Comparison

Northland Heroes vs Lost Artifacts Chapter 5

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

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About

Northland Heroes

Embark on a Viking adventure to rescue a kidnapped druid. Navigate diverse landscapes, solve challenging puzzles, and manage your way through exciting levels. Discover hidden paths and overcome obstacles in this magical click management quest.

Highlights
  • Click management gameplay
  • Challenging levels
  • Timeless mode
  • Viking adventure across diverse landscapes
  • Trophies and awards
  • Entertaining fun
Features
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The druid Farandi has been kidnapped by dangerous trolls and his traces are lost in the depths of the forest ... Follow the brave warrior Alva and her brave Vikings into the unknown, through forests, snowy landscapes, dark caves and swamps. Will it be possible to find and free the missing druid? Solve tricky tasks and play exciting levels in this magical click management adventure! features: Click management with many challenging levels Timeless mode for a relaxed gaming experience Viking adventures in forest and caves, snow and ice landscape, swamp, volcano and mountain landscape Trophies and awards Challenging, entertaining fun

About

Lost Artifacts Chapter 5

Embark on an archaeological adventure to stop the Ice Queen from freezing the world. Explore diverse locations, complete quests, and manage resources across over 40 levels. Discover ancient artifacts and overcome challenges in this captivating strategy game.

Highlights
  • Over 40 exciting levels
  • Captivating storyline with colorful comics
  • Hunt for treasure and restore monuments
  • Manage resources and fight enemies
  • Explore 4 unique locations
  • Useful bonuses and simple controls
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Lost Artifacts: Ice Queen – an exciting strategy game about adventures and archaeological discoveries. Save the world from a global ice age! An archaeological expedition risks turning into a tragedy! During her excavations, Claire and her friends have found a cave within which the Ice Queen lay, deep in a strange sleep. When they found her, the spell was lifted and the girl awoke. She thought the archaeologists had robbed her, and decided to find her treasure and freeze the entire world. Claire and her companions must find the artifacts first. Set off on an incredible journey through different countries, full of ancient monuments and mysterious artifacts in this exciting casual Lost Artifacts strategy game. A multitude of varied quests, over 40 levels, a captivating storyline, simple and exciting gameplay and a fantastic world – all this awaits you right now! Hunt for treasure, restore historical monuments, find mysterious artifacts, fight with the Queen's guards, overcome challenges and manage resources. Simple controls and an easy to understand tutorial will help you master the game's basics with ease. Lost Artifacts – Save the world from a catastrophe! -A world full of fantastic creatures and ancient monuments – totems, statues and castles will help you reveal the mysteries of the past. -An uplifting storyline, colorful comics and memorable characters! -A multitude of varied quests that you've never seen before. -Over 40 exciting levels. -Dangerous enemies: Crocodiles, giant scorpions, icy warriors and predatory birds. -4 unique locations: the Snowy Forest, Misty Plains, Southern Islands and Burning Sands. -Useful bonuses: increase your running and working speed, clear obstacles, automatically collect resources and speed up excavations. -Simple controls and a helpful tutorial. -Over 20 hours of exciting gameplay for any age. -Pleasant themed music. -A range of mysterious and mystical relics.

Screenshots

Northland Heroes4 screens
Lost Artifacts Chapter 53 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 at Free against Northland Heroes's $3.99. Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.0). Northland Heroes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 is free to download; Northland Heroes costs $3.99 up front. Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Northland Heroes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Northland Heroes's written reviews are positive against 17% of Lost Artifacts Chapter 5's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Northland Heroes ships an update every 22 months, Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Northland Heroes versus Lost Artifacts Chapter 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNorthland HeroesLost Artifacts Chapter 5
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (24 ratings)3.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 14 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size412 MB1.1 GB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperRunesoft8Floor Company Limited

Customer experience

Northland Heroes

All ratings24 ratings
Positive20.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative72.0%

Lost Artifacts Chapter 5

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

Northland Heroes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lost Artifacts Chapter 5

One-time4
  • Start offer$7.99
  • One minute offer$8.99
  • Season offer$10.99
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  • Full price$14.99

Questions

Is Northland Heroes free?
Northland Heroes costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 free?
Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Northland Heroes or Lost Artifacts Chapter 5?
Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 is rated higher. Northland Heroes averages 2.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 averages 3.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Northland Heroes or Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 have ads?
Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 shows ads; Northland Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Northland Heroes or Lost Artifacts Chapter 5?
Northland Heroes ships an update every 22 months, and Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 every 14 months. Most recently, Northland Heroes was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lost Artifacts Chapter 5 on November 3, 2026.

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