Comparison

Mandate Kingdoms vs Restitutor

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

Head to head
About

Mandate Kingdoms

Build a grand dynasty in ancient China. Command armies, engage in tactical battles, and navigate complex politics to unify the realm. Develop cities, manage families, and choose your path through historical eras.

Highlights
  • Grand strategy kingdom building
  • Tactical real-time battles
  • Complex political simulation
  • Dynasty and family management
  • Multiple historical eras
  • Officer recruitment and development
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Forge your dynasty. Unify the realm. Mandate Kingdoms is a grand-strategy kingdom builder set in ancient China. Begin as an officer or ruler, shape a family legacy, and rise from a single city to command all under heaven. COMMAND A LIVING REALM Rival warlords recruit, negotiate, scheme, expand, and wage war while you pursue your own ambitions. Every campaign develops into a different struggle for power. LEAD TACTICAL BATTLES Deploy formations, use terrain, direct officer abilities, breach fortified cities, and turn difficult battles through careful command. MASTER WAR AND POLITICS Settle rivalries in duels, win debates at court, build alliances, recruit officers, conduct intrigue, and manage the loyalties that hold a kingdom together. BUILD CITIES AND DYNASTIES Develop farms, markets, councils, walls, and military facilities. Arrange marriages, raise heirs, follow family trees, equip officers, and build a legacy that can survive generations. CHOOSE YOUR PATH Play across five historical eras, including the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the coalition against Dong Zhuo, Guandu, Red Cliffs, and the struggle for Hanzhong. Yellow Turban Rebellion is permanently free. A single Full Game Unlock purchase unlocks the other campaigns, unlimited new officers, randomized campaign starting positions, and all base-game updates. No subscription.

About

Restitutor

Features
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After the death of Commodus in 192 AD, the Roman Empire fractures into rival provinces. As a governor, lead a province of your choice and restore the empire through statecraft, diplomacy, and conquest. Real History, With Your Own Story - Provinces and map tiles are based on real Roman regions and historical geography - Major events draw from real history: endure the chaos of the Year of the Five Emperors, reshape your province during the Tetrarchy, and shape the faith through the Edict of Milan and the Edict of Thessalonica - History sets the stage, but your decisions determine the outcome Rule Wisely, Expand Strategically - Strengthen your administration, grow your economy, and raise a capable army - Research impactful technologies that unlock new buildings, policies, and strategic options - Forge alliances and defense pacts, subdue rivals into client states, or undermine enemies through covert actions - Pursue restoration your way with a curated mission system that guides, but never railroads, your run Focus on Strategy, Not Clicks - Make high-level decisions while tedious micromanagement is abstracted away - No unit shuffling or manual battles - wars are resolved through preparation, planning, and a bit of fortune Build A Long-Lasting Legacy - Rome is not restored in a single run: each run earns Legacy based on your progress towards restoration - Legacy makes future runs faster and stronger, allowing you to push further each time Minimalist Look, Maximum Depth - Clean, minimalist visuals run smoothly on a wide range of hardware - whether you have an old or new phone - Hardware resources saved on graphics are invested directly into the game’s strategic depth and replayability

Screenshots

Mandate Kingdoms4 screens
Restitutor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mandate Kingdoms and Restitutor are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Mandate Kingdoms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Restitutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandate Kingdoms ships an update every 3 days, Restitutor every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mandate Kingdoms versus Restitutor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandate KingdomsRestitutor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDreoloRuoyu Sun

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mandate Kingdoms

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$9.99
1 purchases

Restitutor

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Mandate Kingdoms free?
Mandate Kingdoms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restitutor free?
Restitutor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mandate Kingdoms or Restitutor have ads?
Neither Mandate Kingdoms nor Restitutor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mandate Kingdoms or Restitutor?
Mandate Kingdoms ships an update every 3 days, and Restitutor every 2 days. Most recently, Mandate Kingdoms was updated on October 31, 2026 and Restitutor on October 31, 2026.

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