Comparison

Kingdoms at War vs Stonegate

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

Head to head
About

Kingdoms at War

Engage in intense, hardcore PVP battles in this social strategy MMO. Build your kingdom, forge alliances with other players, and conquer rivals through strategic combat and resource management. Participate in weekly events for epic rewards and dominate the world.

Highlights
  • Hardcore PVP battles
  • Social clan-based gameplay
  • Kingdom building and development
  • Weekly events with epic rewards
  • Strategic alliances and politics
  • Battle ancient monsters
  • Loot and enchant rare equipment
Features
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It's new era with Kingdoms at War: Strategy Reborn! Play the most hardcore PVP mobile game ever made with intense social Clan based gameplay. Post in the World Chat and be heavily recruited by Clans looking to grow together and gain from your might! Grow your Kingdom with all new Weekly Events! Strategy, Alliances and Politics are the key to your rise to power. Player vs Player Wars, Batting Ancient Monsters, Looting Epic Treasure. CLAIM YOUR KINGDOM NOW! FEATURES * Weekly events with Epic Rewards * Strategic Building Paths with Military Soldiers, Shadowy Spies, Mechanical Golems, Dragons and much more! * Join or Create a powerful Clan with real players! * Choose who you Fight or Help! Battle your friends? Or hire them? * Battle against Ancient Monsters * Loot Rare Equipment and Enchant them to raise their power! * Defend your kingdom through Politics or with powerful Potions, Catapults, Watch Towers and Traps * Invest in and Hire real Player Allies Who will be your Ally in your mighty quest for domination?

About

Stonegate

Embark on a cooperative deckbuilding adventure with three heroes sharing a single deck. Strategize together to overcome dungeon challenges, manage resources, and shape your expedition through card choices and upgrades. Offers various expedition lengths and daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Shared deck for cooperative play
  • Turn-based strategic combat
  • Card collection and upgrades
  • Multiple expedition lengths
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Player progression and records
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Three heroes. One shared deck. A turn-based deckbuilding adventure beneath Stonegate. Lead the Warden, Scout, and Keeper through a dungeon where your strongest turns come from working together. Read enemy intentions, protect a threatened hero, and combine cards across the party. Play the first depth free. One Full Descent purchase unlocks the remaining two depths, Short Descent, and Daily Descent. No ads or subscriptions. BUILD A PLAN TOGETHER Protect a teammate, expose an opening, and spend the party’s Momentum when it matters. One shared deck gives you three heroes to coordinate on every turn. SHAPE EACH EXPEDITION Choose card rewards, visit markets, upgrade favorites, and remove cards that no longer fit. Discover relics, choose your route, and recover between battles across three dungeon depths. Choose a starting deck that suits your approach, or let Random Deck choose for you. CHOOSE YOUR EXPEDITION Take on the full 12-room expedition, extend it to 15 rooms through the optional Tollhouse detour, or choose a six-room Short Descent. Face five rotating final guardians with different attacks and defenses. Full and Short victories unlock harder challenge tiers; automatic advancement is optional. Save and resume when you need a break. MORE REASONS TO RETURN Combine up to three custom modifiers and share a run code. Take on three weekly local contracts for cosmetic titles. Fill a Codex of cards, relics, guardians, and discoveries, with hints for what remains unseen. Risk HP for rare relics that reshape your deck. After a Full victory, keep your deck for stronger Bellworks loops; your original win stays recorded. KEEP AN EXPEDITION RECORD Track fights, victories, recent runs, and the choices you return to. Chase personal scores with separate records for different expedition setups and a clear results breakdown. Earn player levels and titles as you play. Your last expedition can influence an opening boon offer on the next run. Records and player progression stay on your device. RETURN FOR DAILY DESCENT Take on a dated six-room challenge with a prepared deck. Earn medals, improve your turn record, and build a streak by completing today’s challenge. Every three consecutive completion days earns a Streak Boon to refresh an opening offer in a Full or Short expedition. Replay recent challenges from the seven-day archive. Choose Daily or Daily Expert, with separate saves and medals and rotating setups featuring all twelve relics. Both are included with Full Descent. PLAY ACROSS IPHONE DISPLAYS On the opened iPhone Duo display, keep the battle beside your shared hand and compare card choices alongside your deck. Adaptive layouts preserve your expedition and pending selections as the display changes. LEARN AT YOUR PACE Start with a guided battle. Hold a card to inspect its artwork and complete rules. Adjust text and contrast, control music and sound separately, and choose optional haptics. Includes Game Center achievements and iCloud support for the main expedition. Daily saves and personal Daily and mastery records stay on the device. A stolen bell rings below. Build your deck, protect your party, and silence it.

Screenshots

Kingdoms at War4 screens
Stonegate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stonegate at 100% against Kingdoms at War's 37%. Stonegate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Kingdoms at War's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Kingdoms at War sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stonegate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stonegate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kingdoms at War has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Kingdoms at War's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stonegate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kingdoms at War ships an update every 3 weeks, Stonegate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kingdoms at War versus Stonegate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKingdoms at WarStonegate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size627 MB102 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperA Thinking Ape Entertainment Ltd.NovoBuild LLC

Customer experience

Kingdoms at War

All ratings1,032 ratings
Positive62.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews345 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative55.9%

Stonegate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Kingdoms at War

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues
  • Incompatibility with newer devices
  • Persistent door glitch
  • Equipment bugs and imbalances
  • Matchmaking and war issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • More new and challenging epic battles
  • Improved clan-based gameplay and rewards
  • Better in-game economy and inflation control
  • Ability to sell or trade buildings
  • More game modes beyond just tapping
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  • Improved UI and device compatibility

Stonegate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kingdoms at War

One-time10
  • 10 Nobility Points$0.99
  • 20 Nobility Points$1.99
  • 50 Nobility Points$4.99
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  • Promo - 75 Nobility Points$4.99
  • 5 Health Xtals + 1 Bonus!$4.99
  • 200 Nobility Points$19.99
  • Promo - 350 Nobility Points$19.99
  • 20 Health Xtals + 12 Bonus!$19.99
  • 765 Nobility Points$74.99
  • Promo - 2000 Nobility Points$99.99
1 purchases

Stonegate

One-time1
  • Full Descent$4.99

Questions

Is Kingdoms at War free?
Kingdoms at War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stonegate free?
Stonegate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kingdoms at War or Stonegate?
Stonegate is rated higher. Kingdoms at War averages 3.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Stonegate averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kingdoms at War or Stonegate have ads?
Kingdoms at War shows ads; Stonegate does not.
Which is updated more often, Kingdoms at War or Stonegate?
Kingdoms at War ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stonegate every 4 days. Most recently, Kingdoms at War was updated on October 26, 2026 and Stonegate on October 24, 2026.

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