Comparison

Shadow Rulers vs Arise and Conquer

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Rulers

Features
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Shadow Rulers is a global strategy game where you lead a secret organization competing for control of the world from the shadows. Expand your influence across strategic regions, challenge rival families, recruit specialized Lords, build powerful assets, manipulate global systems, and decide how your organization will rise. Every decision affects your path to power. CONTROL THE WORLD FROM THE SHADOWS Capture strategic regions and expand your global network. Use different Lords to exploit weaknesses in military power, politics, media, cyber operations, and the economy. DAILY SEASON OPERATIONS Every season lasts 30 days and creates a new strategic journey. Face a new challenge every day while major events unfold throughout the season, changing the world and forcing you to adapt your strategy. No two days of the season are exactly the same Develop powerful Influence Assets across the world, expand your organization, and generate resources that strengthen your long-term strategy. ENTER THE SHADOW MARKET Trade across strategic sectors including Defense, Energy, Technology, Banking, Pharma, and Media. Watch global signals, choose the right moment to act, and take advantage of changing market conditions. COMMAND YOUR LORDS Different Lords specialize in different forms of power. Choose the right approach for each target and exploit its weakest point before rival organizations do. FACE RIVAL FAMILIES Other shadow organizations are competing for the same world. Expand faster, defend your influence, and prevent rival families from becoming too powerful. SEASON PASS Unlock additional seasonal benefits including expanded Influence access, additional Market access, premium rewards, and access to Season Archive replays. SEASON ARCHIVE & REPLAY Revisit previously declassified operations from the current season and replay strategic scenarios without affecting your daily operation progress. GLOBAL STRATEGY Manage resources, influence, suspicion, strategic assets, world events, and long-term expansion while adapting your strategy to an evolving world. The world sees governments, corporations, wars, markets, and headlines. You see the forces behind them. MORE THAN 10 GAME MODES Shadow Rulers now offers more than 10 different ways to play. Each mode changes the rules, objectives, world conditions, and strategic challenges you face. From global wars and collapsing worlds to hidden conflicts, alliances, empires, and seasonal operations, every mode offers a different path to power. Welcome to Shadow Rulers.

About

Arise and Conquer

Engage in a strategy war game with instant building and no pay-to-win mechanics. Recruit diverse units, engage in skill-based battles with deterministic outcomes, and conquer a vast campaign map. An optional subscription unlocks additional content and features.

Highlights
  • Instant building with no timers
  • Diverse unit recruitment and counters
  • Deterministic battle resolution
  • Campaign conquest mode
  • Optional subscription for extra content
Features
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Arise and Conquer is a strategy war game that respects your time — no endless waiting, no difficulty walls, and no pay-to-win. BUILD YOUR HOLD Raise your keep, walls and workshops instantly with the resources you earn. There are no build timers, ever — nothing to wait on and nothing to pay to skip. MUSTER A HOST Recruit spearmen, shieldbearers, archers, cavalry, berserkers and rams — each strong against some and weak to others. Compose the right army and read the counters. WIN REAL BATTLES The Siege Engine resolves every fight deterministically, round by round, and the Battle Theater plays it back so you can see exactly why you won or lost. Skill decides it — never a wallet. CONQUER THE CAMPAIGN March on stronghold after stronghold, run hunting expeditions, gather your Might, and rise from Levy Recruit to Warlord. WARLORD'S COMMAND PASS (optional subscription) The whole core game is free, and you can play it without an account. The Command Pass adds the three Legendary chapters, the Tactician's Counter Advisor, your full war log with battle replays, and unlimited saved army loadouts — never extra power. - Monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; the subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in your Apple account settings Privacy Policy: https://nzebnzwe4k.accountnotify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://nzebnzwe4k.accountnotify.app/terms

Screenshots

Shadow Rulers4 screens
Arise and Conquer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shadow Rulers and Arise and Conquer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Shadow Rulers sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Arise and Conquer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shadow Rulers versus Arise and Conquer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow RulersArise and Conquer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB41 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMutaz abdalganiIsaac Adams

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Shadow Rulers

One-time5
  • Launch WMD Pack$0.99
  • Stability Tokens x4$2.99
  • Season Pass S1$5.99
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  • Season Pass S2 - 30 Days$5.99
  • Media Politics Pack$6.99
2 purchases

Arise and Conquer

Subscriptions2
  • Command Pass Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Command Pass Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Shadow Rulers free?
Shadow Rulers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arise and Conquer free?
Arise and Conquer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shadow Rulers or Arise and Conquer have ads?
Neither Shadow Rulers nor Arise and Conquer shows ads.

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