Comparison

Castle Kingdom™ vs NGIO

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

Head to head
About

Castle Kingdom™

Build and decorate your own unique castle kingdom. Recruit a diverse army of monsters with unique abilities to conquer other castles in real-time battles. Entertain your monsters with cooking, games, and videos to earn gold and level them up.

Highlights
  • Castle expansion and decoration
  • Monster recruitment and training
  • Monster-driven gold generation
  • Real-time monster unit battles
  • Monster skill and magic usage
  • Raid other castles for rewards
Features
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Ever dreamed of building your own castle kingdom? Now the castle is yours. Build and customize your kingdom, recruit a quirky crew of monsters, put them to work, and lead them into battle against rival castles. BUILD YOUR OWN CASTLE • Expand your castle and make it truly your own. • Decorate rooms, build facilities, and create a kingdom unlike any other. • Grow your castle as your monster workforce and army become stronger. PUT YOUR MONSTERS TO WORK Your monsters aren’t just soldiers — they’re part of your kingdom. • Cook delicious meals and keep them well fed. • Entertain them with arcade games, videos, and amusement facilities. • Keep your monsters happy and they’ll help fill your treasury with Gold. RECRUIT AND TRAIN YOUR MONSTER ARMY • Discover 19 different types of monsters, each with their own abilities. • Put them to work cooking, maintaining facilities, researching magic, forging weapons, and more. • Train your monsters, earn EXP, develop their skills, and prepare them for battle. RAID RIVAL CASTLES Destiny awaits beyond your castle walls. • Raid other castles to earn Gold, EXP, and trophies. • Take direct control of your monster units in real-time battles. • Use different skills and powerful magic to overcome your enemies. YOUR KINGDOM AWAITS Build. Recruit. Train. Battle. Step into Castle Kingdom™ and begin your adventure. Castle Kingdom™ is free to download and play. Optional in-app purchases are available.

About

NGIO

Features
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New Game is Over reveals the mechanics of anxiety comodification. The goal of the game is to set up the production of anxiety, shoot your fear and escape the worlds of phantasmagoria

Screenshots

Castle Kingdom™4 screens
NGIO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NGIO at none against Castle Kingdom™'s 12. NGIO also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Castle Kingdom™ sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. NGIO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Castle Kingdom™ ships an update every 2 months, NGIO daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Castle Kingdom™ versus NGIO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastle Kingdom™NGIO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (252 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings252 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB297 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperNebula Soft Inc.Mikhail Maksimov

Bugs and requests

Castle Kingdom™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to access certain features
  • Random castle and arena not working properly
  • Daily rewards not being awarded consistently
  • Inability to equip or use crafted items

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update the game with new content
  • Fix the Facebook and online connectivity issues
  • Improve the balance between free and paid content
  • Optimize performance and stability

NGIO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Castle Kingdom™

One-time12
  • 40 Diamonds$1.99
  • 62 Diamonds$2.99
  • 125 Diamonds$4.99
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  • 260 Diamonds$9.99
  • 300 Diamonds$9.99
  • 450 Diamonds$19.99
  • 600 Diamonds$19.99
  • 650 Diamonds$29.99
  • 1000 Diamonds$29.99
  • 1200 Diamonds$49.99
  • 1800 Diamonds$49.99
  • 4000 Diamonds$99.99
None

NGIO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Castle Kingdom™ free?
Castle Kingdom™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NGIO free?
NGIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Castle Kingdom™ or NGIO have ads?
Neither Castle Kingdom™ nor NGIO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Castle Kingdom™ or NGIO?
Castle Kingdom™ ships an update every 2 months, and NGIO daily. Most recently, Castle Kingdom™ was updated on October 26, 2026 and NGIO on October 25, 2026.

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