Comparison

Advanced Mill vs Dominion

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

Head to head
About

Advanced Mill

Experience the classic board game of Nine Men's Morris on your iOS device. Play against an advanced AI with multiple difficulty levels, challenge friends locally or online, and utilize helpful features like undo and hints.

Highlights
  • Play against AI with four difficulty levels
  • Local two-player mode
  • Network multiplayer via Game Center
  • Undo move functionality
  • CPU hints and optional beginner hints
  • Game statistics and tie handling
Features
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Advanced Mill is an iOS adaptation of the traditional board game Mill. The game also known as Merils and Nine Men's Morris. Features: Play against CPU - Advanced AI with four difficulty levels. Two player game on the same device. Two player network game with Game Center. No ads. Undo function to take back moves. Getting CPU hint during a move. Displaying elapsed time, number of turns, reason of win at the end of the game. Checking and handling tie situations. Optional hints for beginner players. Displaying available moves. Saving and loading games from Main Menu. Thanks for your continuous support and reviews. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vtdevinfo

About

Dominion

Build a powerful deck to expand your kingdom and earn victory points in this acclaimed deck-building strategy game. Explore vast card combinations, compete against AI or other players online, and enjoy endless replayability with numerous expansions.

Highlights
  • Deck-building mechanics
  • Kingdom expansion
  • AI opponent
  • Online multiplayer
  • Daily puzzles
  • Cross-platform play
  • Expansion packs
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Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winner beloved by millions of boardgame hobbyists around the world. This is the officially licensed implementation. REIGNING DECKBUILDER Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. GROW YOUR KINGDOM Collect as many Victory Points as you can by building a powerful deck. Your deck starts out a small sad set of Estates and Coppers, but you hope that by the end of the game it will be brimming with Gold, Provinces, and the inhabitants and structures of your kingdom. BUILD YOUR ENGINE Choose wisely among the 10 cards available in the tableau to create the strongest combos to dominate your opponent. COLLECT ALL EXPANSIONS Make your games more exciting with additional cards and rules from up to 15 expansions including the recent Plunder expansion! NEAR INFINITE VARIETY Over one hundred thirty-two septillion possible Kingdom combinations, 500+ cards, 15 and counting expansions, and ongoing promo packs make Dominion one of the most extensive and replayable boardgames in the hobby. COMPETE WITH THE COMPUTER Sharpen your skills with solitaire style solo play against a robust AI, with four levels of difficulty. Our innovative AI learns through self-play. Earn Achievements and win in Recommended Sets against each AI level. PLAY FRIENDS OR STRANGERS Play with up to 6 players online through your device or pass and play among your friends. Join ranked or unranked matchmaking, with realtime and asynchronous modes. Set up a private table for a family game, challenge a stranger in the lobby, or invite a friend! DAILY PUZZLE A daily ritual to relax with over a cup of coffee. Try the Daily Dominion, a free puzzle level available to players around the world. Practice your strategy to keep up a winning streak and climb the leaderboard. CROSS-PLATFORM PLAY Play from any supported device, whenever you want, after verifying your email in-game. Join games with opponents on platforms other than your own. JOIN THE COMMUNITY With an active Discord and online community, make new friends or challenge new people to a game. Export and share kingdoms and game summaries to compare strategies. FREE TO PLAY Download the game that started it all for free! The base set of Dominion is available at no charge. Try the rotation of expansion cards in the Daily at no cost once per day. Jump into a lobby game with expansions enabled to try before you buy. Only the host needs to own the expansions. INTRODUCTION TO TABLETOP Learn the ropes in this easy to pick-up, hard to master title. Play one of the most highly regarded strategy tabletop games of all time through our simple tutorial. The core loop is easy to follow, but offers a wealth of strategy to explore. • 1 - 6 player support • Five-hundred plus cards • Solo play against 4 AI difficulties • Async & real-time multiplayer • Ranked & unranked matchmaking • Lobby & Private game tables • Cross platform multiplayer • Cross platform purchases • Daily challenge • Challenging AI that learns through self-play • Recommended Sets • Customize, save & share Kingdoms • Achievements, Stats & Leaderboards • Pass & Play mode • Automated score-keeping & hints • Smart-play options to streamline gameplay • Jumbo mode for readability on phones • Turbo mode to zoom through games quickly • Tutorial & Rules • 4 languages: English, Japanese, German, French • 15+ expansions plus three promo packs

Screenshots

Advanced Mill4 screens
Dominion2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dominion at Free against Advanced Mill's $1.99. Dominion also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). Advanced Mill's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17). On 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

Dominion is free to download; Advanced Mill costs $1.99 up front. Dominion sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Advanced Mill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dominion holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dominion has 4.7K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Advanced Mill's written reviews are positive against 69% of Dominion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advanced Mill ships an update every 7 months, Dominion every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Advanced Mill versus Dominion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvanced MillDominion
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (49 ratings)4.9 (4.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews68.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings494.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB423 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVTDev Informatikai KftTemple Gates Games LLC

Customer experience

Advanced Mill

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

Dominion

All ratings4,729 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral12.3%
Negative19.1%

Bugs and requests

Advanced Mill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dominion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Possession card not working correctly
  • Victory points not displayed properly
  • Inability to rejoin games after server disconnects

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select specific card sets for randomized games
  • Option to complete games against AI when opponents forfeit
  • More detailed game statistics and player history tracking
  • Improved matchmaking filters for online play
  • Shareable in-app purchases for family members

In-app purchases

None

Advanced Mill

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Dominion

One-time17
  • Alchemy$4.99
  • Intrigue$4.99
  • Cornucopia$4.99
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  • Guilds$4.99
  • Seaside$9.99
  • Renaissance$9.99
  • Menagerie$9.99
  • Prosperity$9.99
  • Dark Ages$9.99
  • Adventures$9.99
  • Empires$9.99
  • Plunder$9.99
  • Nocturne$9.99
  • Rising Sun$9.99
  • Hinterlands$9.99
  • Launch Bundle$99.99
  • Expansion Bundle$109.99

Questions

Is Advanced Mill free?
Advanced Mill costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dominion free?
Dominion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Advanced Mill or Dominion?
Dominion is rated higher. Advanced Mill averages 4.4 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Dominion averages 4.9 from 4.7K ratings.
Do Advanced Mill or Dominion have ads?
Neither Advanced Mill nor Dominion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advanced Mill or Dominion?
Advanced Mill ships an update every 7 months, and Dominion every 5 days. Most recently, Advanced Mill was updated on September 23, 2026 and Dominion on September 25, 2026.

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