Comparison

Tactile Wars vs Warlords Conquest

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

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About

Tactile Wars

Engage in a colorful strategy arcade game where you command an army of mini-soldiers armed with paint guns. Conquer enemy territories by blasting them with paint, build your base, upgrade troops, and form alliances to climb the world rankings.

Highlights
  • Conquer territories with paint blasts
  • Build and defend your base camp
  • Recruit and upgrade legendary mercenaries
  • Form alliances with other players
  • Climb world rankings
  • Tactical troop upgrades
Features
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--- Three words: ADDICTIVE, ENTERTAINING, and FREE! --- Join players from around the world in a fast-paced, entertaining, and colourful war game! Become the general of an army of mini-soldier pigments, armed with paint guns! The objective of this strategy arcade game is clear: CONQUER the other players’ territories with colourful blasts of paint! Choose which colour to join, and it will be your team. ATTACK the other colours and DEFEND yours! The TACTICAL possibilities of the game make for EPIC battles: infantry, mines, tanks, turrets, mercenary recruitment, troop upgrades, and alliances with other players are all ways to make your STRATEGY unbeatable! YOUR FINGER: A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION! In a line, circle, or square: with one touch of your finger, form ranks according to approaching enemies. LEAD EPIC BATTLES! Annihilate dozens of enemies from all sides. Non-stop assaults! BUILD YOUR BASE CAMP! Place your mines, tanks, and turrets carefully to repel enemy attacks. HIRE LEGENDARY MERCENARIES! Control soldiers with special abilities. They will be key on the battlefield. MOVE UP THROUGH THE WORLD RANKINGS! Win your battles and reach the top of the world rankings. UPGRADE YOUR TROOPS! Win battles, get experience points, and improve your strike force and defences by unlocking new technologies. FORM ALLIANCES WITH OTHER PLAYERS! Make alliances with other players defending the same colour and destroy enemy colours. FREE TO PLAY! In Tactile Wars, the size of your wallet makes no difference in combat. Your brain, on the other hand...

About

Warlords Conquest

Engage in a pixelated medieval war by deploying soldiers across lanes to counter enemy troops. Choose to play as Humans, Orcs, or Elves, and conquer enemy kingdoms in this tactical tower defense RTS. Upgrade your army and utilize special attacks and defensive items to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Lane-based troop deployment
  • Kingdom conquest
  • Play as Humans, Orcs, Elves
  • Offline and cloud sync
  • Unit upgrades
  • Special attacks
  • Defensive items
Features
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Spawn soldiers across lanes and counter the enemy troops in an epic pixel war! Play as Humans, Orcs and Elves and conquer the enemy Kingdoms. A free to play fantasy Tower Defense RTS with no forced ads. Play as you go - offline mode and cloud sync. supported! Warlords Conquest: Enemy lines, is a tactical tower defense game where your goal is to lead your pixel army to victory. Complete levels and conquer the whole map, playing as warriors from the Human, Orc and Elven Kingdom + many more Herodom factions coming in the future. Achieve what you are destined to, use your skills and speed, planning the best strategy to win both the offensive and defensive battles, instead of wasting your potential on idle games. Upgrade your army wisely and build up the strongest legion as they roam the map leaving no enemy behind them. In this pixel tower defense game, you go on an adventure to explore multiple maps and defeat enemy cities with your fierce warriors. Are you a tactical genius? Find out today! PLAY OFFLINE & CLOUD SYNC Play wherever you want and whenever you want. Enjoy the game on the plane or on long car rides even with no internet connection. Play on multiple devices with the same OS, cross platform not supported. ATTACK THE ENEMY IN KINGDOM WARS This is a tower defense game unlike other. Fight in real time (RTS) with moving troops and win a battle by strategically placing units in your lanes and crossing the enemy border. Choose the best war strategy and use special attacks to reach the enemy lines and infiltrate it. DEFEND YOUR MEDIEVAL KINGDOM AGAINST ENEMY WAVES Do not let the enemy cross your line or the whole war would have been for nothing. Position your fierce warriors carefully in the lanes and survive it until the battle is won. Place defensive constructions to fortify your lanes or use special attacks to get the upper hand. PLAY AS DIFFERENT FACTIONS Choose a weapon shield for the kingdom you want to fight as and use their troop types. Humans, Orcs, Elves and more coming. Epic pixel war! UNLOCK AND UPGRADE UNITS Unlock units across the Human, Orc and Elven kingdom. Recruit the best unit types to diversify your pixel army legion Human faction: Peasant, Archer, Knight, Spearman, Wizard Orc faction: Goblin, Axe Thrower, Brute, War Boar, Beast USE SPECIAL ATTACKS Use a variety of special attacks during a battle to fully immerse into the war - Charge: Blow the horn and summon a wave of random units on each of your lanes - Cannon: Fire artillery cannons on the whole map taking down most of the enemies - Freeze Strike: Use a powerful spell and freeze all the enemies on the map for some time. PLACE SPECIAL ITEMS Place special items to help you win the battle - Barricades: Place barricades on the map to slow down the enemies approaching your line - Mounted Crossbow: Place a self-automated mounted crossbow on the map taking down enemies approaching it - Bomb: Throw bombs on the map for immediate action against approaching enemies EXPLORE THE MAPS Switch between different kingdoms and go on an adventure scrolling through the medieval pixel environments. Enjoy the retro arcade pixel style and conquer enemy cities to be the defender of your kingdom. FEATURES OF WARLORDS CONQUEST - ENEMY LINES - A simple and easy to play RTS game - Supports offline game through cloud sync - A medieval tower defense game with moving soldiers - Assemble unique unit combinations on your lanes with your pixel army legion - Try different creative strategies in the battlefield in order to win - Unlock new fantasy factions and build up your army with cool warrior units - Strengthen your defense and offense by upgrading your units and using special attacks - An adventure as you explore the kingdom maps - A star reward system with good rewards - Retro arcade style pixel art

Screenshots

Tactile Wars4 screens
Warlords Conquest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tactile Wars at none against Warlords Conquest's shown. Tactile Wars also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 160) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Warlords Conquest's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 50%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Tactile Wars sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Warlords Conquest sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Tactile Wars against 4.1 for Warlords Conquest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tactile Wars has 4.4K ratings behind it against 160, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Tactile Wars's written reviews are positive against 73% of Warlords Conquest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tactile Wars ships an update every 2 months, Warlords Conquest every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tactile Wars versus Warlords Conquest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTactile WarsWarlords Conquest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (4.4K ratings) — better4.1 (160 ratings)
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews73.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4K — better160
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size565 MB157 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAnkamaSimpleBit Studios ApS

Customer experience

Tactile Wars

All ratings4,415 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral14.6%
Negative35.6%

Warlords Conquest

All ratings158 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative9.0%

User reviews

Tactile Wars

From 4.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎨 Cute and unique art style
  • 🤖 Fun and strategic mechanics
  • 🕹️ Engaging gameplay loop

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔑 Overly restrictive key/chest system
  • ⚖️ Unbalanced color war mechanics
  • 💰 Progression feels gated by in-app purchases

Warlords Conquest

From 160 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay loop
  • 💰 Optional ads with good rewards, not pay-to-win
  • ⚖️ Well-balanced difficulty and strategy required
  • 🎨 Good visual design and animations
  • 📱 Easy to pick up and play casually

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow update frequency and long development cycles
  • 😴 Gets boring after completing main content
  • 💸 Monetization feels predatory with limited gold rewards
  • 🎯 Unbalanced difficulty spikes in certain levels
  • 🔧 Lacks features compared to developer's other game

Bugs and requests

Tactile Wars

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes on start screen
  • Unable to purchase certain items
  • Rewards not properly awarded after battles
  • Mercenary cards not functioning correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to reset account
  • Improve color war balance
  • Implement multiplayer/co-op modes
  • Allow more customization of defenses

Warlords Conquest

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes and kicks players out during gameplay
  • Cannot play certain levels, only Arena works
  • UI elements trigger unintended actions (date/time popup)
  • Troop placement restricted to yellow line only
  • Missing unit information and balance issues

Requested features

20 requests
  • Dwarves faction (most requested)
  • Sandbox/Creative mode like Trench Warfare
  • Multiplayer and PvP modes
  • Additional factions (Vikings, Pirates, Undead, etc.)
  • Health bars for units
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  • Skirmish/Arena battle mode
  • Ability to replay levels for farming resources
  • Reset progress button
  • Speed control buttons (2x, 1x)
  • Unit skins and cosmetics
  • More unit variety per faction
  • Skill trees and item drops
  • Fort/settlement defense mode
  • Different map layouts and siege mechanics
  • Chinese language support
  • Ultimate Edition without ads
  • More storyline and narrative
  • Catapults and siege weapons
  • Longer campaign with more levels
  • Point system for unit deployment

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Tactile Wars

One-time11
  • Small Prisms Pack$1.99
  • Skin 03$1.99
  • Attack booster$1.99
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  • Appearance booster$1.99
  • Boss Booster$1.99
  • Key Pack 01$1.99
  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • Medium prisms pack$4.99
  • Big Prisms Pack$8.99
  • Platinum booster$9.99
  • Huge Prisms Pack$17.99
6 purchases

Warlords Conquest

One-time6
  • Small Crystal Ore$2.99
  • Large Crystal Ore$6.99
  • Cart Full of Crystals$14.99
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  • Sack of Crystals$24.99
  • Small Chest of Crystals$49.99
  • Large Chest of Crystals$99.99

Questions

Is Tactile Wars free?
Tactile Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Warlords Conquest free?
Warlords Conquest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tactile Wars or Warlords Conquest?
Tactile Wars is rated higher. Tactile Wars averages 4.1 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Warlords Conquest averages 4.1 from 160 ratings.
Do Tactile Wars or Warlords Conquest have ads?
Warlords Conquest shows ads; Tactile Wars does not.
Which is updated more often, Tactile Wars or Warlords Conquest?
Tactile Wars ships an update every 2 months, and Warlords Conquest every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tactile Wars was updated on October 22, 2026 and Warlords Conquest on October 21, 2026.

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