Comparison

KR 2 vs Pocket Panzers

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

Head to head
About

KR 2

Lead a medieval kingdom, develop its economy and technology, and expand your territory through diplomacy, trade, and warfare. Manage resources, research new advancements, and defend against barbarians and rival nations to build a powerful empire. Engage in espionage and strategic combat to achieve global dominance.

Highlights
  • Deep strategic component
  • Offline mode gameplay
  • Diplomacy and trade
  • Economic development and resource management
  • Scientific research
  • Warfare and army management
  • Colonization and territorial expansion
Features
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Kievan Rus 2 is a large-scale economic strategy in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages. Lead a small kingdom and turn it into a huge and powerful empire! Manage it through the ages, explore new technologies, expand your empire and become the hero of an epic story. Fight with other countries and prove yourself as a wise king and a successful military commander. FEATURES OF THE GAME - Deep strategic component – it is easy to win playing for Byzantium or France, but try to do it for Poland or Norway! It will take the talent of a brilliant strategist to capture the whole world using not only troops, but also diplomacy, science and economics. - Offline mode – Kievan Rus 2 can be played offline without the Internet: on the road, on the plane, in the subway, it will always be with you. - Diplomacy – build embassies, conclude trade agreements, non-aggression pacts, defense agreements, research agreements. Improve relations with other states. - Economy – organize the development of deposits, the collection and processing of resources, the construction of manufactories, the production of raw materials for the manufacture of military equipment. - Trade – organize trade with other countries, buy and sell food, resources and military equipment. - Colonization – discover new territories, establish control over them, conduct missionary work in the colonized territories. - Scientific development – 63 different technologies are available for the development of your empire. - War and Army – hire numerous medieval warriors, such as horsemen and spearmen. With the right strategy and tactics, seize state after state, establish your control over all countries in the world. - Barbarians – fight the barbarians, put a decisive end to their raids on your empire. - Pay off the war – pursue a flexible military policy. If you see that your army will not be able to defeat the enemy attacking your empire, then you can always negotiate with the aggressor for a certain amount of gold or resources. - Command – appoint people to key positions in the army and the imperial court who will strengthen your kingdom. - Pirates and Pirate brotherhoods – establish your control over the seas so that pirates are afraid of the imperial fleet! -Taxes – collect taxes from the working population, but do not forget to take care of the happiness of the population, otherwise there will be a riot and complete despair in the empire. - Spies and Saboteurs. Use spies to scout out information about the enemy’s army before each battle. Hire saboteurs to conduct secret operations on the territory of your enemies, saboteurs will help significantly reduce the combat potential of the enemy. - Random events will not let you get bored! Events can be positive, for example, receiving help from an ally, or negative: catastrophes, epidemics, pandemics, sabotage. - Wide variety of countries with unique game features: Byzantium, France, Roman Empire, Kievan Rus, Anglo-Saxons, Poland, Japan, Maya and others. Create your own story with your strategy and tactics. Immerse yourself in one of the most sophisticated mobile strategies, become a legendary emperor and build your mighty empire in this medieval strategy game. Play Kievan Rus 2 and do not forget: download the game “Kievan Rus 2” and play it for free! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Pocket Panzers

Engage in turn-based tank strategy, controlling historical and modern military units across diverse scenarios. Expand your nation, manage resources like railroads and supplies, and utilize advanced tactics including fog of war and fortresses. Features a detailed map editor and community-created content.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Historical and modern military units
  • Resource management (railroads, supplies)
  • Fog of war and fortresses
  • Map editor and user-generated content
  • 3D graphics with new terrain
Features
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The sequel to Armchair Commander is here! Pocket Panzers is a turn-based strategy game where you control troops to expand your nation and re-create historical scenarios. Revisit historical battles — experience scenarios from the early days of World War 2 to the conflicts of the modern era! Lead your troops to victory, with tanks, artillery, ships, and missiles! Now including exciting new features, like: - Railroads and supplies - Trains - Global map - Airplanes and airports as custom units - Special historical troops - Fortresses - Fog of war - All new 3D graphics, with new terrain and models! Featuring content from the following factions: - Allies - Axis - Comintern - Chinese United Front - NATO - Warsaw Pact - And many more! There is also a detailed map editor in-game and a community uploads section with user-generated content!

Screenshots

KR 24 screens
Pocket Panzers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Panzers at 4.7 against KR 2's 4.2. Pocket Panzers also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 47%) and ratings volume (355 vs 46). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KR 2 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Pocket Panzers sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Panzers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Panzers has 355 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of KR 2's written reviews are positive against 84% of Pocket Panzers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KR 2 versus Pocket Panzers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKR 2Pocket Panzers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (46 ratings)4.7 (355 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews84.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46355 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size886 MB404 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperOXIWYLE LLCSegment Games

Customer experience

KR 2

All ratings45 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral15.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral14.1%
Negative38.5%

Pocket Panzers

All ratings355 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.9%

Bugs and requests

KR 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pocket Panzers

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Can't control units in first Daily Challenge level
  • Game keeps crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow creating custom alliances, not just historical mode
  • Add chance to get chests after completing scenarios, not just using gold
  • Add button to dismiss events like in HOI4 to help map makers
  • Improve AI, it's too easy to dominate as Germany in 1939

In-app purchases

10 purchases

KR 2

Subscriptions3
  • 7-Day Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Crystal subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Gold subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time7
  • Disable ads$0.99
  • 600 crystals$0.99
  • +500 000 gold$0.99
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  • Accelerated Time$0.99
  • Easy start for any state$4.99
  • Gem Madness$9.99
  • 8 250 crystals$9.99
8 purchases

Pocket Panzers

One-time8
  • 2000 Gold$1.99
  • Eisenhower$2.99
  • 5000 Gold$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Guderian$3.99
  • Zhukov$3.99
  • Yamamoto$3.99
  • Manstein$4.99
  • 20000 Gold$8.99

Questions

Is KR 2 free?
KR 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Panzers free?
Pocket Panzers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KR 2 or Pocket Panzers?
Pocket Panzers is rated higher. KR 2 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Pocket Panzers averages 4.7 from 355 ratings.
Do KR 2 or Pocket Panzers have ads?
Both KR 2 and Pocket Panzers show ads.
Which is updated more often, KR 2 or Pocket Panzers?
KR 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pocket Panzers every 2 weeks. Most recently, KR 2 was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pocket Panzers on November 6, 2026.

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