Comparison

Utopia vs Three Kingdoms Chron

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

Head to head
About

Utopia

Manage your kingdom by training troops, casting spells, and setting economic policies. Communicate with your allies through in-app chat and stay updated with daily news. Receive notifications for important in-chat mentions.

Highlights
  • Train and release troops
  • Set economic policies
  • Cast defensive spells
  • View active spells
  • Read daily news
  • In-app kingdom chat
  • In-chat notifications
Features
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The same utopia we've loved for years, but now formatted for iOS. If you're new to utopia, signup for an account here: http://utopia-game.com/shared/signup/ Once you've created your account, be sure to create your province through the website. Current Functionality: - Train/release troops and thieves via the throne tab (click on the unit to bring up a dialog). - Set wages, draft rate, draft target via throne. - Cast defensive spells via the spells tab. - View currently active spells via the spells tab. - See the current days' news. - Chat with your kingdom in-app, (uses the same web-chat that utopia provides). -- Receive notifications when someone tags you in-chat. (@province-name)

About

Three Kingdoms Chron

A single-player strategy game set in the Three Kingdoms era. Players can choose a ruler, find talents and treasures, master strategies, conquer cities, and dominate the land.

Highlights
  • Single-player strategy gameplay
  • Choose historical or custom ruler
  • Search for talents and treasures
  • Master grand strategies
  • Conquer cities and territories
  • Dominate the Central Plains
Features
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"Three Kingdoms Chronicles: Overlord" is a single-player strategy game (SLG) set in the epic Three Kingdoms era. Players can choose a historical ruler or create their own custom lord. Search for hidden talents and legendary treasures to expand your forces, master grand strategies in your command tent to win battles a thousand miles away, conquer cities and territories, and ultimately dominate the Central Plains!

Screenshots

Utopia2 screens
Three Kingdoms Chron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Three Kingdoms Chron at 63% against Utopia's 19%. Three Kingdoms Chron also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). Utopia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Three Kingdoms Chron sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Utopia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Three Kingdoms Chron holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Utopia's written reviews are positive against 63% of Three Kingdoms Chron's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Utopia ships an update every 2 weeks, Three Kingdoms Chron every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Utopia versus Three Kingdoms Chron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtopiaThree Kingdoms Chron
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (10 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftware Verde, LLClubin zhang

Customer experience

Utopia

All ratings10 ratings
Positive10.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative62.5%

Three Kingdoms Chron

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Utopia

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Three Kingdoms Chron

One-time11
  • Skins$0.99
  • Artifacts$0.99
  • Resurrect$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Skip$0.99
  • 6Gold$0.99
  • New Ruler$1.99
  • Scenarios$2.99
  • 25Gold$3.99
  • 50金币$7.99
  • 108Gold$14.99
  • 688Gold$94.99

Questions

Is Utopia free?
Utopia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Three Kingdoms Chron free?
Three Kingdoms Chron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Utopia or Three Kingdoms Chron?
Three Kingdoms Chron is rated higher. Utopia averages 2.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Three Kingdoms Chron averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Utopia or Three Kingdoms Chron have ads?
Neither Utopia nor Three Kingdoms Chron shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Utopia or Three Kingdoms Chron?
Utopia ships an update every 2 weeks, and Three Kingdoms Chron every 2 months. Most recently, Utopia was updated on September 24, 2026 and Three Kingdoms Chron on September 16, 2026.

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