Comparison

Battledom vs Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Command massive armies
  • Real-time tactical combat
  • Deep army customization
  • Resource gathering and trading
  • Build and upgrade structures
  • 20+ handcrafted levels
  • Endless Mode
Features
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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!

About

Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy

Experience a medieval grand strategy and RPG where you conquer territories, build a dynasty, and shape your own narrative. Engage in deep strategic gameplay with no timers, ads, or gatekeeping. Live out your own unique medieval story.

Highlights
  • Grand strategy and RPG gameplay
  • World conquest and dynasty building
  • No timers, ads, or gatekeeping
  • Deeply strategic and narrative-focused
  • Customizable historical and fantasy scenarios
  • Procedurally generated events
  • Offline solo gameplay
Features
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Welcome to Clovis, the medieval life Grand Strategy + RPG game! Become a world conqueror! King of France or Roman Emperor? The choice is yours, my lord! Clovis is the first entry in the Clovis Games series! Clovis is like every other mobile free to play strategy game on the store. Except in every possible way! It's both strategy and narrative roleplaying game! Exit the countless timers. Gone is the gatekeeping. Vanquished are the constant ads and the endless IAP bundles you have to buy to avoid the grind. The gods of gaming have seen enough of this, and said no more! Enters Clovis, the ultimate grand strategy medieval war game on mobile, featuring unlimited medieval solo gameplay, no ads game, countless scenarios, and hours of offline fun. It's the perfect mix between offline war strategy and roleplaying narrative gameplay! The medieval game of your dreams! In Clovis, you are the king of a medieval kingdom, in charge of the grand strategy of your territory. Your two main goals? Conquer new territories, and build a dynasty by raising a royal family! Yes, your grace, this empire simulation will bring to you total war and world conquest. From Paris to Constantinople, this country game will bring you the thrill of these terrible ages of conflict and European wars. Who said medieval life was easy? Build castles, send expeditions, raise levies, pass new laws, research groundbreaking technologies, and more! Clovis is deeply strategic, but also narrative-focused, with tons of lore, and characters from real history that you can interact with! Play as a Roman emperor, an Ostrogothic Dux Bellorum, or as Clovis, the first king of France! Europe is yours in this strategy war game. Clovis is also really customizable. Want to play as Arthur, King of Avalon, or a crusader king from the middle ages? You can, it's your own medieval life! Build your legacy through marriage, conquest, and plots. You can start your dynasty by marrying the daughter of a new powerful ally, then use Dynasty Skills to pass perks to your newborn son, before punishing a traitor through a well-organized plot! Or play war games, using Europe and its kingdoms as your playground. Become a medieval world conqueror! Live your own story through your actions and our countless procedurally generated events, creating unique possibilities every time you play! Will you face bandits, organize tournaments, greet your subjects at a banquet, or even meet the Dark Swordmaster in person? Who knows! Find out with our king simulation + medieval life sim But besides the map-centered medieval grand strategy gameplay, Clovis also includes plenty of meta-game stuff, like cross-save artefacts, seasonal scenarios, legendary queens and crusader kings, leaderboards, and more! It's the ultimate game of kings! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Battledom4 screens
Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Battledom at none against Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy's shown. Battledom also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 73%). Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy's advantage is ratings volume (494 vs 164). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Battledom sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Battledom against 4.6 for Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 494 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Battledom's written reviews are positive against 73% of Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Battledom ships an update every 10 days, Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Battledom versus Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattledomClovis Medieval Grand Strategy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (164 ratings) — better4.6 (494 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better72.9% of reviews
Number of ratings164494 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB272 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSander FrenkenStudio Zero Incorporated

Customer experience

Battledom

All ratings157 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy

All ratings494 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.8%

Bugs and requests

Battledom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game keeps freezing up
  • Won battle but did not get the land title
  • Dukes getting unhappy over war attrition (even in defensive wars)
  • Children getting married without arrangements
  • Children born despising their parent
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  • Heir relationship changing drastically out of nowhere
  • Tutorial ends before first battle
  • Tutorial is hardcore instead of easy
  • Cannot build an army without mercenaries
  • Tutorial mod is hardcore

Requested features

36 requests
  • 💡 Punish rebels feature
  • 💡 Deeper recognition systems (battle feats, duels, kills)
  • 💡 "Emperor" tab in help section
  • 💡 Turn-based time progression (month/season/year)
  • 💡 Notification for deteriorating relationships and how to fix them
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  • 💡 Option to cancel betrothal
  • 💡 More variation in vassal interactions
  • 💡 More variation in marriage options
  • 💡 Deeper succession mechanics
  • 💡 Deeper betrothal mechanics
  • 💡 Clarification on alliance mechanics
  • 💡 Clarification on scheme mechanics
  • 💡 Vietnamese language support
  • 💡 French language support
  • 💡 Request alliance vice versa
  • 💡 Cancel assassination option
  • 💡 More construction options
  • 💡 More economy plans
  • 💡 Proof of population in the kingdom
  • 💡 More control over troops in battle
  • 💡 More events
  • 💡 Invite code for 2 players on a bigger map
  • 💡 Events related to battles
  • 💡 Portuguese language support
  • 💡 More QOL changes (e.g., direct map mode return)
  • 💡 Difficulty options (Easy, Normal, Hard, Extreme)
  • 💡 Minimum 75 relationship with duke at start
  • 💡 More of the map available
  • 💡 More God mode additions (change stats)
  • 💡 Keep dynasty skills after death
  • 💡 Procreate with queen option
  • 💡 God mode gold increase in brackets
  • 💡 Vassal states
  • 💡 NAPs (Non-Aggression Pacts)
  • 💡 Increased research speed
  • 💡 More features and events to avoid repetitiveness

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Battledom

One-time2
  • Tip the developer$1.99
  • Unlock the full game$3.99
10 purchases

Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy

Subscriptions1
  • Excalibur Subscription 17 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time9
  • Character Booster 4$1.49
  • Red Tints * 10$1.99
  • Dynasty Elite Pack$2.99
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  • Envoys from the East DLC$2.99
  • The Royal Hunt DLC$3.49
  • The Ancient Ones DLC$4.99
  • The Romance DLC$4.99
  • God Mode$4.99
  • Divine Bag of Diamonds$9.99

Questions

Is Battledom free?
Battledom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy free?
Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Battledom or Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy?
Battledom is rated higher. Battledom averages 4.7 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy averages 4.6 from 494 ratings.
Do Battledom or Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy have ads?
Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy shows ads; Battledom does not.
Which is updated more often, Battledom or Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy?
Battledom ships an update every 10 days, and Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy weekly. Most recently, Battledom was updated on November 4, 2026 and Clovis Medieval Grand Strategy on November 10, 2026.

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