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Head-to-head

King's Throne vs Royal Kingdom

King's Throne 4.4★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Royal Kingdom
Royal Kingdom 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75

Royal Kingdom is generally preferred for its core match-3 gameplay and lack of forced ads, despite misleading advertising, while King's Throne suffers from significant technical issues, poor support, and a 'pay-to-win' structure.

Full reviews: King's Throne · Royal Kingdom

Royal Kingdom (4.7 lifetime rating) offers a fun, ad-free match-3 experience, though many users are disappointed by its misleading 'save the king' advertisements. King's Throne (4.4 lifetime rating) provides a kingdom-building RPG, but is plagued by bugs, unresponsive support, and aggressive monetization tactics that frustrate both free and paying players.

Head to head

Gameplay & Features edge: Royal KingdomR4R12R18R19
King's Throne King's Throne offers kingdom building, consorts, heirs, and hero leveling, with a largely text-based RPG style R18. However, many players find the gameplay dated, repetitive, and confusing, with too many overwhelming events R4R19. Some appreciate it as a time-killer R12.
Royal Kingdom Royal Kingdom is primarily a match-3 puzzle game, similar to Royal Match or Candy Crush R67. It includes kingdom building elements and mini-challenges . A major point of contention is that the advertised 'save the king' puzzles are rare or non-existent in the main game R64R67R69R70.
Ease of Use & Reliability edge: Royal KingdomR1R4R7R9
King's Throne King's Throne is plagued by technical issues including random, inescapable ads R1, game lags R7, bugs and glitches that are never patched R4, items not transferring correctly R9, and the game failing to load . Server merges also cause busy delays and slow gameplay R25.
Royal Kingdom Royal Kingdom generally offers smooth gameplay . Some users report issues with power-up merging registering as taps R72 and coin counting inaccuracies . Levels can become extremely difficult, leading to players getting stuck R72.
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR7R25R30R40
King's Throne King's Throne is free with in-app purchases, but many players feel it's a 'pay-to-play rip off' R40. Events require spending real money to get good rewards R40, and character upgrades are difficult without significant spending . There are also complaints about hidden charges and issues with top-up quantities R7R30. Server merges are seen as benefiting developers at players' expense R25.
Royal Kingdom Royal Kingdom is free with IAP, but many users feel it becomes impossible to progress without spending money, especially at higher levels . Some report deceptive practices, like a pop-up triggering a fingerprint payment without a close button . However, many users praise the game for having no ads R62R72R75R86, though one review contradicts this, stating ads are present and they offer an ad-free purchase R75.
Customer Support edge: King's ThroneR4R7R9R13
King's Throne King's Throne has consistently poor customer support. Users report receiving useless chatbot responses R4, tickets being closed without resolution or explanation R7, issues never getting answered or resolved for months R9R30, and a general decline in service R13. Some even report accounts being banned without explanation .
Royal Kingdom Royal Kingdom has limited feedback on customer support. One user reported requesting account deletion a week prior with no response .
Pick King's Throne if

you enjoy a kingdom-building RPG with consorts and hero leveling, and are willing to tolerate significant bugs, poor support, and aggressive monetization R18.

Pick Royal Kingdom if

you are looking for a relaxing, ad-free match-3 puzzle game, even if the advertised 'save the king' mini-games are rare R62R86.

Evidence note: Customer support for Royal Kingdom has very limited reviews, making a direct comparison difficult beyond a single reported issue.

Frequently asked

Does Royal Kingdom feature the 'save the king' puzzles shown in its ads?
No, Royal Kingdom's ads are largely misleading; the 'save the king' puzzles are either rare occurrences or not present in the main gameplay, which is primarily a match-3 puzzle game R64R67R69R70.
Are there many ads in Royal Kingdom?
Many users report that Royal Kingdom has no ads, which is a significant positive for the game R62R72R86. However, one review contradicts this, stating that ads are present and an ad-free experience can be purchased R75.
Is King's Throne fair for female players?
No, King's Throne is criticized for its portrayal of women and for misgendering female characters, referring to them as male despite character selection R6R34R43R46.
Does King's Throne have good customer support?
No, King's Throne is widely criticized for its poor customer support, with users reporting useless chatbot responses, unresolved tickets, and a lack of communication R4R7R9R13.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  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. [R12] King's Throne 3/5 · US It’s ok: If you want a game to press buttons and collect items when your waiting for something this is the game
  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. [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.
  8. [R25] King's Throne 1/5 · US Fun at the beginning … until devs start doing server merges: Stay away, and don’t get invested in this game. It’s fun & interesting to start … until the devs start messing you over with their server merges. You will spend a lot time, effort, and money building up your strength and abilities. Then out of the blue, the devs will merge a ton of their servers into one. As an example in the most recent
  9. [R30] King's Throne 3/5 · US Shady stuff things aren’t always what they seem: If you invest into this game or app, you will notice that at times the purchase of gems / exp points don’t equal out that amount of gems and experience points you spent. Don’t know if it is equal to amounts spent. But after trying to make contact multiple times of trying to make contact no replies or resolution so if you decide you take your funds
  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. [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
  12. [R64] Royal Kingdom 2/5 · US Fake: The game is nothing like the ad. I am very disappointed in this game.
  13. [R67] Royal Kingdom 1/5 · US The ads are fake.: You are never saving a king just doing a stupid knock off of candy crush. You do a bunch of editing on ads just for this? I would like it if it wasn’t a fake ad game. Just another copy of candy crush like a said.
  14. [R69] Royal Kingdom 3/5 · US Not as advertised: Advertisement shows saving king not in game
  15. [R70] Royal Kingdom 1/5 · US Horrible: You advertise the interesting ones but when you get the app, it goes back to the start which is boring & horrible! Also stop shoving it down outr throats. The more you push the more I hate! Stop it!
  16. [R62] Royal Kingdom 5/5 · US Fun game: No ads! That’s the best
  17. [R72] Royal Kingdom 3/5 · US Not bad but kind of annoying: There were multiple times I lost levels because I was trying to merge two power ups and it said I tapped it instead. The levels became so hard they were impossible to beat without using power ups for every level. Overall concept was fun and wasn’t bad. Ended up deleting it because of the issues. Best part was there were no ads
  18. [R75] Royal Kingdom 3/5 · US Lying about lack of ads: Great game. Fun. But, the no ads part is a complete and blatant lie. They even offer to sell you an ad free experience. Not sure how they’re still stating this.
  19. [R86] Royal Kingdom 5/5 · US No commercials: There no time waiting for commercials or begging Us for money to play the game! This makes the game very enjoyable.
  20. [R6] King's Throne 3/5 · US Idk: It’s ok but I don’t like the fact that it says I’m a male when the character is female. I feel like if we have the option to be a female then it should have that as a role not a nephew but a niece, or instead of a son a daughter. I just feel like it should be an option. As well as the maiden thing why give a male as an option but still call them a female
  21. [R34] King's Throne 1/5 · US .: Have u ever show any respect to woman player? choosing gender is a joke in this game
  22. [R43] King's Throne 1/5 · US …: The reason I hate this is because I hate how the women are portrayed. It was so disgusting and unneeded. . .
  23. [R46] King's Throne 2/5 · US Fun game, lazy writing: There’s no good reason to allow us to play as a woman but refer to us as a man throughout the game. Two minutes from character creation as a female player and character, and immediately called a man from then out in the game. Disappointing, given other highlights of the game. The SFW option is appreciated, or it would be if it actually worked.

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