Comparison

Tin Star vs The Eagle's Heir

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

Head to head
About

Tin Star

Step into the boots of a U.S. marshal in the Old West. Investigate a sprawling conspiracy, confront outlaws, and forge your own legend across the country.

Highlights
  • Become a U.S. marshal
  • Confront outlaws
  • Uncover a conspiracy
  • Explore the Old West
  • Craft your legend
Features
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Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal. Confront outlaws, find romance, challenge Native Americans, defy the elements and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

About

The Eagle's Heir

Defend Napoleon's heir in this steampunk alternate history interactive novel. Engage in political maneuvering, airship battles, and romantic intrigue. Your choices will determine the fate of France and Europe.

Highlights
  • Steampunk alternate history setting
  • Political maneuvering and diplomacy
  • Airship combat and adventure
  • Romantic intrigue and relationships
  • Multiple character customization options
  • Text-based interactive story
Features
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Defend Napoleon's heir in this steampunk alternate history game of political maneuvering, airship adventure, and romantic intrigue! Will you bring liberty to France, or plunge Europe into bloody war? "The Eagle's Heir" is a 200,000 word interactive novel by Amy Griswold and Jo Graham. It's entirely text-based, without graphics, or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Since Napoleon won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, seventeen years ago, Europe has enjoyed an uneasy peace. While the great empires of Austria, Russia and England have tried to stem the tide of revolution, France has mastered steam power to conquer the air and sea. Now, Napoleon’s health is failing, and France is torn between his legitimate heir, Franz, and his illegitimate son Alexandre. Luckily, Alexandre has you, his loyal bodyguard and childhood companion, skilled in the arts of the duel and the ballroom, and ready for anything from diplomacy to airship combat! It's brother against brother as you choose who will rule France, and how. Will France have a king, an emperor, or become a republic? Can you guide your lifelong friend Alexandre to the throne, and keep not just your prince but his revolutionary ideals alive? Or will you throw your weight behind his half-brother Franz? Will you defeat France’s enemies with the thunder of airship guns or forge a marriage alliance in gaslit ballrooms? • Play as male, female, genderfluid, or non-binary; gay, straight, or asexual • Race airships across the English Channel • Find romance with a journalist or a lady's maid, or ménage a trois at the Tuileries Palace • Join a motley crew of actors in the revolutionary cause, or spy on them for your allies • Duel aristocrats to preserve your and Alexandre's honor • Plan a scandalous elopement which sends Europe into an uproar When swords cross before the throne, who will be the Eagle's Heir?

Screenshots

Tin Star4 screens
The Eagle's Heir4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Eagle's Heir at $5.99 against Tin Star's $11.99. Tin Star's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On ratings volume, 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

Tin Star costs $11.99 and The Eagle's Heir $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tin Star holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tin Star's written reviews are positive against 78% of The Eagle's Heir's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tin Star ships an update every 3 months, The Eagle's Heir every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tin Star versus The Eagle's Heir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTin StarThe Eagle's Heir
Price$11.99$5.99 — better
Rating4.8 (71 ratings) — better4.5 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings71 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB31 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCChoice of Games LLC

Customer experience

Tin Star

All ratings71 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Eagle's Heir

All ratings51 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Tin Star

No in-app purchases

None

The Eagle's Heir

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tin Star free?
Tin Star costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Eagle's Heir free?
The Eagle's Heir costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tin Star or The Eagle's Heir?
Tin Star is rated higher. Tin Star averages 4.8 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while The Eagle's Heir averages 4.5 from 51 ratings.
Do Tin Star or The Eagle's Heir have ads?
Both Tin Star and The Eagle's Heir show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tin Star or The Eagle's Heir?
Tin Star ships an update every 3 months, and The Eagle's Heir every 18 months. Most recently, Tin Star was updated on October 23, 2026 and The Eagle's Heir on October 21, 2026.

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