Comparison

Big Battle 3D vs Castle run

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

Head to head
About

Big Battle 3D

Build and upgrade your army to storm castles in this fun and addictive game. Strategize your formations and weapons to defeat opposing armies and conquer increasingly challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade army
  • Storm castles
  • Strategic formations
  • Weapon upgrades
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Challenging levels
  • Colorful graphics
Features
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Big Battle 3D is a fun and addictive game where you build up your army to storm the castles and watch them fight! Upgrade your soldiers, weapons and change your formation in order to defeat the opposing army and storm the castle at the end. How many castles can you defeat? Big Battle 3D features: - Simple and addictive gameplay - Increasingly challenging levels - Colorful graphics

About

Castle run

Lead an army of warriors in strategic castle conquests and epic boss battles. Build and upgrade your forces with unique equipment and powerful enhancements to dominate the battlefield. Forge your legend through intense combat and strategic army building.

Highlights
  • Lead countless warriors
  • Conquer endless castles
  • Overthrow epic bosses
  • Build and upgrade army
  • Forge legendary army
  • Unique helmets and upgrades
  • Dominate the battlefield
Features
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Lead countless warriors to victory in Castle Run: Sword Master! Can YOU conquer endless castles and overthrow epic bosses? Become a master strategist, building and upgrading your army for intense conquest. Forge a legendary army with unique helmets and powerful upgrades. Dominate the battlefield with unstoppable customization! Download Castle Run: Sword Master and build your legend today!

Screenshots

Big Battle 3D4 screens
Castle run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Castle run at 100% against Big Battle 3D's 18%. Castle run also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Big Battle 3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Castle run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Battle 3D ships an update every 2 months, Castle run every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Big Battle 3D versus Castle run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Battle 3DCastle run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (38K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB139 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperKwalee LtdGeorge Timms

Customer experience

Big Battle 3D

All ratings38,257 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews809 reviews
Positive18.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative73.3%

Castle run

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Big Battle 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Troops getting stuck or not responding
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Inconsistent ad reward functionality

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline play mode
  • More army/weapon customization options
  • Reduced ad frequency or optional ad-free version

Castle run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Big Battle 3D

One-time2
  • Remove Ads Discount$1.99
  • Remove Ads2 variants$2.99
1 purchases

Castle run

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Big Battle 3D free?
Big Battle 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castle run free?
Castle run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Big Battle 3D or Castle run have ads?
Both Big Battle 3D and Castle run show ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Battle 3D or Castle run?
Big Battle 3D ships an update every 2 months, and Castle run every 2 days. Most recently, Big Battle 3D was updated on November 6, 2026 and Castle run on November 4, 2026.

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