Samguk.io vs Three Kingdoms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Samguk.io
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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. โถ 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. โถ 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. โถ 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. Lรผ Bu's halberd, Guan Yu's Green Dragon blade: the gap in might is settled by a single duel. โถ 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. โถ 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. โถ 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. โถ 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. * In-game text is in Korean. * A work of fiction inspired by Romance of the Three Kingdoms; it may differ from history.
Three Kingdoms
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Three Kingdoms: March is a strategy battle game where you build your forces alongside legendary heroes and march toward the unification of the realm. Recruit heroes, form your armies, and expand your territory. Deploy your troops according to the battlefield and rival factions as you compete for supremacy over the Three Kingdoms. The classic appeal of managing heroes and expanding a faction has been reimagined for mobile with streamlined controls and a fast pace. In Story Mode, follow the tales of renowned heroes and experience major battles from the Three Kingdoms era. Key Features - Grow your faction by recruiting heroes and forming armies - Expand your territory and compete for unification in Strategy Mode - Experience major Three Kingdoms battles in Story Mode - Enjoy intuitive mobile controls and fast-paced battles
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Verdict
Samguk.io and Three Kingdoms are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Samguk.io sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Three Kingdoms sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Samguk.io ships an update every 3 days, Three Kingdoms every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samguk.io | Three Kingdoms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days โ better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 2.1 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jegeon Jung | Eun Soo Bae |
In-app purchases
Samguk.io
- Banner Codex$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Founding Retainer Pack$3.99
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- Moe Army Skin$3.99
Three Kingdoms
- Ultra-Speed Mode$0.49
- No Ads + Expanded Map$5.99
- Up to Red Cliffs$5.99
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- To Unification$5.99
- Collab Skins & Custom Heroes$5.99
Questions
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