Tempire vs Thrive Board Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempire
Experience a unique blend of chess and real-time strategy. Compete against friends or AI in fast-paced matches. This game offers an ad-free, free-to-play experience.
- Chess variation
- Real-time action
- Online multiplayer
- AI opponent
- Ad-free gameplay
- Free to play
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Tempire is a variation on chess that brings tense real-time action to the classic turn-based board game. Play online with friends or against challenging AI, all for free and without ads. Tempire was made by Greg March and Matthew Jee, with music by Jacob Rhein.
Thrive Board Game
A two-player abstract strategy board game that reinvents classic gameplay with unique piece building and over 100 variable setups. Experience strategic depth with AI opponents, pass-and-play, and an innovative augmented reality mode.
- Abstract strategy gameplay
- Play vs AI
- Pass and Play mode
- Over 100 variable setups
- Augmented Reality Mode
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A board game for two players where beauty meets strategy. Your purpose is not simply to endure, but to Thrive. Build your own chess piece with classic abstract strategy game-play, reinvented. * Play vs AI * Pass and Play * Over 100 variable setups * Augmented Reality Mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tempire at Free against Thrive Board Game's $1.99. Thrive Board Game's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Tempire is free to download; Thrive Board Game costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tempire against 5.0 for Thrive Board Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Tempire ships an update every 23 months, Thrive Board Game every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tempire | Thrive Board Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Jee | Martin Grider |
Customer experience
Tempire
Thrive Board Game
In-app purchases
Tempire
No in-app purchases
Thrive Board Game
No in-app purchases
