Comparison

VERMILION vs Three Kingdoms

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

Head to head
About

VERMILION

Experience a complete Three Kingdoms strategy RPG with over 100 legendary generals. Collect, grow, and strategically deploy your heroes in diverse formations and tactics. Enjoy an offline adventure with multiple story endings, all without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Collect over 100 Three Kingdoms generals
  • Strategic hero growth and formation
  • Tactical combat with unique abilities
  • Offline gameplay
  • Multiple story endings
  • In-game gallery and mini-games
Features
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■ No ads. Generals earned through play. A complete collection RPG. The first 12 battlefields — up to Guandu — are free for everyone. Finish the prologue, and buy the full campaign once only if you liked it. No subscriptions and no rewarded ads. You never pay real money directly for a draw: recruiting (random) uses in-game currency, which optional bundles also provide. Optional bundles can speed up growth, but every general is obtainable through play alone. ■ Over 100 generals, each with a story Choose your allegiance — Cao Cao's dominion, Liu Bei's benevolence, or Sun Quan's Jiangdong — and gather over 100 generals including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu and Sima Yi. Every general has a unique skill and a written biography, and generals bound by historical ties awaken hidden power when fielded together. ■ More than collecting · Raise — train, awaken and equip your generals · Battle — set formations and tactics, then cut through the field · One vs. Ten Thousand — a 2-minute-30-second action mode where a single general cuts through an endless army · Campaign — follow 50 battlefields across the era · Codex — collect and admire portraits and records ■ The ending you choose There is more than one road to unifying the land. Close the story with a branching ending shaped by your choices. ■ Offline, all the way through No internet connection required. No account, no login. Your data stays on your device — there is no server. Play on the subway, on a plane, anywhere.

About

Three Kingdoms

Features
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Three Kingdoms for two friends, each on their own phone. Give secret orders on the same turn, sign treaties — and break them. Solo works too: free, unlimited practice against six AI warlords. No server, no account, no internet, no ads. Connect over the same Wi-Fi or Bluetooth — and only one of you needs to buy. ■ Simultaneous Orders Each player commits on their own phone. Your opponent's choice stays hidden until the reveal. Target the same region and you collide head-on. ■ Structured Negotiation Propose non-aggression pacts, gold, regions, generals, and joint attacks. There is no free chat — the proposal itself is the language. ■ Betrayal Treaties can be broken. It costs you: morale falls, renown drops, and all eight factions reconsider you. ■ No server. No account. No internet. No ads. The two devices connect directly over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Nothing is collected and nothing is transmitted. ■ Only one of you needs to buy If the player who opens the room has unlocked the game, both play with the full content. ■ Scope 51 generals · 24 regions · 4 scenarios · 30 turns per match (20-40 minutes) ■ Solo practice Learn the rules first against an on-device opponent.

Screenshots

VERMILION4 screens
Three Kingdoms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VERMILION at daily against Three Kingdoms's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. VERMILION sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Three Kingdoms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VERMILION ships an update daily, Three Kingdoms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
VERMILION versus Three Kingdoms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVERMILIONThree Kingdoms
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB71 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKYOUNG HOON SONGByoungho Kim

In-app purchases

6 purchases

VERMILION

One-time6
  • 보급 상점 — 급양 꾸러미$1.99
  • 보급 상점 — 군수 보급$3.99
  • 본편 — 천하 통일의 길$4.99
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  • 보급 상점 — 대장군의 궤$6.99
  • 보급 상점 — 승상의 궤$14.99
  • 보급 상점 — 제왕의 금고$29.99
1 purchases

Three Kingdoms

One-time1
  • Unlock All$3.99

Questions

Is VERMILION free?
VERMILION is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Three Kingdoms free?
Three Kingdoms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VERMILION or Three Kingdoms have ads?
Neither VERMILION nor Three Kingdoms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VERMILION or Three Kingdoms?
VERMILION ships an update daily, and Three Kingdoms every 2 months. Most recently, VERMILION was updated on November 6, 2026 and Three Kingdoms on November 4, 2026.

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