Grimfall Mobile vs Grow Empire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grimfall Mobile
Build your empire in a harsh medieval world, conquer enemy villages, and form alliances to dominate. This free-to-play strategy game features a hand-crafted world, time-limited rounds, and a comprehensive tutorial.
- City-building and empire creation
- Conquer enemy villages
- Form alliances
- Time-limited rounds
- Resource management
- Research and trading
- Quests and achievements
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*** Play it completely for free! *** The fight over the few remaining resources of the once mighty kingdom of Grimfall has begun! Become the most powerful ruler in this strategy city-building game. Secure the most profitable building sites and conquer the villages of your enemies! The land is overshadowed by dark clouds from the cataclysmic volcanic eruption. The deadly cold that followed destroyed all crops. The iron fist of the king was able to preserve order until he got sick. But now the scepter is slipping from his weakened hands. Create your own empire in a harsh medieval world and send your army to loot other players. Secure the best spots in a living and constantly changing world. Dominate the game with unbeatable armies and mighty alliances! These features await you in-game: • A giant, carefully hand-crafted world • Time-limited rounds for equal opportunities • Fight over diminishing resources • Form mighty alliances and conquer small, medium and large fortresses • Found new villages with a multitude of different buildings • Do clever research and trading • Comprehensive tutorial and a huge amount of quests • Highscores and achievements with premium rewards Don't hesitate and conquer Grimfall! Hilfe & Support EMail: support@evilgrog.com Evil Grog Games - https://evilgrog.com
Grow Empire
Lead the Roman Republic to glory in this strategy game blending tower defense and RPG elements. Conquer ancient Europe by building your army, upgrading your stronghold, and defeating barbarian clans. Experience epic battles and expand your empire.
- Tower Defense, Strategy, and RPG mechanics
- Over 1500 waves to survive
- 120+ cities to conquer
- 1000+ building upgrades
- 35+ Roman troop types
- 7 heroes with special skills
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Grow Empire: Rome is a captivating game, mixing tower defense (TD) and strategy mechanics with role playing (RPG) elements. You are Caesar, mighty leader of the Roman republic, your objective is to defeat other civilizations in ancient Europe with an army made-up of roman soldiers, siege weapons, heroes and barbarian mercenaries. Be ready for War! Turn a small republic in the heart of the Italian peninsula into the greatest civilization the world has ever seen. Lead a bunch of weak peasants into the fierceness of battle to turn them into invincible warriors! Upgrade your stronghold to defend yourself from the most fearful barbarian clans and armies from Italy, Gallium, Carthage and Iberian peninsula. Conquer them to expand your domains and see your national wealth grow. The glory is awaiting for you, Caesar! Veni Vidi Vici! Features: • Tower Defense (TD), Strategy and Role Playing (RPG) elements. • +1500 waves to survive. • +120 cities to conquer in ancient Europe. • New city defense mode. • +1000 building upgrades. • +35 different Roman troops to discover and unlock. • 4 European enemy factions, each with +12 different troops. • Siege weapons and war elephants! • 7 heroes with special skills. • +18 Skills to unlock. • +6 types of Card boosts with 3 levels of power!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grow Empire at 76% against Grimfall Mobile's 33%. Grow Empire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (14K vs 3). Grimfall Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Grimfall Mobile sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Grow Empire sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grow Empire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grow Empire has 14K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Grimfall Mobile's written reviews are positive against 76% of Grow Empire's.
Grimfall Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, Grow Empire monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grimfall Mobile | Grow Empire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evil Grog Games GmbH | ZERAUS DEVS LTDA |
Customer experience
Grimfall Mobile
Grow Empire
Bugs and requests
Grimfall Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Grow Empire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on opening
- Bank not generating funds properly
- Inaccurate hit detection in mini-game
- Progression rollbacks after app reopen
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More troop types and factions
- Ability to customize troop formations
- Expanded map with new territories to conquer
- Clan/alliance system
In-app purchases
Grimfall Mobile
- 50 Gold$2.99
- 50 Gold$3.99
- 125 Gold$6.99
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- 125 Gold$8.99
- 300 Gold$13.99
- 300 Gold$17.99
- 800 Gold$33.99
- 800 Gold$44.99
- 1800 Gold$69.99
- 1800 Gold$89.99
Grow Empire
- Bunch of Gems$0.99
- Starter Pack$2.69
- Sack of Gems$4.99
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- Special Pack$5.59
- Bags of Gems$9.99
- Gladiator Pack$14.99
- Chest of Gems$19.99
- Soldier Pack$24.99
- Centurion Pack$34.99
- Patrician Pack$69.99
- Emperor Pack$99.99
Questions
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