Comparison

Tank Battle vs Pacific Fire

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

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About

Tank Battle

Experience the D-Day landings in this historical wargame. Command Allied or German forces through challenging missions, utilizing specialized units and strategic gameplay. Overcome defenses, clear minefields, and claim victory on the beaches of Normandy.

Highlights
  • Historical D-Day invasion simulation
  • Playable Allied and German campaigns
  • Specialized D-Day 'Funnies' units
  • Diverse terrain and troop classes
  • Detailed combat analysis and strategic movement
  • 23 missions with large-scale beach invasions
Features
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Land your troops on the beaches of northern France, lay bridges to cross flooded enemy defences, avoid tanktraps, clear the area of dangerous minefields, overcome the enemy and claim the beachhead for the Allies! Tank Battle: Normandy is a historical wargame themed around the Allied invasion of Axis held in Europe on the 6th of June, 1944. Play as the Allies, British or Americans as many new units enter the theatre for the first time. Or, play as the Germans as they use their impressive arrays of heavy tanks, bunker emplacements and artillery to repel the invasion forces. The invasion missions are a careful recreation of the naval landings at Omaha, Utah, Sword and Gold beaches. The other missions are a mixture of themed and historical battles that challenge even the most skilled wargamers. From the lush and forested bocage and fortified beaches of Northern France where tank is king, to tight urban environs where infantry units can rule all, Tank Battle: Normandy requires the player to be at the top of their game! Enjoy Airborne Landings, bridge-laying tanks, mine-clearing tanks, bunker assaulting AVRE's, Fireflies and Kangaroo’s. Typical mission objectives include; escorting units, holding positions, capturing points, repairing units and, the ever-popular, destroy the enemy army. The game system represents a major upgrade of the already successful engine used throughout the Tank Battle series and enjoys a number of new features and refinements. Key Game Features: ● High Definition World War II era graphics. ● 23 Missions to play through, including 4 large-scale beach invasions. ● Play as the British in the 8 Mission ‘First Strike’ tutorial campaign introducing off-screen bombardment and landing craft. Includes a full-scale mission. ● Play as the Americans in the 4 Mission ‘Invasion’ Campaign. ● Play as the British in the 6 Mission ‘Assault’ Campaign. ● Play as the Germans in the 5 Mission ‘Counterattack’ Campaign. ● Over 100 unique units! ● Specialist D-Day 'Funnies' units including: Churchill Bridgelayer, M4 Sherman Crab minesweepers, M4 Sherman DD floating tanks, ● LCT and LCVP landing crafts. ● New defensive German units including: bunkers and gun emplacements. ● High Definition grassland and beach terrains. ● Four troop classes; Raw, Average, Veteran and Elite. ● Other Game Features; detailed combat analysis, flank attacks, strategic movement, indirect fire, mounting and dismounting from vehicles, multi-level hills, minesweepers, bridge-laying. ● Hours of game play. ● Map zoom. ● Additional Purchasable Campaigns. Purchasable Extra Content: ● 8 Mission 'Breakout' Campaign, playing as the Americans. ● 8 Mission 'Pursuit' Campaign, playing as the British. ● 6 mission Overlord! campaign. Find us on Facebook – facebook.com/HexWar Follow us on Twitter - @HexwarGames Game Forum - hexwar.com/forums Thank you for supporting our games! © 2015 HexWar Games Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

About

Pacific Fire

Command Allied or Axis forces in a turn-based strategy wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Experience 18 historical campaigns with detailed air, naval, and ground combat simulations. Play against an adaptive AI or challenge a friend.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy
  • Pacific Theater WW2 setting
  • 18 historical campaigns
  • Detailed air, naval, and ground combat
  • Adaptive AI opponent
  • Hotseat multiplayer
Features
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Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945. Experience the entire war in the Pacific through 18 historically accurate campaigns, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Empire of Japan's surrender. Command squadrons of more than 230 types of aircraft, from iconic warbirds like the A6M2 Zero and P-38 Lightning to less well-known types like the CAC Boomerang and Vickers Wellington. Control the seas with more than 280 types of warships including submarines, battleships and aircraft carriers. Pacific Fire is powered by a detailed and realistic simulation of WW2 air, naval, and ground combat. Fight against an intelligent AI which constantly adapts its strategy to ensure every game is challenging and unique. Challenge a friend in hotseat multiplayer (pass-and-play). Pacific Fire contains no in-app purchases or ads of any kind, and an internet connection is not required to play. Buy the game once and get access to all current and future content. The game features 18 campaigns, including: - Pacific Fire: Fight the whole of WW2 month-by-month on a map spanning from India to the west coast of the US. - Centrifugal Offensive: Command Imperial Japanese forces invading the Philippines, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of WW2. - Coral Sea: Fight the first battle between aircraft carriers in history, and experience the battles for Guadalcanal and the Kokoda Track. - Yamamoto's Gambit: Devise a strategy to lure the US Pacific Fleet into a decisive battle with the Kido Butai, and change history at the Battle of Midway. - Central Pacific: Lead the US Pacific Fleet and US Marine Corps seize strategic islands and liberate the Philippines in 1943 - 1944. - Operation Downfall: Command a massive Allied invasion of the Japanese Home Islands in this alternate history campaign.

Screenshots

Tank Battle1 screens
Pacific Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pacific Fire at 4.7 against Tank Battle's 3.8. Pacific Fire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (87% vs 62%). Tank Battle's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99). 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

Tank Battle costs $2.99 and Pacific Fire $5.99 up front. Tank Battle sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Pacific Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pacific Fire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pacific Fire has 153 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Tank Battle's written reviews are positive against 87% of Pacific Fire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tank Battle ships an update every 2 months, Pacific Fire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tank Battle versus Pacific Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTank BattlePacific Fire
Price$2.99 — better$5.99
Rating3.8 (29 ratings)4.7 (153 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews87.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.315.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size342 MB164 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHunted Cow Studios Ltd.Geoffrey Ayre

Customer experience

Tank Battle

All ratings29 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral16.1%
Negative21.8%

Pacific Fire

All ratings152 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Tank Battle

One-time7
  • Breakout Campaign$1.99
  • Pursuit Campaign$1.99
  • Dark Days campaign$1.99
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  • Strike! Campaign$1.99
  • Overlord! Campaign$1.99
  • No Retreat! Campaign$1.99
  • Tears and Sweat Campaign$1.99
None

Pacific Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tank Battle free?
Tank Battle costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pacific Fire free?
Pacific Fire costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tank Battle or Pacific Fire?
Pacific Fire is rated higher. Tank Battle averages 3.8 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Pacific Fire averages 4.7 from 153 ratings.
Do Tank Battle or Pacific Fire have ads?
Neither Tank Battle nor Pacific Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tank Battle or Pacific Fire?
Tank Battle ships an update every 2 months, and Pacific Fire every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tank Battle was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pacific Fire on November 3, 2026.

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