Comparison

Planet Builder vs Medieval Empires

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

Head to head
About

Planet Builder

A relaxing strategy game where you guide a planet's evolution from its beginnings to a thriving civilization. Make daily choices to manage resources, build generators for passive income, and expand your empire across a solar system with other players.

Highlights
  • Resource management for planetary evolution
  • Build passive income generators
  • Multiplayer solar system interaction
  • Empire building through world retirement
  • Daily challenges and bonuses
  • Day/night cycle bonuses
Features
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PlanetBuilder is a relaxing strategy game about growing a world from nothing into a thriving civilization. Every day, you make choices that shape your planet's future — from the first rainfall to a sprawling interstellar empire. BUILD YOUR WORLD Allocate Water, Minerals, Atmosphere, Life Seeds, and Energy to guide your planet through four stages of evolution. Every decision matters — the right resource at the right time can unlock your planet's next chapter. BUILD GENERATORS Construct generators that keep producing while you're away. Upgrade them, collect passive income, and trigger boosts every few hours for instant bursts of production. Your planet never stops growing. SHARE A SOLAR SYSTEM Play alongside up to 3 real players in a shared solar system and watch each other's worlds evolve over time. Send boosts to help a neighbor grow faster Trade resources to fill gaps in your strategy Launch meteor strikes to deposit rare minerals on other planets BUILD AN EMPIRE When your planet reaches Civilization, retire it as a Colony and start fresh — harder, but more rewarding. Retired worlds earn passive coins and permanently boost your generators. Chain up to 5 worlds to build a galactic empire. DAY & NIGHT BONUSES Your planet changes with the clock. Earn bonus Energy during the day and increased Life Seeds and Atmosphere at night. Playing at the right time pays off. DAILY CHALLENGES & STREAKS Complete daily challenges, maintain login streaks, and earn coins to spend on generators and upgrades. There's always something to work toward. A billion years of evolution starts with a single drop of water.

About

Medieval Empires

Build and expand your medieval town, train heroes and armies, and engage in strategic combat in this multiplayer online strategy game. Forge alliances, complete missions, and explore a dynamic world set in the late 13th century.

Highlights
  • City development and expansion
  • Hero and army training
  • Strategic multiplayer combat
  • Alliance forging
  • Daily and story missions
  • PvE exploration and events
Features
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Medieval Empires is a mid-core multiplayer online strategy game set in the late 13th century in what is now modern-day Turkey. The game places you in a historical world where players build and expand their own towns, train heroes and armies, and engage in strategic combat against invaders and rival factions. The game initially focuses on the tribal leader Ertuğrul Gazi of the Kayi tribe facing off against the English Crusaders during this turbulent era. Gameplay blends city development, trading, alliance forging, daily and story missions, and large-scale battles, providing players multiple paths to grow their influence, whether through warfare or economic strategy. The world is dynamic, featuring PvE exploration and events that encourage tactical decision-making and cooperation with other players across a continually expanding map. Completely interoperable across Desktop and mobile - helping you build your empire wherever you are!

Screenshots

Planet Builder4 screens
Medieval Empires4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planet Builder at none against Medieval Empires's 10. Medieval Empires's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Medieval Empires sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Planet Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Planet Builder against 5.0 for Medieval Empires. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planet Builder ships an update every 6 weeks, Medieval Empires every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Planet Builder versus Medieval Empires: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanet BuilderMedieval Empires
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB664 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJames BiserEverline Publishing

In-app purchases

None

Planet Builder

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Medieval Empires

One-time10
  • XS Silver Bundle Pack$0.99
  • Daily Offer$4.99
  • Research Package$9.99
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  • Ore Package$9.99
  • S Silver Bundle Pack$9.99
  • Training Package$9.99
  • Wood Package$9.99
  • M Silver Bundle Pack$19.99
  • Monthly Offer$99.99
  • XL Silver Bundle Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Planet Builder free?
Planet Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Medieval Empires free?
Medieval Empires is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planet Builder or Medieval Empires?
Planet Builder and Medieval Empires are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Planet Builder or Medieval Empires have ads?
Planet Builder shows ads; Medieval Empires does not.
Which is updated more often, Planet Builder or Medieval Empires?
Planet Builder ships an update every 6 weeks, and Medieval Empires every 9 days. Most recently, Planet Builder was updated on October 31, 2026 and Medieval Empires on October 31, 2026.

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