# The Trail vs Pilgrims

The clearest difference is ads: Pilgrims at none against The Trail's shown. The Trail's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (26K vs 485). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. The Trail sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pilgrims sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for The Trail against 4.5 for Pilgrims. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Trail has 26K ratings behind it against 485, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of The Trail's written reviews are positive against 64% of Pilgrims's.

The Trail ships an update fortnightly, Pilgrims every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | The Trail | Pilgrims |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (26K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-trail/id1147002179/reviews)** | [4.5 (485 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pilgrims/id1636850850/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **26K** | 485 |
| Positive reviews | **70.6% of reviews** | 64.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 869 MB | 413 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Kongregate](https://appshunter.io/developer/491569846) | [Amanita Design s.r.o.](https://appshunter.io/developer/423984213) |

## What reviewers say

### The Trail

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-trail/id1147002179)

Embark on a frontier adventure, exploring unknown lands, crafting, trading, and building a community. Discover beautiful landscapes and make your fortune in this unique mobile game.

**Highlights:** Explore vast landscapes, Craft and trade goods, Build and settle communities, Collect resources, Befriend a companion pet, Relaxing one-thumb gameplay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5 Gold bars | $3.99 | one-time |
| 50 Favours | $4.99 | one-time |
| Fly to Town | $4.99 | one-time |
| New Settler Offer | $7.99 | one-time |
| Special Offer | $7.99 | one-time |
| New Explorer Offer | $7.99 | one-time |
| Fly to Town | $7.99 | one-time |
| 20 Gold bars | $9.99 | one-time |
| 250 Favours | $19.99 | one-time |
| Pet Dog Offer | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Enjoyable gameplay
- 👍 Beautiful graphics and music
- 🚀 Relaxing and calming experience
- 👍 Unique concept and exploration
- 🚀 Addictive and engaging

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Inventory and crafting issues
- 🐛 Unreliable quest rewards

**Reported bugs**

- Freezing and items getting stuck during crafting
- Disappearing items from backpack
- Inconsistent progress tracking and save issues
- Incompatibility with newer devices
- Ads causing crashes or not rewarding properly

**Requested features**

- Ability to change appearance and customize character
- Option to send money or items to family
- Multiplayer features and town interactions
- More content updates and new areas to explore
- Improved stamina and resource management


### Pilgrims

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pilgrims/id1636850850)

Embark on a playful adventure game where you explore a world, interact with unique characters, and solve puzzles in multiple ways. Discover humorous outcomes and collect achievements in this hand-crafted experience.

**Highlights:** Playful exploration, Multiple solutions, Dozens of items and characters, 45 achievements, Hand-crafted animations, Original music

**Features:** Game Controller support, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pilgrims Full Game | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Unique and charming art style
- 🤩 Funny and entertaining gameplay
- 💎 Highly replayable with multiple outcomes
- 🎨 Beautiful animations and sound design

**What reviewers complain about**

- ⏱️ Extremely short gameplay length
- 💰 Poor value for the price
- 🤔 Misleading description about the content

**Reported bugs**

- Restore purchases not working for some users

**Requested features**

- Longer story and more content
- Additional chapters or a sequel


## Frequently asked questions

### Is The Trail free?

The Trail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Pilgrims free?

Pilgrims is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, The Trail or Pilgrims?

The Trail is rated higher. The Trail averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Pilgrims averages 4.5 from 485 ratings.

### Do The Trail or Pilgrims have ads?

The Trail shows ads; Pilgrims does not.

### Which is updated more often, The Trail or Pilgrims?

The Trail ships an update fortnightly, and Pilgrims every 2 months. Most recently, The Trail was updated on November 8, 2026 and Pilgrims on November 7, 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.*