Comparison

Antiquitas vs Tiny Pharaoh

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

Head to head
About

Antiquitas

Build a sprawling Roman civilization in this offline city-building simulation. Manage resources, citizens, and technology to expand your empire across land and sea. Research new advancements and rule from anywhere with cross-platform saves.

Highlights
  • City-building simulation
  • Resource management
  • Citizen management
  • Technology research
  • Empire expansion
  • Offline gameplay
  • Cross-platform saves
Features
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Antiquitas is a city-building simulation game set in ancient Rome. From the creator of My Colony, this offline empire builder lets you manage resources, citizens, and technology to build a sprawling Roman civilization. Build housing, manage jobs and services, research new technologies, and expand your empire across land and sea. And with cross-platform saves, you can rule from anywhere!

About

Tiny Pharaoh

Build a thriving city in Ancient Egypt in this real-time strategy game. Construct various buildings to manage resources and achieve monumental goals like pyramids and the Sphinx. Compete with others through weekly challenges and an online leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy gameplay
  • Over 25 unique buildings
  • 6 resource types
  • 10+ scenarios with distinct goals
  • Weekly generated challenges
  • Online leaderboard
  • Retro pixel art design
Features
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▣ FREE REAL-TIME STRATEGY Tiny Pharaoh is a real-time strategy game set in Ancient Egypt. Become the master builder and turn the meadow into a city with a functional economy. Build houses, farms, mines, sawmills, and much more. Accumulate resources and achieve significant goals, such as building pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and many other famous buildings! Pharaoh awaits your service! ▣ GAME FEATURES - Free real-time strategy - More than 25 different buildings that generate 6 types of resources - Over 10 scenarios with distinct goals - Weekly generated challenges - Online leaderboard - Daily and weekly quests - Available in English, Spanish, German, Russian, and Czech ▣ GENERATED TILE BASED MAPS Each scenario map is divided into 100 tiles, where each tile can support a different building. Each building produces varying amounts of resources. Discover all the tiles, choose your building strategy, and achieve your goal as quickly as possible. ▣ RETRO PIXEL DESIGN Experience the beauty of Ancient Egypt translated into distinctive old-school pixel art graphics and chiptune music, all inspired by retro video games! ▣ ONLINE LEADERBOARD Compare your results with those of other players on the online leaderboard and become the fastest builder in all of Egypt! ▣ WEEKLY CHALLENGES Strive to be the best builder of the week! Compete in exclusive weekly scenarios and outperform your competitors.

Screenshots

Antiquitas4 screens
Tiny Pharaoh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Pharaoh at 100% against Antiquitas's 42%. Tiny Pharaoh also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Antiquitas's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 12). 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. Antiquitas sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Pharaoh asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Pharaoh holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Antiquitas's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Pharaoh's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Antiquitas ships an update every 4 months, Tiny Pharaoh every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Antiquitas versus Tiny Pharaoh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntiquitasTiny Pharaoh
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (54 ratings)4.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinRichard Andrysek

Customer experience

Antiquitas

All ratings54 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative54.2%

Tiny Pharaoh

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Antiquitas

One-time4
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • 500 Ape Coins$4.99
  • Antiquitas Premium$4.99
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  • 1000 Ape Coins$9.99
None

Tiny Pharaoh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Antiquitas free?
Antiquitas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Pharaoh free?
Tiny Pharaoh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Antiquitas or Tiny Pharaoh?
Tiny Pharaoh is rated higher. Antiquitas averages 3.9 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Tiny Pharaoh averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Antiquitas or Tiny Pharaoh have ads?
Both Antiquitas and Tiny Pharaoh show ads.
Which is updated more often, Antiquitas or Tiny Pharaoh?
Antiquitas ships an update every 4 months, and Tiny Pharaoh every 3 days. Most recently, Antiquitas was updated on October 21, 2026 and Tiny Pharaoh on October 2, 2026.

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