Comparison

9 Kings vs Chipjack

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

Chipjack

Features
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Your gun is weak on purpose. Their logic is the real weapon. Chipjack drops you into corporate data vaults as a rogue AI wearing a combat shell. Every security robot you meet - turrets, drones, kamikazes, shield nodes, commanders - runs openly on 2 to 3 behaviour chips: what it TARGETS, how it MOVES, how it FIRES, and a TRAIT. Tap an enemy, watch its chips pop out, and drag one onto another enemy. Send a kamikaze into the turret that's shredding you. Make a shield node protect your shell instead of theirs. Steal a burst-fire chip for your own weapon. Time slows to a crawl while you're holding a chip - just long enough to think, not long enough to stop and plan forever. THIS IS THE WHOLE GAME A heist is three rooms, about three to five minutes. Each room gives three stars: clear it, take no damage, and land a clean hack - beat it using mostly the enemies' own guns instead of yours. The par for that third star is computed by a solver, so it's honest: if it looks impossible, there's a smarter hack you haven't found yet. A VAULT THAT NEVER GOES DOWN Every heist adds to your Vault - a single number that only ever grows, ranks you from Script up through Worm, Daemon, Ghost and Singularity, and sits on a Game Center / Play Games leaderboard next to your friends. Core upgrades make surviving easier. A chip library lets you decompile every enemy chip you've ever used and carry two as exploits into your next run. None of it changes what counts as a clean hack - the third star is earned with your head, not your wallet. THREE COMPANIES, ONE MACHINE EACH Helix Bank, Orbital Pharma and Kessler Defense each run 10 heists building toward a Core Vault boss with six chips, some locked behind a firewall you have to crack first. Beating a boss unlocks a new chip category - SENSE after Helix, LINK after Orbital - so late fights genuinely play differently from early ones. DAILY AND WEEKLY HEISTS Everyone gets the same heist on the same day, run with a standard shell - no exploits, no upgrades, nothing bought. Results compare your shot count against your friends', room by room. Beat someone's daily score and you can send them a challenge link. WHAT COSTS MONEY (AND WHAT DOESN'T) Chipjack is free to play with no energy system - play as long as you want, every day. Rewarded ads are entirely opt-in: watch one to double a heist's loot, continue a room after your shell goes down, or reroll the Chip Market. An optional Chipjack Pro subscription (from $2.99/month) removes nothing you need - it doubles Data earned, adds weekly Shards and cosmetic shells, and never changes a clean-hack target or gates a leaderboard. The Chip Market always shows you exactly what you're buying before you spend a Shard - nothing random is ever sold. Chipjack is built for players who'd rather out-think a fight than out-grind it. CHIPJACK PRO SUBSCRIPTION - Chipjack Pro Monthly: $2.99 per month - Chipjack Pro Yearly: $19.99 per year, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers Pro removes ads, doubles Data earned from heists, grants 30 Shards every week, adds a daily chip reroll and three Pro-only shells. Pro never gates content, progression or leaderboards. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://playchipjack.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://playchipjack.com/privacy

Screenshots

9 Kings4 screens
Chipjack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 9 Kings at none against Chipjack's shown. 9 Kings also leads on chart position (#73 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Chipjack sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
9 Kings versus Chipjack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter9 KingsChipjack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size456 MB86 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPlaydigiousMudimedia Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

9 Kings

One-time1
  • Unlock full game$9.99
6 purchases

Chipjack

Subscriptions2
  • Chipjack Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Chipjack Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • 120 Shards$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • 350 Shards$4.99
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  • 800 Shards$9.99

Questions

Is 9 Kings free?
9 Kings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chipjack free?
Chipjack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 9 Kings or Chipjack have ads?
Chipjack shows ads; 9 Kings does not.

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