Evony vs Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars

How do Evony and Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars 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	Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	hard
Ad intensity	medium	medium
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	long	long
Rating	4.0 / 5	4.4 / 5
Ratings count	179,256	157,380
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 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay Strong guild and team-oriented community features Better mechanics and graphics than similar games like Rise of Kingdoms Common complaints Extreme pay-to-win: requires tens of thousands of dollars to compete at high levels Confusing and overwhelming tutorial and onboarding process Login/logout system freezes and has poor account-switching

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) Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars — Build your empire, recruit heroes, and lead your guild to dominate rival kingdoms in this addictive free-to-play strategy game. (rated hard difficulty, medium ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-11. Last updated 2026-07-11.