# The Wars - defence nation through the ages of time

> Strategy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id319044149](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id319044149)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id319044149`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dmitry Alaev
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (101 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2016-09-21
- **First published:** 2009-06-10
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-wars-defence-nation-through-the-ages-of-time/id319044149)
- **Website:** [http://www.bad-monkey.biz/](http://www.bad-monkey.biz/)

## Description

Progress through the ages of time in The Wars, a browser-based strategy game where your objective is to destroy the enemy base. Carefully balance offense and defense, and remember you cannot repair your base during battle. Earn experience to advance through five distinct ages, each introducing new units, defenses, and weapons.

Tackle medium and hard difficulties for extra challenge and replayability. The Wars emphasizes tactical planning and timely decisions, delivering strategic depth right in your browser.

## Rankings

- #143,746 — Overall

## Review summary

The app is praised for nostalgia and straightforward, replayable gameplay with adjustable difficulty, but reviews are dominated by intrusive ads that interrupt play and linger despite purchases, plus save/restore issues and missing audio, which together dampen the experience.

### Pros

- Nostalgia factor and lasting appeal across years.
- Simple, fun, and highly replayable gameplay.
- Easy to pick up with adjustable difficulty and intuitive navigation.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and ad spam that interrupt gameplay.
- Ads persist even after paying for an ad-free version or broken restore purchases.
- Missing in-game music or diminished audio compared with earlier versions.
- Progress/save/restore issues on some devices (e.g., not saving on iPhone X, progress loss when leaving the app).
- Perceived derivative/boring visuals or animations.

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