Comparison

Commanders vs Aftermath Survival

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

Head to head
About

Commanders

Rebuild civilization after global collapse by managing your city, training troops, and researching technology. Form alliances with other players and engage in strategic warfare to conquer the world.

Highlights
  • City management and rebuilding
  • Military troop training
  • Technology research
  • Player alliances
  • Global warfare and conquest
  • Leaderboard climbing
Features
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The governments of the world have fallen, leaving scattered armies, vicious warlords, and a terrified populace in their wake. Can you return order to a world torn apart by war? Take command of your City and rebuild your military might. Harvest resources, train your troops, and research powerful technologies to advance your cause. Form alliances with other live players and do battle to dominate the globe. The entire Earth is available for you to fight and scheme your way to victory! Commanders is an exciting combination of base-building and near-future military combat with thousands of other live players. Forge alliances and climb the leaderboards to claim your spot as the ultimate Commander of the world!

About

Aftermath Survival

Build and defend a city against a zombie apocalypse. Recruit heroes, train armies, and form alliances to survive and conquer enemies. Collect resources and claim daily bonuses to aid your survival.

Highlights
  • Build and customize your city
  • Develop diverse heroes
  • Strategic worldwide combat
  • Form alliances with other players
  • Collect resources and weapons
  • Free daily bonuses and rewards
Features
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Zombies are swarming into the city! Zombie war of AFTERMATH SURVIVAL is waiting for you! Now, ally other survivors who luckily survive from the aftermath of zombie apocalypse, build a safe shelter and defeat the zombies to survive. Collect resources and weapons, build and recruit armies to fight against the zombies and try to survive the next coming zombie war. Survival in the apocalypse of zombies is really tough. So you need to know the zombie game features and use strategy to build a safe shelter so that you can survive. 【Unique Game Features】 --Build and customize your city Through the AFTERMATH SURVIVAL, you can collect food & weapons, rescue survivors or defeat zombies to gain the resources you need to build a city hall for survival. You can upgrade and train your army to fight off enemies and loot resources as much as you can. Also, you can design and move your shelter as you want. --Develop diverse heroes You can unlock diverse heroes with different talents to help you fight off zombies, build your shelter and expedite army and weapons upgrading to battle with enemies. Besides, you can gain resources by completing all kinds of tasks, such as rescuing survivors from the aftermath survival, escorting supplies and survival challenge etc. Using different heroes and right strategy will help you defeat the zombie war and survive in the zombie apocalypse. --Strategic worldwide combat Joining an alliance will help you accelerate your city building and army training for better chances of survival.You can recruit survivors to join your alliance to conquer enemies across the world, by helping each other to fight and survive the zombie apocalypse. --Free daily bonus to claim Last, you can claim kinds of plentiful bonus and rewards by logining this strategy game everyday. Also,there are many special offers and discount packs waiting for you. Congratulations for you to be the last survivors from the aftermath survival ! Now you can follow our FB Page to know the latest strategy game notice. https://www.facebook.com/aftermathsurvival

Screenshots

Commanders4 screens
Aftermath Survival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Commanders at 53% against Aftermath Survival's 0%. Commanders also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (128 vs 9). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Commanders sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Aftermath Survival sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Commanders holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Commanders has 128 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Commanders's written reviews are positive against 0% of Aftermath Survival's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commanders ships an update every 3 weeks, Aftermath Survival fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Commanders versus Aftermath Survival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommandersAftermath Survival
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (128 ratings) — better1.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings128 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB531 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEmber Entertainment, Inc.FT Entertainment Limited

Customer experience

Commanders

All ratings128 ratings
Positive69.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative36.7%

Aftermath Survival

All ratings9 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

Commanders

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant disconnection issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Glitches and freezes during gameplay
  • Lost progress and account issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frequent updates and new content
  • Better customer support and communication from developers
  • Improved balance between free-to-play and pay-to-win players
  • More customization options for player bases and units

Aftermath Survival

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Commanders

One-time11
  • Super Gold Sale 1$4.99
  • Elite Gold Sale 1$4.99
  • Leader Pack 1$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Gold Sale 1$4.99
  • Gold Sale 1$9.99
  • Super Gold Sale 3$19.99
  • Elite Gold Sale 3$19.99
  • Leader Pack 2$19.99
  • Elite Gold Sale 4$49.99
  • Elite Gold Sale 5$99.99
  • Commanders Pack 4$99.99
11 purchases

Aftermath Survival

One-time11
  • $0.99 Gift Pack$0.99
  • $1.99 Gift Pack$1.99
  • $2.99 Gift Pack$2.99
Show 8 more
  • $4.99 Gift Pack$4.99
  • $9.99 Gift Pack$9.99
  • $14.99 Gift Pack$14.99
  • $19.99 Gift Pack$19.99
  • $29.99 Gift Pack$29.99
  • $49.99 Gift Pack$49.99
  • $59.99 Gift Pack$59.99
  • $99.99 Gift Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Commanders free?
Commanders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aftermath Survival free?
Aftermath Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Commanders or Aftermath Survival?
Commanders is rated higher. Commanders averages 3.7 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while Aftermath Survival averages 1.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Commanders or Aftermath Survival have ads?
Neither Commanders nor Aftermath Survival shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Commanders or Aftermath Survival?
Commanders ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aftermath Survival fortnightly. Most recently, Commanders was updated on September 21, 2026 and Aftermath Survival on August 29, 2026.

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