# Mind Trex vs Northgard

The clearest difference is price: Mind Trex at Free against Northgard's $7.99. Mind Trex also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (96% vs 61%). Northgard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Mind Trex is free to download; Northgard costs $7.99 up front. Northgard sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Mind Trex asks for nothing beyond the download.

Mind Trex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Northgard has 3.7K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Mind Trex's written reviews are positive against 61% of Northgard's.

Mind Trex ships an update every 14 months, Northgard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mind Trex | Northgard |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $7.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (21 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mind-trex/id1110335308/reviews)** | [4.6 (3.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northgard/id1533979882/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 21 | **3.7K** |
| Positive reviews | **95.8% of reviews** | 61.4% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | **#19** |
| Size | 17 MB | 892 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Chau Hoang](https://appshunter.io/developer/836988940) | [Playdigious](https://appshunter.io/developer/1041387229) |

## What reviewers say

### Mind Trex

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mind-trex/id1110335308)

Engage in a straightforward puzzle game with easy-to-learn mechanics. Strategically move your node to earn adjacent nodes and aim to collect as many white nodes as possible.

**Highlights:** Simple puzzle mechanics, Strategic node movement, Earn adjacent nodes, Collect white nodes, Intuitive gameplay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Northgard

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northgard/id1533979882)

**Currently charting:** #19 Top Paid · Role Playing, #59 Top Paid · Strategy, #187 Top Paid · Games (US App Store)

Lead a Viking clan to explore, settle, and conquer a mysterious new continent. Manage resources, assign jobs, and survive harsh winters and dangerous foes. Choose your clan's path to victory through conquest, trade, or devotion.

**Highlights:** Build and manage settlements, Assign Vikings to jobs, Resource management and survival, Territory expansion and discovery, Multiple victory conditions, Story mode campaign, Multiplayer modes

**In-app purchases (12)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clan of the Rat | $2.95 | one-time |
| Clan of the Squirrel | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the snake | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Dragon | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Horse | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Ox | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Kraken | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Lynx | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Eagle | $2.99 | one-time |
| Scale Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |
| Fur Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |
| Winter Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fantastic strategy game
- 👍 Challenging and fun
- 👍 Excellent port to mobile
- 👍 Lots of replayability

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Buggy menus and UI
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🐛 Glitchy audio
- 🐛 Saves getting deleted

**Reported bugs**

- Game crashes frequently
- Menus and UI are buggy
- Audio glitches and cuts out
- Saves get deleted unexpectedly
- Multiplayer is unreliable

**Requested features**

- Add multiplayer mode
- Improve tutorial and instructions
- Add controller support
- Optimize performance and stability
- Add Chinese language support


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mind Trex free?

Mind Trex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Northgard free?

Northgard costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Mind Trex or Northgard?

Mind Trex is rated higher. Mind Trex averages 5.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Northgard averages 4.6 from 3.7K ratings.

### Do Mind Trex or Northgard have ads?

Mind Trex shows ads; Northgard does not.

### Which is updated more often, Mind Trex or Northgard?

Mind Trex ships an update every 14 months, and Northgard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mind Trex was updated on October 21, 2026 and Northgard on October 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*