Battledom vs Imperium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battledom
Engage in an ultimate real-time strategy experience with resource management, large-scale battles, and deep army customization. Command hundreds of soldiers, deploy siege weapons, and defend your territory in a rich world with a compelling story.
- Command massive armies
- Real-time tactical combat
- Deep army customization
- Resource gathering and trading
- Build and upgrade structures
- 20+ handcrafted levels
- Endless Mode
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FROM THE CREATOR OF HERODOM Battledom is a handcrafted pixel RTS designed for iPhone and iPad. Create your army soldier by soldier, then command hundreds of units in real-time battles. Fight back the Undead, defend mighty strongholds, control devastating siege weapons, and rebuild your kingdom between missions. Battledom is free to try and contains no ads. Unlock the complete campaign—including future content—with one purchase. COMMAND THE BATTLEFIELD Deploy your troops, organize formations, and lead entire armies across expansive battlefields. Adapt your strategy to each mission, protect important structures, and hunt down enemy forces before they overwhelm your kingdom. CONTROL SIEGE WEAPONS Take direct control of catapults, ballistae, cannons, and other powerful weapons. Aim your attacks carefully and break through enemy defenses. CREATE YOUR OWN ARMY Design and equip your soldiers using an enormous collection of weapons, armor, shields, clothing, and accessories. Your choices affect both their appearance and their abilities in battle. GATHER, CRAFT, AND UPGRADE Collect resources from farms, forests, and mines. Craft new equipment, trade materials, prepare useful dishes, and improve buildings such as the blacksmith, university, and siege workshop. CAMPAIGN AND ENDLESS MODE • 20+ handcrafted campaign missions • Large real-time battles with hundreds of soldiers • 150+ units and enemies • Extensive army and character customization • Directly controllable siege weapons • Resource gathering, crafting, trading, and cooking • Endless defense on procedurally generated maps • Game Center leaderboards • A world filled with secrets to discover Will you restore the kingdom and defeat the Undead? For the King!
Imperium
Lead the Roman legions to victory against barbarian hordes and Carthaginians. Strategize your battles and become the champion Rome needs. A tactical autobattler set in ancient Rome.
- Tactical autobattler gameplay
- Lead Roman legions
- Battle barbarian hordes
- Conquer Carthaginians
- Strategic combat
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The barbarian hordes of Gaul, and the cunning Carthaginians have almost brought Rome to its knees. The Roman people pray to Jupiter for a champion to drive out these enemies, will that champion be you?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Battledom at 4.7 against Imperium's 4.2. Battledom also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 72%) and ratings volume (162 vs 30). Imperium's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Battledom sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Imperium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Battledom holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battledom has 162 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Battledom's written reviews are positive against 72% of Imperium's.
Battledom ships an update every 10 days, Imperium every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battledom | Imperium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (162 ratings) — better | 4.2 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 72.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sander Frenken | Rene Slump |
Customer experience
Battledom
Imperium
In-app purchases
Battledom
- Tip the developer$1.99
- Unlock the full game$3.99
Imperium
- Pouch of Gems$3.99
- Chest of Gems$12.99








