Comparison

The Marble Age vs KR 2

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

Head to head
About

The Marble Age

Lead a Greek civilization from a small village to a world-dominating city-state over 4000 years. Manage population, technology, buildings, trade, exploration, and warfare while navigating historical events.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy
  • Civilization development
  • Technology invention
  • City building
  • Trade and exploration
  • Warfare management
  • Historical events
Features
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Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world! **Pocket Gamer - Bronze Award ** During the 4000 years (from 3000 BC to 1000 AD), you will have to: • Raise the population • Invent technologies • Construct buildings • Trade goods • Explore world • Found new cities • Start and end wars with neighbors • Survive through the hundred real historical events. The key to victory is choosing the right development priorities, allocating resources and managing the foreign policy. Mechanics of the game is a mix of old-school game designs.

About

KR 2

Lead a medieval kingdom, develop its economy and technology, and expand your territory through diplomacy, trade, and warfare. Manage resources, research new advancements, and defend against barbarians and rival nations to build a powerful empire. Engage in espionage and strategic combat to achieve global dominance.

Highlights
  • Deep strategic component
  • Offline mode gameplay
  • Diplomacy and trade
  • Economic development and resource management
  • Scientific research
  • Warfare and army management
  • Colonization and territorial expansion
Features
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Kievan Rus 2 is a large-scale economic strategy in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages. Lead a small kingdom and turn it into a huge and powerful empire! Manage it through the ages, explore new technologies, expand your empire and become the hero of an epic story. Fight with other countries and prove yourself as a wise king and a successful military commander. FEATURES OF THE GAME - Deep strategic component – it is easy to win playing for Byzantium or France, but try to do it for Poland or Norway! It will take the talent of a brilliant strategist to capture the whole world using not only troops, but also diplomacy, science and economics. - Offline mode – Kievan Rus 2 can be played offline without the Internet: on the road, on the plane, in the subway, it will always be with you. - Diplomacy – build embassies, conclude trade agreements, non-aggression pacts, defense agreements, research agreements. Improve relations with other states. - Economy – organize the development of deposits, the collection and processing of resources, the construction of manufactories, the production of raw materials for the manufacture of military equipment. - Trade – organize trade with other countries, buy and sell food, resources and military equipment. - Colonization – discover new territories, establish control over them, conduct missionary work in the colonized territories. - Scientific development – 63 different technologies are available for the development of your empire. - War and Army – hire numerous medieval warriors, such as horsemen and spearmen. With the right strategy and tactics, seize state after state, establish your control over all countries in the world. - Barbarians – fight the barbarians, put a decisive end to their raids on your empire. - Pay off the war – pursue a flexible military policy. If you see that your army will not be able to defeat the enemy attacking your empire, then you can always negotiate with the aggressor for a certain amount of gold or resources. - Command – appoint people to key positions in the army and the imperial court who will strengthen your kingdom. - Pirates and Pirate brotherhoods – establish your control over the seas so that pirates are afraid of the imperial fleet! -Taxes – collect taxes from the working population, but do not forget to take care of the happiness of the population, otherwise there will be a riot and complete despair in the empire. - Spies and Saboteurs. Use spies to scout out information about the enemy’s army before each battle. Hire saboteurs to conduct secret operations on the territory of your enemies, saboteurs will help significantly reduce the combat potential of the enemy. - Random events will not let you get bored! Events can be positive, for example, receiving help from an ally, or negative: catastrophes, epidemics, pandemics, sabotage. - Wide variety of countries with unique game features: Byzantium, France, Roman Empire, Kievan Rus, Anglo-Saxons, Poland, Japan, Maya and others. Create your own story with your strategy and tactics. Immerse yourself in one of the most sophisticated mobile strategies, become a legendary emperor and build your mighty empire in this medieval strategy game. Play Kievan Rus 2 and do not forget: download the game “Kievan Rus 2” and play it for free! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

The Marble Age4 screens
KR 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KR 2 at Free against The Marble Age's $2.99. KR 2 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). The Marble Age's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

KR 2 is free to download; The Marble Age costs $2.99 up front. The Marble Age sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KR 2 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Marble Age holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of The Marble Age's written reviews are positive against 47% of KR 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Marble Age ships an update every 5 weeks, KR 2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Marble Age versus KR 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Marble AgeKR 2
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (81 ratings) — better4.2 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings81 — better46
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better15.8
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB886 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMIKHAIL VASILEV18619964037OXIWYLE LLC

Customer experience

The Marble Age

All ratings81 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative15.8%

KR 2

All ratings45 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral15.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral14.1%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Marble Age

One-time1
  • Civilization points pack$0.99
10 purchases

KR 2

Subscriptions3
  • 7-Day Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Crystal subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Gold subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time7
  • Disable ads$0.99
  • 600 crystals$0.99
  • +500 000 gold$0.99
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  • Accelerated Time$0.99
  • Easy start for any state$4.99
  • Gem Madness$9.99
  • 8 250 crystals$9.99

Questions

Is The Marble Age free?
The Marble Age costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is KR 2 free?
KR 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Marble Age or KR 2?
The Marble Age is rated higher. The Marble Age averages 4.7 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while KR 2 averages 4.2 from 46 ratings.
Do The Marble Age or KR 2 have ads?
KR 2 shows ads; The Marble Age does not.
Which is updated more often, The Marble Age or KR 2?
The Marble Age ships an update every 5 weeks, and KR 2 every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Marble Age was updated on November 1, 2026 and KR 2 on November 5, 2026.

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