Tribal Wars vs KR 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tribal Wars
Build and upgrade a medieval village into a mighty fortress. Recruit an army, form tribes with other players, and engage in real-time PvP battles to conquer enemy villages and expand your empire. Explore diverse worlds with unique victory conditions.
- Build and upgrade over 15 unique buildings
- Recruit diverse offensive and defensive units
- Form tribes and declare war
- Real-time PvP attacks and defenses
- Conquer enemy villages
- Play on multiple worlds with varied victory conditions
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Create villages, forge bonds, conquer worlds! Fight with thousands of other players online in this medieval strategy game. What our players are saying: “Love that game! :)” “If you like strategy games you need to play Tribal Wars” Tribal Wars is a medieval strategy game which offers complex strategies and fun with a simple gameplay. Upgrade your village to a mighty fortress and raise your army. Band together with other players to form a powerful tribe and lead your troops into battle. Conquer the villages of your enemies and expand your empire. Will your tribe prevail? FEATURES • Free to play! • Build and upgrade more than 15 unique buildings • Raise an army by recruiting many different defense and offensive units • Appoint a paladin and find mighty equipment. • Attack, plunder and conquer your opponents in real time while defending your kingdom against attackers – real PvP. • Band together with other players to form a tribe and declare war on your enemies. • Many different worlds with altered victory conditions. • Play via your smartphone or via your browser. General Terms and Conditions: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/en/agb Imprint: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/en/imprint
KR 2
Lead a medieval kingdom, develop its economy and technology, and expand your territory through diplomacy, trade, and warfare. Manage resources, research new advancements, and defend against barbarians and rival nations to build a powerful empire. Engage in espionage and strategic combat to achieve global dominance.
- Deep strategic component
- Offline mode gameplay
- Diplomacy and trade
- Economic development and resource management
- Scientific research
- Warfare and army management
- Colonization and territorial expansion
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Kievan Rus 2 is a large-scale economic strategy in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages. Lead a small kingdom and turn it into a huge and powerful empire! Manage it through the ages, explore new technologies, expand your empire and become the hero of an epic story. Fight with other countries and prove yourself as a wise king and a successful military commander. FEATURES OF THE GAME - Deep strategic component – it is easy to win playing for Byzantium or France, but try to do it for Poland or Norway! It will take the talent of a brilliant strategist to capture the whole world using not only troops, but also diplomacy, science and economics. - Offline mode – Kievan Rus 2 can be played offline without the Internet: on the road, on the plane, in the subway, it will always be with you. - Diplomacy – build embassies, conclude trade agreements, non-aggression pacts, defense agreements, research agreements. Improve relations with other states. - Economy – organize the development of deposits, the collection and processing of resources, the construction of manufactories, the production of raw materials for the manufacture of military equipment. - Trade – organize trade with other countries, buy and sell food, resources and military equipment. - Colonization – discover new territories, establish control over them, conduct missionary work in the colonized territories. - Scientific development – 63 different technologies are available for the development of your empire. - War and Army – hire numerous medieval warriors, such as horsemen and spearmen. With the right strategy and tactics, seize state after state, establish your control over all countries in the world. - Barbarians – fight the barbarians, put a decisive end to their raids on your empire. - Pay off the war – pursue a flexible military policy. If you see that your army will not be able to defeat the enemy attacking your empire, then you can always negotiate with the aggressor for a certain amount of gold or resources. - Command – appoint people to key positions in the army and the imperial court who will strengthen your kingdom. - Pirates and Pirate brotherhoods – establish your control over the seas so that pirates are afraid of the imperial fleet! -Taxes – collect taxes from the working population, but do not forget to take care of the happiness of the population, otherwise there will be a riot and complete despair in the empire. - Spies and Saboteurs. Use spies to scout out information about the enemy’s army before each battle. Hire saboteurs to conduct secret operations on the territory of your enemies, saboteurs will help significantly reduce the combat potential of the enemy. - Random events will not let you get bored! Events can be positive, for example, receiving help from an ally, or negative: catastrophes, epidemics, pandemics, sabotage. - Wide variety of countries with unique game features: Byzantium, France, Roman Empire, Kievan Rus, Anglo-Saxons, Poland, Japan, Maya and others. Create your own story with your strategy and tactics. Immerse yourself in one of the most sophisticated mobile strategies, become a legendary emperor and build your mighty empire in this medieval strategy game. Play Kievan Rus 2 and do not forget: download the game “Kievan Rus 2” and play it for free! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tribal Wars at 4.6 against KR 2's 4.2. Tribal Wars also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 46) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.8). KR 2's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Tribal Wars sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and KR 2 sells 32 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tribal Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tribal Wars has 2.1K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Tribal Wars's written reviews are positive against 48% of KR 2's.
Tribal Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, KR 2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tribal Wars | KR 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews — better | 48.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.8 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 886 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | InnoGames | OXIWYLE LLC |
Customer experience
Tribal Wars
KR 2
Bugs and requests
Tribal Wars
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes and session timeouts
- Inaccurate resource tracking
- Broken report and mail functionality
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Unresponsive UI elements
Requested features
5 requests- Add more functionality for mobile play
- Improve map and village selection
- Add more customization options
- Reduce pay-to-win mechanics
- Improve moderation and fairness
KR 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tribal Wars
- Farm Assistant (30 days)$0.99
- 20% higher wood production (7 days)$0.99
- 20% higher clay production (7 days)$0.99
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- 20% higher iron production (7 days)$0.99
- 80 premium points$2.99
- Premium account (30 days)$4.99
- 200 premium points$5.99
- 600 premium points$9.99
- Medium item package$9.99
- 1500 premium points$19.99
- 5000 premium points$49.99
- 8000 Premium Points$79.99
KR 2
- 7-Day Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Crystal subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Gold subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Wars$0.49
- Premium$0.49
- Quick Army Restoration$0.99
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- Pack$0.99
- Disable ads$0.99
- 600 crystals$0.99
- +500 000 gold$0.99
- Accelerated Time$0.99
- Return to Power$0.99
- Quick Resource Restoration$1.99
- Quick Army Restoration$4.99
- Craftsman$4.99
- Easy start for any state$4.99
- Builder$4.99
- +3 000 000 gold$4.99
- +3 000 gold per day$4.99
- 3 940 crystals$4.99
- Quick Resource Restoration$4.99
- Welcome Pack$4.99
- Top 3 Sales2 variants$9.99
- Gem Madness$9.99
- Royal set$9.99
- +7 000 000 gold$9.99
- 8 250 crystals$9.99
- Quick Resource Restoration$9.99
- Invincible Army$9.99
- Perfect Set$9.99
- +16 000 000 gold$19.99
- Quick Resource Restoration$19.99
Questions
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