Illuvium vs Splinterlands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Illuvium
Build and manage a thriving city in a dynamic economic simulation. Strategically allocate resources, trade profitably, and expand your influence. Own, buy, and sell in-game assets securely through blockchain integration.
- Strategic city-building
- Dynamic economic simulation
- Resource management
- Blockchain asset trading
- High-quality graphics
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Engage in the ultimate city-building and economic strategy experience with Illuvium: Zero. Strategically build your city, manage resources, to rule resources in Illuvium, every decision impacts your City’s success. - Strategic City-Building: Design and manage your city with intricate detail—Optimise resource allocation to expand your city and increase your economy share. - Dynamic Economy: Dive into a realistic economic simulation where market forces and trade decisions affect your progress. Balance resource extraction with demand and trade profitably. - Stunning Graphics and Intuitive Controls: Experience high-quality graphics that bring your city to life. Easy-to-navigate controls make building and managing your city a breeze. - Blockchain Integration: With blockchain technology, you can securely own, buy, and sell in-game assets.
Splinterlands
Engage in fast-paced auto-battler strategy card battles against real players. Build a unique deck from over 860 cards and adapt to randomized battle rules. Master the meta and climb the ranks in this constantly evolving game.
- Auto-battler strategy card gameplay
- Real-player battles
- Deck building with 860+ unique cards
- Randomized battle rules and modifiers
- Fast-paced matches
- Constantly evolving meta
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Summon. Strategize. Conquer. Splinterlands is a fast-paced auto-battler strategy card game where you outsmart real players and build a deck that’s all your own. Battles are quick, decisions matter, and every win brings you closer to glory. Battles last just a few minutes, but a single card can change everything. Victory comes from smart matchups, clever formations, and split-second decisions before the fight begins. Once your team is set, the action unfolds automatically. Each match features randomized rules: element restrictions, mana caps, and modifiers that force you to adapt on the fly. Counter your opponents and master the meta. Build your deck from over 860 unique cards, each with distinct stats, abilities, and stunning artwork. Whether you’re playing low-cost utility units or legendary powerhouses, every card adds a new layer of strategy. Since 2018, Splinterlands has developed one of the most active strategy card game communities in the world. Weekly updates. Constantly evolving metas. Thousands of daily players. This is a game that never sits still. Neither will you. Collect cards. Win battles. Make your mark. Start building your deck today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Splinterlands at none against Illuvium's 6. Splinterlands also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (83% vs 68%). Illuvium's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 15) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Illuvium sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Splinterlands asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Illuvium against 4.3 for Splinterlands. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Illuvium's written reviews are positive against 83% of Splinterlands's.
Illuvium ships an update every 5 weeks, Splinterlands every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and July 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illuvium | Splinterlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (64 ratings) — better | 4.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 381 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Illuvium Labs - FZCO | Steem Monsters LLC |
Customer experience
Illuvium
Splinterlands
In-app purchases
Illuvium
- Handful of Credits$0.99
- Bundle of Credits$4.99
- Stack of Credits$9.99
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- Coffer of Credits$19.99
- Hoard of Credits$49.99
- Pile of Credits$99.99
Splinterlands
No in-app purchases





