units in Conquest
- 🐛 Territories of Finland, Sweden, and Norway are too limited
- 🐛 Game keeps crashing
- 🐛 Pop-up for purchases doesn't work

**Reported bugs**

- Can't control units in first Daily Challenge level
- Game keeps crashing

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*