Comparison

RTS Siege Up! vs Northgard

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

Head to head
About

RTS Siege Up!

Experience classic real-time strategy with a medieval fantasy twist. Build castles, command armies, and engage in strategic battles without pay-to-win mechanics. Enjoy a rich campaign, multiplayer modes, and extensive modding support.

Highlights
  • 26-mission campaign
  • Online PvP and PvE multiplayer
  • Wi-Fi multiplayer support
  • Level editor for custom missions
  • Destroyable castle walls
  • Naval battles
  • Modding support
Features
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Full-featured old-school fantasy RTS. No boosters. No timers. No pay-to-win. Battles last 10–20 minutes. 34-mission campaign, online PvP and PvE. Wi-Fi multiplayer and modding support. • Medieval castles with stone and wooden walls! • Build catapults and other siege engines to break through the walls! • Archers, infantry and cavalry stand ready to defend your stronghold. • Naval battles, transport ships and fishing boats • Capture and hold resources and strategic positions This is an indie game in active development. Share your ideas on social media and contact me directly! All links are in the main menu. Features: • Ranked matches: 1v1 and team battles, leagues from Wooden to Mythic and a global leaderboard • 34-mission campaign with varied gameplay mechanics, crowns for every mission and a Hardcore mode • Multiplayer (Wi-Fi or public servers) with spectator mode, in-game chat, reconnection support, team play with or against bots, unit sharing with teammates, PvP and PvE maps. Cross-play with PC and other platforms. • In-game library of over 4000 player-made PvP and PvE maps. Share your levels and promote them in the community! • Autosaves and replay recording (enable in settings) • Level editor: create your own game modes and campaign missions with character lines, dialogues and plenty of triggers, close to visual scripting • Walls that only siege weapons can destroy, giving bonuses to defenders • Battle and transport ships, fishing boats, building anywhere on the map and capturing resources • Full support for portrait mode on smartphones, multiple ways to select your army, minimap, control groups • Cheats, an essential part of any old-school RTS, are included in Siege Up! too (can be disabled in settings) • Experimental peer-to-peer play over the internet, proven to work on iOS (see the guide on the official wiki) • Experimental cross-platform modding support (see the source code in the official repository)

About

Northgard

Lead a Viking clan to explore, settle, and conquer a mysterious new continent. Manage resources, assign jobs, and survive harsh winters and dangerous foes. Choose your clan's path to victory through conquest, trade, or devotion.

Highlights
  • Build and manage settlements
  • Assign Vikings to jobs
  • Resource management and survival
  • Territory expansion and discovery
  • Multiple victory conditions
  • Story mode campaign
  • Multiplayer modes
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Northgard is a strategy game based on Norse mythology in which you control a Clan of Vikings fighting for the control of a mysterious newfound continent. After years of tireless explorations, brave Vikings have discovered a new land filled with mystery, danger and riches: NORTHGARD. The boldest Northmen have set sail to explore and conquer these new shores, bring fame to their Clan and write history through conquest, trading, or devotion to the Gods. That is, if they can survive the dire Wolves and Undead Warriors roaming the land, befriend or defeat the giants, and survive the harshest winters ever witnessed in the North. FEATURES • Build your settlement on the newly discovered continent of Northgard • Assign your vikings to various jobs (Farmer, Warrior, Sailor, Loremaster...) • Manage your resources carefully and survive harsh winters and vicious foes • Expand and discover new territory with unique strategic opportunities • Achieve different victory conditions (Conquest, Fame, Lore, Trading...) STORY MODE: RIG’S SAGA The Viking High King is murdered and his Regal Horn is stolen by a man named Hagen. This event kickstarts a saga that will take Rig, his son and heir accompanied by his right-hand man Brand through the new continent of Northgard. The continent where he will make new friends and foes and discover a much greater threat than Hagen, and the reasons behind his father’s assassination. MULTIPLAYER • Play with or against other Mobile players with up to 6 players • Includes Duel, Free for All and Teamplay modes CHOOSE YOUR CLAN In order to complete the 11 campaign chapters, the player will have to master the specificities of the 6 first clans and tame the unforgiving wilderness of Northgard. More clans are joining the fight for Northgard! • Clan of the Snake: Act from the shadows and take the lead with cunning guerilla tactics • Clan of the Dragon: Embrace the old ways and please the gods with sacrifices • Clan of the Kraken: Harness the bounty of the sea and unleash its brutal might You can unlock the clans of the Snake, Dragon and Kraken separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Scale Bundle. • Clan of the Horse: Devote yourself to the art of blacksmithing and craft powerful Relics • Clan of the Ox: Equip ancestral equipment and prove the might of your forefathers • Clan of the Lynx: Adopt Nature’s way and lure mythical preys into ambushes You can unlock the Clans of the Horse, Ox and Lynx separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Fur Bundle. • Clan of the Squirrel: Gather ingredients to prepare special recipes and survive the harsh winters • Clan of the Rat: Embrace the way of the Shamans and work for the clan • Clan of the Eagle: Occupy a large territory, venture outside and gather resources Unlock the clans of the Squirrel, Rat and Eagle separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Winter Bundle. Carefully redesigned for mobile • Revamped interface • Game Center achievements • iCloud - Share your progress between iOS devices If you experience any issue with Northgard, please contact our customer support at support@playdigious.mail.helpshift.com and give us as much as possible information on your problem.

Screenshots

RTS Siege Up!4 screens
Northgard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RTS Siege Up! at none against Northgard's 10. RTS Siege Up! also leads on price ($3.99 vs $8.99) and review sentiment (83% vs 61%). Northgard's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 35) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and chart position 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

RTS Siege Up! costs $3.99 and Northgard $8.99 up front. Northgard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. RTS Siege Up! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for RTS Siege Up! against 4.6 for Northgard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Northgard has 3.7K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of RTS Siege Up!'s written reviews are positive against 61% of Northgard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTS Siege Up! ships an update monthly, Northgard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RTS Siege Up! versus Northgard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTS Siege Up!Northgard
Price$3.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.5 (35 ratings)4.6 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better61.4% of reviews
Number of ratings353.7K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#51#19 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB892 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDenis ZdorovtsovPlaydigious

Customer experience

RTS Siege Up!

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative6.7%

Northgard

All ratings3,606 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews1,052 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative27.1%

Bugs and requests

RTS Siege Up!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Northgard

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Menus and UI are buggy
  • Audio glitches and cuts out
  • Saves get deleted unexpectedly
  • Multiplayer is unreliable
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  • Achievements are not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Improve tutorial and instructions
  • Add controller support
  • Optimize performance and stability
  • Add Chinese language support
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  • Improve clan/unit selection and management

In-app purchases

None

RTS Siege Up!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Northgard

One-time10
  • Clan of the snake$2.99
  • Clan of the Dragon$2.99
  • Clan of the Horse$2.99
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  • Clan of the Ox$2.99
  • Clan of the Kraken$2.99
  • Clan of the Lynx$2.99
  • Clan of the Eagle$2.99
  • Scale Bundle$6.99
  • Fur Bundle$6.99
  • Winter Bundle$6.99

Questions

Is RTS Siege Up! free?
RTS Siege Up! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Northgard free?
Northgard costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RTS Siege Up! or Northgard?
Northgard is rated higher. RTS Siege Up! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Northgard averages 4.6 from 3.7K ratings.
Do RTS Siege Up! or Northgard have ads?
Neither RTS Siege Up! nor Northgard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTS Siege Up! or Northgard?
RTS Siege Up! ships an update monthly, and Northgard every 6 weeks. Most recently, RTS Siege Up! was updated on November 7, 2026 and Northgard on November 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, RTS Siege Up! or Northgard?
RTS Siege Up! currently peaks at #51 in the App Store charts, and Northgard at #19. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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