Comparison

Samguk.io 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

Samguk.io

Features
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A realm in chaos, and three minutes is all it takes. samguk.io is a 3-to-5-minute .io battlefield: raise your banner with a single general, absorb soldiers, storm castles, and unite the land. ▶ One finger, three minutes, one war Drive your horde with the joystick and wanderers and routed soldiers rally to your banner. Collide with an enemy army and the fight is on. No button combos, no long tutorials. ▶ Break them and they join you Defeated soldiers do not vanish. The enemy banner snaps, the soldiers kneel, and they turn your color. Thirty men become a screen-filling horde. ▶ Duels: settled by might When two generals meet, time slows for a one-on-one bout. Blows are traded, a winner is decided, and the loser's army wavers. Lü Bu's halberd, Guan Yu's Green Dragon blade: the gap in might is settled by a single duel. ▶ The gate opens: the climax always comes After three minutes the castle gate opens. The gatekeeper's final host pours out, and every run ends in battle. There is no losing by timeout. ▶ 58 regions, one realm Rise in Zhuo and defeat the gatekeeper holding each region. Every region you take is painted in your color on the world map. Paint all 58 and the realm is yours. Defeated gatekeepers join the field from the next run on. ▶ Form up before you march, grow on the field Read the triangle of infantry, archers and cavalry and set your formation. Terrain, morale, provisions, and the warhorses and war manuals you pick up make every session different. ▶ Your nemesis always returns Lose, and the general who beat you is marked as your nemesis and appears next run. Take revenge for double the reward. Retry straight from the results screen, zero wait. We sell only cosmetics and time. Combat power is never for sale. * Available in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) and Korean. * A work of fiction inspired by Romance of the Three Kingdoms; it may differ from history.

About

Three Kingdoms

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Two people, face to face, submitting orders on the same turn without seeing each other's move. ■ 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

Samguk.io4 screens
Three Kingdoms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Three Kingdoms at none against Samguk.io's shown. Samguk.io's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Samguk.io sells 4 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Samguk.io versus Three Kingdoms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamguk.ioThree Kingdoms
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB71 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJegeon JungByoungho Kim

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Samguk.io

One-time4
  • Banner Codex$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Founding Retainer Pack$3.99
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  • Moe Army Skin$3.99
1 purchases

Three Kingdoms

One-time1
  • Unlock All$3.99

Questions

Is Samguk.io free?
Samguk.io 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 Samguk.io or Three Kingdoms have ads?
Samguk.io shows ads; Three Kingdoms does not.

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