Comparison

CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ vs Afterimage Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Epic fantasy narrative
  • Character-driven story
  • World exploration
  • Questing and progression
  • Mysterious amnesiac protagonist
Features
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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.

Screenshots

CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ4 screens
Afterimage Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ versus Afterimage Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHAOS RINGS ⅢAfterimage Mobile
Price$19.99$5.99 — better
Rating4.4 (234 ratings) — better4.3 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews75.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings234 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#186 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.6 GB1.3 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.Beijing Wangyuan Shengtang Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ

All ratings234 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative33.3%

Afterimage Mobile

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative14.6%

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

None

CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ

No in-app purchases

None

Afterimage Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ free?
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterimage Mobile free?
Afterimage Mobile costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ or Afterimage Mobile?
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ is rated higher. CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while Afterimage Mobile averages 4.3 from 25 ratings.
Do CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ or Afterimage Mobile have ads?
Neither CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ nor Afterimage Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ or Afterimage Mobile?
CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ ships an update every 7 months, and Afterimage Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, CHAOS RINGS Ⅲ was updated on November 3, 2026 and Afterimage Mobile on November 4, 2026.

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