Comparison

Slay vs Hegemonia

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
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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

Hegemonia

Engage in an honest, turn-based strategy game with procedurally generated maps. Enjoy local multiplayer or play against AI with adjustable difficulty and optional rules. This game offers a classic experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Turn-based hex map strategy
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • 2-8 player local multiplayer
  • AI opponent with 3 difficulty levels
  • Adjustable game rules
  • Offline play
Features
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An honest turn-based strategy game, like in the old times. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account, no internet connection required. You buy it once. * 2–8 players on procedurally generated maps * Play against the AI, or pass the device around for local multiplayer * Three difficulty levels * Optional rules to adjust the game to your taste --- Privacy Policy: https://hegemonia.viktorsec.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Slay4 screens
Hegemonia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hegemonia at none against Slay's 13. Hegemonia also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Slay's advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 2) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). On ads 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 Hegemonia $1.99 up front. Slay sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Hegemonia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hegemonia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slay has 271 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Slay versus Hegemonia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlayHegemonia
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (271 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings271 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorViktor Sec

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

Hegemonia

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

Hegemonia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slay free?
Slay costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hegemonia free?
Hegemonia costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slay or Hegemonia?
Hegemonia is rated higher. Slay averages 4.6 out of 5 from 271 ratings, while Hegemonia averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Slay or Hegemonia have ads?
Neither Slay nor Hegemonia shows ads.

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