Comparison

Terraforming Assistant vs Viticulture

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Terraforming Assistant

This app acts as a digital player mat for the board game Terraforming Mars. It automates game setup, tracks resources and tag counts, and allows you to review and restore game states.

Highlights
  • Automatic generation advancement adjustments
  • Automatic resource setup by corporation
  • View transaction history
  • Restore game state
  • Track tag counts
Features
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Replace your physical Terraforming Mars player mat with this easy to use tool. Features include: - Automatic generation advancement adjustments - Automatic resource setup by corporation (including all expansion and promo corporations) - View history of all transactions/adjustments - Restore game state to any point in history - Track tag counts Terraforming Assistant is an unofficial companion to the board game Terraforming Mars. Terraforming Mars is the creation of FryxGames and Stronghold Games. Special thanks to Steven Hunnicutt and https://icons8.com/.

About

Viticulture

Manage a vineyard in pre-modern Tuscany, allocating workers and visitors to tasks across seasons. Expand your estate, plant vines, and fulfill wine orders to become the top winery owner. Enjoy single-player or multiplayer modes with global competition.

Highlights
  • Worker and visitor allocation
  • Seasonal tasks
  • Vineyard expansion
  • Wine order fulfillment
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Asynchronous gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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You find yourself in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany, where you’ve inherited a meager vineyard. You own a few plots of land, an old crush pad, a tiny cellar, 3 workers…and the dream of owning the best winery in Italy. Your job is to allocate your workers and helpful visitors to complete various tasks throughout the year. Each season is different on a vineyard, so the workers have different tasks they can take care of in the summer and winter. There’s competition over those tasks, and often the first worker to arrive at each one has an advantage over the rest. Using those workers and visitors, you can expand your vineyard by building structures, planting vines, and filling wine orders as you work towards the goal of owning the most successful winery in Tuscany. Features: • 1 to 6 players • Family friendly – non violent theme • Cross Platform • Easy tutorial to learn the game from scratch. • Single-player mode with 3 challenging levels of computer opponents. • Multiplayer games against your friends in friendly games. • Face players from all over the world in ranked multiplayer games online! • Worlwide leaderboard • Take your time in asynchronous game mode with push notifications and never miss a turn. • Analyze your best games or learn tricks from the best with playback • Uses the newest rules of the board game.

Screenshots

Terraforming Assistant4 screens
Viticulture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Terraforming Assistant at Free against Viticulture's $8.99. Terraforming Assistant also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (94% vs 55%). Viticulture's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and chart position (#163 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Terraforming Assistant is free to download; Viticulture costs $8.99 up front. Viticulture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Terraforming Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Terraforming Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 95 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Terraforming Assistant's written reviews are positive against 55% of Viticulture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Terraforming Assistant ships an update every 6 months, Viticulture every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Terraforming Assistant versus Viticulture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerraforming AssistantViticulture
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating4.9 (28 ratings) — better3.7 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2895 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#163 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB322 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlan YouDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Terraforming Assistant

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%

Viticulture

All ratings93 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral22.0%
Negative23.5%

Bugs and requests

Terraforming Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Viticulture

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Unable to plant grapes despite having buildings
  • Special workers cannot be selected at correct times
  • Merchant worker action not functioning
  • Game hangs when multiple human players with AI
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  • AI gets stuck and requires force quit to progress
  • Blank tableau display
  • Missing windmill points for summer actions
  • Visitor cards appearing back-to-back duplicates
  • Motivator card not allowing all players to respond
  • Summer volunteer crew card not functioning
  • Build button greyed out despite sufficient coins
  • Cannot purchase multiple workers in one season
  • Game ends abruptly without warning
  • Undo function causes game freeze
  • Games not syncing across devices
  • Main screen cannot find games that side menu shows
  • Card selection prompts disappear too quickly
  • Unclear when multi-action cards end turn
  • Loading screen hangs indefinitely

Requested features

16 requests
  • Tuscany expansion (now available)
  • Moors and Visitors expansion
  • Auto-save functionality for crashes
  • Improved notification system
  • Configurable turn timers for casual play
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  • Separate volume controls for music and effects
  • Replay button for quick rematches
  • Better game history and turn tracking
  • Simultaneous action selection (not turn-based)
  • Clearer worker placement location labels
  • Guided tutorial for UI elements
  • Pause functionality for async games
  • Undo multiple moves (not just current decision)
  • Dark mode option
  • Better iPad optimization
  • Improved app icon design

In-app purchases

None

Terraforming Assistant

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Viticulture

One-time1
  • Tuscany Essential Edition$8.99

Questions

Is Terraforming Assistant free?
Terraforming Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Viticulture free?
Viticulture costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Terraforming Assistant or Viticulture?
Terraforming Assistant is rated higher. Terraforming Assistant averages 4.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Viticulture averages 3.7 from 95 ratings.
Do Terraforming Assistant or Viticulture have ads?
Neither Terraforming Assistant nor Viticulture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Terraforming Assistant or Viticulture?
Terraforming Assistant ships an update every 6 months, and Viticulture every 3 weeks. Most recently, Terraforming Assistant was updated on November 2, 2026 and Viticulture on November 6, 2026.

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