Comparison

Grid Domination vs MANDATE

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

Head to head
About

Grid Domination

Engage in fast-paced multiplayer strategy battles by capturing bases, connecting your empire, and crushing opponents. Choose between real-time action or simultaneous turns, and build specialized structures to enhance your war machine. Utilize devastating missiles and explore 13 unique maps for diverse gameplay experiences.

Highlights
  • Real-time and simultaneous turn-based combat
  • Base capture and empire building
  • Specialized structure upgrades
  • Missile attacks and interception
  • 13 unique handcrafted maps
  • 2-8 player online matches
  • Bot support and private rooms
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Сapture the grid. Outsmart your rivals. Dominate the map. Grid Domination is a fast-paced multiplayer strategy game. Every base on the map generates troops and energy — capture them, connect your empire and crush your opponents before they crush you. TWO WAYS TO FIGHT • Real-Time — send armies instantly and react in seconds • Simultaneous Turns — plan your routes, then watch every player's orders execute at once BUILD YOUR WAR MACHINE Transform captured bases into specialized structures: • Fortress — holds the line with stronger defenders • Command Node — boosts global production and unlocks missiles • Multiplier — supercharges outgoing armies • Scanner — reveals enemy plans through the fog of war • Generator — steady backbone of your economy MISSILES CHANGE EVERYTHING Spend energy to launch devastating strikes across the map — or intercept incoming missiles before they land. 13 HANDCRAFTED MAPS From tight 1v1 duels to chaotic 8-player brawls: rings without a center, island archipelagos, single-choke arenas, canyons and lattices. Every map plays differently. PLAY YOUR WAY • 2–8 players per match, online • Add bots to fill any lobby • Private rooms with passwords • Spectator mode — watch live matches with full map vision • Reconnect instantly if you drop — your match waits for you MADE FOR EVERYONE Available in English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French and Turkish. No account required — pick a nickname and play. One map. Eight commanders. Only one will dominate the grid.

About

MANDATE

Features
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MANDATE is a realist, hard-edged government simulation. Choose a nation, take office, and try to keep your mandate while the economy, approval, and stability tend to erode. - 3D globe to pick a playable nation - Cabinet with budgets, programs, and a bulletin - Crises and fiscal pressure that actually bite - Mandates up to 24 months (12 in the demo) UI chrome is available in many languages; event and program copy may still fall back to English or Italian depending on locale. The books matter: deficits and surpluses move debt, inflation, and approval. It is not unwinnable - on easier difficulties, governing well yields a clear victory - but without constant course corrections the system drifts worse on its own.

Screenshots

Grid Domination4 screens
MANDATE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Domination at none against MANDATE's 1. Grid Domination also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MANDATE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Domination asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Domination ships an update every 11 days, MANDATE monthly. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grid Domination versus MANDATE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid DominationMANDATE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB27 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSK SST, OOOParide Di Lazzaro

In-app purchases

None

Grid Domination

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MANDATE

One-time1
  • Unlock Mandate$4.99

Questions

Is Grid Domination free?
Grid Domination is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MANDATE free?
MANDATE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grid Domination or MANDATE have ads?
Neither Grid Domination nor MANDATE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid Domination or MANDATE?
Grid Domination ships an update every 11 days, and MANDATE monthly. Most recently, Grid Domination was updated on October 11, 2026 and MANDATE on October 11, 2026.

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