Comparison

Dumb vs Warnament Grand Strategy

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

Head to head
About

Dumb

Engage in strategic gameplay with a unique chess engine. This application offers a straightforward way to play chess, focusing on its core mechanics. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience designed for chess enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Chess gameplay
  • Unique engine
  • Simple interface
  • Strategic challenges
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A chess app with a stupid engine

About

Warnament Grand Strategy

Engage in turn-based grand strategy with deep customization. Lead diverse nations through diplomacy, warfare, and economic manipulation. Explore alternative histories or create your own scenarios.

Highlights
  • Turn-based grand strategy gameplay
  • Deep customization options
  • Diplomacy and alliances
  • Economic manipulation and sanctions
  • Diverse military units
  • Technology tree progression
  • Political regime choices
Features
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Warnament is a turn-based grand strategy designed together with the community to combine simplicity, depth, and a high level of customization. You can play as theocratic France during lunch and attack Berlin playing as communist Luxembourg by dinner. Or create your own scenario featuring alternative history or something completely unrelated to the real world whatsoever. Influence and manipulate - Declare wars and sign peace treaties, make pacts and alliances - Guarantee the independence of your allies, force someone into vassalage, or simply insult your opponents (as seen on TV) - Get rich by trading with the big shots of global politics or choke your opponents with economic sanctions - Drag your allies into international conflicts: the more, the deadlier! Crush and rule - Wipe out your enemies with a deadly array of military forces—from infantry to nuclear bombs - Rule the seven seas with cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers - Protect your land with fortresses and other defensive infrastructure - Despise the laws of warfare using a chemical or nuclear weapon Expand and thrive - Progress through the technology tree to discover a wide variety of buildings and structures - Choose one of half a dozen political regimes, and make political decisions that might change the course of history - Control each province of your country independently to ensure an economic and scientific breakthrough Website: https://warnament.com Discord: https://discord.gg/WwfsH8mnuz X: https://x.com/WarnamentGame

Screenshots

Dumb4 screens
Warnament Grand Strategy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dumb at none against Warnament Grand Strategy's 8. Dumb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Warnament Grand Strategy's advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 3). On price, ads and device support 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. Warnament Grand Strategy sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Dumb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dumb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Warnament Grand Strategy has 143 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dumb ships an update every 9 days, Warnament Grand Strategy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dumb versus Warnament Grand Strategy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumbWarnament Grand Strategy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (143 ratings)
Positive reviews—67.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3143 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB398 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAbsurd Technologies LLCLUDENIO LABS LTD

Customer experience

Dumb

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Warnament Grand Strategy

All ratings122 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dumb

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Warnament Grand Strategy

One-time8
  • Steampunk$0.99
  • Shock Infantry$2.49
  • Cavalry & Submarine$3.99
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  • Alternative History$4.49
  • Techno-Militarism$4.99
  • World War 2 Scenario$4.99
  • Ideologies$5.99
  • Firestarter$9.99

Questions

Is Dumb free?
Dumb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Warnament Grand Strategy free?
Warnament Grand Strategy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dumb or Warnament Grand Strategy?
Dumb is rated higher. Dumb averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Warnament Grand Strategy averages 4.5 from 143 ratings.
Do Dumb or Warnament Grand Strategy have ads?
Neither Dumb nor Warnament Grand Strategy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dumb or Warnament Grand Strategy?
Dumb ships an update every 9 days, and Warnament Grand Strategy monthly. Most recently, Dumb was updated on October 30, 2026 and Warnament Grand Strategy on November 10, 2026.

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