King Smith vs Gnomes Inc.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
King Smith
Embark on a heroic quest to save the kingdom from monster attacks. Manage a forge, craft powerful weapons, and assemble a party of heroes to defeat enemies and rescue villagers. Discover hidden blueprints and forge legendary weapons to operate a giant golem and vanquish the ultimate evil.
- Manage a forge and craft weapons
- Collect blueprints for powerful items
- Operate a golem with crafted swords
- Assemble a party of heroes
- Battle monsters and collect materials
- Rescue captive villagers
- Explore for hidden legendary weapon blueprints
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The Kingdom is suffering from monster attacks. Manage the Forge with cute Forge King and Heroes and start a new adventure to save the Kingdom. Our cute Forge King never tires. Making better, stronger weapons is his joy. Collect Blueprints and craft weapons until you craft the most powerful weapon in the world. Operate the Golem. The Kingdom's last hope is the Golem. Craft the Great Sword to operate the Golem and defeat the enemy. Hurry up and craft the Great Sword in the middle of the village. Be on a fun adventure with the Heroes. Defeat the monsters around the Kingdom and collect materials. The villagers are held captive by monsters. Assemble a party and equip a weapon to save them all. What's the most powerful legendary weapon? The sword that slain the Demon King. The sword made of dragon bones. The bow carried by the archangel. Start your story of seeking the hidden blueprint. Manage the Forge with our cute King, the last Blacksmith of this world, and other Heroes to save the Kingdom! The sequel for "Warriors' Market Mayhem" is finally released! More diverse adventures, item collection, Hero growth await. Travel across the Kingdom and collect materials to build a Forge that can craft the most powerful weapon of all.
Gnomes Inc.
Build a gnome empire by collecting items, merging them into new products, and hiring managers to optimize production. Earn cash while offline and unlock upgrades to become the ultimate gnome tycoon. Enjoy a charming story with cute gnome characters.
- Build a gnome empire
- Merge items for new products
- Hire and merge managers
- Earn offline cash
- Unlock research upgrades
- Collect cute gnome characters
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The gnomes are in town! Can you manage to build a gnome empire and help the little gnome orphans to find a new home? Send your gnomes to pick up items from local residents. Merge the items in the recycling plants and create new products in the factories. Hire gnome managers to optimize your production. Get more gnomes and managers to become the most powerful gnome tycoon ever! Top Features: - become a tycoon and create the best city setup - let your gnomes work and earn tons of cash while you are offline - use your cash to buy upgrades or hire more gnomes - collect managers and merge them into more powerful versions - unlock valuable upgrades in the research center - chill and merge items - cute gnome characters and a wonderful story
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gnomes Inc. at 100% against King Smith's 79%. Gnomes Inc. also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). King Smith's advantage is ratings volume (255 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. King Smith sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Gnomes Inc. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gnomes Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: King Smith has 255 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of King Smith's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gnomes Inc.'s.
| Parameter | King Smith | Gnomes Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (255 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 255 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| 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 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Indie Cat Co. | Martin Dirks |
Customer experience
King Smith
Gnomes Inc.
Bugs and requests
King Smith
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads freezing and preventing gameplay
- Save data being reverted or deleted
Requested features
2 requests- Comprehensive hero stat list
- Improved save system to prevent data loss
Gnomes Inc.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
King Smith
- Event Item 01$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Daily Deals01$0.99
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- weekly pack1$1.99
- Event Item 02$4.99
- Advanced$4.99
- Weekend Event Pass$9.99
- Main Event Pass$9.99
- Video Ad Removal Package$9.99
- Event Item 03$9.99
Gnomes Inc.
- 100 diamonds$1.99
- 50 Box Opener$1.99
- Manager Offer$2.99
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- Special offer with remove ads$5.99
- Welcome Offer$5.99
- Enable T4 autoplay everywhere$7.99
- Permanently remove ads$7.99
- Big Mixed Offer$9.99
- Top Manager Offer$9.99
- Mega Offer$19.99
