CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ vs Afterimage Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ
Embark on an epic adventure in a sprawling RPG series set on a floating continent and a distant planet. Explore uncharted lands, battle monsters, and uncover hidden treasures in a rich narrative filled with mystery and destiny.
- Full-scale RPG series
- Deep storyline
- Rich game world
- High-quality soundtrack
- Exploration of new lands
- Monster battles
- Hidden treasure discovery
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The newest addition to the popular smartphone RPG series is finally here! ・CHAOS RINGS Overview CHAOS RINGS is a full-scale RPG series for smartphone devices that was first introduced worldwide in 2010. As part of a continuing series, CHAOS RINGS OMEGA was launched in 2011, followed by CHAOS RINGS II in 2012. The rich game world, deep storyline, and high-quality soundtrack have been praised throughout the world, recording over 1.1 million downloads across the series. To this day, CHAOS RINGS firmly maintains its position as the best RPG series available for smartphones. ・Story/World There, on the blue star, is everything you desire. On the floating continent high in the sky, you can find New Paleo. Explorers from all across the land flock to this hub city, seeking to fulfill their dreams and desires. But this is but a brief stop before their journey to their true destination, the azure planet of Marble Blue. Unexplored lands, hidden treasures, monsters, legends...everything an adventurer could want could be found on this one planet. The protagonist lives on the outskirts of town with his sister, tending to the family's livestock. One night, led by a mysterious voice, he meets a beautiful woman, who says to him thus: "You must go now. Marble Blue, the sparkling blue mother planet, awaits." Worlds yet undiscovered, treasures that fulfill your wildest dreams, mythologies lost in the pages of history...a great journey, the dream of a thousand years, is about to begin.
Afterimage Mobile
Embark on an epic journey in a world shattered by war and divine conflict. Play as a young amnesiac girl seeking lost memories and her mentor, uncovering a destiny that will shape the fate of a broken realm.
- Epic fantasy narrative
- Character-driven story
- World exploration
- Questing and progression
- Mysterious amnesiac protagonist
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A great deity created the world named Engardin, leaving four goliaths before her departure. The Goliaths abided by their different divine callings and upheld the order and flow of this world. Hence, the lives in Engardin reincarnated and multiplied. Humans were the last creation, and their ever-expanding ambitions led to a protracted war against the Goliaths. Engardin was engulfed in flames, until a huge explosion known as "The Razing" devastated the Holy Grounds of mankind and brought a swift end to the conflict. But the divine order was broken, and lives withered away. The age of mankind came to an end. The survivors of the conflict scattered across Engardin. Severed from the Well of Mankind and unable to reincarnate, they banded together to form settlements. Years have passed since this great cataclysm, and the remaining human settlements have been suddenly assaulted by mystic forces. Renee, a young amnesiac girl and student of Aros, was the lone survivor of the attack on her village. Determined to recover her forgotten memories and locate her lost mentor, she bids farewell to her destroyed village to embark on a journey that will inexplicably set into motion a series of events that will determine the fate of this new world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Afterimage Mobile at $5.99 against CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ's $19.99. Afterimage Mobile also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 59%). CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ's advantage is ratings volume (234 vs 25) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ costs $19.99 and Afterimage Mobile $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ against 4.3 for Afterimage Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ has 234 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ's written reviews are positive against 76% of Afterimage Mobile's.
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ ships an update every 7 months, Afterimage Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ | Afterimage Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $5.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (234 ratings) — better | 4.3 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 234 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #186 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.6 GB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd. | Beijing Wangyuan Shengtang Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ
Afterimage Mobile
Bugs and requests
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes during Mocktopus boss fight
- Screen resolution/display issues on newer devices
- Inability to download additional episodes
Requested features
4 requests- Controller support
- iCloud/cloud save sync
- Remaster/port older Chaos Rings games
- More content updates and sequels
Afterimage Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ
No in-app purchases
Afterimage Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ free?
Is Afterimage Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ or Afterimage Mobile?
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