Comparison

My Empire vs Rubylands

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

Head to head
About

My Empire

Build and manage a civilization from a single village to a vast empire. Engage in turn-based strategy, research technologies, forge alliances, and lead armies to victory. The fate of your dominion rests on your strategic decisions.

Highlights
  • Found and manage cities
  • Lead armies to victory
  • Research new technologies
  • Explore and expand territories
  • Turn-based strategic gameplay
  • Offline play
Features
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Lead Your People. Build an Empire. Shape History. Become the founder of a mighty civilization in My Empire, a classic turn-based 4X strategy game. Start from a single village and expand your dominion across the world by building cities, researching technologies, forging alliances, and leading armies to victory! Whether you choose diplomacy or conquest, peaceful growth or military might, the fate of your empire is in your hands. Features: - Found and Manage Cities: Build, expand, and govern multiple cities across a vast map. - Lead Armies to Victory: Wage war against rival empires or defend your lands from invaders. - Research Technologies: Unlock new buildings, units, and advancements to strengthen your civilization. - Explore and Expand: Scout the unknown world, claim new territories, and shape your empire’s destiny. - Strategic Gameplay: Turn-based mechanics let you carefully plan every move. - Play Offline: No internet? No problem. Play anytime, anywhere. Why Play My Empire? - Classic 4X strategy gameplay in the spirit of beloved civilization games. - Easy to learn, hard to master — a challenge for both newcomers and veterans. - Ongoing updates and support from an independent developer. Are you ready to build an empire that will stand the test of time? Download My Empire today and begin your journey to greatness!

About

Rubylands

Engage in real-time strategy with settlement building, resource management, and defensive combat. Build epic defenses, compose armies, and use magic to overcome enemies in this offline RTS experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time RTS strategy
  • Settlement building and defense
  • Resource gathering
  • Offensive and defensive combat
  • Survival sandbox mode
  • Magic system
  • Offline play
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The key to success is your resource gathering, settlement building, defense and offensive combat RTS skills. Regularly adjust to enemy tactics and build up your RTS military strategy troops! Build an epic defense of towers, magic that withstands the toughest encounters with ease. Compose your armies, RTS defense strategy wisely, because your kingdom depends on them. Recapture your islands by destroying colossus or try to survive with an RTS. Use magic to win in the most difficult situations when there is no hope. Be prepared for any epic quests and defenses that lie ahead! Features: Real-time RTS strategy with no direct control of units. Build a strong settlement defense with towers that will withstand any attack. Choose the troops and defense towers with which you want to build your way in the RTS. Survival sandbox mode. Try yourself in SANDBOX survival mode, as long as you can hold out fighting off endless attacks from various golems that want to destroy your settlement. Create or destroy. Use magic to create the world around you, or destroy all living things. And much more. Are you ready to lead your settlement to victory? Do you have the best strategy for victory? The world of RUBYLANDS is waiting for you. Community: Discord: https://bit.ly/3xgBjDe Get the latest information: https://rubylands.info/ Terms of Service: RUBYLANDS is free to download and play, but some game elements can be purchased for real money. If you do not want to use these features, please disable in-app purchases in your device settings. You can play this RTS offline without wi-fi or internet connection Download RUBYLANDS - RTS game for FREE! If you are experiencing any problems, please do get in contact with me here: dev@supermoonbox.com Leave a feedback or suggestions if you want to see more features and units in this free real time strategy game!

Screenshots

My Empire4 screens
Rubylands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rubylands at 50% against My Empire's 0%. Rubylands also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). My Empire's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 2.9). 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. My Empire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rubylands 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

My Empire holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 33 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of My Empire's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rubylands's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Empire ships an update every 6 months, Rubylands every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Empire versus Rubylands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy EmpireRubylands
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings) — better2.9 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings833 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB101 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinArtem Karpenko

Customer experience

My Empire

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Rubylands

All ratings33 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Empire

One-time1
  • My Empire Premium$3.99
1 purchases

Rubylands

One-time1
  • Premium content$0.99

Questions

Is My Empire free?
My Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rubylands free?
Rubylands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Empire or Rubylands?
My Empire is rated higher. My Empire averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Rubylands averages 2.9 from 33 ratings.
Do My Empire or Rubylands have ads?
My Empire shows ads; Rubylands does not.
Which is updated more often, My Empire or Rubylands?
My Empire ships an update every 6 months, and Rubylands every 3 weeks. Most recently, My Empire was updated on October 17, 2026 and Rubylands on October 11, 2026.

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