Ancient Battle vs Strategery2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- High Definition Ancient Era Graphics
- Multiple Themed Campaigns
- 38 Unique Ancient Units
- Detailed Combat Analysis
- Flank Attacks
- Strategic Movement
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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.
Strategery2
Engage in strategic territorial control and calculated aggression on procedurally generated hex maps. Outmaneuver six distinct AI rivals with unique playstyles across various map sizes and difficulty levels. Enjoy intuitive controls with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Territorial control gameplay
- Procedurally generated hex maps
- Six unique AI personalities
- Multiple map sizes
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Intuitive touch controls
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Strategery 2 strips strategy gaming down to its purest form — territorial control, calculated aggression, and the satisfaction of a perfectly executed campaign. Battle for territorial dominance across procedurally generated hex maps against 6 AI rivals, each with a distinct playstyle. The aggressive one will overextend. The cautious one will wait you out. Learn to read them, or get outmaneuvered before you see it coming. 6 unique AI personalities, each playing differently - Three map sizes — from quick skirmishes to full campaigns - Three difficulty levels, including a genuinely punishing AI - Intuitive touch controls, no tutorial required - No ads. No in-app purchases. No nonsense. The map is waiting. How long can you hold it?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ancient Battle at 80% against Strategery2's 0%. Ancient Battle also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). Strategery2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Ancient Battle costs $2.99 and Strategery2 $0.99 up front. Ancient Battle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Strategery2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ancient Battle holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ancient Battle has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ancient Battle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Strategery2's.
Ancient Battle ships an update every 3 months, Strategery2 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ancient Battle | Strategery2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (17 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 611 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunted Cow Studios Ltd. | John Freeborn |
Customer experience
Ancient Battle
Strategery2
In-app purchases
Ancient Battle
- Spain Campaign$1.99
- Africa Campaign$1.99
Strategery2
No in-app purchases
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