Comparison

Prairial vs Napoleon's Eagles

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

Head to head
About

Prairial

This utility converts between the standard Gregorian calendar and the historical French Revolution calendar. It offers a widget for the current date in the Revolutionary era and an Apple Watch companion with dual display options, including decimal time.

Highlights
  • Gregorian to French Revolution calendar conversion
  • Today screen widget
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Decimal time display
  • Standard image representation of months
Features
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Prairial is a calendar utility that allows converting between the standard calendar (a.k.a. Greogorian) and the short-lived French Revolution one. The Today screen widget presents the present date of the Revolution era. The Apple Watch companion presents the present date of the Revolution era on 2 alternate screens, one with the standard image representation of the month, and the decimal time of the day (10 hours of 100 minutes of 100 seconds).

About

Napoleon's Eagles

Experience the Napoleonic Wars in this grand strategy simulation. Command armies, navies, and leaders across detailed hex maps with varied terrain and weather. Engage in diverse warfare, from pitched battles to amphibious assaults, and manage production for reinforcements.

Highlights
  • Grand strategic simulation
  • Varied hex maps with weather zones
  • Multiple historical powers and nations
  • Diverse unit types and leaders
  • Turn-based gameplay with distinct phases
  • Historical scenarios and grand campaign
  • Cross-platform multiplayer and solo play
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The game is a grand strategic simulation of the Napoleonic Wars, derived from a masterpiece boardgame by Marc McLaughlin. SCALE - Varied Hex maps with a scale of 40 miles per hex, weather zones, major cities for production and victory. - 6 Major Powers, playable inside Pro or Anti-French Alliance, dozens of minor nations and powers. - 5 different types of infantry, 3 of cavalry, all rated for their morale (i.e. quality) levels - Warship or Transport naval squadrons - All main historical leaders present - March to the sounds of guns, conduct forced marches, fight pitched battles, entrench your armies, lay siege, and engage in amphibious, economic, and guerrilla warfare - Production system for the grand campaign to create your own reinforcements - Turn-based system, scale of one month per turn, with different phases: Attrition, Alliance, Reinforcements, Movement and Combat. An elegant, easy-to-understand on-screen guide that will walk you through every sequence of play and help you better understand the nuances and depth of choices and strategies available. SCENARIOS PLAYABLE AGAINST AI + cross-platform Multiplayer + Full solo - THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN OF 1796–97 - THE ARMY OF THE ORIENT, BONAPARTE IN EGYPT 1798–99 - MARENGO: 1800 - THE SUN OF AUSTERLITZ — 1805 - NAPOLEON’S APOGEE: 1806–1807 - WAGRAM — 1809 - THE CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA — 1812 - NAPOLEON AT BAY — 1814 - THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN — 1815 NO AI YET (Multiplayer or full solo) - STRUGGLE OF NATIONS — 1813 - THE PENINSULAR WAR: 1808–1814 - SPAIN: 1811–1814 - THE FINAL GLORY: 1812–1814 - THE GRAND CAMPAIGN GAME – WAR AND PEACE 1805-1815: a complete campaign covering the entire Napoleonic Wars, with production, diplomacy, foreign wars, land and naval warfare. Napoleon's Eagles is more than just a simple digital port of a board game; it is also a labor of love by an international team of historians and wargamers for whom this game is THE game on the Napoleonic Wars. Many improvement and extra content are foreseen. Do not hesitate to leave a review with your wishes. Game available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese.

Screenshots

Prairial4 screens
Napoleon's Eagles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prairial at $0.99 against Napoleon's Eagles's $9.99. Prairial also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). Napoleon's Eagles's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On 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

Prairial costs $0.99 and Napoleon's Eagles $9.99 up front. Napoleon's Eagles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Prairial asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prairial holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Napoleon's Eagles has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Prairial's written reviews are positive against 88% of Napoleon's Eagles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prairial ships an update every 6 months, Napoleon's Eagles every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Prairial versus Napoleon's Eagles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrairialNapoleon's Eagles
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better3.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.1% of reviews
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB685 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLaurent RodierCyril Jarnot

Customer experience

Prairial

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Napoleon's Eagles

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.9%

In-app purchases

None

Prairial

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Napoleon's Eagles

One-time3
  • Kosciuszko$1.99
  • La Marseillaise (1792) + Fog of War$2.99
  • La Marseillaise (1792)$2.99

Questions

Is Prairial free?
Prairial costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Napoleon's Eagles free?
Napoleon's Eagles costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prairial or Napoleon's Eagles?
Prairial is rated higher. Prairial averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Napoleon's Eagles averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Prairial or Napoleon's Eagles have ads?
Neither Prairial nor Napoleon's Eagles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prairial or Napoleon's Eagles?
Prairial ships an update every 6 months, and Napoleon's Eagles every 10 days. Most recently, Prairial was updated on October 23, 2026 and Napoleon's Eagles on October 25, 2026.

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