# Northgard vs DiceX

The clearest difference is price: DiceX at Free against Northgard's $7.99. DiceX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12). Northgard's advantage is chart position (#21 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

Northgard ships an update every 6 weeks, DiceX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Northgard | DiceX |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.6 (3.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northgard/id1533979882/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3.6K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#21** | — |
| Size | 892 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Playdigious](https://appshunter.io/developer/1041387229) | [Abdulkadir Er](https://appshunter.io/developer/1874672568) |

## What reviewers say

### Northgard

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

**Currently charting:** #21 Top Paid · Role Playing, #66 Top Paid · Strategy (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


### DiceX

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dicex/id6759012641)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Northgard free?

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

### Is DiceX free?

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

### Do Northgard or DiceX have ads?

Neither Northgard nor DiceX shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Northgard or DiceX?

Northgard ships an update every 6 weeks, and DiceX every 3 months. Most recently, Northgard was updated on September 26, 2026 and DiceX on September 11, 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.*