War Thunder Mobile
War Thunder Mobile offers a realistic and engaging military combat experience with great graphics, but it is plagued by frequent updates, significant pay-to-win elements, and numerous bugs that hinder progression and gameplay.
War Thunder Mobile is praised for its realistic combat, extensive vehicle variety, and impressive graphics, making it a popular choice for military enthusiasts. However, recent updates have introduced issues like increased grind, unbalanced matchmaking, and technical problems, leading to a mixed user experience.
What users like
What users complain about
- Frequent and large updates consume significant storage and data, often without noticeable improvementsR12R29R42R456
- Significant pay-to-win elements, with overpowered premium vehicles and expensive in-game purchasesR4R47R110R158
- Unbalanced matchmaking and vehicle performance, particularly with certain tanks like the BMPT and Russian vehiclesR6R33R95R129
- Numerous bugs and technical issues, including crashes, graphical glitches, disappearing shells, and account problemsR18R32R64R134
- Progression and grind for new vehicles and platoons are excessively slow and frustratingR7R31R391R481
- Lack of certain features present in the PC/console version, such as cross-play, realistic mode, and test flight optionsR7R10R101R537
- Poor optimization leading to device overheating and performance issues, even on newer devicesR49R59
- Issues with in-game currency, including difficulty earning Silver Lions and unexplained loss of Golden Eagles and Silver LionsR22R101R150R151
Latest update · v1.25.0.77
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Meet major seasonal update "Rising Threat"! — Tanks: Rank XIV + new researchable tanks! — New tank map: Silver District! — Changes to vehicle progression: every level brings an upgrade! — Blueprints for top-tier vehicles in trophies: ZTZ99A and Centauro RGO tanks, JDS Murasame and HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck, Meteor F Mk.4 G.41F and Yak-23 aircraft. — Seasonal Event & Battle Pass. — Some bugs have been fixed.
Recurring themes
Who it's for
War Thunder Mobile is for military history enthusiasts and players who enjoy realistic vehicle combat with a wide array of tanks, ships, and planes R5R26. It's also suitable for those who want a mobile version to maintain streaks or play on the go R4R12. However, it is not for players who are easily frustrated by frequent updates, significant pay-to-win mechanics, unbalanced gameplay, or numerous technical bugs R4R6R29R129.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew negative, which is common for recent samples. While there's strong evidence for issues like frequent updates, pay-to-win, and bugs, the overall lifetime rating of 4.8 suggests that many users still find the core game enjoyable despite these problems. The trajectory indicates a decline in satisfaction due to recent changes.
Frequently asked
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R3] Love the game: I am absolutely addicted to this game graphics are great I also play on PC and console so I like the game a lot
- [R5] Great game: Great Game for military geeks
- [R23] War thunder: War thunder is great it even has great graphics the best Mobil game I’ve ever played
- [R26] Please read and reply: I give this game five stars because it is really fun and realistic.The graphics look great and the variety of tanks,ships, and planes are amazing.But there is a thing that would make the gameplay feel like going to battle.You should also add a campaign mode where you go on foot like soldiers.Also with the military technology and weapons you would use in the military.With the
- [R35] Well it’s not what I see on the title of the gmae: Okay so everything about this game I ADORE and LOVE but i feel like there should be mroe updates to the navy and air because it feels off to see a MIG-15 or ME-262 with a M1A3 abrams (probablly wrong thing) and a T-72B
- [R41] Please read this: I like this game a lot and it is really fun for a mobile game but the thing I don’t like is the tech tree because they don’t have much of a variety of countries and I wish that the devs would add modern jets like the F-16 or the F-18 it is a really fun and realistic game tho
- [R37] Incredible: I’ve been playing this game on and off for a while. The new updates as of late are INSANE! Keep up the good work War Thunder!
- [R54] The updates are great <3: The updates over the last 48 hours are really great! The new menu for events, Battle Passes, and everything else is so much easier to navigate and use now. The new tanks at Rank XIV are amazing too, they feel really fun and well done. Keep up the awesome work! I’d love to see a simulation mode added in the future, or even a test drive mode for the vehicles. That would be
- [R45] Very fun game: Very fun and way easier to grind then the main game, but the graphics could be better
- [R12] Way too many updates: Requires a update seemingly daily, chews through my 5G allotment. Otherwise it’s pretty good and allows me to keep my streak going in warthunder.
- [R29] Absolutely ridiculous: I am updating this game every other day it seems and it’s absolutely annoying. There’s zero reason for this. Hate hate hate hate hate.
- [R42] TOO MANY UPDATES: The game is great, I’d advise you to stop updating it when unnecessary. It takes up too much space on devices and nothing really changes about the game.
- [R456] STORAGE??: Way to muvh storage taken
- [R4] This game is genuinely terrible: This is everything wrong with the PC version of the game except the controls are objectively terrible and the overpowered premium vehicles are way more common. This “game” is literally only good for keeping your daily streaks alive on the actual playable version of the game. Not even worth it to skip the M3 Lee.
- [R47] Money: It’s all about how much pay
- [R110] I hate gaijin: Your guys make very good vehicle paid and the grind makes me want to hang myself
- [R158] This game is a scam: This game has no only mess up the game but ask you for money when you have a bad game and the fact many of the game levels put you on higher tier just makes it more stressful than having fun so this is my reason
- [R6] Fun but very annoying: From rank 1 all the way to rank 10 is all fun and where I play best, but I want to use modern tanks but I can’t without dying to at least 3 BMPTs.that thing is volumetric hell. The indicator says I can penetrate it but the ERA armor eats the shot like it’s nothing. And NATO tanks are way weaker compared to Russian or Chinese vehicles. If the turret basket so much as turns ye
- [R33] Ranking is rigged: I’ll have 2 tanks that are VII and one 1 tank VIII why is it im going against IX for two hours straight not once have I ran into VIII MAJORITY of the opponents team only has IX Tanks game should work on ranking matches other than that fun game
- [R95] ErrorImbalance: The game is so broken, some tanks are ridiculously tanky. Take the BMPT for example; it just absorbs everything, even 1200mm pen missiles and HE shells that shouldn't do that much damage.
- [R129] Inconsistent & Broken: Coming from a 10+ years PC player, this game suffers the same problems as PC but 5x times worse. Example: you can play as the Tiger II (6.7) and be faced with an Obj279 (9.0) in game. Have fun dealing with vehicles above your ratings. The shell damages are inconsistent and broken as your shells will 60-70% will most likely get eaten by random modules or tracks. The amount of
- [R18] Error: After the recent update some of the functions of the system weren’t working properly like the repair in ground battles and decoys in ship battles
- [R32] The Apple system screen crashed: My Apple iPad Air M3 is considered a relatively new model. Originally, it could handle the highest graphics settings, frame rates, and resolutions without any issues, even with the most advanced anti-aliasing settings, except for a slight increase in heat. However, after this update, its screen would occasionally crash, with the ground and modeling becoming chaotic
- [R64] Can you please fix the A12 issue? After updating to the latest game version on an iPhone XR (A12), black gaps and colorful blocks appear on the ground during matches. I can't submit a bug report through in-game customer service or the Gaijin official website. I hope the developers fix the texture rendering issue as soon as possible. · translated
- [R134] War thunder mobile: The rounds sometimes just disappear midair but kinda fun just prepare for rage
- [R7] H: Needs realistic mode because arcade is annoying bc they know where you’re at all the time. Low tier cas in ground mode needs an improvement because the time fuse on the bombs are way too long. Sometimes my shells disappear on my enemy for no reason. I have everything but 2 of the new tanks researched but I can’t even buy tanks because of how much they cost especially when compared to the old p
- [R31] Love the game but lack of research for new things like planes and tanks: I’ve been playing War Thunder Mobile for a while now and recently reached Rank IV, but the experience has become incredibly frustrating. While I love the concept of the game, the grind for new tanks and planes has become a massive wall. It currently feels like it takes 5+ business days of constant play just to unlock a single
- [R391] A disappointment: I have played this game since almost launch, when you could get tanks easily without paying. Then they released the tech tree update and I quit because of blueprints. I reinstalled the game today, only to be thoroughly disappointed with the progression. I spent warbonds and didn’t even feel anything, I just got blueprints and didn’t feel satisfied. I was planning to become a gaij
- [R481] Takes a long time: Grind is hard, almost impossible even with premium, bit dubious about carrying on as mobile is not as good as pc anyways.
- [R10] Thank you mighty snail: I’ve been playing war thunder mobile for a while now and I’ve been playing war thunder on computer for a couple years now and I love both mobile and the original the one thing I think you should add tho is cross play and you should add submarines to the computer and the controller version
- [R101] Recommendation: Cool game and everything is fine but I do struggle to have silver lions and War Thunder has more advance features the the mobile version so I wanted to ask if we can add some stuff to the game that War Thunder has. Overall I love the game and as a kid growing up I always try to find games hyper realistic and when I started playing this game I fell in love with it because this is wh
- [R537] war thunder mobile is kind of bad: One because it doesn't have all the features that the console PC version have two you have limited supplies for ships you never had on the console PC version. Three too many hackers and try hard. Four there's there's no camping mode at all not even as a DLC. Five there's no servers that you can make yourself and an invite your friends to it and then you can make
- [R49] terrible optimization: the game works until they update it and try and change things for the better and a “new look” that tanks graphics it’s a mobile game yes but it’s only gotten worse every update. From graphics to the way it runs, further more through updates if i have saved up warbonds and keys id like to atleats have them spent at what i had i checked the big trophies and none were saying th
- [R59] iPhone 15 Optimization: Hello, I previously had an iPhone XR, and when the game started lagging, I bought an iPhone 15. The game ran at 60 fps on above-medium settings, but now I play on minimal settings without anti-aliasing, etc., and the phone still heats up quickly and starts lagging. Please optimize the game better. · translated
- [R22] Updates Ruining The Game: This game was really fun before they did the UI update that really killed the fun for me as I was already used to the buttons from before but since they changed it, things have gotten harder and they also made armaments twice the damn price imagine paying 23000 SL for Apfsds 😭💔 and its not like its easy to make SL in this game they also added Tier 14 which is stupid
- [R150] Cool but bugs: Look I just found out my 930k silver lions and 50 golden eagles disappeared. It might be internet because it has been bad lately but if it isn’t and it really did disappear then I will need that back. If you need my account id then I can give it to you upon request.
- [R151] Why: I logged in to war thunder and the game got rid of all my golden eagles and my silver lions
- [R46] Vehicle Suppression: I never threw my phone before playing this game, but it makes me so angry. Some vehicles of the same tier have a suppression effect, like the BMPT. · translated
- [R1] Love this game: I love this game with my heart but there is no planes with. Missiles.
- [R2] The music: The music was already awesome. Why did it have to change to be even more dramatic than it already was!?
- [R80] After the update, it crashes to the iPad: After the update, it crashes to the iPad
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store