Evony vs Gacha Club

How do Evony and Gacha Club compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Evony	Gacha Club
Genre	Role Playing	Role Playing
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	medium	low
In-app-purchase pressure	high	none
Typical session	long	variable
Rating	4.0 / 5	4.2 / 5
Ratings count	180,023	151,409
Reviews say	What players like Global community with real-time translation and alliance features Deep strategic city-building and troop training mechanics Multiple civilization options for aesthetic customization Common complaints Severe app crashes on iPad and Apple devices, unresolved for months Heavily pay-to-win with non-paying players at severe disadvantage Deceptive advertising claims action/shooter gameplay that doesn't exist	What players like Extensive character customization with 600+ poses Free-to-play with no IAPs required Creative Studio mode for scene design Common complaints Critical bug: characters delete when exiting/closing app (15+ reviews) Save system fails to preserve character data Version 4.0 update made bugs worse and added ads

Evony — A real-time strategy MMO where you build empires, train troops, and wage epic wars across seven kingdoms—if the app doesn't crash first. (rated medium difficulty, medium ad pressure) Gacha Club — Create anime characters and design scenes with 600+ poses and thousands of customization options, then battle over 180 units in story and tower modes. (rated medium difficulty, low ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-10-18. Last updated 2026-10-18.