Comparison

Imperium vs Astonischika

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tactical autobattler gameplay
  • Lead Roman legions
  • Battle barbarian hordes
  • Conquer Carthaginians
  • Strategic combat
Features
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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?

About

Astonischika

Embark on a pixelated roguelite adventure where you build a party of heroes to battle monsters and bosses in turn-based combat. Each playthrough offers a unique path with strategic choices, and your progress in the city hub persists across runs.

Highlights
  • Turn-based pixel RPG gameplay
  • Roguelite loop with persistent progression
  • Branching map with diverse encounters
  • Party building with multiple classes
  • Minigames and city hub upgrades
  • Endless scaling for long-term play
Features
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Astonischika is a turn-based pixel role-playing game. Build your party from eight classes, climb a branching map row by row and defeat the boss at the top – turn by turn, left against right. • Eight hero classes Warrior, Mage, Cleric, Rogue, Vampire, Thief, Druid and Archer – each with its own skills and signature weapons. Build your party freely, even with several heroes of the same class. • More than 100 foes Undead, beasts, elementals and demons with poison, burns, stuns, healers and area attacks – and mighty bosses at the end of every world. • Loot and gear Weapons, shields, helmets, armor, belts, boots, rings and amulets with random stats. Plus class sets, runestones, ancient rune collections and an enchanter who re-rolls stats. • A city to call home Your heroes stay with you between adventures. Recruit new heroes at the tavern, manage them in the barracks, learn spells at the mages' guild, make offerings to the gods at the temple and take on a new challenge every day. • Minigames on the map Dice, shell game, memory, whack-a-mole, coin toss, fishing and archery – with chests full of loot as the prize. • Five difficulty levels From Easy to Insane. Every world you conquer makes the next one harder, and your heroes level up to 9999. • Playable for everyone Fully playable with VoiceOver, in 44 languages. Assemble your party, gather loot and rise!

Screenshots

Imperium3 screens
Astonischika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Astonischika at none against Imperium's 2. Astonischika also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Imperium's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 50%) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Imperium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Astonischika asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Imperium holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Imperium has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Imperium's written reviews are positive against 50% of Astonischika's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Imperium ships an update every 2 weeks, Astonischika every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Imperium versus Astonischika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImperiumAstonischika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (30 ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB43 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperRene SlumpJosef Sejrek

Customer experience

Imperium

All ratings30 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative4.0%

Astonischika

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Imperium

One-time2
  • Pouch of Gems$3.99
  • Chest of Gems$12.99
None

Astonischika

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Imperium free?
Imperium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astonischika free?
Astonischika is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Imperium or Astonischika?
Imperium is rated higher. Imperium averages 4.2 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Astonischika averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Imperium or Astonischika have ads?
Neither Imperium nor Astonischika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Imperium or Astonischika?
Imperium ships an update every 2 weeks, and Astonischika every 3 days. Most recently, Imperium was updated on October 30, 2026 and Astonischika on November 10, 2026.

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