Comparison

Sloboda vs Idle Hex Realms

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

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About

Sloboda

Features
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In this game you will lead the newly formed settlement in the lands of Loca Deserta. This is a rural hostile environment located between lands of Sich and Crimea. Economy At the very beginning you have some resources that you have to invest into developing economy. Such as: building Mill, Mines, Stables. The economy is quite sophisticated. For example, to get a cossack (army unit), you have to get 1 horse, 1 firearm, gold and food. To get 1 firearm you need iron, wood and powder. To get iron you need food. To get food you need grains…you get the idea. Maps The game has two hand crafted maps: Outer map and the big Map of Sich Lands. On the outer map you can find different events, such as helping merchants, getting fur from hunting bears or even finding treasures. Keep an eye on the map each season change. Battles When your Sloboda becomes large, you will start getting more events that require large armies. You will also start using scouts to track the tartar forces and destroy them. Cossacks are trained at Shooting Range. You can train free worker to become a cossack. You cannot make him a worker after that. Each cossack requires some resources, so it is better to have a stable economy. Synchronization between devices In the main menu you can open Sync view. Provide some key that you can remember and hit Upload. The game is saved to the central server. Now open this game on another device, go to Sync view and enter your private key. Your game will be restored on this device. Pay attention to have only one game with auto sync on!

About

Idle Hex Realms

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Idle Hex Realms is an incremental idle game (where you progress even when you are AFK), uniting multiple genres (idle, boardgames, city building, CCG). After the collapse of the Ruon empire you find yourself in one of the three remaining kingdoms trying to make a name for yourself. Your first city starts from the small land that the ruler has given to you in exchange for your services. You will be collecting resources (food, wood, stone, and gold) in order to upgrade your settlement. Once the settlement is self-sustaining, you can venture out and found a new city to get a boost on future progress. A growing empire never sleeps. Being a leader has its own benefits, as you don't have to supervise every tiny bit to keep things running. Feel free to take breaks, production will be taken care of. Just make sure you upgrade your warehouses, so there is place to stockpile the resources. While searching for the perfect location of your new city, you will meet Lorekeepers. Lorekeepers are knowledgable people as they were in charge of the Imperial Library back in the Ruon empire. They are willing to share their knowledge with you, in the form of Unique Hexes. These are special tiles with knowledge infused, making them capable of altering the environment, acting as power-ups in your gameplay. Every new city starts with a new randomly generated map and a random draw of three starting Unique Hexes from your gathered collection to help you grow your new city in various ways. This game contains In-App Purchases. Standard Apple Terms of Use applies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sloboda4 screens
Idle Hex Realms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sloboda at none against Idle Hex Realms's 1. Sloboda also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Idle Hex Realms sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Sloboda asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sloboda ships an update fortnightly, Idle Hex Realms every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Sloboda versus Idle Hex Realms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlobodaIdle Hex Realms
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro GladkyiArtur Nagy

In-app purchases

None

Sloboda

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Idle Hex Realms

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Sloboda free?
Sloboda is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Hex Realms free?
Idle Hex Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sloboda or Idle Hex Realms have ads?
Neither Sloboda nor Idle Hex Realms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sloboda or Idle Hex Realms?
Sloboda ships an update fortnightly, and Idle Hex Realms every 11 months. Most recently, Sloboda was updated on October 14, 2026 and Idle Hex Realms on October 25, 2026.

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