Pocket Panzers vs Hegemon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Hegemon
Lead any real-world nation to global dominance through diplomacy, economic development, or total war. Command armies, manage resources, and make critical decisions to shape the future of civilization in this deep geopolitical strategy game.
- Command real-world nations
- Global conflict simulation
- Deep diplomacy and geopolitics
- Nation and economy building
- Technology and nuclear weapons
- Massive world sandbox
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Hegemon: War Strategy and WW3 Simulator Rewrite history and lead your nation to global dominance in a deep geopolitical grand strategy experience inspired by WW2, Cold War and modern conflicts. Take control of any real-world country and decide its destiny. Build alliances through diplomacy, develop your economy, or unleash total war to conquer the world. Every decision shapes the balance of power and the future of civilization. Command Nations in Global Conflict Lead real-world countries across multiple historical timelines: 1960, 1990 and 2025. Control your army, navy and air force across a massive world map and experience large-scale conflicts and global power struggles. Plan military operations, manage borders and decide whether to preserve peace or ignite worldwide confrontation. From regional crises to full-scale world war, the choice is yours. Deep Diplomacy and Geopolitics Shape international relations through alliances, negotiations and strategic pressure. Form coalitions, sign treaties, influence weaker states or destabilize rivals through covert actions. Balance power between superpowers, manage global tensions and navigate a living geopolitical world where every nation reacts to your moves. Build Your Nation and Economy Develop industry, infrastructure and technology to strengthen your country. Manage taxes, resources, population stability and long-term growth while preparing for future conflicts. Choose your path: peaceful economic superpower dominant military empire balanced global leader Every strategy creates new opportunities and new threats. Technology, Weapons and Nuclear Decisions Unlock advanced military technologies, missile systems and nuclear programs. Use deterrence to maintain peace or escalate conflicts into full global confrontation. Modern warfare, strategic weapons and technological progress will define your rise to power. Massive World Sandbox Explore a detailed world with more than 200 playable countries and thousands of provinces. Experience revolutions, economic crises, alliances and political changes in a dynamic sandbox where every playthrough is different. Choose Your Path to World Dominance Will you rule through diplomacy and economic strength or conquer the world through military power? Lead your nation, reshape global history and build your own world order in Hegemon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Panzers at 4.7 against Hegemon's 4.1. Pocket Panzers also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). 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
Both are free to download. Pocket Panzers sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Hegemon sells 10 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Panzers has 353 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Pocket Panzers's written reviews are positive against 73% of Hegemon's.
Pocket Panzers ships an update every 9 days, Hegemon every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Panzers | Hegemon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (353 ratings) — better | 4.1 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 73.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 353 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 423 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Segment Games | Viktor Hromov |
Customer experience
Pocket Panzers
Hegemon
Bugs and 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
Hegemon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Panzers
- 2000 Gold$1.99
- Eisenhower$2.99
- 5000 Gold$3.99
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- Guderian$3.99
- Zhukov$3.99
- Yamamoto$3.99
- Manstein$4.99
- 20000 Gold$8.99
Hegemon
- 110 gold$0.99
- 340 gold$2.99
- 1000 gold + No Ads + 5 Tanks$3.99
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- 300 gold + No Ads + 5 Tanks$3.99
- 720 gold$5.99
- Leader Political Character$6.99
- 700 gold + No Ads + 5 Jets$6.99
- 1250 gold$12.99
- 1500 gold + No Ads + 5 Planes$14.99
- Legend Political Character$19.99
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