Comparison

Tyrant vs Dice Harbor

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

Head to head
About

Tyrant

Build a medieval kingdom, collect and level up unique heroes, and engage in strategic combat. Conquer territories, raid dungeons, and form alliances with other players in a persistent online world.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade a kingdom across 25 levels
  • Collect and level up 13 unique heroes
  • Engage in 3v3 hero arena battles
  • Raid turn-based dungeons
  • Conquer 20 points of interest
  • Form guilds and engage in warfare
  • Real-time chat for coordination
Features
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Forge your dynasty. Lead legendary heroes. Conquer a world that never sleeps. Tyrant is a deep mobile strategy MMO where you build a medieval kingdom, collect powerful heroes, and clash with rival players on a shared, persistent world map. Outwit enemies across 25 levels of progression, dominate a 3v3 hero arena, raid turn-based dungeons, and seize legendary points of interest that grant you and your allies power. COLLECT LEGENDARY HEROES Recruit 13 unique heroes. Every hero specializes in Infantry, Archers, or Cavalry and fills a combat role: Tank, DPS, Support, or Utility. Level them to 50, unlock devastating ultimates, and shape their skill tree to your playstyle. 3v3 HERO ARENA Build a three-hero lineup and battle other players in turn-based combat. Climb the brackets each season, master hero synergies, and chase top-rank rewards every month. TURN-BASED DUNGEONS Take your hero into procedurally generated dungeons across four tiers. Fight through rooms, slay bosses, and loot epic gear. Every drop sharpens your roster. SEIZE THE DOMINIONS Twenty points of interest wait to be conquered. Rally your guild during contest windows, hold the field in Last Standing combat, and earn empire-wide bonuses. DEEP BASE BUILDING Construct and upgrade a sprawling kingdom across 25 levels. Balance resource production, military might, and defensive fortifications. Every building decision compounds. LIVING WORLD MAP Explore a persistent shared realm. March troops to attack enemies, scout territories, gather resources, reinforce allies, or rally your guild for massive coordinated strikes. STRATEGIC ARMY COMBAT Command Infantry, Archers, and Cavalry across five tiers. Master a rock-paper-scissors counter system that rewards smart composition and timing not just bigger numbers. GUILD WARFARE Forge alliances. Coordinate dominion captures, world-boss rallies, and counterattacks. Climb the guild leaderboards and rule the realm together. QUESTS & LIMITED-TIME EVENTS Complete story quests, daily challenges, and competitive events across gathering, training, PvP, and dominion contests for rare rewards. REAL-TIME CHAT Global, guild, and private messaging. Coordinate strategies, forge alliances, change the war. Download now. Begin your conquest. Discord: https://discord.gg/bCfmAeG7Gy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dice Harbor

Roll dice to gather resources, trade strategically, and build your island empire. Explore over 30 game modes, from classic strategy to daily challenges, and outsmart rivals in this engaging board game experience.

Highlights
  • Dice-powered strategy
  • Resource collection & management
  • Strategic trading
  • Island building & expansion
  • 30+ game modes
  • Solo play & AI opponents
  • Daily challenges
Features
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Roll the dice. Gather resources. Trade smart. Build your harbor. Conquer the board. Dice Harbor: Roll & Build is a strategy board game powered by dice, resource management, trading and tactical building. Every roll creates new possibilities as you collect resources, expand across the board, make strategic trades and race your rivals to victory. Easy to learn but packed with strategy, Dice Harbor blends the excitement of a dice game with the decision-making of a modern strategy board game. No two voyages play exactly the same. ROLL DICE & COLLECT RESOURCES Roll for Lumber, Ore, Grain, Clay, Wool and Coins. Build stronger dice combinations to earn bigger rewards, then decide how to use your resources. Every turn presents a choice: take the safe play, chase a better dice combo, trade what you have or save resources for your next big build. BUILD YOUR ISLAND EMPIRE Turn resources into routes, settlements, cities, ports and powerful upgrades. Expand across colorful island maps, control valuable positions and build a strategy that can carry you to victory. Your harbor grows with you. Upgrade buildings, unlock bonuses, collect new ships and expand your home port as you complete voyages. TRADE YOUR WAY TO VICTORY The resources you need won't always come from the dice. Trade strategically, manage your inventory and turn unwanted resources into the exact materials needed for your next move. Smart trading can completely change the outcome of a match. 30+ WAYS TO PLAY Dice Harbor is more than one board game. Explore Adventure voyages, Classic strategy, custom matches, Daily Challenges, special rule sets, unique maps and experimental game modes that change how you roll, build, trade and win. Customize matches with different maps, player counts, rules and victory targets for even more ways to play. OUTSMART YOUR RIVALS Luck may decide the dice, but strategy decides what you do with them. Block important routes, race for valuable locations, build before your opponents, manage resources carefully and adapt when the board doesn't go according to plan. Play solo, challenge AI Captains, enjoy local games and create custom matches built around the rules you enjoy most. DAILY CHALLENGES & REWARDS There is always another voyage waiting. Complete Daily Challenges, finish contracts, earn rewards, build streaks and climb the leaderboards. Return each day for new objectives and new opportunities to grow your harbor. FEATURES • Dice-powered strategy board gameplay • Resource collecting and resource management • Trading, building and tactical expansion • 30+ game modes and rule variations • Adventure campaign and unique voyages • Custom strategy matches • Solo play and AI opponents • Local play • Multiple maps and victory conditions • Harbor upgrades and long-term progression • Daily Challenges and contracts • Leaderboards and competitive progression • Ships, dice and cosmetic rewards • Quick games or deeper strategic matches Whether you love dice games, board games, strategy games, resource management games, trading games or building games, Dice Harbor gives you a new board to master every time you set sail. Roll. Trade. Build. Conquer. Set sail in Dice Harbor: Roll & Build today.

Screenshots

Tyrant4 screens
Dice Harbor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tyrant at none against Dice Harbor's shown. Tyrant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (59 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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. Tyrant sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dice Harbor sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tyrant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tyrant has 59 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of Tyrant's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dice Harbor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tyrant ships an update every 5 days, Dice Harbor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tyrant versus Dice Harbor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyrantDice Harbor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (59 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB126 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnthony LaurioSteven Johnson

Customer experience

Tyrant

All ratings59 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

Dice Harbor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tyrant

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter Pack$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Name Change$0.99
  • Teleport Scroll$0.99
  • Shield Charge$0.99
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  • Obsidian Dominon Pack$2.99
  • Verdant Crown Pack$2.99
  • Crimson Warband Pack$2.99
  • 500 Crowns$4.99
  • 1200 Crowns$9.99
  • 2500 Crowns$19.99
3 purchases

Dice Harbor

One-time3
  • Uncharted Seas$2.99
  • Citadels & Corsairs$4.99
  • Expansion Bundle$5.99

Questions

Is Tyrant free?
Tyrant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dice Harbor free?
Dice Harbor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tyrant or Dice Harbor?
Tyrant is rated higher. Tyrant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Dice Harbor averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Tyrant or Dice Harbor have ads?
Dice Harbor shows ads; Tyrant does not.
Which is updated more often, Tyrant or Dice Harbor?
Tyrant ships an update every 5 days, and Dice Harbor every 4 days. Most recently, Tyrant was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dice Harbor on November 5, 2026.

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