head to head
The Simpsons: Tapped OutvsValiant Hearts: The Great War
The Simpsons: Tapped Out leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Simpsons: Tapped OutValiant Hearts: The Great War
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans harder on execution: Gentle timing in a few chase sequences
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
The Simpsons: Tapped Out leans harder on variance: Event prize rolls add mild randomness
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

