Comparison

Outlanders vs Turmoil+

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

Head to head
About

Outlanders

Guide a group of people to build a thriving town, balancing resources and follower happiness. Make tough decisions to overcome unique challenges in distinct levels. Enjoy a charming simulation with light storytelling and a satisfying audio-visual style.

Highlights
  • Town-building simulation
  • Resource management
  • Follower happiness
  • Level-based challenges
  • Decree system
  • Building selection
Features
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Outlanders is a charming town-builder simulation game that lets you play as the leader of a group of regular people building a town together. Some want to survive, while others want to build amazing things. It’s up to you to guide them towards their goal. Take control of the will of a town leader and balance your resources carefully to lead the town to prosperity. Every choice you make directly affects the progress of your town and has an impact on the happiness of your followers. Features: - Play through a series of distinct levels, each with its own unique flavour and set of challenges to overcome, with many more to come soon. - Engaging gameplay with no hand-holding! Carefully manage your resources and keep your followers happy or they might revolt! - Crisp and clean audio-visual style with an atmospheric touch that lingers with you after you put the game down. - Light but rich storytelling follows the tales of different town leaders in their search for a hassle-free natural lifestyle. - A wide selection of buildings to choose from, with specific functions that are vital to the success of your community. - Decree system lets you make the tough decisions, granting you a useful bonus in exchange for a small sacrifice.

About

Turmoil+

Experience the thrill of the 19th-century oil rush in this charming simulation game. Build your oil empire, manage resources, and outwit rivals to become the town's mayor. Explore new mechanics and treasures in an expanded campaign.

Highlights
  • Build an oil empire
  • Manage resources and pipe networks
  • Compete for town shares and mayoralty
  • Upgrade drilling operations
  • Engage in shady business deals
  • Explore procedurally generated levels
Features
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Turmoil+ offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America. Get a taste of the rush and rivalry of the time as you earn your way to become a successful oil entrepreneur. As you make money digging up and selling oil, the town will grow along with you. Lease land at the town auction and search for oil. Build a rig, create an efficient pipe network and bring up the oil to store it in silos. Sell the oil at the best times to maximize profits. Then buy essential upgrades in town to cope with rock, gas and ice. Acquire more town shares than your competitors in a bid to become the new mayor. - A campaign where you build your rags-to-riches oil baron career and beat your rivals. - Dozens of upgrades and new tools to improve your oil mining operations. - Maximize your profits by using natural gas to boost the oil price. - Outbid your competitors at the stock auction. - Meet the town’s characters in the saloon and make shady business deals. - Play single game mode to get one of literally millions of procedurally generated levels and earn as much as you can in one year. Turmoil+ - The Heat Is On is a new campaign with tons of oil to dig up and convert into cash! It is designed to make you feel right at home, but at the same time offer lots of new mechanics and fun features. Here's what you can expect! - A new town (and mayor!) and a new oil-rich map divided into three areas. - In each area, new drilling mechanics are introduced, powered by a new underground substance: magma. - You'll see familiar faces like Edward and Fred and William. They brought their goods with them in train wagons, so you can instantly stock up on all your favorite drilling gear. - There are also new people, like Philip, who runs a shady card game in the saloon. - Jack is a new character that runs a magma tools operation from his shed. He likes chicken. - Anthony is also back from last time. Instead of dealing in diamonds, he has his own store where you can sell and buy all sorts of underground treasures. - The new mayor is not quite like the old one. His tips are free, and he uses a different auction system. But shares still cost money! - There's a cat walking around the village! He doesn't do a whole lot, but what can you expect from these creatures? - And last but not least: a couple of brand new music tracks! The metagame in this new DLC-campaign offers more depth. Instead of diamonds, a total of 9 underground treasures are available. Collecting them all (by trading or digging them up) will offer great benefits. Besides this, the village offers even more things to do, like playing a card game for money.

Screenshots

Outlanders4 screens
Turmoil+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Turmoil+ at 4.8 against Outlanders's 4.3. Outlanders's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Turmoil+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.3K and 8.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Outlanders's written reviews are positive against 52% of Turmoil+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outlanders ships an update every 2 months, Turmoil+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Outlanders versus Turmoil+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutlandersTurmoil+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.3K ratings)4.8 (8.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better51.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K8.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB544 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPomelo GamesGamious B.V.

Customer experience

Outlanders

All ratings4,313 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews654 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral14.2%
Negative19.6%

Turmoil+

All ratings8,247 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral16.0%
Negative32.0%

User reviews

Outlanders

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Charming and relaxing gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and aesthetics
  • 🕰️ Addictive and engaging experience
  • 🧠 Challenging and strategic
  • 🕰️ Suitable for both short and long play sessions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and limited content
  • 🤔 Unclear instructions and lack of guidance
  • 🧠 Difficulty balancing resources and managing population

Turmoil+

From 8.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple yet engaging mechanics
  • 💡 Interesting oil drilling theme
  • 🎨 Relaxing and chill atmosphere

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕹️ Clunky and unintuitive controls
  • 🕰️ Campaign mode too short
  • 🤔 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials

Bugs and requests

Outlanders

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Followers not going to the bonfire or pub as required
  • Stockpiles not functioning properly
  • Population growth capping at around 200 followers
  • Followers not collecting or delivering resources efficiently

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand sandbox mode with more customization options
  • Add more building types and production chains
  • Introduce animals, transportation, and other new gameplay elements
  • Improve pathfinding and resource management AI
  • Allow for more population growth and expansion

Turmoil+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress loss after completing daily challenges
  • Screen going black when adding many horses
  • Inability to complete certain actions due to bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sandbox/creative mode
  • More levels and content updates
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Improved save/load functionality

In-app purchases

None

Outlanders

No in-app purchases

None

Turmoil+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Outlanders free?
Outlanders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Turmoil+ free?
Turmoil+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Outlanders or Turmoil+?
Turmoil+ is rated higher. Outlanders averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Turmoil+ averages 4.8 from 8.5K ratings.
Do Outlanders or Turmoil+ have ads?
Neither Outlanders nor Turmoil+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Outlanders or Turmoil+?
Outlanders ships an update every 2 months, and Turmoil+ monthly. Most recently, Outlanders was updated on October 13, 2026 and Turmoil+ on October 9, 2026.

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