Air Scarmush vs Samguk.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Scarmush
Engage in tactical air combat with friends in this hybrid board and app game. Master flight dynamics and offensive maneuvers through simultaneous turns and diverse scenarios. Prove your skills as the ultimate pilot.
- Semi-realistic flight model
- Tactical offensive action resolution
- Intuitive move programming
- Simultaneous turn-based gameplay
- Printable board and pawns
- 21 scenarios with increasing difficulty
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AirScarmush is a hybrid board/app tactical air combat game for two players that runs on a 'simultaneous turn by turn' basis over a board of hexagons (board and pawns to print and assemble yourself). Step into the seat of an eager pilot participating in the Air Scarmush grand tactical flight contest. Experiment with the machines and develop the skills that'll help you take control of the skies. Confront your friends in thrilling air to air combats and air to ground raids to finally prove who's the greatest pilot of all time. Air Scarmush offers a unique setup to help you easily learn the choices in terms of air combat maneuvers and tactics that will surely lead a pilot to victory. Strong points of the game: - A semi-realistic flight model based on fundamental dynamics rules (energy management, evolving turn rates and turn radiuses based on aircraft type and speed) - A system for resolving offensive actions that takes into account the position/attitude of the aircraft and evasive maneuvers in determining success. - An intuitive user interface that lets you easily program your next move and present it to your opponent. - A simultaneous turn-based game system that leaves no downtime - 30 minutes to play a game - A Hot Seat mode which allows multiplayer game with a single smartphone - 21 scenarios with increasing difficulty - 10 types of missions - 5 aircraft types - 11 weapon/action types - A budget board and pawns system to print and assemble yourself The pdf document to print and shape is available in free access on https://www.airscarmush.com/print Website: https://www.airscarmush.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AirScarmush Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnw71yBvW4mGKZWLSor8Ew
Samguk.io
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A realm in chaos, and three minutes is all it takes. samguk.io is a 3-to-5-minute .io battlefield: raise your banner with a single general, absorb soldiers, storm castles, and unite the land. ▶ One finger, three minutes, one war Drive your horde with the joystick and wanderers and routed soldiers rally to your banner. Collide with an enemy army and the fight is on. No button combos, no long tutorials. ▶ Break them and they join you Defeated soldiers do not vanish. The enemy banner snaps, the soldiers kneel, and they turn your color. Thirty men become a screen-filling horde. ▶ Duels: settled by might When two generals meet, time slows for a one-on-one bout. Blows are traded, a winner is decided, and the loser's army wavers. Lü Bu's halberd, Guan Yu's Green Dragon blade: the gap in might is settled by a single duel. ▶ The gate opens: the climax always comes After three minutes the castle gate opens. The gatekeeper's final host pours out, and every run ends in battle. There is no losing by timeout. ▶ 58 regions, one realm Rise in Zhuo and defeat the gatekeeper holding each region. Every region you take is painted in your color on the world map. Paint all 58 and the realm is yours. Defeated gatekeepers join the field from the next run on. ▶ Form up before you march, grow on the field Read the triangle of infantry, archers and cavalry and set your formation. Terrain, morale, provisions, and the warhorses and war manuals you pick up make every session different. ▶ Your nemesis always returns Lose, and the general who beat you is marked as your nemesis and appears next run. Take revenge for double the reward. Retry straight from the results screen, zero wait. We sell only cosmetics and time. Combat power is never for sale. * Available in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) and Korean. * A work of fiction inspired by Romance of the Three Kingdoms; it may differ from history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Samguk.io at Free against Air Scarmush's $4.99. Samguk.io also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 months). Air Scarmush's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Samguk.io is free to download; Air Scarmush costs $4.99 up front. Samguk.io sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Air Scarmush asks for nothing beyond the download.
Air Scarmush ships an update every 11 months, Samguk.io every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air Scarmush | Samguk.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christophe Roth | Jegeon Jung |
In-app purchases
Air Scarmush
No in-app purchases
Samguk.io
- Banner Codex$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Founding Retainer Pack$3.99
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- Moe Army Skin$3.99
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