Comparison

Tempire vs Powder Penguin

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Chess variation
  • Real-time action
  • Online multiplayer
  • AI opponent
  • Ad-free gameplay
  • Free to play
Features
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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.

About

Powder Penguin

Engage in a charming puzzle adventure where you help Riz clear snow across hundreds of levels. Create and share your own challenging levels or compete with friends and players worldwide.

Highlights
  • 800+ levels to solve
  • Level builder for custom levels
  • Share and play community levels
  • Online multiplayer and friend challenges
  • Unlockable unique objects
  • Offline level saving
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Help Riz clear the snow, so he can relax! Solve all 800 levels or unlock the Level Builder and create your own! Choose your version of fun with Powder Penguin! - 800 Levels to Solve - 30 Unique Objects to Unlock - Build and Share your Own Levels - Play Against the Best Players Online - Challenge Individual Friends - More Levels and Objects Coming Soon Do you hate it when your favorite game ends too soon? Well, listen up friends. Powder Penguin is here to offer you endless playability. With 800 levels to solve (and 200 more coming before the end of 2021), you're unlikely to ever reach the end. However, if you're one of the few that does, the Level Builder and Online Modes will make sure you never get bored. With Powder Penguin's Level Builder, you can design and build your own custom levels. Then, you can upload your creations for the world to discover and play! See if you can stump everyone. Or see if you can solve the community's best levels. Not interested in sharing your levels with everyone? We respect that. You can also privately send your creations to individual friends! Track your head-to-head stats and see who's the better player.  Too shy for even that? You little rascal. We get it. You can always keep your levels saved locally, for only you to admire. The gaming community is full of different personalities. Some enjoy an individualized experience, while others enjoy connecting with a community. Some prefer solving, while others prefer creating. With Powder Penguin, we strive to offer the best of all worlds and let you decide what to do. Discover endless puzzle fun today with Powder Penguin!

Screenshots

Tempire3 screens
Powder Penguin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempire at none against Powder Penguin's 6. Powder Penguin's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Powder Penguin sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tempire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tempire against 4.9 for Powder Penguin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Powder Penguin has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempire ships an update every 23 months, Powder Penguin every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tempire versus Powder Penguin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempirePowder Penguin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings234 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB189 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMatthew JeePizza Soup LLC

Customer experience

Tempire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Powder Penguin

All ratings34 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tempire

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Powder Penguin

One-time6
  • 4 Coins$0.99
  • 9 Coins$1.99
  • 14 Coins$2.99
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  • 25 Coins$4.99
  • 55 Coins$9.99
  • 125 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Tempire free?
Tempire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Powder Penguin free?
Powder Penguin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tempire or Powder Penguin?
Tempire is rated higher. Tempire averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Powder Penguin averages 4.9 from 34 ratings.
Do Tempire or Powder Penguin have ads?
Neither Tempire nor Powder Penguin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempire or Powder Penguin?
Tempire ships an update every 23 months, and Powder Penguin every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tempire was updated on November 3, 2026 and Powder Penguin on November 3, 2026.

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