Comparison

Three Realms vs Three Kingdoms

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

Head to head
About

Three Realms

Experience a grand strategy game where the legends of China, Korea, and Japan clash. Command 18 factions, 244 officers, and legendary skills across a vast map. Enjoy a streamlined, one-handed portrait mode experience designed for mobile.

Highlights
  • Three nations collide: China, Korea, Japan
  • 18 factions and 76 cities
  • 244 historical officers
  • 75 legendary skills and 60 treasures
  • One-handed portrait mode gameplay
  • Streamlined turn-based campaign
Features
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The legends of three nations collide. China, Korea and Japan on one map โ€” and one throne. The Three Kingdoms of China. The heroes of Korean history. The warlords of Sengoku Japan. A war history never allowed now begins! 18 factions, 76 cities. Seize all three capitals โ€” Luoyang, Hanseong and Kyoto! 244 officers, from Three Kingdoms legends to Yi Sun-sin and Oda Nobunaga. 75 legendary skills and 60 legendary treasures await you. Take any faction you like: the victory condition is the same for all 18. Forget clunky mobile strategy. Portrait screen, one hand. Two taps to march out, and a turn is over in no time. An interface rebuilt for the phone, and a campaign that keeps moving. Take your place among history and legend โ€” starting now.

About

Three Kingdoms

Lead your faction through the Three Kingdoms era. Manage cities, recruit officers, and command armies in strategic battles and diplomacy. Customize your rulers and officers to forge your own historical path. The game offers multiple scenarios and languages for a unique single-player experience.

Highlights
  • City management
  • Officer recruitment
  • Strategic battles
  • Diplomacy and negotiation
  • Officer and ruler customization
  • Multiple scenarios
  • 12 supported languages
Features
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A six-step guide for new players Learn your unification goal and turns, city management, officer recruitment, troop preparation, battles, diplomacy and essential tips. Read the guide in any of the 12 supported languages, and turn automatic guidance on or off in Settings or the guide. Choose an era and a ruler, then carve your path through the Three Kingdoms. Govern cities, recruit officers, negotiate with rivals and use tactics to change the course of war. Organize armies, command battles and face enemy officers in duels. With 16 scenarios and different rulers, each campaign can take a new direction. Your single-player progress is saved on your device. Switch between Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and French in the game. Customize Officers and Create Your Own Ruler Use the User Editor to change officer names and attributes, including leadership, strength, intelligence, politics and charisma. Create new officers and your own ruler, and import prepared or edited PNG/JPG/WebP images for custom portraits. Forge a new Three Kingdoms story with your own officers and faction. New Features and Improvements Enter troop numbers directly and fine-tune army allocations. Enjoy improved officer-list scrolling, popup close controls on small screens, clearer text and buttons, and adjustments to diplomacy and remote recruitment balance. Help Shape the Next Update We aim to improve the game with quick updates. Have a fun idea or a feature you would love to see? Leave it in a review anytime. We will consider your feedback and do our best to include it. You can also email us with issues or questions. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ko.momongs Website: https://momongs.com Support email: help@momongs.com

Screenshots

Three Realms4 screens
Three Kingdoms3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Three Realms at 100% against Three Kingdoms's 50%. Three Realms also leads on price (Free vs $4.99). Three Kingdoms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Three Realms is free to download; Three Kingdoms costs $4.99 up front. Three Realms sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Three Kingdoms asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 3 level
Three Realms versus Three Kingdoms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree RealmsThree Kingdoms
PriceFree โ€” better$4.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases โ€” betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size119 MB625 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSYDD Studiomomongs Inc

Customer experience

Three Realms

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Three Kingdoms

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Three Realms

One-time5
  • Korea Faction Pack$0.99
  • Japan Faction Pack$0.99
  • China Faction Pack$0.99
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  • Custom Lord Mode$0.99
  • All Faction Packs + Custom Lord$2.99
None

Three Kingdoms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Three Realms free?
Three Realms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Three Kingdoms free?
Three Kingdoms costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Three Realms or Three Kingdoms have ads?
Neither Three Realms nor Three Kingdoms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Three Realms or Three Kingdoms?
Three Realms ships an update every 2 days, and Three Kingdoms every 2 days. Most recently, Three Realms was updated on October 17, 2026 and Three Kingdoms on October 19, 2026.

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