Comparison

Whimsy Wars vs Gate Rush

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

Head to head
About

Whimsy Wars

Engage in fierce fantasy battles by upgrading units and unlocking powerful skills. Conquer seasonal challenges and rise against the dreaded Baker in the Cookie Wars.

Highlights
  • Unit upgrades
  • Skill unlocking
  • Rare item collection
  • Seasonal progression
  • Fantasy battles
  • Boss battles
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Upgrade your units, unlock skills, and gain rare and powerful items to control the battlefield! Fight your way through the seasons to prove your might! Battle in the fabled Cookie Wars and rise up against the dreaded Baker!

About

Gate Rush

Features
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Command the formation. Outsmart the gates. Storm the citadel. Gate Rush is an army-tactics arcade game with a promise almost nothing on the App Store makes: no ads. Not between runs. Not for revives. Never. FORMATION TACTICS Switch your army's shape at any moment and change the rules of the run: โ€ข WEDGE: a spearhead that hits 20% harder in the siege but bleeds more on hazards โ€ข PHALANX: a shield wall that shrugs off obstacles at the cost of charge power โ€ข FLANK: split into two columns and take BOTH gates of a row at half strength Reading the road ahead and switching at the right moment is the whole game. HOW IT PLAYS โ€ข Steer your army through multiply, add, subtract, and divide gates โ€ข Jump barricades with a tap, dodge obstacles, grab shields, rage, magnets, and clones โ€ข Chain good gates to build combos โ€ข Upgrade weapon tiers from spears to gold-plumed commanders STORM THE CITADEL Every level ends in a siege. Your army charges, clashes, and the survivors are decided by real attrition math, formation multiplier included. Win, and pick 1 of 3 perks from a pool of 8 to shape your next run. Endless levels, endless builds. MADE DIFFERENT โ€ข Original hand-built engine, not a licensed template โ€ข Hand-tuned art direction: warm oranges, deep blues, gold accents, editorial type โ€ข Procedural music and sound, generated live while you play โ€ข Works offline. iPhone and iPad. iOS 16 or later. FAIR MONETIZATION The full game is free. Coins earned in runs unlock army skins and arena themes in the Armory, and buy a once-per-run revive. Gate Rush Pro is a single $3.99 purchase, once, forever: every skin and theme unlocked, the exclusive Gold Commander skin, 2x coins, and a free perk re-roll after every boss. No subscription. No ads either way. From the maker of Ring Sort.

Screenshots

Whimsy Wars4 screens
Gate Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gate Rush at none against Whimsy Wars's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Whimsy Wars sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Gate Rush sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Whimsy Wars versus Gate Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhimsy WarsGate Rush
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size840 MB2 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperZeMind Game Studio Ltdvincent varie

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Whimsy Wars

One-time5
  • Handful of Gems$2.99
  • Coin Doubler$4.99
  • Pile of Gems$7.99
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  • Coin Tripler$14.99
  • Hoard of Gems$22.99
4 purchases

Gate Rush

One-time4
  • 500 Coins (Recruit Pack)$0.99
  • 1,800 Coins (Captain Pack)$2.99
  • Gate Rush Pro$3.99
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  • 4,000 Coins (Warlord Pack)$5.99

Questions

Is Whimsy Wars free?
Whimsy Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gate Rush free?
Gate Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Whimsy Wars or Gate Rush have ads?
Whimsy Wars shows ads; Gate Rush does not.

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