Comparison

Builderment vs Tribal Forts

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

Head to head
About

Builderment

Build and automate complex production lines on an alien planet. Harvest resources, craft items, and research new technologies to send goods back to Earth. Expand your factories and optimize your resource extraction.

Highlights
  • Build factories on a massive scale
  • Automate item crafting
  • Use conveyor belts for transport
  • Research new technologies
  • Harvest diverse resources
  • Expand production lines
Features
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Builderment is a factory building game at heart. It’s all about crafting and automation. You start by harvesting resources and crafting items in factories. Use those crafted items to research new technology and recipes to craft ever more complex items. Earth has run out of resources... You have been sent to a distant planet to extract its infinite resources and craft items to send back to Earth. You'll need to establish a base on this planet to build factories and production lines to automate the assembly of items. Features * Build factories on a massive scale * Use conveyor belts to transport items between factories * Craft dozens of unique items * Research technology to build more advanced buildings * Expand to harvest every resource on the map

About

Tribal Forts

Engage in fast-paced, turn-based strategy battles on randomly generated maps. Build your army, conquer forts, and outmaneuver opponents with a variety of units and technologies. Perfect for quick gaming sessions, this game offers simple mechanics and challenging AI.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Offline play supported
  • No in-game purchases
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Variety of units and technologies
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Fog of war mechanic
Features
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A turn-based strategy game combining civilization development with tactical battles for control of the islands. Play through the campaign or start new games on randomly generated maps. Research technologies, develop cities, build armies, and conquer new territories. Features: • 12-mission campaign with varied objectives • randomly generated maps • city development and resource management • technology tree • different unit types and siege weapons • ships and naval operations • fog of war - opponents can only see the areas they have explored • single-player against AI • fully playable offline Difficulty on random maps: • Easy - opponents receive the same amount of resources as you • Medium - opponents receive more resources • Hard - opponents receive significantly more resources

Screenshots

Builderment4 screens
Tribal Forts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Builderment at 87% against Tribal Forts's 0%. Builderment also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Tribal Forts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Builderment sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Tribal Forts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Builderment ships an update every 6 weeks, Tribal Forts every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Builderment versus Tribal Forts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildermentTribal Forts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB253 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBuilderment LLCMykhailo Bursa

Customer experience

Builderment

All ratings3,321 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,204 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.0%

Tribal Forts

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Builderment

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing resources when moving storage
  • Conveyor belt pathing issues and clipping
  • Inconsistent resource production rates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to run the game in the background
  • Multiple research labs for parallel progression
  • More varied and customizable map layouts
  • Conveyor belt color-coding or labeling
  • Overflow and smart splitter mechanics
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  • Prestige mode or new game+ options

Tribal Forts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Builderment

One-time9
  • Pile of Gems$2.99
  • Pile of Gems$4.99
  • Bunch of Gems$6.99
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  • Bunch of Gems$9.99
  • Sack of Gems2 variants$19.99
  • Advanced World Settings$19.99
  • Chest of Gems$29.99
  • Chest of Gems$39.99
  • Vault of Gems$79.99
None

Tribal Forts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Builderment free?
Builderment is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tribal Forts free?
Tribal Forts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Builderment or Tribal Forts have ads?
Both Builderment and Tribal Forts show ads.
Which is updated more often, Builderment or Tribal Forts?
Builderment ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tribal Forts every 13 months. Most recently, Builderment was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tribal Forts on October 20, 2026.

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