# Hearthtide: Island Defense — Build by day. Defend by night.

> Build by day. Defend by night. (iPhone/iPad app by fabio festa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hearthtide-island-defense/id6815328451 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [fabio festa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1771206000)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 105 MB
- Languages: American English, Italian
- Released: 2026-10-20
- Data updated: 2026-10-22

## What is Hearthtide?

Build a small fantasy village on a lighthouse island and protect it until dawn.

Assign workers to gather wood, food and gold. Build houses, towers and outposts, then train warriors, archers, lancers and monks at the barracks, archery range and monastery. Explore the island, hunt wild animals and conquer enemy camps.

Survive the night, then keep going: after the tenth dawn the tide keeps rising in an endless run. Choose Easy, Normal or Hard, chase your records and unlock new village skins. Achievements and leaderboards on Game Center; your village and records follow you through iCloud.

Touch controls with pinch to zoom. Available in English and Italian.

The whole game can be played for free. Optional in-app purchases include permanent cosmetic outfits and single-use resource packs. Cosmetics do not change combat stats. Unused packs stay in local inventory; used supplies belong to the current village. Resource packs are not restored after deleting the app.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Provisions Crate | $1.99 | one-time |
| Amethyst Lancer | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gold Pouch | $0.99 | one-time |
| Timber Crate | $1.99 | one-time |
| Timber Wagon | $3.99 | one-time |
| Provisions Wagon | $3.99 | one-time |
| Provisions Pouch | $0.99 | one-time |
| Village Supplies | $3.99 | one-time |
| Gold Crate | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gold Wagon | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is Hearthtide safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Hearthtide.

## Is Hearthtide legit?

Hearthtide: Island Defense appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Hearthtide is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-21

A big update for the island!

- Endless run: after the tenth dawn the tide keeps rising, with stronger waves and a Troll every five nights.
- Choose Easy, Normal or Hard.
- Hunt wild animals from nine dens for extra food.
- Conquer goblin and gnome camps and the shark strongholds.
- Troops level up to 3, move as a group and raise their guard.
- Barracks, archery range and monastery now train their own units.
- Keep working at night: the bell only decides who stays sheltered.
- Records, 10 achievements and Game Center leaderboards.
- New village skins unlocked by your records.
- iCloud keeps your village and records across devices.
- Now in Italian.
- Auto mode for idle villagers, off-screen threat markers and new tips.
- Smoother performance, a smaller download and many fixes.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-20

No release notes.

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