Comparison

Ancient Battle vs Strategery2

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

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.

Highlights
  • Territorial control gameplay
  • Procedurally generated hex maps
  • Six unique AI personalities
  • Multiple map sizes
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Intuitive touch controls
Features
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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?

Screenshots

Ancient Battle4 screens
Strategery24 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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 Strategery2 $0.99 up front. Ancient Battle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Strategery2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ancient Battle versus Strategery2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient BattleStrategery2
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.1 (17 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
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 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHunted Cow Studios Ltd.John Freeborn

Customer experience

Ancient Battle

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

Strategery2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ancient Battle

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

Strategery2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ancient Battle free?
Ancient Battle costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Strategery2 free?
Strategery2 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ancient Battle or Strategery2?
Ancient Battle is rated higher. Ancient Battle averages 4.1 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Strategery2 averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ancient Battle or Strategery2 have ads?
Neither Ancient Battle nor Strategery2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ancient Battle or Strategery2?
Ancient Battle ships an update every 3 months, and Strategery2 every 2 days. Most recently, Ancient Battle was updated on October 6, 2026 and Strategery2 on October 3, 2026.

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