Comparison

StartWar vs Latchstring

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

Head to head
About

StartWar

Command a nation on a real-world map, forging alliances and engaging in warfare to achieve global dominance. Manage resources, build armies, and plan your conquests through strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Real-world map with authentic borders
  • Risk-inspired strategic mechanics
  • Army building and resource management
  • Alliance forging and warfare
  • Fast matches and long campaigns
Features
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Pick a nation. Conquer the world. StartWar is a fast real-world conquest game. Choose your country — from superpowers to tiny Moldova — and expand across a satellite map of Earth, one war at a time. 176 nations stand between you and world domination. • WAR DOCTRINES — Blitzkrieg, Guerrilla, Air Dominance, Naval Supremacy or Attrition. Each fits a different fight. • REAL ODDS — see your exact win chance before you declare war. • RIVAL SUPERPOWERS — AI powers expand, annex and fight back. • ADVISORS & RESEARCH — build your team, research technology, grow your economy. • NATION ABILITIES — every country plays differently. • CHALLENGES — conquer Europe as Moldova. No purchases. No skips. • SHARE YOUR VICTORIES — turn your biggest wins into war-report cards. Wars last 3 to 15 days. Play a quick war in minutes, or build a world empire over weeks. Free to play. Available in 20 languages. VIP Commander is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ltleadership.eu/startwar/privacy-policy.html

About

Latchstring

Features
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Some guests want a room. Most want something they can't quite say. Latchstring puts you at the front desk of a small, off-season hotel. An alpine lodge snowed in for the winter, a seaside guesthouse lost in the fog. Every guest who walks in has a polished smile and a quiet trouble underneath, and the game writes their story on the spot. You don't pick from a menu of choices. You type what you say or do, in your own words, and the guest answers back. Be warm, be sharp, be honest or evasive. They notice, and they remember. HOW IT PLAYS - Each morning, meet the day's guests and the troubles at your desk. - Respond in your own words. The characters react in the moment. - Cash, reputation, and your staff's morale all move. You can't keep everyone happy. - Reach the goal before the season ends, then travel on to the next hotel. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - A new cast every run. Strangers, secrets, and small tragedies, written as you play. - Warmth over cruelty. Tragicomic, PG-13, and quietly human. - Your choices land. Help the lonely widower or protect the books. Both cost you something. - Continuity that remembers. The night porter's bad week becomes a five-day arc, and a guest you helped comes back changed. - More than one place to run. Each hotel has its own cast, its own weather, and its own kind of trouble. A FAIR DEAL Your first full game is free. To keep playing, Latchstring Pro is a yearly subscription with generous play. No ads, no tracking, no accounts. Just the front desk and whoever walks through the door. Latchstring Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Length: 1 year. Price: 4.99 USD per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://qilinapps.com/latchstring#terms Privacy Policy: https://qilinapps.com/latchstring#privacy Made by one developer in Istanbul.

Screenshots

StartWar4 screens
Latchstring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Latchstring at none against StartWar's shown. StartWar's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. StartWar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Latchstring sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StartWar versus Latchstring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartWarLatchstring
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB1 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLT Leadership SRLali kilin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StartWar

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Commander$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Tactical Advantage$4.99
  • Higher Power$29.99
1 purchases

Latchstring

Subscriptions1
  • Latchstring Pro Yearly$4.991 Year

Questions

Is StartWar free?
StartWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latchstring free?
Latchstring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StartWar or Latchstring have ads?
StartWar shows ads; Latchstring does not.

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