Comparison

Rock Paper Kingdoms vs Cascade Royale

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

Head to head
About

Rock Paper Kingdoms

Defend your castle by building an army and facing waves of enemies. Utilize a unique upgrade system to strengthen units and unlock new ones, creating endless strategic synergies. Progress permanently between battles to shape future runs in this fantasy tower defense adventure.

Highlights
  • Summon and defend with diverse units
  • Choose-3 upgrade system
  • Endless unit synergies
  • Permanent meta progression
  • Fantasy tower defense gameplay
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
Features
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Defend your castle, build your army, and face endless waves of enemies in this epic fantasy tower defense game! Choose your starting units, summon powerful allies, and upgrade your army as you battle through challenging waves of foes. Every run is different thanks to the unique "Choose-3 Upgrade" system — after each wave, you'll pick one of three cards to either strengthen your existing units or unlock new ones to join the fight. Key Features: - Summon & Defend – Call forth warriors, archers, tanks, mages, and more to hold the line against relentless attackers. - Choose-3 Upgrade System – After every wave, select from three upgrade cards: boost stats, unlock abilities, or add new units to your army. - Endless Synergies – Units scale multiplicatively and combine in powerful ways. Mix and match for ultimate strategies! - Meta Progression – Between battles, unlock permanent upgrades and build a customizable deck to shape your future runs. - Fantasy Tower Defense – A magical world of castles, armies, and epic sieges brought to life with vibrant visuals. - Easy to Play, Hard to Master – Simple controls and auto-battles, but endless depth through upgrades and tactics. Whether you love tower defense, roguelike upgrades, or army-building strategy games, this adventure will keep you coming back wave after wave. Defend your kingdom. Build your legend. Become the ultimate commander!

About

Cascade Royale

Features
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Cascade Royale is a tactical puzzle game built around one readable rule: place glyphs next to matching shapes or hues, then turn smart board planning into satisfying cascades. Across a 200-round campaign, each court changes the pressure. Edicts reshape scoring, relics and springs change tempo, blocked cells redirect routes, and three-crown mastery gives every win a sharper target. Rounds are quick to understand, but the best move is rarely obvious. Features: - 200 deterministic campaign rounds - Eight realm identities with distinct tactical tones - Today's Trial with a deterministic date-seeded round capped to current progress - Terrain, relics, springs, shields, and edicts that reshape decisions - Three-crown mastery built around completion, optional goals, and score pursuit - Optional move previews, haptics, reduced motion, and privacy controls - Offline-friendly web shell and local progress persistence Cascade Royale is designed for players who like puzzle games that respect planning. There are no hidden board-clear wins, no forced account, and no need for random outcomes to make the board interesting.

Screenshots

Rock Paper Kingdoms4 screens
Cascade Royale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cascade Royale at none against Rock Paper Kingdoms's 10. Cascade Royale also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rock Paper Kingdoms sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cascade Royale asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rock Paper Kingdoms versus Cascade Royale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRock Paper KingdomsCascade Royale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (349 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings349 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg HubalRicardo Smart

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Rock Paper Kingdoms

One-time10
  • Pile of Gems$0.99
  • Coins Bucket$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
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  • Heap of Gems$4.99
  • Welcome Pack$9.99
  • VIP Pack$9.99
  • Bag of Gems$9.99
  • VIP - Tier 2$14.99
  • Shaman Offer$19.99
  • Bucket of Gems$19.99
None

Cascade Royale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rock Paper Kingdoms free?
Rock Paper Kingdoms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cascade Royale free?
Cascade Royale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rock Paper Kingdoms or Cascade Royale have ads?
Rock Paper Kingdoms shows ads; Cascade Royale does not.

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