Comparison

Ember Crown vs NOVA IMPERIUM

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

Head to head
About

Ember Crown

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EMBER CROWN Six factions. Three lanes. One crown. In a fractured realm of monsters, magic, and dying kingdoms, the Ember Crown sits empty โ€” and every faction wants it. Build your deck, command your forces, and prove your faction worthy of rule in a dark fantasy collectible card game of strategy and survival. CORE GAMEPLAY - Three-lane combat โ€” every card placement is a tactical decision - Six unique factions, 144+ cards, 18 commanders to master - Solo Campaign with story-driven progression - Battle Mode against decks built by other commanders CHOOSE YOUR FACTION VANGUARD KINGDOMS Disciplined infantry and faithful crusaders. Hold the line, protect the realm, strike with precision. IRON PACT Dwarven kings forge weapons of legend deep beneath the mountains. Heavy armor, heavier hammers. ARBOREA KINGDOM Elves and earthen guardians who turn nature itself against invaders. Slow to anger. Devastating when roused. ASHEN SWARM Necromancers, witches, and the restless dead. They do not seek the throne. They seek the end of all life. OBSIDIAN EMPIRE Dark wizards, dragon-bound warlords, and the humans who serve them. Brute force amplified by ancient magic. FERAL HALLOW Blood witches, monstrosities, and corrupting magic. They do not conquer the realm โ€” they consume it. FREE TO PLAY Earn cards through gameplay. Watch optional ads to double your match rewards. Solo play with no time pressure. The Ember Crown awaits a worthy commander. The realm is dying. Will you save it โ€” or rule the ashes?

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NOVA IMPERIUM

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NOVA IMPERIUM is a single-player, fully offline space empire strategy game โ€” a love letter to the golden age of browser space games. Rise from a single homeworld to a galaxy-spanning civilization. Every formula, build time and battle is faithful to the classic OGame era (2002โ€“2010). FULLY OFFLINE โ€” Your empire grows even while closed; everything is calculated when you reopen. No internet required. BUILD & UPGRADE โ€” 14 buildings; balance metal, crystal, deuterium and energy. RESEARCH TREE โ€” 16 technologies: ships, weapons, shields, espionage, colonization. FLEETS & COMBAT โ€” 14 ships, 10 defenses, 7 mission types; authentic 6-round combat engine. A LIVING GALAXY โ€” A procedural universe of deterministic NPC empires. OFFICERS & ACHIEVEMENTS โ€” Earn Dark Matter, recruit officers (in-game only). No ads ยท No in-app purchases ยท No pay-to-win ยท No account ยท TR/EN Your empire. Your pace. The whole galaxy awaits, Commander.

Screenshots

Ember Crown4 screens
NOVA IMPERIUM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NOVA IMPERIUM at none against Ember Crown's shown. NOVA IMPERIUM also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Ember Crown versus NOVA IMPERIUM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmber CrownNOVA IMPERIUM
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB56 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBRADLEY GRANT FRANCISkadir ulucay

In-app purchases

None

Ember Crown

No in-app purchases

None

NOVA IMPERIUM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ember Crown free?
Ember Crown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOVA IMPERIUM free?
NOVA IMPERIUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ember Crown or NOVA IMPERIUM have ads?
Ember Crown shows ads; NOVA IMPERIUM does not.

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