Three Kingdoms Conqueror vs The Samurai Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Three Kingdoms Conqueror
Command legendary generals and vast armies in epic battles across ancient China. Conquer provinces, unite the land, and rise from a civilian to an emperor. Challenge players worldwide and achieve glory.
- Over 240 unique generals
- 29 distinct unit types
- 100+ battle items
- 80 famous historical campaigns
- Conquer 14 provinces
- Global player challenges
- Over 100 achievements
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【Feature】 There are over 240 famous generals to choose in the Three Kingdoms period. Each of them has the unique combination of skills. 29 units are ready for you to command. Every troop has its own distinguishing features and if you can master them efficiently, you will be invincible. Over 100 different items will bring you competitive advantages in battles. 【Campaign】 About 20 Chapters and 80 famous Campaigns are included. Plenty stages with great stories will make you feel personally on the scene. 【Conquest】 You can seize all 14 provences and unite the whole country. Being the Emperor or not ,it is all up to you. Rome and Yamatai are all eyeing the Central Plain. You can challenge other players all over the world. March towards their cities! 【Achievement】 Rising from a civilian to an Emperor with over 100 achievements. Obtaining plenty resources and treasures. Obtaining special generals. Ranking among players in every provence and the whole nation.
The Samurai Wars
Engage in tactical warfare with historical samurai portraits. Command troops, utilize unique skills, and employ diplomacy, ninja tactics, and political maneuvering to conquer Japan. Collect over 400 samurais and 200 treasures.
- Tactical troop command
- Unique samurai skills
- Diplomatic activities
- Ninja operations
- Political maneuvering
- Town development
- Collectable warlords and treasures
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◆The Samurai Wars◆ This is a tactical war game using actual portrait of samurai. Conquer whole Japan as Oda nobunaga who is famous samurai warlord with over 400 samurais! ◆Intuitive Battle◆ You can command your troop and use tactical skill by Flick/Tap! Defeat enemy by using each samurai's tactical skill! ◆Various Strategies◆ It is not easy to survive by just tactics in battlefield. Diplomatic activities like trading and alliance... Various Ninja's activities... Political activities in Imperial court and Shogunate... Development of town... Let's plan your own strategy! ◆A lot of Warlords, Treasure There are over 400 samurais and 200 treasure items. Can you collect all?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Three Kingdoms Conqueror at none against The Samurai Wars's shown. Three Kingdoms Conqueror also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). The Samurai Wars's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Three Kingdoms Conqueror sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and The Samurai Wars sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Samurai Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 132 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Three Kingdoms Conqueror's written reviews are positive against 53% of The Samurai Wars's.
Three Kingdoms Conqueror ships an update every 6 months, The Samurai Wars fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Three Kingdoms Conqueror | The Samurai Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (132 ratings) | 4.1 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 52.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 悦 张 | Keita Nagafuchi |
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Three Kingdoms Conqueror
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In-app purchases
Three Kingdoms Conqueror
- 128个玉$0.99
- 435个玉$2.99
- 1450个玉$7.99
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- 4000个玉$19.99
- 双倍奖励$19.99
- 12500个玉$49.99
The Samurai Wars
- Stone 100$0.99
- Available Samurai +14 variants$3.99
- Scenario pack - Honnoji no Hen$3.99
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- Scenario pack - Sekigahara$3.99
- Remove ADs$6.99
- Stone 1000$8.99
- Stone 5000$39.99
- Stone 12000$89.99
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