# Northgard vs XO

The clearest difference is price: XO at Free against Northgard's $7.99. XO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.6). Northgard's advantage is chart position (#15 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

XO is free to download; Northgard costs $7.99 up front. Northgard sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. XO asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Northgard | XO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.6 (3.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northgard/id1533979882/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3.7K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#15** | — |
| Size | 892 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | **8.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Playdigious](https://appshunter.io/developer/1041387229) | [LOURENCO ARNASALON](https://appshunter.io/developer/1492939173) |

## What reviewers say

### Northgard

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northgard/id1533979882)

**Currently charting:** #15 Top Paid · Role Playing, #52 Top Paid · Strategy, #144 Top Paid · Games (US App Store)

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

**In-app purchases (12)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clan of the Rat | $2.95 | one-time |
| Clan of the Squirrel | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the snake | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Dragon | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Horse | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Ox | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Kraken | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Lynx | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Eagle | $2.99 | one-time |
| Scale Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |
| Fur Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |
| Winter Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fantastic strategy game
- 👍 Challenging and fun
- 👍 Excellent port to mobile
- 👍 Lots of replayability

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Buggy menus and UI
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🐛 Glitchy audio
- 🐛 Saves getting deleted

**Reported bugs**

- Game crashes frequently
- Menus and UI are buggy
- Audio glitches and cuts out
- Saves get deleted unexpectedly
- Multiplayer is unreliable

**Requested features**

- Add multiplayer mode
- Improve tutorial and instructions
- Add controller support
- Optimize performance and stability
- Add Chinese language support


### XO

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xo-tactic/id6478049865)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Northgard free?

Northgard costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is XO free?

XO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Northgard or XO have ads?

Neither Northgard nor XO shows ads.

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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.*