Comparison

The Castle vs Penmire

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

Head to head
About

The Castle

Build a powerful kingdom in a medieval world transitioning to firearms. Lead alliances, construct castles, train troops, and engage in strategic real-time battles and tower defense. Unite with others to fight against an oppressive empire and conquer new territories.

Highlights
  • Castle building and customization
  • Real-time strategic battles
  • Tower defense mode
  • Alliance formation and warfare
  • Daily missions and rewards
  • Troop training and army management
Features
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The Castle: Imperial Rebels At the end of the Middle Ages, the world changed forever with the rise of firearms. After more than a thousand years of glory, the age of knights began to fade. As the power of the Old Empire weakened, a new opportunity emerged: build a stronger kingdom and lead powerful alliances to victory. In The Castle, you take on the role of an alliance leader determined to stand against the forces of the Old Empire and build a powerful kingdom from the ground up. Build your castles, train your troops, and fight alongside other players in challenging strategic battles where every decision matters. Knights Are Still Alive Fight against evil, protect the weak, and build mighty fortresses to defend your people. Unite with rebels and neighboring alliances, and engage in epic battles against the Old Empire to reclaim your glory. Build Your Dream Castle Experience a unique castle-building system that lets you develop your fortress inside and out. Customize rooms, train your residents, strengthen your defenses, and turn your castle into one of the most powerful strongholds in the kingdom. Real-Time Strategic Battles Lead your armies into large-scale RTS battles and switch freely between movement and combat. Deploy multiple squads at once, adapt your tactics on the fly, and dominate the battlefield with quick decisions that can turn the tide of war. Fun & Easy Tower Defense Discover a simple yet engaging Tower Defense mode in single-player gameplay. Easy to control yet rich in strategy, it challenges you to react quickly and adapt your defenses to survive every wave. Epic Alliances & Wars Join a powerful alliance and team up with players from around the world to wage massive wars against rival alliances. Expand your empire, conquer new territories, and prove that you are the leader worthy of the throne. Daily Missions & Rewards Complete daily missions, collect valuable rewards, and continuously upgrade your army and castle to accelerate your empire's growth and prepare for the challenges ahead. Do You Have What It Takes to Lead the Kingdom? Join The Castle: Imperial Rebels now and begin your journey through a world of war, alliances, castle building, and strategic conquest!

About

Penmire

Features
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A shadow-breaker drowned the land, and then the dead rose. Penmire is a horde-survival roguelite set deep in the mire. You're a small ink creature against waves that fill the screen — and every run is a puzzle in becoming stronger than the thing hunting you. ■ ONE THUMB, FULL ACTION Your weapons fire automatically. Your job is movement: reading the crowd, avoiding the pinch, dodging at the right moment. No complex controls — just reflex and positioning. ■ FROM FRAGILE TO DEVASTATING You start with a single weapon. Every level-up offers three choices; weapons feed each other, passives multiply them. Find the right combination and the screen starts clearing itself — and you'll be chasing that moment every run. ■ NO TWO RUNS ALIKE Feather Sigils shape your run before it even begins. Cursed Moons rewrite the rules — some reward you, others turn survival into a real fight. No two runs feel the same. ■ BOSSES AND RELICS The lords of the mire come at you with telegraphed attacks — learn to read them and you live, miss them and you're crushed. Beat one and the chest opens: pick a relic that fundamentally changes how your run plays. ■ INK BURST When you're cornered, you have one card left to play. A burst of ink that throws everything back — used at the right moment, it saves a run you'd already lost. ■ ENDLESS MODE Beat the lord of the mire and endless mode opens. Now your only rival is your own record — and records are made to break. ■ PLAY ANYWHERE, OFFLINE No internet required. On the train, on a flight, in a queue — open it and play. ■ NO FORCED ADS No mandatory ads, no interruptions. Watch one if you want to continue after death or earn an extra pick — skip it and you'll never see one. Entirely your choice. Available in English and Turkish.

Screenshots

The Castle4 screens
Penmire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Penmire at none against The Castle's 10. Penmire also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). The Castle's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. The Castle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Penmire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Castle ships an update every 2 weeks, Penmire every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
The Castle versus Penmire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe CastlePenmire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDomatesMehmet Ali Ayran

In-app purchases

10 purchases

The Castle

One-time10
  • حزمة النشاط 1$0.99
  • حزمة الذهب 1$0.99
  • العرض اليومي 1$0.99
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  • العرض اليومي 2$1.99
  • العرض اليومي 3$2.99
  • حزمة خاصة$3.99
  • العرض اليومي 4$4.99
  • حزمة النشاط 2$4.99
  • حزمة النشاط 3$9.99
  • حزمة النشاط 4$19.99
None

Penmire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Castle free?
The Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Penmire free?
Penmire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Castle or Penmire have ads?
Penmire shows ads; The Castle does not.
Which is updated more often, The Castle or Penmire?
The Castle ships an update every 2 weeks, and Penmire every 2 days. Most recently, The Castle was updated on November 5, 2026 and Penmire on October 31, 2026.

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