Cookie Clickers vs Tap War
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cookie Clickers
Tap on a giant cookie to bake as many as possible. Use your baked cookies to buy upgrades that increase your baking speed. Compete with friends and aim to bake a quadrillion cookies in this endlessly fun clicker game.
- Tap to bake cookies
- Purchase upgrades
- Collect golden cookies
- Endless gameplay
- Facebook and Game Center integration
- Leaderboards
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The most exciting cookie game is now on your iPhone, iPod and iPad. Download it now for free! Be prepared for endless hours of fun and entertainment! The game is very simple: - Bake as many cookies as you can by tapping on the giant cookie. The faster you tap, the more you bake! - As soon as you have enough cookies, head over to the shop and use them to buy upgrades to bake even faster! - Keep an eye out for the golden cookie rain! Don't miss it! Cookie Clickers' endless game play will allow you to play for an indefinite amount of time-- or at least until you bake such an extraordinary amount of cookies your device won't be able to count them anymore! Become the Cookie Clickers God by baking 1 QUADRILLION cookies! Log-in to Facebook to play with your friends and compare your Cookie score in the leaderboards! The Game Center is also enabled! Don't waste time... start now! Every second counts when it comes to baking cookies! Last but not least, we want to give a big THANK YOU to all for playing Cookie Clickers!
Tap War
A straightforward tap-based game for quick challenges. Compete against friends or players worldwide in a timed tapping contest. Test your reflexes and see who can tap the most.
- Single player mode
- Multiplayer challenges
- Global leaderboards via Game Center
- Timed tapping gameplay
- Simple tap controls
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Tap War is a simple game. You can play it single and with someone. Playing is easy and simple, you just have to tap on the screen and challenge your friends who will tap more in 10 seconds. Also, you can challenge people around the world via Game Center. Tap War is available on iOS 7+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap War at none against Cookie Clickers's 16. Tap War also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Cookie Clickers's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 41) and chart position (#65 vs unranked). On price 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
Both are free to download. Cookie Clickers sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Tap War asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tap War holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cookie Clickers has 5.1K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Cookie Clickers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tap War's.
Cookie Clickers ships an update every 2 weeks, Tap War monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cookie Clickers | Tap War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (5.1K ratings) | 4.5 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiny Games | Emin Emini |
Customer experience
Cookie Clickers
Tap War
Bugs and requests
Cookie Clickers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent golden cookie spawns
- Upgrade purchase issues
- Saving and loading problems
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More power-up and upgrade options
- Ability to reset progress or prestige
- Leaderboard improvements and challenges
- Offline progress tracking enhancements
Tap War
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cookie Clickers
- 100 Golden Cookies$0.99
- 1 Time Warp$1.99
- 3 Magic Keys$1.99
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- Starter Pack Bundle$2.99
- 9 Magic Keys$4.99
- 3 Time Warps$4.99
- 1000 Golden Cookies$4.99
- No Ads Bundle$4.99
- Ultimate Pack$5.99
- Christmas Bundle$6.99
- Special Pack 7$6.99
- Special Pack 10$9.99
- 7 Time Warps$9.99
- 15 Time Warps$19.99
- 45 Time Warps$49.99
Tap War
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cookie Clickers free?
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