Empire vs SimTurk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empire
Lead historical battles and campaigns of World War II as a commander. Strategically command diverse troops and weapon systems in challenging turn-based missions. Conquer objectives, escort convoys, and lead nations to victory across Europe.
- Over 100 land, air, and sea units
- Unit improvements and expansions
- 120+ unique generals
- 60+ missions in 4 major campaigns
- Historical battle scenarios
- Conquer strategic objectives and cities
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LEAD YOUR TROOPS TO VICTORY Empire: World War II takes you into the chaos of World War II. As a commander, historical battles and campaigns are relived under your leadership. In challenging missions, you take command of the troops and have to rethink your strategic decisions turn by turn. You have a variety of different troop types and weapon systems from the Second World War at your disposal to defeat your opponent. ####### - Over 100 different units on land, air and sea - Unlock improvements and expansions for your units to make them even better to make it more effective - More than 120 unique generals that can support your units in battle - More than 60 individual and unique missions in 4 major campaigns (more in Work) - Relive the Polish campaign and show your skills - Join Operation Weser-Exercise and secure the Norwegian coast - Conquer France and the Benelux countries in the western campaign - Complete Operation Sea Lion and take control of England - Be part of the AfricaCorps and conquer North-Africa - Many individual goals make the campaigns even more versatile - Conquer strategic objectives and cities - Escort convoys to their destination - Destroy special units - Safe resource productions - Play battles in which you can lead an entire country to victory over all of Europe - Each campaign unlocks a special battle scenario - Experience the starting position from the point of view of one of several nations and lead your alliance to victory
SimTurk
Engage in a comprehensive simulation of national development, from agriculture and industry to military conquest. Build infrastructure, research technology, and manage resources to expand your influence and dominate the world.
- Realistic production (agriculture, livestock, mine)
- City development (roads, factories, airports, ports)
- Technological research and development
- Military production and warfare
- Export and import management
- Global domination strategy
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- Realistic production (agriculture, livestock, mine) - Energy production - Develop cities by building roads, factories, airports, ports - Build schools across the country and develop technology through scientific research - Technological productions - Soldier and military vehicle production - Export , import - War and conquer countries - Set your strategy and dominate the world
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empire at 4.2 against SimTurk's 3.2. Empire also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 40%). SimTurk's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Empire sells 24 one-off in-app purchases and SimTurk sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Empire holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Empire's written reviews are positive against 40% of SimTurk's.
Empire ships an update fortnightly, SimTurk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empire | SimTurk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andre Potgeter | Bulut Macit |
Customer experience
Empire
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In-app purchases
Empire
- 180 Coins$1.99
- 180 science points$1.99
- Small starter set$3.99
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- 500 Coins$4.99
- 500 science points$4.99
- 500 training points$4.99
- 750 premium points$4.99
- Axis general$6.99
- British general$6.99
- General from smaller countries$6.99
- Polish general$6.99
- Generalmajor Erwin Rommel$7.99
- Oberleutnant Gerhard Barkhorn$7.99
- Hauptmann Michael Wittmann$8.99
- 1200 coins$9.99
- 1200 science points$9.99
- 1200 training points$9.99
- 1800 premium points$9.99
- Messerschmitt BF109e Veteran$9.99
- Heavy elite infantry veteran$9.99
- Panzer IIIf Veteran$9.99
- Medium starter set$12.99
- 2500 science points$19.99
- Big starter set$29.99
SimTurk
- Buy1$0.99
- 250,000 B Cash$1.99
- 350,000 B Cash$3.99
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- 500,000 M Nakit$6.99
- 750,000 M Nakit$9.99
- 2,000 T Nakit$14.99








