Comparison

Ancient Battle vs BTFields Premium

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

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About

Ancient Battle

Lead vast armies through the Punic Wars in this historical strategy game. Experience Hannibal's campaign against Rome with detailed graphics and tactical combat. Explore multiple campaigns and unit types.

Highlights
  • High Definition Ancient Era Graphics
  • Multiple Themed Campaigns
  • 38 Unique Ancient Units
  • Detailed Combat Analysis
  • Flank Attacks
  • Strategic Movement
Features
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Ancient Battle: Hannibal is the newest edition to the Ancient Battles series. Experience the magnificence of the Punic Wars, as you follow Hannibal on his crucial campaign against Rome. Based upon, and a major upgrade to, the game system developed for Ancient Battle: Rome, a game that was the No.1 strategy game on the App Store in 8 different countries. Ancient Battle: Hannibal introduces many new game features including multi-level hills to elevate your strategic opportunities when commanding vast armies. Fight the battles of the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome. Each campaign is themed around battles between Hannibal's armies and their cunning opponents in the four geographical regions of Italy, Spain, Sicily and Africa. Hannibal's inspired tactics and leadership made him one of Rome's most dangerous enemies and possibly the greatest general of all time. Can you match his achievements on the battlefield? Key Game Features: - High Definition Ancient Era Graphics. - 7 Mission 'Tutorial' campaign ending with a unique skirmish battle. - 4 Mission 'Sicily' campaign, featuring battles from the First Punic War, including the battle of Bagradas. - 8 Mission 'Italy' campaign featuring the decisive battles of Lake Trasimene and Cannae. - The 'Africa' and 'Spain' campaigns are available via in-app purchase. - All missions, except the tutorial, can be played as both sides. - 38 Unique Ancient units including Roman Hastati, Spanish Scutarii, Bolt Throwers and Elephants. - Four classes of infantry: Raw, Average, Veteran and Elite. - Detailed Combat Analysis. - Flank Attacks - Strategic Movement. - Hours of Gameplay. Purchasable Extra Content: - 4 Mission 'Africa' campaign, featuring Hannibal's major defeat at the great battle of ‘Zama’. - 6 Mission 'Spain' campaign, ending the with battle of Ilipa. Thank you for supporting our games! © 2014 Hunted Cow Studios Ltd. © 2014 HexWar Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

About

BTFields Premium

Unlock the full experience of a strategic game with no advertisements or user tracking. This premium version offers complete access to all game features and content.

Highlights
  • Full access to all content
  • No advertisements
  • No user tracking
  • Premium experience
Features
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Premium version of BTFields with full access, no ads, and no tracking. BTFields brings together three strategy games: tactical missions on a hex grid, turn-based World War II campaigns, and sci-fi battles on a distant planet. New to BTFields? Try the ad-supported BTFields: Strategy Battles to experience the same core gameplay before choosing Premium.

Screenshots

Ancient Battle4 screens
BTFields Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BTFields Premium at none against Ancient Battle's 2. BTFields Premium also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, 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

Ancient Battle costs $2.99 and BTFields Premium $0.99 up front. Ancient Battle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BTFields Premium asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ancient Battle ships an update every 3 months, BTFields Premium every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ancient Battle versus BTFields Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient BattleBTFields Premium
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.1 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size611 MB176 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHunted Cow Studios Ltd.Jianfeng Wu

Customer experience

Ancient Battle

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

BTFields Premium

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ancient Battle

One-time2
  • Spain Campaign$1.99
  • Africa Campaign$1.99
None

BTFields Premium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ancient Battle free?
Ancient Battle costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is BTFields Premium free?
BTFields Premium costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ancient Battle or BTFields Premium have ads?
Neither Ancient Battle nor BTFields Premium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ancient Battle or BTFields Premium?
Ancient Battle ships an update every 3 months, and BTFields Premium every 4 months. Most recently, Ancient Battle was updated on October 24, 2026 and BTFields Premium on October 25, 2026.

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