Comparison

Mini Rival vs Duel Kingdom

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

Head to head
About

Mini Rival

Compete with friends in a variety of fun mini-games. Engage in dice roll battles to attack and defend, or test your reflexes in a penguin ice-breaking challenge. Enjoy global multiplayer fun.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer mini-games
  • Dice Roll Battle gameplay
  • Penguin Ice breaks game
  • Global competition
  • Compete with friends
Features
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There are multiplayer Mini games where your buddies compete different game play and enjoy fun all over the world. Game play 1=> Dice Roll Battle Roll a dice and trust your luck upon numbers for how much units will be deployed to attack, Same goes for defending your base choose the deployment base to defend or attack. Game play 2=> Penguin Ice breaks Penguin on the ice platform breaking the ice cubes, it is a really fun game where you have to join your friends and break the ice in multiplayer game. You will play in networks as multiplayer and break the ice cubes under the penguin which stand at the middle of the ice pitch. Download now and dominate the world!

About

Duel Kingdom

Features
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A psychological warfare game of reading your opponent's next move. Compete online against players from around the world. Set in medieval Europe, a kingdom's civil war begins. ■Rules Ⅰ.Each player is dealt 11 cards: 1-9, King, and Queen (3 in hand, 8 in deck) Ⅱ.Both players play one card from their hand simultaneously. The player with the higher number scores a point Ⅲ.Each card has a special effect that can influence the outcome of the game (see card list) Ⅳ.The first player to reach 5 points wins, or the player with the most points after all cards are played wins Ⅴ.There is an Open Rule where both hands are revealed, and a Close Rule where both hands are hidden Ⅵ.In online battles, each player has 5 minutes on their clock. Running out of time results in a loss ■Card List Slave(1): If the opponent is a King or Queen, you win and reduce the opponent's earned points by 1. Commoner(2): If the opponent is a Knight, Noble, or Pope, you win. Doctor(3): The turn after playing this card, the numbers on cards in your hand are increased by +2. Merchant(4): Points gained on victory become 2. Witch(5): Swap your number and the opponent's number. Sage(6): After being added to your hand, your number increases by +1 each turn. Knight(7): If your earned points are less than your opponent's, your number is increased by +3. Noble(8): You can add any card from the deck to your hand. Pope(9): You can force the opponent's next card. King: You win. (Effect is nullified if the opponent is a Queen or Slave) Queen:The result is a draw, and the opponent's earned points are reduced by 1.(Effect is nullified if the opponent is a Slave) ■Online Match ・You can compete online against people from all over the world. ・You can share a room pass and play against friends you know. ・In the case of friend matches, there is also a spectator mode. ■Credits Sound Effects: OtoLogic (https://otologic.jp) BGM: Music Atelier Amacha (https://amachamusic.chagasi.com/) BGM: PeriTune (https://peritune.com/)

Screenshots

Mini Rival4 screens
Duel Kingdom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Rival at fortnightly against Duel Kingdom's every 5 weeks. Mini Rival also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Rival ships an update fortnightly, Duel Kingdom every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mini Rival versus Duel Kingdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini RivalDuel Kingdom
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB252 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSablo StudioTakuma Takahashi

In-app purchases

None

Mini Rival

No in-app purchases

None

Duel Kingdom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Rival free?
Mini Rival is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duel Kingdom free?
Duel Kingdom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini Rival or Duel Kingdom have ads?
Both Mini Rival and Duel Kingdom show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Rival or Duel Kingdom?
Mini Rival ships an update fortnightly, and Duel Kingdom every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mini Rival was updated on October 10, 2026 and Duel Kingdom on October 6, 2026.

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