Comparison

Ave, imperium! vs Successor

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

Head to head
About

Ave, imperium!

Lead a crumbling empire through a time of corruption and betrayal. Make critical decisions, expose conspiracies, and eliminate enemies to restore order. Your choices will determine the fate of the Great Empire.

Highlights
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Eliminate enemies
  • Uncover plots
  • Manage empire's fate
  • Restore order
Features
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During the time of cruel, greedy and shortsighted leaders the Great Empire began to fall apart. The elite bought everything and everyone for nothing, soldiers became loyal only to their commanders and scientists and playwrights were starving. You must make wise and timely decisions, eliminate scheming enemies of the Great Empire, pay tributes to true friends, deftly uncover plots, and expose insidious conspiracies. WHO WILL RESTORE ORDER IN THE GREAT EMPIRE?

About

Successor

Experience the rise of the Ottoman Empire through strategic decision-making. Guide thirteen sultans across centuries, shaping your dynasty's legacy with over 700 historical choices. Every decision carries weight, impacting future reigns and the empire's fate.

Highlights
  • Decision-making role-playing game
  • Set in the classical Ottoman age
  • Guide thirteen historical sultans
  • Over 700 historical decisions
  • Legacy system for generational impact
  • Full story in Turkish and English
  • Offline play in full version
Features
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It began as a tribe in Söğüt. It spread across three continents. Three centuries, thirteen sultans. Successor: Ottomans is a decision-making role-playing game set in the classical Ottoman age (1299–1603). From your throne you steer the founding and rise of the Ottoman Empire. The game opens with Osman I and closes with Mehmed III. Every sultan in between has his own reign, death, and legacy. More than seven hundred historical decisions shape your reign, the inheritance you leave your successor, and the fate of the dynasty. Every decision carries a price. There is no right answer, only what the moment demands. The promised Constantinople. A Crusader army in Rumelia. The courtyard where the Janissary cauldron is overturned. The Imperial Council whose counsel you need yet can never fully trust. Each stands on one side of the throne. You swipe left or right. Each side has its own cost. THE CHRONICLER WRITES As you sit on the throne, the court chronicler watches you. He records every decision, weighs it, and carries it to the next sultan. When a sultan dies, his successor inherits not a throne but a ledger. A wrong choice by Bayezid I may be paid for by Mehmed I a decade later. A dynasty moves across generations. WHAT IS INSIDE Thirteen sultans, each with his own reign, death, and legacy. More than 700 historical decisions. A legacy system that shapes the starting conditions of the next reign. More than 1000 chronicler remarks. A full story in Turkish and English. STARTS FREE The reigns of Osman I and Orhan Gazi can be played for free. A one-time Full Version purchase is required to continue from Murad I through Mehmed III. No subscription. The free version is ad-supported and includes a two-track music selection. The Full Version removes ads, enables offline play, and unlocks the full 10-track music album. Previous purchases can be restored. No account required. This game is a work of fiction inspired by historical events. It cannot be regarded as an academic source and does not target or intend to offend any person, community, view, or belief.

Screenshots

Ave, imperium!3 screens
Successor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Successor at 5.0 against Ave, imperium!'s 3.0. Successor also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Ave, imperium!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). 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. Ave, imperium! sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Successor 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

Successor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ave, imperium! has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ave, imperium! ships an update every 3 weeks, Successor weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ave, imperium! versus Successor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAve, imperium!Successor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB157 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperArtem TrembachBurak Gungor

Customer experience

Ave, imperium!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Successor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Ave, imperium!

One-time6
  • Archiater$0.99
  • Praetor$0.99
  • Lanista$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Flamen of Mars$0.99
  • Architect$0.99
  • Censor$0.99
1 purchases

Successor

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Ave, imperium! free?
Ave, imperium! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Successor free?
Successor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ave, imperium! or Successor?
Successor is rated higher. Ave, imperium! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Successor averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ave, imperium! or Successor have ads?
Successor shows ads; Ave, imperium! does not.
Which is updated more often, Ave, imperium! or Successor?
Ave, imperium! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Successor weekly. Most recently, Ave, imperium! was updated on November 3, 2026 and Successor on October 31, 2026.

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