Comparison

Desert War 3D vs Army Battle Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Desert War 3D

Command diverse armies in strategic battles, from an overhead view or by directly controlling individual units. Engage in various mission types, including large-scale conflicts, skirmishes, factory control, and nuclear warfare across multiple scenarios.

Highlights
  • Direct unit control
  • Overhead strategy view
  • Variety of units (soldiers, tanks, planes)
  • Multiple mission types
  • Mission editor
  • Diverse scenarios
Features
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Control large armies and handle the unit of your choice at any time! The great quality of this game is that you can handle units from above as in all strategy games, or you can handle the unit of your choice at any point in battle, entering combat from below. You can handle soldiers, jeeps, tanks, anti-aircraft, watchtowers, planes, and helicopters. Great variety of missions: 1. Great battles in which you will have to think of the best strategy to envelop the enemy, as if you were a great general. 2. Small skirmishes in which it is convenient to handle some unit by yourself, with some practice you can handle any unit better than the machine. 3. Battles for control of factories, each side has factories that make tanks and other units, you will have to defend your factories, accumulate units and go on the offensive. 4. Nuclear battles, resist until you have a tactical nuclear bomb available, then drop it on the bulk of the enemy army, and then finish with the rest of the units. Great variety of scenarios, deserts, city, green field, snow. Complete mission editor where you can design your own battles, selecting scenario, side, units for each side, factories, and ... atomic bombs! All this makes Desert War a spectacular game that you cannot miss!

About

Army Battle Simulator

Engage in ultimate military simulations by strategically deploying air and ground units. Improve your army through upgrades and experience realistic ragdoll physics and enhanced bot intelligence. Compete in multiplayer modes with advanced matchmaking.

Highlights
  • Air and Ground units
  • Ragdoll and physics effects
  • Advanced army placement
  • Army upgrade system
  • Multiplayer ranking system
  • Improved graphics and AI
Features
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From the creators of Epic Battle Simulator and Epic Battle Simulator 2 comes Army Battle Simulator, the most accurate military battle simulation game ! Form your strategies, choose between vehicles, soldiers and flying military troops and place them wisely on the battlefield and beat every opponent ! Play against levels, custom and real-time multiplayer ! You can totally improve your army, watch ragdoll effects and play multiplayer mode, created just for you with advanced matchmaking algorithms. With the improved graphics and the enhanced intelligence of the bots, you can now experience ultimate battle simulations ! Features: - Air and Ground units ! - Ragdoll and physics effects ! - Advanced army placement ! - Army upgrade up to three levels, with awesome gear and stats improvements ! - Advanced multiplayer ranking system for better matchmaking and custom leader-board ! - Well-made, improved graphics to make the battle cooler that ever ! - Smarter troops to achieve the most accurate battle simulation ! - Awesome sounds and music variety ! New troops added every week! Got a suggestion? Send us a message and maybe the new troop will be yours!! VIP Membership offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trail period, after this period you will be charged for $7.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock the following features: Epic Troop Zeppelin, upgrade three troops (HB-20, ASF-73, TG-16) to level three, collect double rewards, gain 200 gems per day and remove pop up ads!. Subscription Notice: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 - hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 - hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto - renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://rappidstudios.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://rappidstudios.com/index.php/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Desert War 3D4 screens
Army Battle Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Army Battle Simulator at Free against Desert War 3D's $1.99. Army Battle Simulator also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 26). Desert War 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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

Army Battle Simulator is free to download; Desert War 3D costs $1.99 up front. Army Battle Simulator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Desert War 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Army Battle Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Army Battle Simulator has 11K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Desert War 3D's written reviews are positive against 73% of Army Battle Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desert War 3D ships an update every 7 months, Army Battle Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Desert War 3D versus Army Battle Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesert War 3DArmy Battle Simulator
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)4.5 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2611K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB112 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLuis Evaristo Rodriguez CamposRappid Studios PC

Customer experience

Desert War 3D

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%

Army Battle Simulator

All ratings11,200 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews718 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

Desert War 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Army Battle Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing after battles
  • Troops sinking into ground
  • Inconsistent unit performance

Requested features

6 requests
  • More units/troops
  • Ability to control units
  • Buildings/cover for troops
  • More maps/terrain options
  • Multiplayer improvements (matchmaking, modes)
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  • Progression system (daily missions, challenges)

In-app purchases

None

Desert War 3D

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Army Battle Simulator

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership3 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time9
  • Gem-pack 4,000 !$1.99
  • Gem-pack 15,000 !$3.99
  • Unlock Rocket Truck !$6.99
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  • Unlock Dominator !$9.99
  • Unlock Zeppelin !$9.99
  • Gem-pack 50,000 !$9.99
  • Unlock Mega Robot !$9.99
  • Unlock Stealth !$9.99
  • Unlock Five Epic Units !$34.99

Questions

Is Desert War 3D free?
Desert War 3D costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Army Battle Simulator free?
Army Battle Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Desert War 3D or Army Battle Simulator?
Army Battle Simulator is rated higher. Desert War 3D averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Army Battle Simulator averages 4.5 from 11K ratings.
Do Desert War 3D or Army Battle Simulator have ads?
Army Battle Simulator shows ads; Desert War 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Desert War 3D or Army Battle Simulator?
Desert War 3D ships an update every 7 months, and Army Battle Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Desert War 3D was updated on November 7, 2026 and Army Battle Simulator on November 11, 2026.

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