Comparison

Between Two Cities Stonemaier vs Caverna

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

Head to head
About

Between Two Cities Stonemaier

A partnership-driven tile-drafting game where players collaborate to design cities. Each player works with neighbors to place tiles representing city elements, aiming for high livability scores in two cities. The game emphasizes shared attention and strategic placement.

Highlights
  • Partnership-driven tile drafting
  • City design with various tiles
  • Scoring based on city livability
  • Play with 3-7 players
  • Simultaneous city development
Features
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Between Two Cities is a partnership-driven tile-drafting game in which each tile represents part of a city: factory, shop, park, landmarks, etc. You work with the player on your left to design the heart of one city, and with the player on your right to design the heart of another city. On each turn you select two tiles from hand, reveal them, then work with your partners separately to place one of those tiles into each of your two cities before passing the remaining hand of tiles around the table. At the end of the game, each city is scored for its livability. Your final score is the lower of the livability scores of the two cities you helped design. To win, you have to share your attention and your devotion between two cities. The player with the highest final score wins the game. The game features play for 3-7 players.

About

Caverna

Lead a dwarf tribe to expand their cavern home and cultivate the surrounding forest. Dig deeper for resources, furnish rooms to grow your tribe, and forge weapons for adventures. Cultivate fields, breed animals, and increase your wealth to become the strongest tribe leader.

Highlights
  • Dwarf tribe management
  • Cavern expansion and furnishing
  • Resource cultivation and mining
  • Animal breeding and farming
  • Weapon forging and adventures
  • Worker action system
Features
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Caverna by Uwe Rosenberg makes you the head of a dwarf tribe, living in a small cavern. You cultivate the forest in front of your cavern and dig deeper into the mountain throughout the game. By furnishing rooms in your caverns you make space to grow your tribe and and create new goods from your resources. Deeper into the mountain you will find fountains as well as ore and gem mines. It's on you to decide how much ore and gems you want to mine, giving you the opportunity to forge weapons and go on adventures; a new way to do things in the game instead of using actions with your workers. Outside your cavern you can clear the forest, cultivate fields, fence pastures and grow crops or breed animals. All this in order to increase your wealth and become the strongest and best tribe leader of them all!

Screenshots

Between Two Cities Stonemaier3 screens
Caverna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Between Two Cities Stonemaier at $3.99 against Caverna's $11.99. Caverna's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Between Two Cities Stonemaier costs $3.99 and Caverna $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caverna holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Between Two Cities Stonemaier's written reviews are positive against 61% of Caverna's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Between Two Cities Stonemaier ships an update every 4 months, Caverna every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Between Two Cities Stonemaier versus Caverna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetween Two Cities StonemaierCaverna
Price$3.99 — better$11.99
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.1 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews61.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings412 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#135 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB450 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDTDA GamesDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Between Two Cities Stonemaier

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Caverna

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.9%

In-app purchases

None

Between Two Cities Stonemaier

No in-app purchases

None

Caverna

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Between Two Cities Stonemaier free?
Between Two Cities Stonemaier costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Caverna free?
Caverna costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Between Two Cities Stonemaier or Caverna?
Caverna is rated higher. Between Two Cities Stonemaier averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Caverna averages 4.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Between Two Cities Stonemaier or Caverna have ads?
Neither Between Two Cities Stonemaier nor Caverna shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Between Two Cities Stonemaier or Caverna?
Between Two Cities Stonemaier ships an update every 4 months, and Caverna every 6 days. Most recently, Between Two Cities Stonemaier was updated on September 8, 2026 and Caverna on September 23, 2026.

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