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Head-to-head

Ancient Battle vs Battle Legion

Ancient Battle 4.6★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 40
Winner Battle Legion
Battle Legion 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65

Battle Legion offers a more balanced experience with fewer complaints about excessive ads and game-breaking bugs, making it the better choice despite its own pay-to-win elements.

Ancient Battle is plagued by an overwhelming number of forced ads and significant bugs, leading to user frustration and unplayability. Battle Legion, while criticized for its pay-to-win mechanics and aggressive in-app purchase promotions, generally provides a more functional and enjoyable gameplay experience.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: Battle LegionR29R50R59R33
Ancient Battle Users praise Ancient Battle's core gameplay, fast-paced matches, and strategy elements, comparing it favorably to other mobile games R29R50R59. However, some find the army growth mechanics haphazard and the multiplayer to be fake R33. There are also requests for new factions and increased energy limits .
Battle Legion Battle Legion is lauded for its strategy, different units, and auto-battle mechanics . Players enjoy the tactical depth of unit placement and abilities . However, some report issues with unit pathing, like the 'wall unit' blocking friendly troops , and a general lack of diverse activities .
Ease of Use & Reliability edge: Battle LegionR7R11R1R2
Ancient Battle Ancient Battle suffers from significant reliability issues, including frequent game freezes during ads R7R11, purchases not granting items R1, and progress loss after reinstallation or language changes R2. Users also report the game making their phone hot and an inability to connect to Facebook for account saving .
Battle Legion Battle Legion has issues with progress loss upon reinstallation and some users experience the game freezing or failing to load . There are also complaints about buggy ads that don't provide rewards and the app opening web browsers unexpectedly .
Price & Value tieR4R7R8R10
Ancient Battle Ancient Battle is heavily criticized for an 'insane' and 'crushing' volume of forced ads that appear before, during, and after battles, and for every upgrade R4R7R8R10. Many users express willingness to pay for an ad-free option, but none is available R11R15R18R28. The game is also seen as 'pay to win' .
Battle Legion Battle Legion is widely described as 'pay to win,' with progression becoming impossible without spending real money, especially at higher ranks R64R73R75R76. Users are annoyed by aggressive in-app purchase 'deals' and frequent pop-up ads for store items . Some also report incorrect pricing for in-app purchases .
Support & Communication edge: Battle LegionR1R17R52R2
Ancient Battle Users report issues with lost purchases and account progress, with no clear way to contact support or restore items R1R17R52. Language changes to Chinese also cause login and progress issues R2.
Battle Legion Some users report issues with purchased season passes no longer being functional . The game also has an inactive player base, making clan activities like donating/requesting units difficult R73.
Pick Ancient Battle if

you are extremely tolerant of ads and game bugs, and prioritize a fast-paced, simple strategy game experience.

Pick Battle Legion if

you enjoy strategy games and are willing to tolerate aggressive monetization and potential pay-to-win elements for a more stable and generally better-regarded gameplay experience.

Evidence note: Ancient Battle's reviews are heavily dominated by complaints about ads, making it difficult to assess other aspects of the game fairly. Battle Legion's reviews, while also critical of monetization, provide more detailed feedback on gameplay mechanics and bugs.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Ancient Battle?
Yes, Ancient Battle has an excessive number of forced ads that appear before and after every battle, during upgrades, and after almost every action, making the game nearly unplayable for many users R4R7R10R13.
Is Battle Legion pay-to-win?
Yes, many users describe Battle Legion as heavily pay-to-win, stating that progression, especially at higher ranks, becomes almost impossible without spending real money on unit upgrades and other in-game purchases R64R73R75R76.
Can I remove ads in Ancient Battle?
No, despite numerous user requests and willingness to pay, Ancient Battle does not offer an option to remove ads through an in-app purchase R11R15R18R28.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R29] Ancient Battle 5/5 · US Great Game: One of the best games I’ve played on a mobile device since the evolution of smartphones! Great job developers can’t describe what else this app needs to make it better, you guys know what’s best if so🙅🏾‍♂️👌🏾
  2. [R50] Ancient Battle 5/5 · US was skeptical at first but this game is so much fun: better then anything i’ve downloaded besides COD in the past few months
  3. [R59] Ancient Battle 5/5 · US Super fun and easy to play: The title said it all. Just hard to stop.
  4. [R33] Ancient Battle 3/5 · US Fake Multiplayer: Good concept but be aware you are NOT playing against real players, game still works on airplane mode. Not worth spending any money whatsoever. Because of this the game is pretty easy and gets boring
  5. [R7] Ancient Battle 1/5 · US Too many ads, and game freezes: Used to be fun once upon a time. But now you’re forced to watch ads, and often times the ads freeze requiring you to close the game and reopen then you have to watch another ad which 50/50 freezes again. It’s like the devs set the game up and then abandoned it to whatever happens
  6. [R11] Ancient Battle 4/5 · US Adds: I love this game. Fast paced matches are great upgrades are simple but effective. The problem is the adds. I don’t mind watching the adds, I know it’s a great income stream. My problem is for some reason a lot of the adds freeze up on my and I have to exit the game loosing all the bonuses I’d get from watching the add. I would give you money to stop the adds if that was an option. Pleas
  7. [R1] Ancient Battle 1/5 · US Not good: Every time I tried to make a purchase it didn't give me the gems but charged me money! 😡
  8. [R2] Ancient Battle 5/5 · US This game was Super Fun , it changed from English to a Different Language: I was wondering What do I use as my Username and Password now that the game changed from English to another language ? All my Progress is on the one called this one , how do I log into it? > 兵多多
  9. [R4] Ancient Battle 1/5 · US So many ads: Haven’t installed this game in years and reinstalled it to find out there’s 10 minute ads in it now
  10. [R8] Ancient Battle 5/5 · US Do not get this game: Have to put 5 stars for obvious reasons but if you want a game that’s fair then this game is not for you. They pop up ads in the MIDDLE of matches that make it impossible to play and they do not level it. In 5 seconds of the match starting someone will have 27K power without ever defeating an opponent and its near impossible to claim a victory when you first start playing. An
  11. [R10] Ancient Battle 1/5 · US Ads, ads, ads: I've had the game for a few years now. I used to enjoy it but stopped playing for a while. Just tried to restart playing, and the number of ads they now use is absurd. Beyond the ads to claim items, they now play an ad before and after every battle. They've made it impossible to enjoy. Won't be back.
  12. [R17] Ancient Battle 5/5 · US FAv game: I use to play all the time And buy the pass and gems now im back playing WHERE ARE ALL MY PURCHASES ? Still a bery fun time killin game
  13. [R52] Ancient Battle 1/5 · US Had to reinstall, lost all progress despite having saved it.: Had to reinstall the game and despite having it in the game center and everything where it used to be able to allow me to restore, this time it doesn’t allow me to restore and it wants me to purchase everything again including the times to forever on gold. I’m not paying another $10 for something that I’ve already paid for. Also, you ne
  14. [R13] Ancient Battle 2/5 · US Ads: This game was fun till they added all the ads. An advertisement after each button you press, practically.
  15. [R64] Battle Legion 1/5 · US Pay to win let down: Cool game. Locked behind money annoyances. You simply can’t progress without spending real money. No thanks.
  16. [R73] Battle Legion 2/5 · US Honest review: So I first discovered this game years ago and recently found it again and decided to download it cause it was fun. It’s a fun game, different units, art is great, Strat is fun, but it’s really heavy on paying for gems and such, not really good for ftp players. Also, it seems the player base is gone because I looked at a ton of clans and tall their members have been inactive for 1 to
  17. [R75] Battle Legion 3/5 · US Loved the game at first.: So I loved the game at first but then things got pay to win.
  18. [R76] Battle Legion 1/5 · US Unbalanced: Have fun staying in low rank because you’re never going to climb if you don’t have enough shards to level up the specific units to create a Busted overpowered Comp with no counter play.
  19. [R15] Ancient Battle 3/5 · US STOP WITH THE ADS: Like others have said this game is amazing but I have tow watch an ad at the BEGINNING AND END IF EACH BATTLE and it’s not watch ad to get some this, the ad just plays. I would have paid to get rid of the ads but there’s no option for it. Great game ruined by greed.
  20. [R18] Ancient Battle 3/5 · US Great but: Great game idea. Wayyy too heavily over monetized. Every single thing you do has an ad play. Ad before battle. Ad after battle. Ad after ad. The ads dont even go away when you pay money! Its very fun i would pay for no ads
  21. [R28] Ancient Battle 1/5 · US Way too many ads and no way to remove them.: This game has been a whole lot of fun for me. However, the ads are becoming a problem. There’s no way to remove them that I’ve been able to find and there is more time spent on ads viewed than is spent in the game itself. I think it’s about time to move on.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store