Comparison

Jade Order vs Athena Crisis

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

Head to head
About

Jade Order

Step into the role of an ancient warrior tasked with restoring balance to a secluded land. Light beacons, cast powerful blessings, and solve over 50 strategic puzzles to cleanse the land from a devastating plague.

Highlights
  • Restore power balance
  • Light sealed beacons
  • Solve 50+ puzzles
  • Cast 4 lightning-based blessings
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Traverse ancient ruins
Features
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Return from exile and restore the power balance of a secluded land. Play as an ancient warrior that has been tasked to light the sealed beacons of its millenary Order. Avoid the impending doom and complete 50 different puzzles as you aid the Jade Goddess cleanse the land from the cursed flames of the plague. Learn and cast 4 different blessings, powerful lightning-based skills granted by the Sacred Spark of the Goddess, each with a specific use to overcome different types of hurdles and defeat the forces of the Ashen Plague. Each puzzle will pose extra challenges. Use strategy and intuition to complete them at your own pace. The cry for help has been heard. Do you have what it takes to bring peace to the land while traversing the old ruins of the forgotten Jade Order?

About

Athena Crisis

Command over 40 diverse units in this turn-based strategy game. Engage in single-player campaigns or test your skills in online multiplayer. Design custom maps and campaigns, and experience unique invasion mechanics that blend single-player missions with player-vs-player combat.

Highlights
  • 40+ ground, naval, air, and special units
  • Multiple single-player campaigns
  • Sync and async online multiplayer
  • Unlockable player skills and unit powers
  • Map and campaign design tools
  • Invasion mechanics for PvP battles
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Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that puts you in command of 40+ ground, naval, air and special units. Play through multiple single-player campaigns and measure yourself against others in sync and async online multiplayer. You can unlock player skills and unit powers, or design your own maps and campaigns. Fans of Advance Wars or Fire Emblem will feel right at home in Athena Crisis! Athena Crisis features invasions that turns single-player campaign missions into player vs player battles, with up to 7 people! Players can choose to activate a Power Crystal for an attack increase, which opens an inter-dimensional portal for friends to join – but also leaves it open for invaders to battle you.

Screenshots

Jade Order4 screens
Athena Crisis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Athena Crisis at 73% against Jade Order's 25%. Jade Order's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Jade Order sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Athena Crisis sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jade Order holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Jade Order's written reviews are positive against 73% of Athena Crisis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jade Order ships an update every 2 weeks, Athena Crisis every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jade Order versus Athena Crisis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJade OrderAthena Crisis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB5 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGonzalo Rodriguez del CidNakazawa Tech KK

Customer experience

Jade Order

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Athena Crisis

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jade Order

One-time1
  • Full Game$0.99
4 purchases

Athena Crisis

One-time4
  • Map & Campaign Editor$0.99
  • PvP & Curated Campaigns$2.99
  • The Athena Crisis Campaign$5.99
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  • Athena Crisis: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Jade Order free?
Jade Order is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Athena Crisis free?
Athena Crisis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jade Order or Athena Crisis?
Jade Order is rated higher. Jade Order averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Athena Crisis averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Jade Order or Athena Crisis have ads?
Neither Jade Order nor Athena Crisis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jade Order or Athena Crisis?
Jade Order ships an update every 2 weeks, and Athena Crisis every 9 months. Most recently, Jade Order was updated on October 24, 2026 and Athena Crisis on October 24, 2026.

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