# Viticulture vs Budou

The clearest difference is price: Budou at $0.99 against Viticulture's $8.99. Budou also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Viticulture's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Viticulture costs $8.99 and Budou $0.99 up front. Viticulture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Budou asks for nothing beyond the download.

Viticulture ships an update every 3 weeks, Budou every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and March 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Viticulture | Budou |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $8.99 | **$0.99** |
| Rating | **[3.7 (93 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viticulture/id1467248737/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **93** | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 24 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#44** | — |
| Size | 322 MB | 101 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [DIGIDICED](https://appshunter.io/developer/1044671795) | [Tetsuyoshi Morikawa](https://appshunter.io/developer/430144969) |

## What reviewers say

### Viticulture

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viticulture/id1467248737)

**Currently charting:** #44 Top Paid · Board, #116 Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tuscany Essential Edition | $8.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Faithful recreation of beloved board game
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay with strategic depth
- 🎨 Good graphics and visual presentation
- 🎵 Nice background music
- 📱 Convenient portable play anywhere

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐢 AI turns extremely slow and tedious
- 🎮 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and game freezes
- ❌ Poor UI conventions and design patterns
- ⏱️ Excessive confirmation buttons required

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Tuscany expansion (now available)
- Moors and Visitors expansion
- Auto-save functionality for crashes
- Improved notification system
- Configurable turn timers for casual play


### Budou

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/budou/id1498920525)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Viticulture free?

Viticulture costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Budou free?

Budou costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Viticulture or Budou have ads?

Neither Viticulture nor Budou shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Viticulture or Budou?

Viticulture ships an update every 3 weeks, and Budou every 24 months. Most recently, Viticulture was updated on September 30, 2026 and Budou on March 4, 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.*