Comparison

BC4000 vs Thrones War

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

Head to head
About

BC4000

Guide a civilization from 4000 BC to the Space Age in this turn-based 4X strategy game. Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate as you research technologies, conduct diplomacy, and build your empire.

Highlights
  • Advance through historical eras
  • Deep strategic resource management
  • Explore and found cities
  • Engage in diplomacy and trade
  • Play offline
  • Research technologies
Features
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Begin in 4000 BC with a settler and guide your people from stone tools to the Space Age. BC4000 is a turn-based 4X strategy game where you explore the world, found cities, research technologies, conduct diplomacy, and compete with rival civilizations for supremacy. - From Antiquity to AD 2100: Advance through eras, from pre-Bronze Age to Space Age. - Deep Strategy: Balance growth, science, culture, faith, gold, and military power. - World Exploration: Scout the map, discover natural wonders, and plan perfect city sites. - Diplomacy & Trade: Make friends, rivals, pacts, and mutually beneficial deals. - Fully Offline: Play anywhere, any time—no account required. Inspired by the classic Civilization series, the game uses graphics, music, maps, and text sourced from the public domain or under Creative Commons / MPL licenses. Full attributions are listed on the project site’s license page. For details on how the app works and how your data is protected, please review: Service Terms: https://drwjf.github.io/bc4/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://drwjf.github.io/bc4/privacy.html

About

Thrones War

Explore a vast world map in this mini strategy game simulating ancient civilizations. Learn about human history and development through engaging gameplay and historical events.

Highlights
  • Explore a large world map
  • Simulate ancient civilizations
  • Understand civilization development
  • Historical event chapters
  • High degree of freedom
Features
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Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations. The game has a high degree of freedom, and in the game, players can quickly understand the history of the development of civilization in the human world. History is a faithful record of people's activities in the past. The meaning of its existence is to let people sum up the past, enrich future life, and pass on the spark of human civilization. In the game history mode, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events, and the first chapter has been updated so stay tuned for future updates of the game. Thank you for your support.

Screenshots

BC40003 screens
Thrones War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BC4000 at 4.4 against Thrones War's 3.1. BC4000 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (290 vs 49). Thrones War's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. BC4000 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Thrones War asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BC4000 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BC4000 has 290 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 73% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BC4000 ships an update every 2 weeks, Thrones War every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BC4000 versus Thrones War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBC4000Thrones War
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (290 ratings) — better3.1 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings290 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size291 MB138 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJianfeng Wu春华 李

Customer experience

BC4000

All ratings290 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative14.5%

Thrones War

All ratings48 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

BC4000

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to play saved games
  • Issues with trade routes and diplomacy
  • Glitches with certain game modes and features
  • Compatibility problems on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add tutorial and in-depth instructions
  • Improve UI and make it more user-friendly
  • Implement a sandbox/creative mode
  • Allow customizing game rules and difficulty
  • Add online/multiplayer functionality

Thrones War

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BC4000

Subscriptions2
  • BC4000 Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • BC4000 Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Year
None

Thrones War

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BC4000 free?
BC4000 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thrones War free?
Thrones War is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BC4000 or Thrones War?
BC4000 is rated higher. BC4000 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while Thrones War averages 3.1 from 49 ratings.
Do BC4000 or Thrones War have ads?
Both BC4000 and Thrones War show ads.
Which is updated more often, BC4000 or Thrones War?
BC4000 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Thrones War every 4 months. Most recently, BC4000 was updated on October 27, 2026 and Thrones War on October 27, 2026.

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