KESS GAME vs Verdant City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KESS GAME
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The Kess Board Game is the first original board game to hit the game scene in a long long time. Kess has the strategic thrills of Chess, the ease of Rock Hammer Scissors and the speed of Tic Tac Toe. It looks deceptively easy to play, but quite hard to win. Kess is the new chess, built for those love strategic multi-dimensional thinking , but lack the time to sit down for an two hour match. Once you create a free KESS membership, you can login and challenge players from other countries to matches, and if they accept your challenge a new game room will open for you. You can also invite your friends or family to create free memberships, and you can find them on the Kess platform by username, and have fun playing with them. We do NOT offer in-app chat, in order to protect player privacy and keep it safe for all age groups.
Verdant City
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Build your city. Shape its future. Verdant City is an offline city builder and management simulator for iPhone and iPad. Start with a few roads and homes, then grow a bustling city with thriving neighborhoods, public transport and a character of its own. Plan residential, commercial and industrial districts. Add parks, schools, hospitals and civic landmarks. Watch buildings develop as you provide the services your growing population needs. Keep your city connected with streets, highways, bridges and tunnels. Build bus routes, railways and metro networks. Watch cars, trucks and trains move through your neighborhoods, and expand with airports and ports. Keep the essentials running. Connect electricity and water networks, manage sewage and waste, and choose the right balance of power sources. Wind turbines, solar farms and conventional plants give you different ways to meet demand. Make thoughtful decisions about taxes, service budgets and city policies. Balance monthly income against spending, or use municipal loans to finance your next project. Explore the impact of your choices with optional CO2 awareness. See estimated emissions per resident, compare energy sources and transport choices, and introduce policies such as EV support, efficiency retrofits and electric buses. Trees also contribute to the estimate. These are educational game estimates; the entire feature can be disabled in Settings. Shape waterways, forests and mountain terrain. Name your cities, follow a skippable tutorial and save multiple cities locally. Swipe through buildings, pinch to explore, and pause whenever you want time to plan. Your city, at your pace. Play offline—no account required. Verdant City is free to use. Additional features and content are available with Verdant City PRO. Terms of Use: https://verdantcity.appvalleys.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KESS GAME at none against Verdant City's shown. KESS GAME also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Verdant City's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. KESS GAME sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Verdant City sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KESS GAME ships an update every 8 months, Verdant City every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KESS GAME | Verdant City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IXI DESIGN LLC | Felix Walcher |
In-app purchases
KESS GAME
- Unlock Tank Piece$1.99
Verdant City
- Verdant City PRO$5.99
Questions
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