Comparison

Slay vs King Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Slay

Engage in a turn-based strategy game set in medieval times. Conquer enemy territories, expand your own, and strategically upgrade your units from peasants to powerful barons. Balance resource management to avoid bankruptcy and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Territory capture and expansion
  • Unit upgrades (Peasants to Barons)
  • Strategic combat and castle sieges
  • Resource management and bankruptcy risk
  • Turn-based multiplayer
  • AI opponents
Features
Currently charting
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Slay is a simple to learn game of strategy and cunning set in medieval times. The island is divided up between the six players, and you must try to capture your enemies' land and link up your own territories to create larger and stronger ones. You begin capturing land by attacking with your peasants. Once your territories become richer you can combine peasants to make stronger and stronger people (Spearmen, Knights and then Barons) who can kill weaker enemy troops, or knock down their castles. Just be careful that you don't create too many expensive men or the territory will go bankrupt! "This game is pure strategy! It's a work of genius. Brilliant AI. Engaging turn-based multiplayer strategy. Sid Meier, eat your heart out!" - GameSpy.com "I love this game! I play it all the time, and when I'm not, I think about wanting to play it." - PocketNow.com "At first glance, Slay looks elementary, but hidden beneath are cunning strategy elements that must be finely balanced for success" - PC Magazine "Deceptively delightful. The graphics are simple, but the strategy is complex." - Download.com For the latest news on all my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!

About

King Tactics

Engage in tactical battles inspired by the Wars of the Roses. Command your troops, conquer territories, and outmaneuver opponents in this strategy game. Play solo, against AI, or challenge players worldwide.

Highlights
  • Tactical troop placement
  • Territory conquest
  • Single and multiplayer modes
  • Campaign mode
  • Online and offline multiplayer
  • High score list
Features
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The King is dead! The Houses of York and Lancaster both see themselves as legitimate heirs to the crown and fight bitterly for power. Join your troops in the historic battles of the Wars of the Roses and conquer England! Can you win the battle? Prove yourself as a clever commander and put your tactical skills to the test. Just like in the legendary “The Rose King” board game, you can develop a good strategy to defeat your opponent and stand your ground on any battlefield! Place your knights skillfully, send your troops out and conquer as many connected areas as possible. Obstruct your opponent, thwart their plans and break their ranks. Play against resourceful computer opponents, friends or challengers from all over the world in challenging duels! The game: • Strategy game for one or two players • Just a few rules – thrilling right up to the last move • Easy to get started: Become a battle-hardened knight quickly. • High score list: Battle your way to the top of the ranks. • A game based on the KOSMOS “The Rose King" board game by Dirk Henn Game modes: • Campaign: Master all the battles of the Wars of the Roses in historical order. • Free game: Play against the AI in three levels of difficulty. • Online multiplayer: Play online against friends or against other players from all over the world. • Offline multiplayer: Play with a friend on a device and experience a real board game feeling any time and anywhere. ***** Questions or suggestions for improvements: Mail to ios@usm.de We are looking forward to your feedback! For more information on news and updates: www.usmgames.com or visit us on www.facebook.com/UnitedSoftMedia and twitter.com/USM_News *****

Screenshots

Slay4 screens
King Tactics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: King Tactics at none against Slay's 13. King Tactics also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Slay's advantage is ratings volume (266 vs 7) and chart position (#128 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

Slay costs $4.99 and King Tactics $2.99 up front. Slay sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. King Tactics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slay holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slay has 266 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Slay's written reviews are positive against 67% of King Tactics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slay ships an update every 3 months, King Tactics every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Slay versus King Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlayKing Tactics
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (266 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings266 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB264 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorUnited Soft Media Verlag GmbH

Customer experience

Slay

All ratings266 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews537 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.8%

King Tactics

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Slay

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiplayer not working
  • Progress not saving in custom levels
  • Graphical issues on newer devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to revert to classic graphics
  • Ability to choose starting color
  • Larger/randomized map sizes
  • Online/multiplayer mode
  • Level editor or custom map creation
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  • Stats tracking and achievements

King Tactics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Slay

One-time12
  • Snowflakes$0.99
  • Countries 1$0.99
  • Countries 2$0.99
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  • Patterns 1$0.99
  • Patterns 2$0.99
  • Patterns 3$0.99
  • Patterns 4$0.99
  • US States$0.99
  • Mythical Creatures$0.99
  • Whole row of 18 pages$9.99
  • Whole 3rd row$9.99
  • Whole 4th row$9.99
None

King Tactics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slay free?
Slay costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is King Tactics free?
King Tactics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slay or King Tactics?
Slay is rated higher. Slay averages 4.6 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while King Tactics averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Slay or King Tactics have ads?
Neither Slay nor King Tactics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slay or King Tactics?
Slay ships an update every 3 months, and King Tactics every 3 weeks. Most recently, Slay was updated on October 18, 2026 and King Tactics on October 15, 2026.

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