# Realm Grinder vs Salt Crown

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Salt Crown at none against Realm Grinder's 9. Salt Crown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). Realm Grinder's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Realm Grinder sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Salt Crown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Realm Grinder ships an update every 6 weeks, Salt Crown every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Realm Grinder | Salt Crown |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (3.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/realm-grinder/id1110149506/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3.1K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Kongregate](https://appshunter.io/developer/491569846) | [Paolo Javier](https://appshunter.io/developer/1139518902) |

## What reviewers say

### Realm Grinder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/realm-grinder/id1110149506)

Build a vast kingdom from humble beginnings, earning wealth even offline. Explore deep strategic choices by aligning with diverse factions, unlocking hundreds of upgrades, and discovering new game systems. Enjoy frequent events and collect numerous achievements.

**Highlights:** Kingdom building and offline wealth generation, Deep strategic choices with multiple factions, Hundreds of upgrades and unique buildings, Unlock new game systems and content, Collect hundreds of achievements, Frequent in-game events

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift of the Heroes | $4.99 | one-time |
| Small Pack of Rubies | $4.99 | one-time |
| Gift of the Kings | $9.99 | one-time |
| Medium Pack of Rubies | $9.99 | one-time |
| Gift of the Faithful | $9.99 | one-time |
| Gift of the Myths | $14.99 | one-time |
| Gift of the Gods | $19.99 | one-time |
| Large Pack of Rubies | $19.99 | one-time |
| Huge Pack of Rubies | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fantastic game, getting even better
- 🚀 Best idle game imo
- 🚀 Really Good!
- 🚀 Great game, just hard to read the text
- 🚀 Amazing, Addicting, Creative, and Addicting Game!

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Scry not working - no response from support team
- 🐛 Crashes constantly
- 🐛 Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- 🐛 Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- 🐛 Broke

**Reported bugs**

- Scry not working since last release
- Crashes constantly
- Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- Impossible to read/play on iPhone 12
- Can't collect lava stone, only holy symbols

**Requested features**

- Have to add some faction wars
- Change the screen bigger for newer iPhone models please
- Please add Chinese
- Please add Chinese
- Suggestion


### Salt Crown

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/salt-crown/id6806567543)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Realm Grinder free?

Realm Grinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Salt Crown free?

Salt Crown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Realm Grinder or Salt Crown have ads?

Realm Grinder shows ads; Salt Crown does not.

### Which is updated more often, Realm Grinder or Salt Crown?

Realm Grinder ships an update every 6 weeks, and Salt Crown every 6 days. Most recently, Realm Grinder was updated on November 1, 2026 and Salt Crown on October 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*