Comparison

9 Kings vs Surviving LA

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

Head to head
About

9 Kings

Build your empire, craft a powerful deck, and engage in strategic battles in this fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Explore unique playstyles, expand your territory, and defend against enemies to become the ultimate ruler.

Highlights
  • Play as nine unique kings with distinct playstyles
  • Strategically place cards to expand territory and upgrade buildings
  • Craft powerful decks by looting rival kings
  • Defend your kingdom against increasingly powerful enemies
  • Endless replayability with roguelike autobattler mechanics
  • Async multiplayer battles against eight rivals
Features
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*Try 9 Kings for free and buy the full game to unlock all Kings, new quests, multiplayer and more!* Grow your empire, craft your deck, fight massive battles and break the game with insane builds to become the King of Kings in this fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder FEATURES: -Play as one of nine kings, each with their own playstyle: stockpile gold to hire mercenaries, harness the forces of nature, warp the laws of time, dabble in dark magic or raise hordes of fiendish imps ready to fight for you -Grow your citadel as you strategically place your cards to expand your territory, upgrade buildings and towers, recruit new troops and boost them by stacking effects and spells -Craft your deck carefully by looting rival kings to combine their unique cards with yours and create new powerful synergies -Protect your kingdom as long as you can against increasingly powerful enemies and attempt to break the game with insane builds as you endure decades of war, strife and unpredictable events -Enjoy endless replayability in this roguelike autobattler: every run is different, mastery comes from experimentation and new ground can be conquered through unique challenges in Quest Mode -Climb the ranks, customize your look and prove yourself to truly be the king of kings as you battle eight rivals in async multiplayer CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control Game Center achievements Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices iPhone Duo Optimization

About

Surviving LA

Navigate Los Angeles and Southern California for 52 weeks in this single-player survival and trading strategy game. Manage cash, debt, health, and inventory while reacting to shifting market prices and random events. Engage in trading, work, or investments to achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • 52-week survival challenge
  • Dynamic market trading
  • Job and investment opportunities
  • Resource and debt management
  • Random events and survival diary
  • Multiple save slots
  • Optional story adventures
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Surviving LA is a fictional, single-player survival and trading strategy game. You have 52 weeks to cross Los Angeles and Southern California, watch prices shift between 15 distinct locations, and choose whether to trade, work, or invest. Cash, debt, health, inventory, and random events shape every run. Features: • 15 Southern California locations with distinct market tendencies • Trading, jobs, and investments as weekly actions • Banks, clinics, storage upgrades, and debt repayment • Random events and a survival diary you can revisit • Three independent save slots • Optional one-time story adventures available as consumable in-app purchases • No ads or account required All goods, currencies, investments, winnings, and story events are fictional game content. The game does not offer real-money gambling, cash prizes, brokerage, or financial advice.

Screenshots

9 Kings4 screens
Surviving LA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: 9 Kings at free against Surviving LA's free with in-app purchases. 9 Kings also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 2) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. 9 Kings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Surviving LA sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surviving LA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 9 Kings has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
9 Kings versus Surviving LA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter9 KingsSurviving LA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#77 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size456 MB42 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperPlaydigiousGongming Liu

Customer experience

9 Kings

All ratings861 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral12.4%
Negative24.0%

Surviving LA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

9 Kings

One-time1
  • Unlock full game$9.99
4 purchases

Surviving LA

One-time4
  • 奇遇礼包:雪中送炭$1.99
  • 奇遇礼包:便利店幸运刮卡$2.99
  • 奇遇礼包:匿名券商提示$5.99
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  • 奇遇礼包:车库旧表$9.99

Questions

Is 9 Kings free?
9 Kings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Surviving LA free?
Surviving LA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 9 Kings or Surviving LA?
Surviving LA is rated higher. 9 Kings averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Surviving LA averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do 9 Kings or Surviving LA have ads?
Neither 9 Kings nor Surviving LA shows ads.

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