Comparison

Square Warriors vs Gang Up!

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

Head to head
About

Square Warriors

Engage in tactical puzzle battles with tower defense and RPG elements. Strategically deploy square heroes on a grid to defend against enemy waves, equip them with gear, and cast powerful spells. Unlock new heroes and upgrade abilities to overcome increasingly difficult challenges.

Highlights
  • Tactical puzzle grid placement
  • Tower defense strategy
  • RPG hero progression
  • Equipment and spell system
  • Hero and ability unlocks
  • Challenging enemy encounters
Features
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Square Warriors: Puzzle TD RPG combines tactical puzzle-solving with tower defense and RPG elements. Lead a team of square-shaped heroes into war, strategically placing them on a grid to block enemy advances. Gear up your warriors with powerful equipment and unleash devastating magic spells to turn the tide of battle. As you progress, unlock new heroes, upgrade abilities, and face increasingly challenging foes. Can you solve the puzzle of victory and survive the onslaught in this unique blend of strategy and RPG action?

About

Gang Up!

Build your ultimate gang by collecting members and upgrading weapons. Recruit legendary leaders with unique powers and customize your playstyle through a deep talent tree. Dominate the streets in this action-packed survival game.

Highlights
  • Collect and grow your gang
  • Unlock and upgrade weapons
  • Smash crates and gather resources
  • Recruit legendary gang leaders
  • Customize playstyle with Talent Tree
Features
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Welcome to the streets where only the strongest survive. - Collect gang members and grow your crew on the run. - Unlock and upgrade powerful weapons to blast through anything in your way. - Smash crates, gather resources, and evolve your strategy. - Recruit legendary gang leaders and use their unique powers. - Customize your playstyle with a deep Talent Tree. Easy to learn, packed with action, and full of explosive surprises — can you build the ultimate gang?

Screenshots

Square Warriors4 screens
Gang Up!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Square Warriors at weekly against Gang Up!'s every 3 weeks. Square Warriors also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 7%). Gang Up!'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Square Warriors sells 25 one-off in-app purchases and Gang Up! sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Square Warriors against 4.6 for Gang Up!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 658 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Square Warriors's written reviews are positive against 7% of Gang Up!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Warriors ships an update weekly, Gang Up! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Square Warriors versus Gang Up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare WarriorsGang Up!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (658 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better7.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6581.3K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB566 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNew Story Inc. (Apps)Rollic Games

Customer experience

Square Warriors

All ratings658 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Gang Up!

All ratings1,303 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral16.1%
Negative76.8%

Bugs and requests

Square Warriors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Gang Up!

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Settings not saved
  • Raid stage reappearing
  • Gang level talent reset
  • Global exp. gain buffs not applied
  • Talent research time reduction not replenished
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  • Game freezes on launch

Requested features

2 requests
  • Reduce energy requirements
  • Improve ad-free experience

In-app purchases

25 purchases

Square Warriors

One-time25
  • Warriors's Offer 1$0.99
  • 3 Day Pack 1$0.99
  • Gem Pack2 variants$0.99
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  • OneTimePack$0.99
  • Warriors's Offer 2$1.99
  • Gem Pack$3.99
  • Warriors's Offer 3$4.99
  • 3 Day Pack 2$4.99
  • Stage Pack 6$7.99
  • Stage Pack 8$7.99
  • Stage Pack 7$7.99
  • Stage Pack 5$7.99
  • Stage Pack +$7.99
  • Stage Pack 4$7.99
  • Stage Pack 10$7.99
  • Gem Pack$7.99
  • Warriors's Offer 4$9.99
  • No Ad$9.99
  • No Ad pack$9.99
  • Warriors' Pass$10.99
  • Gem Pack$13.99
  • 3 Day Pack 3$14.99
  • Warriors's Offer 5$19.99
  • Gem Pack$42.99
  • Gem Pack$69.99
25 purchases

Gang Up!

One-time25
  • Starter Bundle$0.99
  • Ladder Offer 1$1.99
  • Small Energy Pack$1.99
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  • New York Bundle$1.99
  • Mexico City Bundle$1.99
  • Ladder Offer 2$2.99
  • Ladder Offer 3$2.99
  • Tokyo Bundle$2.99
  • Small Gem Pack$2.99
  • Ladder Offer 4$3.99
  • Beijing Bundle$3.99
  • Ladder Offer 5$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Medium Energy Pack$4.99
  • Moscow Bundle$4.99
  • Expedition Fund!$6.99
  • Raid Fund$6.99
  • Trade Vault$6.99
  • Permanent Blessings$7.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$8.99
  • Energy Bundle 1$8.99
  • Leader Pass!$9.99
  • Large Energy Pack$12.99
  • 1+1$19.99
  • Large Gem Pack$24.99

Questions

Is Square Warriors free?
Square Warriors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gang Up! free?
Gang Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Square Warriors or Gang Up!?
Gang Up! is rated higher. Square Warriors averages 4.5 out of 5 from 658 ratings, while Gang Up! averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Square Warriors or Gang Up! have ads?
Both Square Warriors and Gang Up! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Warriors or Gang Up!?
Square Warriors ships an update weekly, and Gang Up! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Square Warriors was updated on September 21, 2026 and Gang Up! on September 9, 2026.

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