Evony vs Kingshot

How do Evony and Kingshot 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	Kingshot
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	medium	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	long	variable
Rating	4.0 / 5	4.6 / 5
Ratings count	179,249	203,728
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 Engaging gameplay once tutorial passes Diverse activities and things to do Social alliance and competition features Common complaints Ads completely misrepresent actual game (tower defense vs kingdom-building) Pay-to-win: lasting success requires spending money Excessive tutorial and popups asking for personal information

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) Kingshot — A medieval kingdom-building and squad combat strategy game with alliance warfare, despite ads falsely depicting it as tower defense. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.