Comparison

Four Tribes vs TI Timer

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

Head to head
About

Four Tribes

Lead your people to victory as a god, flattening land for settlements and unleashing disasters on rival tribes. Guide your peasants to build and harness their power to dominate the competition.

Highlights
  • Lead your tribe as a god
  • Flatten land for settlements
  • Build settlements
  • Unleash disasters on enemies
  • Compete against rival tribes
Features
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As the God of your tribe you must protect and lead your people to victory over the other three competing tribes. Flatten the land so your peasants can find space to build settlements, and with the power that they give to you rain down disasters on your enemies' heads. For the latest news on all of my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!

About

TI Timer

This app provides a turn timer for board games, especially those with long playtimes like Twilight Imperium 4. It tracks player thinking time, supports pauses, and offers detailed post-game statistics. It also features lock screen live activities and customizable player announcements.

Highlights
  • Turn timer for long board games
  • Player thinking time tracking
  • Pause and undo support
  • Lock screen live activities
  • Customizable player announcements
  • Post-game statistics and rankings
Features
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TI Timer is a turn timer built for long board-game nights—especially Twilight Imperium 4. Track exactly how long each player spends thinking, keep the table moving, and review the stats when the game is over. Whether you’re playing a quick afternoon session or an all-day galactic war, TI Timer stays accurate in the background, survives pauses and interruptions, and gives your group a fair, clear record of who used the clock—and who didn’t. BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Large, readable active-player display in portrait and landscape • One-tap Next Player, Pass, and Undo • Timestamp-based timing that stays correct when you lock your phone or switch apps • Pause support for food breaks, rules disputes, and pizza arrivals TWILIGHT IMPERIUM 4 • Strategy card tracking and round flow tools made for TI4 • Initiative and in-game TI4 options your group can turn on as needed • Mark strategy cards as used during a round • Detailed post-game stats and a TI4 Hall of Fame for your regular group LOCK SCREEN LIVE ACTIVITIES See whose turn it is without unlocking your phone. The Lock Screen shows the current player, turn timer, and who’s on deck—and you can advance to the next player right from the Lock Screen. YOUR CREW, YOUR VOICES Save players to a library with custom colors. Record name announcements or generate them with AI, then hear each player called when their turn begins. STATS THAT MATTER • Live thinking-time stats during play • Full results with rankings and charts when the game ends • Group statistics across multiple games MADE FOR LONG GAMES TI Timer is designed for sessions that run hours, not minutes. Recover after unexpected app closes, undo accidental taps, and back up players and game data to iCloud so reinstalling doesn’t wipe your group’s history. ALSO WORKS FOR OTHER GAMES TI Timer started with TI4 in mind, but it works for any turn-based board game where you want fair timing and good post-game data. Stop guessing who’s "thinking" the most. Start measuring it.

Screenshots

Four Tribes3 screens
TI Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TI Timer at Free against Four Tribes's $1.99. TI Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Four Tribes's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). 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

TI Timer is free to download; Four Tribes costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TI Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Four Tribes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Four Tribes ships an update every 7 months, TI Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Four Tribes versus TI Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFour TribesTI Timer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorJames Browning

Customer experience

Four Tribes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative37.4%

TI Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Four Tribes

Reported bugs

32 issues
  • Regularly crashes
  • Action takes place offscreen or is blocked
  • Game runs slow when a lot is happening
  • Recently started crashing
  • Needs landscape mode for iPad
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  • Cannot keep up with fast chip
  • Lack of raising land on land
  • Playing with just thumb is rubbish
  • CPU is unforgiving
  • Struggling to win level one on very easy
  • Huge random element
  • Not playable on Plus
  • Cannot launch games on 6S
  • Momentum scrolling is terrible
  • Broken on iOS8
  • Unplayable
  • Cannot scroll beyond level boundaries
  • Accidental volcanoes when flattening edge
  • Save your money until new version
  • Game crashes on title screen
  • Does not open
  • Refusing to load since OS4 update
  • Choppy/slow performance
  • Waste of time and money, does not load
  • Restored phone and iPod touch because of it
  • Won't even open
  • Crashes at the very beginning
  • Won't start up
  • Level 13 crashes every time
  • Game crashes on title screen
  • Laggy on old devices
  • Crashing issues

Requested features

32 requests
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • More introduction/tutorial
  • Gentle pace for starting
  • Build and flatten land
  • Smarter AI for harder levels
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  • Add sink holes or landslides
  • Modern militaristic version (nukes, missiles)
  • Drag to add land
  • Add Demi gods
  • Create own levels and share
  • More levels
  • Animated landscape changes
  • LAN or GameCenter multiplayer
  • Custom maps/user created levels
  • Time speed up/slow down
  • Better AI for troops and AI
  • More textures (swamps, deserts)
  • Reset game or more levels
  • Freeplay mode
  • Achievements
  • Multiplayer
  • Infinite mode
  • Ability to control Knights
  • Build water
  • Raise mountains
  • Add tornadoes
  • Raise sea level
  • Choice of enemy count
  • Music/background sound
  • Wizard character
  • Different building types
  • More attacks

TI Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Four Tribes

No in-app purchases

None

TI Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Four Tribes free?
Four Tribes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TI Timer free?
TI Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Four Tribes or TI Timer?
TI Timer is rated higher. Four Tribes averages 3.6 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while TI Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Four Tribes or TI Timer have ads?
Neither Four Tribes nor TI Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Four Tribes or TI Timer?
Four Tribes ships an update every 7 months, and TI Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Four Tribes was updated on October 14, 2026 and TI Timer on October 2, 2026.

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