# Pocket Panzers vs State Craft

Pocket Panzers and State Craft both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Pocket Panzers's written reviews are positive against 33% of State Craft's. Pocket Panzers also leads on ratings volume (353 vs 6). State Craft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pocket Panzers sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. State Craft asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pocket Panzers against 4.7 for State Craft. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Panzers has 353 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Pocket Panzers's written reviews are positive against 33% of State Craft's.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | Pocket Panzers | State Craft |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (353 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-panzers/id6744303947/reviews)** | [4.7 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/state-craft/id6747978574/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **353** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | **85.7% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 252 MB | 182 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Segment Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1847490041) | [YALP GAMES LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1734473116) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### State Craft

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/state-craft/id6747978574)

Build and expand your nation by conquering new states and earning money. Invest in upgrades to boost your income and efficiency, even while offline. Strategically progress across the map to dominate the world.

**Highlights:** Unlock and conquer new states, Earn income while idle, Purchase global upgrades, Boost individual state income, Strategic map progression, Conquer the entire map

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pocket Panzers free?

Pocket Panzers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is State Craft free?

State Craft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pocket Panzers or State Craft?

Pocket Panzers is rated higher. Pocket Panzers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 353 ratings, while State Craft averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.

### Do Pocket Panzers or State Craft have ads?

Both Pocket Panzers and State Craft show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Pocket Panzers or State Craft?

Pocket Panzers ships an update every 9 days, and State Craft weekly. Most recently, Pocket Panzers was updated on October 30, 2026 and State Craft on October 24, 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.*