Comparison

Clash Royale vs Evony

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clash Royale

Engage in real-time PvP battles by building a strategic deck of cards. Collect and upgrade over 100 unique cards, then battle players worldwide to climb leagues and tournaments. Join a clan to share cards and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Real-time PvP battles
  • Deck building
  • Card collection and upgrades
  • Global tournaments
  • Clan wars
  • Seasonal events
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Enter the Arena! Build your Battle Deck and outsmart the enemy in fast real-time battles. From the creators of CLASH OF CLANS comes a real-time multiplayer battle game starring your favourite Clash characters and more. Start battling against players from around the world! Clash Royale is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money (including random items). If you don't want to purchase game items for real money, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. BECOME A MASTER OF STRATEGY AND DECK BUILDING Choose unique Cards to your Battle Deck and head to the Arena for Battle! Place your Cards right and knock down the enemy King and Princesses from their Towers in a strategic and fast-paced match. COLLECT AND UPGRADE 100+ CARDS Hog Rider! Collect and upgrade 100+ Cards featuring the Clash of Clans troops, spells and defences you know and love and many others. Win battles and progress to new Arenas to unlock powerful new Cards to your collection! BATTLE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP Battle your way to the League and Global Tournaments to match against the best players in the world. Compete for glory and rewards! SEASONAL EVENTS Unlock new Seasonal items like Tower Skins, Emotes and powerful Magic Items with the Season Pass and participate in fun Challenges that put your skills to the test! JOIN A CLAN AND GO TO WAR Join or form a Clan with other players to share Cards and battle in Clan Wars for BIG rewards! See you in the Arena! The IGRS Rating for this game is 15+ ※ Notice of Access Permission: [Optional permission] Clash Royale may request permission via in game pop-ups to access your camera and send you notifications. Camera: For in-game scanning of QR codes Notifications: For sending notifications related to the game Consent is optional and you can use the app and play the game regardless of whether or not you consent. You may refuse to give consent within the game. However, certain app features may not work properly if you refuse optional access permissions"A network connection is also required. Support Are you having problems? Visit https://help.supercellsupport.com/clash-royale/en/ or contact us in game by going to Settings > Help and Support. Privacy Policy: http://supercell.com/en/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: http://supercell.com/en/terms-of-service/ Parent’s Guide: http://supercell.com/en/parents/

About

Evony

Build your empire, train troops, and engage in real-time strategy battles. Recruit historical generals, manage your cities, and form alliances to conquer seven kingdoms. Solve puzzles for rewards and experience dynamic warfare.

Highlights
  • City building and empire expansion
  • Real-time strategy battles
  • Recruit historical generals
  • Alliance system with voice/text chat
  • Puzzle solving for rewards
  • Multiple civilizations to choose from
Features
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Shoot and engage in battles! Build your cities. Train your troops. Expand your empire. Be the king of 7 kingdoms! All in Evony: The King's Return, the hottest real-time strategy MMO of 2024! Unique gameplay features: ◆ Challenge a variety of Survivor Levels ◆ Move, shoot, evolve weapons ◆ Use flexible finger controls ◆ Experience the joy of puzzle solving THE EXCEPTIONALLY RICH AND AMAZING SET OF FEATURES: ◆ YOU ARE THE SURVIVOR! Move, dodge, shoot, acquire weapons, and fight to the last moment! ◆ Choose from 7 civilizations to customize your game’s architectural style: American, Chinese, European, Russian, Korean, Arabia and Japanese! ◆ YOU ARE THE DIPLOMAT! Join a strong Alliance where you can make friends, communicate in real-time via voice and text with auto-translations so you can improve strategies and win epic battles. ◆ YOU ARE THE WARLORD! With over four types of troops to select and train from ground-pounding infantry to massive siege engines; wage epic wars, fight against your enemies and see the battles happen all around you in real-time on the stunningly animated World Map. ◆ YOU ARE THE GOVERNOR! Administrate your cities in your Empire and use your leadership skills in managing resources and research improvements to gain strategic advantages. ◆ YOU ARE THE MONARCH! Recruit famous Generals of history to help with battles and city development. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, GEORGE WASHINGTON, KING ARTHUR, CHARLES THE GREAT, JULIUS CAESAR, GENGHIS KHAN, ODA NOBUNAGA, YI SUN-SIN, and more await you to explore. See them battle across the world of Evony in real-time, capture enemy generals and use them against their own leaders! ◆ YOU ARE THE PUZZLE MASTER! For each Keep Level-up, you can solve puzzles and earn awesome rewards! Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/Evony.The.Kings.Return/ NOTICE: Evony: The King’s Return is a completely free-to-play game, however there are some game items that can also be purchased for real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Also under our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to play or download Evony: The King’s Return. Do you want to be the king of 7 kingdoms? Join now with your friends in the highly addictive RTS/SLG game NOW!

Screenshots

Clash Royale4 screens
Evony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clash Royale at 4.6 against Evony's 4.0. Clash Royale also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 18%) and ratings volume (3.9M vs 180K). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clash Royale sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Evony sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clash Royale holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clash Royale has 3.9M ratings behind it against 180K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Clash Royale's written reviews are positive against 18% of Evony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clash Royale ships an update every 3 weeks, Evony every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Clash Royale versus Evony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClash RoyaleEvony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.9M ratings) — better4.0 (180K ratings)
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews — better17.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9M — better180K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#6 — better#8
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1020 MB749 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSupercellTOP GAMES INC.

Customer experience

Clash Royale

All ratings3,855,530 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews19,647 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative59.8%

Evony

All ratings179,776 ratings
Positive74.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews1,693 reviews
Positive17.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative75.4%

User reviews

Clash Royale

From 3.9M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🚀 Frequent updates and new content
  • 🤝 Engaging clan and social features

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Matchmaking issues and unfair matchups
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics and progression barriers
  • 🐛 Bugs, glitches, and server issues
  • 🤯 Overwhelming and frustrating at higher levels

Evony

From 180K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤝 Good alliance community
  • 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Fun for casual players

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Pay-to-win model
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 💩 Terrible customer support
  • 🤖 Suspicious bot reviews
  • 🎮 Misleading advertising

Bugs and requests

Clash Royale

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent game crashes and connection issues
  • Matchmaking algorithm placing players against much higher-leveled opponents
  • Emote system being used for toxic behavior with no reporting system

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve matchmaking to match players of similar levels
  • Reduce pay-to-win aspects and make progression more balanced
  • Fix bugs and improve overall game stability
  • Add more casual game modes and reduce frustration at higher levels

Evony

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing resources and items after purchases
  • Inability to access game features due to server issues
  • Inconsistent and unreliable performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved balance between free and paying players
  • Better customer support and issue resolution
  • More transparent and honest advertising

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Clash Royale

One-time11
  • Fistful of Gems$0.99
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Special Offer$5.99
  • Offer$5.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • Bucket of Gems$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Diamond Pass2 variants$11.99
  • Barrel of Gems$19.99
14 purchases

Evony

One-time14
  • 200 Gems2 variants$0.99
  • Summer Super Sale Package$0.99
  • Poseidon's Grace Package$0.99
Show 11 more
  • 5,000 Gems$1.99
  • 1,000 Gems22 variants$4.99
  • Super Value Gem Package!$4.99
  • Super Value Activity Package$4.99
  • Blessing of Flame$4.99
  • 2,500 Gems7 variants$9.99
  • Rally Monthly Card$9.99
  • Precious Treasure$19.99
  • 5,000 Gems$19.99
  • 25,000 Gems29 variants$99.99
  • 25,000 Germs$99.99

Questions

Is Clash Royale free?
Clash Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Evony free?
Evony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clash Royale or Evony?
Clash Royale is rated higher. Clash Royale averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.9M ratings, while Evony averages 4.0 from 180K ratings.
Do Clash Royale or Evony have ads?
Both Clash Royale and Evony show ads.
Which is updated more often, Clash Royale or Evony?
Clash Royale ships an update every 3 weeks, and Evony every 10 days. Most recently, Clash Royale was updated on September 25, 2026 and Evony on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Clash Royale or Evony?
Clash Royale currently peaks at #6 in the App Store charts, and Evony at #8. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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