Comparison

Fine Kingdom vs StartWar

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

Head to head
About

Fine Kingdom

Features
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This is a strategic encampment game. Area of the player is red, enemy is green, neutral zone has been color-coded in white. Expand the territory by victory on attack the enemy area repeatedly by the armed forces of yours. The number of soldiers of each area will be continuing to increase in random on every turn. Conditions for Win If you wiped out the enemy, you win. If your side were wiped out, you lose. About Combat Combat is a simple subtraction. Got the area if the number of your soldiers is more than the enemy's, the less is as the same before. In the case of having won the area, the area will remain soldiers number of the remainder obtained by subtraction. How to Play You will any wish tap from your area when your turn come. Then the area will be activated. You will be able to collect soldiers from the activated area. Not be able to raise soldiers from the divided area of yours. Soldiers can be collected only from your area which was linked to the first in yours was collected. Attack soldiers will be increased one by one each time you tap. You can also collect all the soldirers from the activated area when you tap the Collect ALL button. The number of attack soldiers is displayed in the upper middle of the hex part. You can attack the area adjacent to each other using the collected soldiers. Its area is activated when you tap the area that you want to attack. It can not attack if not adjacent to the area which has collected soldiers. However, care must be taken because it is able to attack without soldiers. Strategy Disruption of the area will significantly affect the balance of power. You had better divide the enemy area strategically. Setting Tap the gear button to open the setting screen. Effect sound, BGM On-Off can be switched. Tap "Font Color Black" to switch to White, tap "White" to switch to Black, player's font color changes. Also, you can increase enemy power to three. When you tap "E Num Change" from the menu that opens with "Setting" button, the number of enemies on the right changes and the enemy becomes the power of that number from the next game. The enemy number display reaches to 3, then the next turns 1. You can also set the difficulty level. By default it is EASY. When you tap the "DIFFICULTY EASY" button the display will change to "DIFFICULTY HIGH" and from the next play will be the enhanced high difficulty of the game AI. If you want to return to EASY, tap "DIFFICULTY HIGH" again. Let's fill the entire area to your color!

About

StartWar

Command a nation on a real-world map, forging alliances and engaging in warfare to achieve global dominance. Manage resources, build armies, and plan your conquests through strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Real-world map with authentic borders
  • Risk-inspired strategic mechanics
  • Army building and resource management
  • Alliance forging and warfare
  • Fast matches and long campaigns
Features
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Pick a nation. Conquer the world. StartWar is a fast real-world conquest game. Choose your country — from superpowers to tiny Moldova — and expand across a satellite map of Earth, one war at a time. 176 nations stand between you and world domination. • WAR DOCTRINES — Blitzkrieg, Guerrilla, Air Dominance, Naval Supremacy or Attrition. Each fits a different fight. • REAL ODDS — see your exact win chance before you declare war. • RIVAL SUPERPOWERS — AI powers expand, annex and fight back. • ADVISORS & RESEARCH — build your team, research technology, grow your economy. • NATION ABILITIES — every country plays differently. • CHALLENGES — conquer Europe as Moldova. No purchases. No skips. • SHARE YOUR VICTORIES — turn your biggest wins into war-report cards. Wars last 3 to 15 days. Play a quick war in minutes, or build a world empire over weeks. Free to play. Available in 20 languages. VIP Commander is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ltleadership.eu/startwar/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Fine Kingdom4 screens
StartWar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fine Kingdom at none against StartWar's 3. StartWar's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. StartWar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Fine Kingdom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fine Kingdom ships an update every 2 months, StartWar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fine Kingdom versus StartWar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFine KingdomStartWar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB109 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMasahisa TsukamotoLT Leadership SRL

In-app purchases

None

Fine Kingdom

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StartWar

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Commander$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Tactical Advantage$4.99
  • Higher Power$29.99

Questions

Is Fine Kingdom free?
Fine Kingdom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StartWar free?
StartWar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fine Kingdom or StartWar have ads?
Both Fine Kingdom and StartWar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fine Kingdom or StartWar?
Fine Kingdom ships an update every 2 months, and StartWar fortnightly. Most recently, Fine Kingdom was updated on October 12, 2026 and StartWar on October 20, 2026.

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