# Northgard vs PocketClonk

The clearest difference is price: PocketClonk at Free against Northgard's $8.99. Northgard's advantage is chart position (#23 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

PocketClonk is free to download; Northgard costs $8.99 up front. Northgard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PocketClonk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

## The numbers

| Metric | Northgard | PocketClonk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $8.99 | **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 | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | **#23** | — |
| Size | 892 MB | 85 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Playdigious](https://appshunter.io/developer/1041387229) | [Jonathan Vogelbusch](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787507921) |

## What reviewers say

### Northgard

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

**Currently charting:** #23 Top Paid · Role Playing, #58 Top Paid · Strategy, #187 Top Paid · Games (US App Store)

Lead a Viking clan to settle, survive, and conquer a mysterious new continent. Manage resources, assign jobs, and battle mythical creatures and harsh winters. Explore unique strategic opportunities and achieve victory through conquest, fame, or devotion.

**Highlights:** Build and manage settlements, Assign Vikings to jobs, Resource management, Survive harsh winters and foes, Explore new territories, Multiple victory conditions, Story mode and multiplayer

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 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


### PocketClonk

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocketclonk/id6794813090)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scenario Access | $6.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Northgard free?

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

### Is PocketClonk free?

PocketClonk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Northgard or PocketClonk have ads?

Neither Northgard nor PocketClonk 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.*