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Head-to-head

King's Throne vs Game of Thrones

King's Throne 4.4★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner King's Throne
Game of Thrones 4.4★ · Free + IAP 60

King's Throne has a slight edge over Game of Thrones due to a slightly better balance between free-to-play and paid progression, despite both games being heavily criticized for their 'pay-to-win' mechanics.

Full reviews: King's Throne · Game of Thrones

King's Throne and Game of Thrones are both free-to-play strategy games with in-app purchases, featuring kingdom building and combat. Both are heavily criticized for their 'pay-to-win' models, frequent glitches, and unresponsive customer support, but King's Throne appears to offer a slightly less frustrating experience for non-spenders.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features tieR4R10R18R19
King's Throne King's Throne offers kingdom building, finding consorts, procuring heirs, and leveling up heroes, with some players finding it a good time killer R18. However, many long-term players report dated gameplay, repetitive events, and an overwhelming number of confusing events R4R19. Server merges are a significant point of frustration, making it hard to advance and causing lag R10R28.
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones features city-building, crafting, and frequent events, with players enjoying building kingdoms and gaining power . However, the game is criticized for repetitive missions, a lack of strategy, and a system where higher-level players can easily destroy lower-level ones . Recent updates have introduced new animations/graphics that many players dislike .
Ease of Use & Performance tieR1R7R18R19
King's Throne King's Throne is described as interesting and easy to get into initially R18. However, it suffers from frequent lags, ads that force quitting the game, and loading issues, especially on iPads R1R7R28R36. Some players also find the game confusing, particularly with hero upgrades and event explanations R19.
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones is generally found to be addictive and engaging . However, it is plagued by constant glitches, freezes, and crashes, particularly on iPads and after updates R67R85. Players also report login and drop issues and find the dragon hatching process unintuitive .
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) edge: King's ThroneR4R7R13R20
King's Throne King's Throne is heavily criticized as 'pay-to-play' or 'pay-to-win,' with events requiring real money to get good rewards and progression being very slow without spending R40R58. Players report hidden charges, issues with top-up quantities, and difficulty purchasing necessary equipment R7R20. Some long-time VIP players are quitting due to these issues R4R13R20.
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones is overwhelmingly described as 'pay to play' or 'pay to win,' with advancement requiring buying packages and an endless supply of money R61R64R70. Resources are difficult to obtain and keep without spending, and players are forced to spend money on gold for protection bubbles R70. Even spending $20 barely helps, and the game is seen as a 'casino game' that takes money without fair returns R70.
Support & Community tieR4R7R9R13
King's Throne King's Throne's support is widely condemned as poor, with tickets being closed without resolution, issues never answered, and only useless chatbot responses R4R7R9R36. Players also report unfair practices, such as rewards redemption policies and accounts being banned without explanation R13. The game is also noted for having cheaters who use automation and multiple accounts, which developers only address when top spenders complain .
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones has awful customer support, with developers not responding to reports, closing tickets without resolution, or giving canned, unhelpful responses R67R73R85R112. Players report harassment and cheating situations going unaddressed, with bots and players buying existing accounts to gain an unfair advantage . The community can be toxic, and developers are perceived as not caring about their player base, only about money R73.
Pick King's Throne if

you are looking for a kingdom-building game with a decent storyline and interactive events, and are willing to tolerate occasional lags and a 'pay-to-progress' model R18.

Pick Game of Thrones if

you are a big fan of the Game of Thrones series and want a city-builder with that theme, and are prepared to spend significant money to stay competitive and avoid being constantly attacked .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of reviews, but many are very short or irrelevant, making detailed comparisons challenging. The 'pay-to-win' aspect is a dominant theme in reviews for both games.

Frequently asked

Is King's Throne a 'pay-to-win' game?
Yes, many players describe King's Throne as a 'pay-to-play' or 'pay-to-win' game, stating that events don't last long enough to get good rewards without paying and that progression is very slow for free players R40R58.
Does Game of Thrones have good customer support?
No, Game of Thrones is widely criticized for its awful customer support, with players reporting that developers don't respond to bug reports, close tickets without resolution, or provide unhelpful, canned responses R67R73R85R112.
Are there many glitches in King's Throne?
Yes, King's Throne users report frequent lags, ads that force quitting, and issues with the game not loading, especially on iPads R1R7R28R36.
Can you play Game of Thrones without spending money?
While you can start playing Game of Thrones for free, many reviews indicate that it quickly becomes a 'pay-to-win' game where significant spending is required to advance, keep resources, and remain competitive against higher-level players R61R64R70R106.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R4] King's Throne 1/5 · US A slog: Very dated gameplay, been playing for a few years and it just becomes tiring with the same few events and bugs and glitches that never get patched. Been trying to get support for some event problems…i’m vip7 and only get useless chatbot responses. They then asked me to submit a review, so here it is. Time to quit, no more money from me!
  2. [R10] King's Throne 2/5 · US King’s Throne - Never Get anywhere: Don’t do it! Do not start this game. Good concept, decent game play. BUT, they merge servers nonstop so no matter how aggressively you try to advance you end up just getting further behind. Latest server merge now has created survey busy delay with gameplay constantly. Save your time and money, find another game to play. New update. Another merge. I used to sp
  3. [R18] King's Throne 3/5 · US Interesting idea: Overhaul, I find the game interesting and easy to get. You grow your kingdom, find consorts to procure heirs. And you level up heroes.
  4. [R19] King's Throne 2/5 · US Used to be fun now way too confusing: I used to love this app several years ago. It used to be very simple, which is several events every now and then but a pretty basic game to focus on with clear objectives and many things to do but now they overwhelm with the events and so many pop-up ads it’s insane. Like omg pop-up insaneeee. There’s about maybe six or seven events going on at the exact same
  5. [R1] King's Throne 2/5 · US Potential, but malfunctions: It has potential. I was starting to have fun with it. But then it would start to show ads at random times, which I am okay with for a free game. But the ads would go on and on, and literally there was no way to get out of them and back to the game without quitting. It became unplayable and I am deleting it.
  6. [R7] King's Throne 1/5 · US Game lags and unfair practices poor support: Not only games have lags but also a poor support. When you report a bug or issue either your ticket gets closed without resolution or explanation or never get answered. When you pay in game there are not only hidden charges but also issue in top up Quantities. I will say Don’t waste time playing this game even if you do enjoy playing free don’t waste a
  7. [R13] King's Throne 1/5 · US I used to love this game: They only allow you 24 hours to redeem all of the rewards that you spend 7 days building in the games and now refuse to assist if you miss a day. I’m a long time player of this game and won’t spend anymore money on this game simply because it’s ridiculous to think everyone can play this game every day to keep up with the rewards and not miss out. Be cautious, their cus
  8. [R20] King's Throne 5/5 · US Makes it very difficult to purchase: Lately the game has become more challenging to play as it will not let me purchase necessary equipment. Must be telling me after six years and vip 9 twice on different servers it is time to leave
  9. [R9] King's Throne 3/5 · US Enjoy but has unfixed errors: I enjoy the game in most aspects but when trying to use items in my bag like prestige points it does not transfer over to where I can actually use them. I tried contacting the creators but still hasn't been resolved months later. It’s a good game and fun to play besides that issue.
  10. [R40] King's Throne 2/5 · US Pay to play rip off: Events don’t last long enough to get anything good without paying real money, gameplay repeats quickly with no real reward. The bots that play are so far above you anything that is PVP you get knocked out instantly.
  11. [R58] King's Throne 2/5 · US If you like spending cash money on games this is it: Takes forever to get anything. Instructions are poor. Even though graphics are good, I quickly became bored with it. If you don’t spend hundreds of dollars you do nothing
  12. [R67] Game of Thrones 1/5 · US Glitches non stop: You have to spend a lot in game to keep up. Then their glitches rob you of stuff you just bought. Even if you send in reports they don’t respond and the same glitches stay to rob of you of things you bought in game. Not worth it to play the game.
  13. [R73] Game of Thrones 1/5 · US Terrible: If looking for a war game with people that spend their life savings on a game to be the biggest and where the developers don’t care about their player base then this the game for you game is filled with people that spend wayy to much then expect people to do the same and wb no different there customer service never helps you with anything you pay money just to get attacked and have to re
  14. [R85] Game of Thrones 1/5 · US Zero customer support: Game freezes glitches and crashes with no response from devs, Update response from support claiming their non functional part of the game is my fault and that I downloaded somehow the wrong version of my game
  15. [R112] Game of Thrones 1/5 · US Awful Customer Support: Don’t bother downloading. This is the WORST team of customer service employees in history. They are rude, give lip service, and will do nothing about their game glitching even when it results in costing you money. Disgusting.
  16. [R28] King's Throne 1/5 · US Be smart, don’t start!: If you love looking at a spinning buffering/loading icon, this is the game for you! I’ve been playing this game for quite a while, and it just keeps getting worse and worse. Now that the devs have squeezed everyone onto one or two servers the gameplay is so slow it’s almost unbearable. Players are quitting left and right so it’s not even worth playing. Looks like it’s time
  17. [R36] King's Throne 3/5 · US Issues: I play on an I pad and the game will not load over half the time. I have asked support and never got a reply
  18. [R61] Game of Thrones 2/5 · US Pay to Play: If you love burning money then this is the game for you. The only way to advance in this game is to buy packages. And join discord. My advice. Play Clash of clans before this game.
  19. [R64] Game of Thrones 1/5 · US Need some money to play: This games starts out intriguing but you soon find that you need and endless supply of money rise.
  20. [R70] Game of Thrones 2/5 · US Money grab: The game is great it’s easy at first but then it turns into a money grab since it’s very difficult to obtain resources and keep them since you can get raided and have everything taken. You can’t even grind for resources because the enemies or farms you raid don’t provide practically anything. Even if you do spend money they ask for a bunch of it, 20 dollars barely gets you anywhere. Po
  21. [R106] Game of Thrones 1/5 · US PAY TO PLAY: The game is 100% pay to play. You will not enjoy the game at all if you aren’t willing to pay weekly for packs. Everything in game is built to benefit those who pay ALOT of money. All they care about is making money.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store