Comparison

StartWar vs Corruption

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

Corruption

Secretly expand your global influence through bribery, assassinations, and political manipulation. Manage economics, public opinion, and resistance as nations react to your growing corruption. Can you achieve world domination before the world unites against you?

Highlights
  • Global strategy gameplay
  • Political manipulation
  • Covert operations
  • Bribery and assassinations
  • Dynamic world map
  • Multiple paths to domination
Features
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Corruption is an evil strategy game where you secretly expand your influence across the world through bribery, assassinations and strong leaders. Bribe leaders, infiltrate governments, eliminate rivals and spread your corruption across continents while balancing economics, public opinion and global resistance. Every country reacts differently as alliances shift, democracies collapse and world police forces begin hunting you. Features: * Global strategy gameplay on a dynamic world map * Political manipulation and covert operations * Bribery and assassinations * Unique super corrupted world leaders * Democratic alliances to stop you * Dynamic historical events and shifting world politics * Multiple paths to global domination Can you control the world before the world turns against you?

Screenshots

StartWar4 screens
Corruption4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Corruption at 100% against StartWar's 0%. Corruption also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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 Corruption sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Corruption holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of StartWar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Corruption's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StartWar ships an update fortnightly, Corruption every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StartWar versus Corruption: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartWarCorruption
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB257 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLT Leadership SRLRocking Hard AB

Customer experience

StartWar

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Corruption

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StartWar

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Commander1 Month trial$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Tactical Advantage$2.99
  • Higher Power$14.99
1 purchases

Corruption

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is StartWar free?
StartWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Corruption free?
Corruption is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StartWar or Corruption?
Corruption is rated higher. StartWar averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Corruption averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do StartWar or Corruption have ads?
Both StartWar and Corruption show ads.
Which is updated more often, StartWar or Corruption?
StartWar ships an update fortnightly, and Corruption every 6 days. Most recently, StartWar was updated on October 12, 2026 and Corruption on October 12, 2026.

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