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Head-to-head

GOLIATH vs War Drone

GOLIATH 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner War Drone
War Drone 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65

War Drone offers a more stable, albeit grind-heavy, experience, while Goliath is plagued by severe bugs that often lead to lost progress, making War Drone the better choice despite its monetization issues.

Full reviews: GOLIATH · War Drone

Goliath, despite its potential, is severely hampered by game-breaking bugs that cause progress and purchases to disappear, leading to widespread user frustration. War Drone, while criticized for its aggressive pay-to-win mechanics and frequent ads, generally provides a stable gameplay experience without the critical data loss issues seen in Goliath.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay tieR2R5R11R29
GOLIATH Goliath is praised for its engaging and challenging gameplay, with users calling it 'amazing' and 'addictive' R5R2. Some users specifically enjoy the 'Neon Temper' weekend game mode, though it can bug out . The game is described as having 'very good gameplay' and being 'the best game so far' R11R29.
War Drone War Drone is also enjoyed for its gameplay, providing an 'AC 130 gunship feeling' and being described as 'action packed' . Users find it 'fun to play' and 'challenging' . However, some note that the game's difficulty scales aggressively, making progression feel pointless as enemies become too tanky even after upgrades .
Ease of Use & Stability edge: War DroneR4R8R9R12
GOLIATH Goliath suffers from severe, widespread stability issues and game-breaking bugs. Users frequently report losing all progress, currency, and purchased items R4R8R9R12. The game also crashes constantly and has issues with buttons being greyed out or non-functional R9.
War Drone War Drone generally offers a stable experience, with fewer reports of game-breaking bugs or lost progress. Some users report issues with the game not starting due to WiFi detection or crashing at specific levels . However, these are isolated compared to Goliath's systemic issues.
Price & Value tieR4R5R6R13
GOLIATH Goliath is a free-to-play game with in-app purchases, but users feel pressured to spend money to progress at a reasonable pace R6. The premium version is considered 'a bit too pricey' R5. Many users who did spend money reported losing their purchases due to bugs, leading to significant frustration and regret R4R13.
War Drone War Drone is also free-to-play with IAP, but it is heavily criticized for being a 'pay-to-win' or 'pay-to-progress' game R66R73R78R79. Users report that levels become impossible to beat without significant upgrades, which often require real money . The VIP subscription is particularly expensive at $8 a week R72R83R86R108.
Ads & Monetization Friction edge: GOLIATHR6R7R10R11
GOLIATH Goliath has a mixed experience with ads. Some users complain about constant and lengthy ads R6R10, while others state it has 'little to no adds' R11. The 'fuel' mechanic limits gameplay unless users watch ads or pay R7.
War Drone War Drone is heavily criticized for its excessive and long ads, with some lasting up to 10 minutes R67R75R76R82. Many users find the ads 'unbearable' and a primary reason for deleting the game R67R76. While some reviews mention 'no forced ads' , the overwhelming sentiment points to significant ad disruption.
Support & Developer Responsiveness edge: War DroneR8R13R19R24
GOLIATH Goliath users report a severe lack of support and developer responsiveness. Many complaints about lost progress mention that the developer 'barely responds, offers no real help' R13 and that there's 'no access for support' R19. Users are left without solutions for critical issues R8R13R19R24.
War Drone War Drone reviews mention customer support in the context of specific issues, such as a $7.99 purchase turning into $45 or support stating that spending money doesn't prevent difficulty scaling . While some users reached out to support, there isn't a widespread complaint about a complete lack of support, unlike Goliath.
Pick GOLIATH if

you are willing to risk losing all your progress and purchases for what some consider a 'best mobile game' experience when it works R13.

Pick War Drone if

you are looking for a stable drone combat game and don't mind frequent, long ads or the strong pressure to spend money to progress past difficult levels R67R76.

Evidence note: The evidence for Goliath's stability issues is overwhelming and consistent across many reviews. For War Drone, the 'pay-to-win' and ad complaints are very frequent, but there are some conflicting reports regarding forced ads.

Frequently asked

Does Goliath have issues with losing game progress?
Yes, Goliath has severe and widespread issues with users losing all their game progress, currency, and even purchased items, often after updates or randomly R4R13R33R34.
Is War Drone a pay-to-win game?
Many users describe War Drone as a 'pay-to-win' or 'pay-to-progress' game, stating that levels become extremely difficult or impossible to beat without spending real money on upgrades R66R73R78R79.
How bad are the ads in War Drone?
The ads in War Drone are frequently criticized for being excessive and very long, with some users reporting ads lasting up to 10 minutes, making the game 'unbearable' and leading to uninstallation R67R75R76R82.
What is the cost of War Drone's VIP subscription?
War Drone's VIP subscription is considered very expensive by users, costing $8 a week, which translates to approximately $35 a month R72R83R86R108.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] GOLIATH 5/5 · US Goliath: Hard to play but a great game
  2. [R5] GOLIATH 5/5 · US Amazing: Beautiful execution, challenging & engaging. Premium is a bit too pricey, but still a great game.
  3. [R11] GOLIATH 5/5 · US Such a fire game: Has little to no adds very good gameplay such a lovely game
  4. [R29] GOLIATH 5/5 · US !: Best game so far Everything about is so completed except, the game needs new weapons and a new update! Btw My rank is XVI!
  5. [R4] GOLIATH 1/5 · US Deleted review and deleted progress: I’ve spent a lot of time and money only to have my weapons and coins disappear. I had previously made a review about it, but that review is no longer up. Do not buy.
  6. [R8] GOLIATH 4/5 · US Progress: Greetings, dear developers, I would like to ask how and who will restore game progress and purchases made in the game!
  7. [R9] GOLIATH 3/5 · US Sadly Buggy: Used to be one of the best mobile games. Lost all my save info, and even after today’s update, I the Upgrade or Store buttons are still greyed out.
  8. [R12] GOLIATH 3/5 · US Great Game BUT: Great game; but all of a sudden when I opened the game to play 50 Red Diamonds were just gone. They haven’t come back and it take a lot to earn them. It’s already expensive if you buy anything. Now you guys are repossessing items for no reason. Thanks but No Thanks!
  9. [R6] GOLIATH 3/5 · US Has potential: The game clearly wants you to spend the $10 to actually enjoy it. You either have to watch ads all day or pay for the premium unless you don’t mind progressing at the pace of a snail. Definitely fun and I understand that being a free game means it has to make money somehow but it affects the player experience for the ftp player for sure. I am not a robot
  10. [R13] GOLIATH 1/5 · US Goliath App: The Fall and Demise: This app used to be amazing. I invested a lot of time and money into it because it was genuinely fun and worth supporting. Then an update completely broke the app and wiped out my progress. Everything was lost, forcing me to start over from zero. What’s even more frustrating is the lack of support. The developer barely responds, offers no real help, and continues
  11. [R7] GOLIATH 2/5 · US Terrible Bug: The game is good but there’s a huge problem with the “fuel” system. I’ve used all my fuel points since yesterday and when I checked the next day, i still had 0 fuel. When I observed, the timer below the refuel constantly keeps resetting! I can’t play anything since I’m basically stuck at 0 fuel forever!! Please fix your game.
  12. [R10] GOLIATH 1/5 · US Waist of space: Game is painfully slow and the constant requirement to watch adds is horrible!
  13. [R19] GOLIATH 2/5 · US Red gems: Where’d all my red gems go? No access for support. Fix this issue please. Should have several thousand. They count in then it goes back to zero. Five stars otherwise.
  14. [R24] GOLIATH 3/5 · US Fix your game: Game great please just fix it so I can get my stuff back
  15. [R33] GOLIATH 3/5 · US A Game Breaking Bug Ruined What Could be the Best Game on Mobile: Summary: There is a bug that will wipe all your progress randomly. I’ve been playing this game for a couple years. Ever since the cloud save update there has been a bug where all your currency and prestige progress will just disappear. I got over it the first couple times since I kept my support units and ultimate weapons but afte
  16. [R34] GOLIATH 1/5 · US Played a lot, then it erases all progress even from local.: Played this game a lot, it’s decent, however, out of the blue all my purchases, all my power ups, everything I acquired to get to Prestige level 21 erased. Total BS.
  17. [R66] War Drone 3/5 · US Decent game: This is a fun game it’s just if your not ready to pay to win ur going to spend a lot of time grinding it out after level 10 the game gets awfully boring and kinda gets old quick replaying the same missions over and over just so u can level up enough to move onto the next level just to hit another plato and now u have to grind it out again wish the developers could let it rely on skill
  18. [R73] War Drone 1/5 · US Hard to pass levels without spending money: I reached level 33 and couldn't pass it after playing for a long time. I'm not playing anymore. · translated
  19. [R78] War Drone 3/5 · US Kind of Pay2Progress: Levels incredibly difficult starting at 6 needing over 50 attempts to beat without paying also doesn’t work without internet so not very viable for airplanes.
  20. [R79] War Drone 1/5 · US So many adds you’ll die trying to beat L2: The worst add and pay for play game ever. Don’t download not worth your time. Can’t win on L2 without buying more upgrades
  21. [R67] War Drone 2/5 · US Long Ads: I barely right negative reviews, but this game finally made me do it. I genuinely love the game, but the ads are unbearable. Some of them are almost 10 minutes long, which completely ruins the experience. I know for many of the players it’s worth waiting due to next level excitement but it kill the buzz if a player has to wait 10 mins waiting period. I’ve lost interest and am going to
  22. [R75] War Drone 3/5 · US A beautiful game, but the ads are bad. Without the ads, it would be the best game and would win and improve itself. A beautiful game, but the ads are bad. Without the ads, it would be the best game and would win and improve itself. · translated
  23. [R76] War Drone 1/5 · US No Ad-free Option = Fail: This game is fun and has really good mechanics, but the ads are impossible to live with. If there was a purchase option to get rid of ads, I would keep this game. But constant, long ad interruptions & constant pay-to-play is garbage game design.
  24. [R82] War Drone 1/5 · US Worthless: First off they don’t give you enough ammo to finish the level and that’s the 1st level you watch 10 minutes of adds to every 2 minutes of gameplay and you can’t get out of the adds you’re stuck in them for 3 + minutes then 20 seconds off gameplay because you don’t have near enough ammo to complete unless you want to spend $20 on ammo which won’t last one level. This is nothing more than
  25. [R72] War Drone 3/5 · US VIP club not working: I paid for the VIP but got no perks that it stated. It charged me and says it will again next week but I’m not paying again next week if I don’t get anything now.
  26. [R83] War Drone 4/5 · US Weekly pass is annoying: The weekly pass is highly annoying why 7.99 a week times that by 4 or 52 this game ain’t worth that much a week even tho it is enjoyable talk about blind robbery do the math
  27. [R86] War Drone 4/5 · US Good fun but VIP is way too expensive.: My only gripe would be that the VIP subscription which gets you a few extra benefits is $8 a WEEK! That’s $35 a month. Can’t do that.
  28. [R108] War Drone 3/5 · GB Great game, but feels like pay to win: You need to buy gold for supply drops, and then your energy runs out and you cant play for 12 hours unless you pay £28 a month for VIP

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