Comparison

Three Kingdoms vs Three Kingdoms

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

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About

Three Kingdoms

Features
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A casual Three Kingdoms strategy where every run tells a different tale. Lead a warlord, gather legendary heroes, and decide the fate of the realm. ā–  Every run, a new tale - 8 random events (plague, Yellow Turban revolt, wandering strategist, tribute, harvest, imperial decree, famine, meteor) - Capture the enemy capital and decide the captive lord's fate — execute, recruit, or banish - Single combat mini-game before each battle (Charge Ā· Defend Ā· Stratagem RPS, winner gets Ɨ1.10 to the main battle) ā–  8 warlords, distinct AI - Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Ma Teng, Gongsun Zan - Per-faction AI styles: aggressive, defensive, balanced, opportunistic, recruiter - 5 scenarios — Chaos, Guandu, Chibi, Hefei, Infinite mode ā–  51 legendary generals - Guan Yu's duels, Zhang Fei's charges, Zhuge Liang's stratagems, Lu Bu's might - 10 specialties (charge, iron wall, fire attack, ambush, recruit, warlord, strategist, morale, rider raid, duelist) - Deterministic auto-battle: terrain Ɨ walls Ɨ morale Ɨ specialties ā–  Reasons to replay - S / A / B / C / D grade after unification (weighted by turn, territory, generals, executions) - 14 achievements — Lightning Unification, faction-specific, scenario victories, Purifier and more - Same seed → same outcome (deterministic battle, events, and duel) ā–  Clean monetization - Free. No ads. No tracking. Ever. - One IAP — All-Under-Heaven expansion (15 legendary generals + 4 scenarios)

About

Three Kingdoms

Experience a deep strategy game set in the Three Kingdoms era. Govern cities, recruit officers, command armies, and engage in diplomacy and duels. Customize your ruler and officers with unique portraits and attributes to forge your own historical path.

Highlights
  • City management and governance
  • Officer recruitment and customization
  • Army organization and battle command
  • Diplomacy and negotiation
  • Ruler customization with custom portraits
  • Multiple scenarios and eras
  • 12 supported languages
Features
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A six-step guide for new players Learn your unification goal and turns, city management, officer recruitment, troop preparation, battles, diplomacy and essential tips. Read the guide in any of the 12 supported languages, and turn automatic guidance on or off in Settings or the guide. Choose an era and a ruler, then carve your path through the Three Kingdoms. Govern cities, recruit officers, negotiate with rivals and use tactics to change the course of war. Organize armies, command battles and face enemy officers in duels. With 16 scenarios and different rulers, each campaign can take a new direction. Your single-player progress is saved on your device. Switch between Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and French in the game. Customize Officers and Create Your Own Ruler Use the User Editor to change officer names and attributes, including leadership, strength, intelligence, politics and charisma. Create new officers and your own ruler, and import prepared or edited PNG/JPG/WebP images for custom portraits. Forge a new Three Kingdoms story with your own officers and faction. Develop your ruler through Ruler Training, with self-study or a mentor in the same city. Import a photo right from the ruler creation screen, choose from all 41 cities and 390 portraits, and set personality, birth year and appearance year. New Features and Improvements • Ruler Training: study alone or learn higher stats from an officer in the same city with Loyalty 100 or Bond 60+. Stat gains may unlock new skills. • Reward multiple officers at once by sharing gold from the treasury of the city you are currently viewing. • Expanded ruler editor: import a photo on the creation screen, choose from all 41 cities and 390 portraits, and set personality, birth year and appearance year. • The first launch starts in English. Switch directly between 12 languages on the title screen. • Corrected officer names in English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and other languages, plus English biography translations. • Reduced the delay when entering the first battle and lowered memory use. • Refined operation guidance, officer detail scrolling and popup layouts so scrollbars no longer cover buttons. Fixed clipped scenario names and added soft button sounds. • Gold rewards and domestic affairs now correctly spend city gold. Help Shape the Next Update We aim to improve the game with quick updates. Have a fun idea or a feature you would love to see? Leave it in a review anytime. We will consider your feedback and do our best to include it. You can also email us with issues or questions. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ko.momongs Website: https://momongs.com Support email: help@momongs.com

Screenshots

Three Kingdoms4 screens
Three Kingdoms3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Three Kingdoms at Free against Three Kingdoms's $4.99. Three Kingdoms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Three Kingdoms is free to download; Three Kingdoms costs $4.99 up front. Three Kingdoms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Three Kingdoms asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Three Kingdoms ships an update every 6 days, Three Kingdoms every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 4 level
Three Kingdoms versus Three Kingdoms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree KingdomsThree Kingdoms
PriceFree — better$4.99
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB913 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperByoungho Kimmomongs Inc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Three Kingdoms

One-time1
  • Tianxia Expansion$1.99
None

Three Kingdoms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Three Kingdoms free?
Three Kingdoms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Three Kingdoms free?
Three Kingdoms costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Three Kingdoms or Three Kingdoms have ads?
Neither Three Kingdoms nor Three Kingdoms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Three Kingdoms or Three Kingdoms?
Three Kingdoms ships an update every 6 days, and Three Kingdoms every 2 days. Most recently, Three Kingdoms was updated on November 5, 2026 and Three Kingdoms on November 6, 2026.

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