Comparison

War Commander vs Retro Commander

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

Head to head
About

War Commander

Engage in a 3D real-time strategy military game with direct unit control and instant unit creation. Conquer rivals in epic single-player campaigns or dominate a massive multiplayer online world. Experience stunning visuals and non-stop action.

Highlights
  • Direct unit control in battle
  • Instant unit creation and repairs
  • Epic single-player campaigns
  • Massive multiplayer online world
  • Stunning 3D battlefield experience
  • Three paid subscription tiers
Features
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An immersive military strategy game set in a massive multiplayer online world, War Commander: Rogue Assault delivers a stunning, fully 3D battlefield experience like nothing you've ever seen on mobile. Think you’ve got what it takes? Swipe & Destroy! KEY FEATURES Adapt quickly with direct control of your units during battle Enjoy non-stop action with instant unit creation and repairs Engage in epic single player campaigns and destroy rival armies on your way to world dominance War Commander: Rogue Assault offers three paid subscription tiers: Basic, Elite & Legendary. BASIC SUBSCRIPTION Basic Subscribers receive daily, predetermined grants of resources, critical unit upgrade components, commons unit upgrade components & strikes. On special days (Day 7, 14, 21 & 30 starting from the beginning of the renewal period), they get a blend of high value commons components, critical components, and strikes. Basic Subscribers also have access to exclusive profile pictures. ELITE SUBSCRIPTION Elite Subscribers receive daily, predetermined grants of resources, critical unit upgrade components, commons unit upgrade components & strikes. On special days (Day 7, 14, 21 & 30 starting from the beginning of the renewal period), they get a blend of high value commons components, critical components, and strikes. Elite Subscribers also have access to exclusive profile pictures. LEGENDARY SUBSCRIPTION Legendary Subscribers receive daily, predetermined grants of resources, critical unit upgrade components, commons unit upgrade components & strikes. On special days (Day 7, 14, 21 & 30 starting from the beginning of the renewal period), they get a blend of high value commons components, critical components, and strikes. Legendary Subscribers also have access to exclusive profile pictures, an exclusive strike as well as guaranteed VIP customer support (response time less than 24 hours). All Subscribers obtain the ability to auto collect all components of daily resource drips as well as crates they purchase from the store. All subscribers get a multiple on oil production. All subscriptions are monthly (30 days), and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current monthly period. Upon confirmation of purchase, payment will be charged to the user’s iTunes account. Subscriptions are managed by the user and auto-renew can be turned off by visiting the user’s iTunes account settings after the purchase has been made. Privacy Policy: https://corp.kixeye.com/pp.html Terms of Service: https://corp.kixeye.com/tos.html

About

Retro Commander

Engage in post-apocalyptic real-time strategy battles. Command diverse units and technologies in a rich story campaign or test your skills against AI and players in cross-platform multiplayer. Features include a map editor and extensive modding capabilities.

Highlights
  • Post-apocalyptic RTS gameplay
  • Story campaign with unique factions
  • Single-player skirmish matches vs AI
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Map editor and modding support
  • Diverse units and research options
  • Multiple game modes (capture the flag, battle royale)
Features
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Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS). Take command and fight it out in a world where a cataclysmic timeline has transpired on Mother Earth. Wage wars solo, against the AI, or take on your gaming comrades and friends in cross-platform multiplayer matches. Form teams and clans and fight co-op style with the AI and other players for ultimate victory. As opposed to other real-time strategy game, Retro Commander tries to focus on both, a fun single player and a thrilling multiplayer experience. The game strives to be easy to learn with a modern user interface. Single player comes with skirmish matches against the AI as well as a comic-based story campaign. Multiplayer can be played cross-platform and includes a ranking and rating system. POST-APOCALYPTIC: Real-time strategy (RTS) played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth. The environment includes day-night cycles, rain, snow, wind and solar flare activity. STORY CAMPAIGN: Deep campaign and story line of humanity after a cataclysmic event. Factions come with their own specialized technologies such as stealth, robots, drones or shields. SINGLE & MULTIPLAYER: A challenging AI for both single and multiplayer matches with co-op play. Cross-platform multiplayer including LAN/internet. ONLINE play comes with an award and rating system. PLAY MODES: In addition to regular skirmish matches, the game supports missions such as elimination, survival, capture the flag, defense and battle royale. Available in both single and multiplayer also are escort and rescue missions. STRUCTURES & TROOPS: Common troops for land, sea and air warfare is available to all factions. Specialized elements such as stealth, shields, EMP weapons, nukes, portals, orbital weapons, assimilator and other troops and structures provide for additional variety. RESEARCH: A tech tree and research options enable to build specialized structures and troops. A Tech Snatcher can be used to steal enemy technology. MODDING: A map editor is included allowing for player-modded maps including player-modded campaigns. All elements including troops, structures, as well as graphics and sound effects, can be modded if desired.

Screenshots

War Commander4 screens
Retro Commander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: War Commander at 4.5 against Retro Commander's 3.7. War Commander also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 16) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Retro Commander's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (80% vs 54%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. War Commander sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Retro Commander sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

War Commander holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: War Commander has 13K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of War Commander's written reviews are positive against 80% of Retro Commander's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

War Commander ships an update fortnightly, Retro Commander every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
War Commander versus Retro Commander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWar CommanderRetro Commander
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings) — better3.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better16
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB151 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKIXEYENoble Master LLC

Customer experience

War Commander

All ratings13,029 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews1,667 reviews
Positive54.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative37.4%

Retro Commander

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

War Commander

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing during battles
  • Disappearing resources and lost progress
  • Unresponsive controls and UI issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Base layout editor
  • Ability to reset progress
  • More resource generation options
  • Improved matchmaking and balancing

Retro Commander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

War Commander

Subscriptions2
  • Basic Subscription (1 Month)$7.991 Month
  • Legendary Subscription 1 Month$79.991 Month
One-time13
  • Bag of Gold$1.19
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$4.99
  • Advanced Supply Drop2 variants$4.99
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  • Bunch of Gold$5.99
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$9.99
  • Pile of Gold$11.99
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$19.99
  • Advanced Supply Drop$19.99
  • Stash of Gold$23.99
  • Cache of Gold$59.99
  • Rogue Commander War Stash$99.99
  • Advanced Supply Drop$99.99
  • Vault of Gold$119.99
14 purchases

Retro Commander

One-time14
  • Map: Chapter 02$0.99
  • Map: Battle Map 02$0.99
  • Map: Battle Map 05$0.99
Show 11 more
  • Clan Manager$1.99
  • Map: Chapter 03$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 08$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map A1$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 04$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 06$3.99
  • Map: Chapter 07$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map 03$3.99
  • Map: Battle Map 04$3.99
  • Modded Maps$4.99
  • All Maps & Modding$19.99

Questions

Is War Commander free?
War Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Commander free?
Retro Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, War Commander or Retro Commander?
War Commander is rated higher. War Commander averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Retro Commander averages 3.7 from 16 ratings.
Do War Commander or Retro Commander have ads?
Neither War Commander nor Retro Commander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, War Commander or Retro Commander?
War Commander ships an update fortnightly, and Retro Commander every 2 months. Most recently, War Commander was updated on October 28, 2026 and Retro Commander on October 26, 2026.

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