Three Kingdoms Chron vs Three Kingdoms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Three Kingdoms Chron
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Master your spare time! Recruit powerful generals, build the ultimate lineup, and clear epic campaigns. Battle players worldwide to dominate the server!
Three Kingdoms
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A casual Three Kingdoms strategy where every run tells a different tale. Lead a warlord, gather legendary heroes, and decide the fate of the realm. ■ Every run, a new tale - 8 random events (plague, Yellow Turban revolt, wandering strategist, tribute, harvest, imperial decree, famine, meteor) - Capture the enemy capital and decide the captive lord's fate — execute, recruit, or banish - Single combat mini-game before each battle (Charge · Defend · Stratagem RPS, winner gets ×1.10 to the main battle) ■ 8 warlords, distinct AI - Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Ma Teng, Gongsun Zan - Per-faction AI styles: aggressive, defensive, balanced, opportunistic, recruiter - 5 scenarios — Chaos, Guandu, Chibi, Hefei, Infinite mode ■ 51 legendary generals - Guan Yu's duels, Zhang Fei's charges, Zhuge Liang's stratagems, Lu Bu's might - 10 specialties (charge, iron wall, fire attack, ambush, recruit, warlord, strategist, morale, rider raid, duelist) - Deterministic auto-battle: terrain × walls × morale × specialties ■ Reasons to replay - S / A / B / C / D grade after unification (weighted by turn, territory, generals, executions) - 14 achievements — Lightning Unification, faction-specific, scenario victories, Purifier and more - Same seed → same outcome (deterministic battle, events, and duel) ■ Clean monetization - Free. No ads. No tracking. Ever. - One IAP — All-Under-Heaven expansion (15 legendary generals + 4 scenarios)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Three Kingdoms Chron at monthly against Three Kingdoms's every 2 months. Three Kingdoms Chron also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Three Kingdoms Chron sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Three Kingdoms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Three Kingdoms Chron ships an update monthly, Three Kingdoms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Three Kingdoms Chron | Three Kingdoms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | lubin zhang | Byoungho Kim |
In-app purchases
Three Kingdoms Chron
- 6Gold$0.99
- Skins$0.99
- Resurrect$1.29
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- Artifacts$1.29
- Skip$1.29
- New Ruler$1.99
- Scenarios$2.99
- 50Gold$7.99
- 576Gold$79.99
- 688Gold$94.99
Three Kingdoms
- Tianxia Expansion$1.99
Questions
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