8bitWar vs HackEm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8bitWar
Engage in strategic combat by hiring and deploying diverse units against enemy forces. Overcome 100 challenging levels with 24 unique unit types. Compete against friends locally or online.
- Strategic unit placement
- Tactical thinking required
- 100 levels
- 24 unique unit types
- Local multiplayer
- Online multiplayer
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8bitWar puts your strategical and tactical thinking to the test! Hire units and place them in strategic formations to counter the enemy army. 100 levels and 24 unique unit types and monsters. Play against a friend on the same device or online!
HackEm
Engage in a unique blend of real-time strategy and tower defense as a hacker seeking revenge. Build a base to extract data and defend against security drones and autobots on randomly generated maps. Upgrade weapons and equipment with earned credits.
- Real-time strategy and tower defense mix
- Diverse enemies with unique mechanics
- Randomly generated maps
- Extensive weapon and equipment upgrades
- Intuitive controls
- No ads or in-app purchases
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HackEn is a mix of a real-time strategy and a tower defense game. The player is a hacker who has been set up by a mysterious enemy and now is trying to get his revenge. The game is a mix of a real-time strategy and a tower defender. Data sources are located on the randomly generated map and the player will need to build a base to extract information from all of them and at the same time protect himself from waves of security drones with turrets and autobots. Completing missions will reward the player with credits that can be used to unlock new weapons and equipment upgrades. Features: • Original mix of RTS and TD • Various enemies with different mechanics • Randomly generated maps • Many upgrades and improvements for weapons and equipment • Simple and intuitive controls • No Ads or In-App Purchases Good luck and have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 8bitWar at 94% against HackEm's 25%. 8bitWar also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (196 vs 5). HackEm's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
8bitWar costs $2.99 and HackEm $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
8bitWar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8bitWar has 196 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of 8bitWar's written reviews are positive against 25% of HackEm's.
8bitWar ships an update every 14 months, HackEm every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8bitWar | HackEm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (196 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.2% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 196 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rosendahl Software AB | Game Dev Team |
Customer experience
8bitWar
HackEm
Bugs and requests
8bitWar
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes during large sandbox battles
- Multiplayer mode crashes or disconnects
- Occasional lag and performance issues
- Screen optimization problems on newer devices
- Purchased levels not working properly
Requested features
12 requests- More units and characters
- Additional campaign levels and missions
- Expanded multiplayer unit availability
- Larger battle space/more room for units
- Sci-fi themed version of the game
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- Endless survival mode with increasing difficulty
- In-game currency carryover between battles
- Mid-combat action abilities (e.g., fireballs)
- Unit targeting control
- Music playback while gaming
- RPG elements integration
- Better drag-and-sell mechanics for units
HackEm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8bitWar
No in-app purchases
HackEm
No in-app purchases
