Comparison

Squad Royale vs Backyard Wars

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

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About

Squad Royale

Features
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Lead a squad of mutant animal heroes against endless waves of scrap robots! Squad Royale is a roguelike horde-survival game. Move your squad through the battlefield and it fights on its own: blasting, slashing, freezing and electrifying hundreds of robots at once. Survive, grow stronger and take down the boss at the end of every chapter. BUILD YOUR SQUAD Heroes float onto the battlefield in bubbles. Walk into one and that hero joins your squad on the spot. Grow from a lone hero to a crowd of ten, each with its own attack and personality. MERGE INTO ELITES Collect three copies of the same hero and they merge into an Elite: bigger, tougher, and with a new way of attacking. WILD SKILL COMBOS Every level-up offers three skills. Stack attack speed, multishot, explosive blasts, deep freeze and more, each up to five ranks. Every run builds a different squad: shatter, wildfire, chain lightning, or pure explosive chaos. EPIC BOSS FIGHTS Every chapter ends with a giant machine boss, and a heavy mid-boss crashes in along the way. Dodge its attacks, break through and claim your victory. COUNTLESS CHAPTERS TO CONQUER Fight across the scrapyard, a blazing foundry, frozen cryo vaults, an electric arc grid and the dark void. Every chapter brings its own robot army, with new enemy types that rush, shoot, leap, shield and explode. COLLECT AND UPGRADE Unlock 19 heroes, from Common to Legendary, along the Journey road. Open chests for hero cards and skills, level up your favourites, and pick the five that make up your battle squad. FEATURES โ€ข Fast, satisfying horde-survival action โ€ข Simple one-finger movement: your squad attacks automatically โ€ข A new build every run โ€ข 19 heroes to collect, merge and upgrade โ€ข 15 chapters with unique robot armies and bosses โ€ข Bright, cartoon art with big explosions Gather your squad. Crush the horde. Become the Squad Royale!

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Backyard Wars

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The neighborhood is at war, and the weapons are whatever's lying around the yard. Pull back, aim the arc, let go โ€” and watch a tennis ball ricochet off the shed, knock over a fort and send your rival flying into the pool. Backyard Wars is a turn-based throwing game with real physics, where every shot can turn into a trick shot. THROW ANYTHING 16 throwables, from tennis balls and water balloons to slippers, boomerangs, a rubber duck and a cream pie. Each one has a job: the water balloon soaks, the slipper stuns, paint shakes your rival's aim, the pie covers their face in cream and mud slows them down. Earn new ones as you play or pick them up in the gear shop. TRICK SHOTS PAY OFF Bank shots off walls and roofs, break the supports under a fort, roll a barrel into your rival, or knock them clean off the map. Big moments earn big rewards โ€” and you can save your best highlights as cards. 10 WORLDS, 150 STAGES Fight from the Backyard to the Skate Park, Pool Party, Rooftops, Construction site, Beach, Carnival, Downtown and Rich Hills, all the way to the Mega Clubhouse. Every world ends with a boss who plays by their own rules. Puzzle, Survive, One Weapon, Sudden Death and Storm stages keep every world fresh, and HARD and SUPER HARD stages test the best. WIN STREAKS AND BOOSTERS Win in a row for free boosters: Long Aim, Extra Throw and Shield. Every win earns a stage score, and a near miss can still turn into a comeback with the "So close!" revive. Hearts refill over time, and the first world is free play. YOUR CREW, YOUR NAME Your fighter carries your name. Unlock crew kids with their own perks, upgrade your Clubhouse and dress up in outfits from Skater to Ninja. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY A daily challenge on the same stage for everyone, daily deliveries, a free season track and seasonal events like Spooky Backyard and Snowball War. CLIMB THE RANKS Furthest stage, campaign score and longest hit on Game Center: today, this week, the last 30 days and all time, top 100 each. Your friends show up on the map, and rivals talk back in your language. Pass the phone for a head-to-head match on one iPhone, or challenge Game Center friends. FAIR BY DESIGN No forced ads โ€” only optional ones you choose for a bonus. No random boxes. Head-to-head matches are always equal: no boosters, no revives, nothing bought. Plays offline, no account needed.

Screenshots

Squad Royale4 screens
Backyard Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Squad Royale at every 4 days against Backyard Wars's every 2 weeks. Squad Royale also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Squad Royale sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Backyard Wars sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squad Royale ships an update every 4 days, Backyard Wars every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Squad Royale versus Backyard Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquad RoyaleBackyard Wars
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size131 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMildmania Oyun Sistemleri Anonim SirketiSemih Kaya

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Squad Royale

One-time9
  • Pouch of Coins$0.99
  • Sack of Coins$2.99
  • Supply Bundle$4.99
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  • Crate of Coins$7.99
  • Tactics Pack$8.99
  • Victory Bundle$9.99
  • Striker Pack$12.99
  • Vault of Coins$19.99
  • Commander's Haul$29.99
4 purchases

Backyard Wars

One-time4
  • 80 Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • 450 Gems$4.99
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  • 1,000 Gems$9.99

Questions

Is Squad Royale free?
Squad Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backyard Wars free?
Backyard Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Squad Royale or Backyard Wars have ads?
Both Squad Royale and Backyard Wars show ads.
Which is updated more often, Squad Royale or Backyard Wars?
Squad Royale ships an update every 4 days, and Backyard Wars every 2 weeks. Most recently, Squad Royale was updated on November 6, 2026 and Backyard Wars on November 10, 2026.

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