Comparison

Empire Creator vs Roolz

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

Head to head
About

Empire Creator

Features
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Empire Creator is a strategy card game where you paint the map and build nations from scratch. HOW IT WORKS Each turn, draw a card from the deck. Cards let you expand territory, create new nations, merge empires, split countries, adopt religions, and swap land. Paint your borders by hand and watch nations rise and fall. REAL WORLD MAPS Play on 7 beautifully crafted maps — North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, or the entire World. Each map plays differently. CARD TYPES - Expand cards give you a paint budget to grow your nation's borders - Add New Nation places a brand new country on unclaimed land - Union merges two nations into one growing empire - Split draws a line to divide a nation in two - Swap Places exchanges territory between nations - Adopt Religion creates or spreads belief systems - Mega Merge is ultra-rare (1 in 500 chance) — pick a nation and absorb up to 9 others WIN CONDITIONS Dominate 60% of the map for an early victory, or outlast the 80-card deck and lead when the cards run out. Every game plays out differently. FEATURES - Multiple save slots — run several games at once - Game Center leaderboard — compete worldwide - Collapsible leaderboard bar tracks every nation in real-time - Auto-save after every turn - Full tutorial for new players - Works on iPhone and iPad No ads. No in-app purchases. No internet required. Just pure strategy.

About

Roolz

Engage in a multiplayer strategy game combining territory control with a fantasy football theme based on real college football. Requires an account and internet connection for gameplay.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer territory control
  • Fantasy football twist
  • Real college football integration
  • Account required
  • Internet connection needed
Features
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Roolz is a college football application that allows you to interact with fanzones across the nation year-round. Roolz requires an account and an internet connection. Multiplayer features need other players in the same game. Questions or account help: contact us through the Support URL listed on this page.

Screenshots

Empire Creator4 screens
Roolz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Empire Creator at none against Roolz's 4. Empire Creator also leads on ads (none vs shown). Roolz's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Roolz sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Empire Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Empire Creator ships an update every 6 weeks, Roolz every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Empire Creator versus Roolz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpire CreatorRoolz
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB185 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndrew MasonGarnix LLc

In-app purchases

None

Empire Creator

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Roolz

One-time4
  • Add $5.00 Bid Balance$4.99
  • Add $10.00 Bid Balance$9.99
  • Add $25.00 Bid Balance$24.99
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  • Add $50.00 Bid Balance$49.99

Questions

Is Empire Creator free?
Empire Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roolz free?
Roolz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Empire Creator or Roolz have ads?
Roolz shows ads; Empire Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, Empire Creator or Roolz?
Empire Creator ships an update every 6 weeks, and Roolz every 5 days. Most recently, Empire Creator was updated on November 5, 2026 and Roolz on November 9, 2026.

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