Comparison

Hedgewars vs Freeciv Go

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

Head to head
About

Hedgewars

Engage in hilarious, turn-based strategy combat with a team of armed hedgehogs. Utilize a vast arsenal of weapons and tools to outmaneuver and defeat your opponents across diverse, destructible landscapes. Enjoy single-player or multiplayer battles with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy combat
  • Hilarious artillery action
  • Up to 8-player local multiplayer
  • Randomly generated maps
  • 55+ devastating weapons
  • 25 game modifiers
  • Extensive team customization
Read full description

Hedgewars, it's a Blast! Description: This is the funniest and most addictive game you'll ever play - hilarious fun that you can enjoy anywhere, anytime. Hedgewars is a turn based strategy game but the real buzz is from watching the devastation caused by those pesky hedgehogs with those fantastic weapons - sneaky little blighters with a bad attitude! In other words Hedgewars is a turn based strategy, artillery, action and comedy game, featuring the antics of pink hedgehogs with attitude as they battle from the depths of hell to the depths of space. As commander, it's your job to assemble your crack team of hedgehog soldiers and bring the war to your enemy. Each player controls a team of several hedgehogs. During the course of the game, players take turns with one of their hedgehogs. They then use whatever tools and weapons are available to attack and kill the opponents' hedgehogs, thereby winning the game. Hedgehogs may move around the terrain in a variety of ways, normally by walking and jumping but also by using particular tools such as the "Rope" or "Parachute", to move to otherwise inaccessible areas. Each turn is time-limited to ensure that players do not hold up the game with excessive thinking or moving. A large variety of tools and weapons are available for players during the game: Grenade, Cluster Bomb, Bazooka, UFO, Shotgun, Desert Eagle, Fire Punch, Baseball Bat, Dynamite, Mine, Rope, Pneumatic pick, Parachute. Most weapons, when used, cause explosions that deform the terrain, removing circular chunks. The landscape is an island floating on a body of water, or a restricted cave with water at the bottom. A hedgehog dies when it enters the water (either by falling off the island, or through a hole in the bottom of it), it is thrown off either side of the arena or when its health is reduced, typically from contact with explosions, to zero (the damage dealt to the attacked hedgehog or hedgehogs after a player's or CPU turn is shown only when all movement on the battlefield has ceased). * Hilarious and devastating turn based combat for up to 8 players * Local multiplayer with optional AI opponents * Battle on an infinite number of randomly generated maps with over 31 environments, or choose from 48 set image maps * Utilise 55 (and counting) devastating weapons! Defeat your foes with simple weapons like Grenades or take it to the next level and trash entire landscapes with weapons like the Melon Bomb or Piano Strike * Play the game your way, with 25 different game modifiers, tweak almost every aspect of the match * Customize your team, with over 280 costumes, 32 graves, 13 forts, 100s of flags and unique voice packs * Huge battles with up to 64 hogs

About

Freeciv Go

Lead a civilization to ultimate dominance in this free, turn-based multiplayer strategy game. Compete against others or AI to become the greatest civilization. Experience addictive empire-building gameplay inspired by classic strategy titles.

Highlights
  • Turn-based multiplayer strategy
  • Empire building
  • Civilization leadership
  • Network play
  • Individual vs. computer play
  • Addictive gameplay
Read full description

Freeciv is a free turn-based multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: To become the greatest civilization. Players of Sid Meier's Civilization® series should feel at home, since one aim of Freeciv is to have rulesets with compatible rules. Freeciv is maintained by an international team of coders and enthusiasts, and is easily one of the most fun and addictive network or individual-versus-computer video games out there!

Screenshots

Hedgewars3 screens
Freeciv Go3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Freeciv Go at every 2 weeks against Hedgewars's monthly. Freeciv Go also leads on ratings volume (190 vs 25). Hedgewars's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Hedgewars against 4.2 for Freeciv Go. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Freeciv Go has 190 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Hedgewars's written reviews are positive against 60% of Freeciv Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hedgewars ships an update monthly, Freeciv Go every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hedgewars versus Freeciv Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHedgewarsFreeciv Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (25 ratings) — better4.2 (190 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews60.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25190 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB47 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAnton MalmyginVladimir Davidovich

Customer experience

Hedgewars

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative38.0%

Freeciv Go

All ratings190 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral13.3%
Negative26.5%

User reviews

Hedgewars

From 25 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Amazing free game
  • 👍 Unbeatable hours of play
  • 🚫 No ads, data, or tracking
  • 💯 Fabulous game, almost PC quality
  • 🎮 Good free alternative to Worms

Room to improve

  • ❓ No instructions or tutorial
  • 📉 UX needs work
  • 🐛 Too many bugs
  • 😵 Unplayable on mobile
  • 🐛 Instant crash in portrait

Freeciv Go

From 190 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great port of classic game
  • 👍 Intuitive controls
  • 🎨 Faithful to original Freeciv
  • 🎮 Nostalgic Civ experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes after many turns
  • 🤖 Overpowered AI
  • 🕹️ Clunky UI/UX
  • 🔍 Lack of information/tutorials

Bugs and requests

Hedgewars

Reported bugs

117 issues
  • No instructions, no tutorial
  • Too many bugs
  • UX needs a lot of work
  • Unplayable on mobile
  • Instant crash when portrait orientation
Show 112 more
  • Crashes a lot
  • Crashes after loading a game
  • Game freezes
  • Vertical jump button useless
  • Not working on iPhone 4s
  • Zoomed, not playable
  • Screen freezes
  • Zoomed in screen, no controls
  • Unplayable
  • Zoomed in view of part of screen
  • Crashes constantly
  • Weird bug
  • Buttons disappear, zooms weirdly, visual glitches
  • Starts loaded and freezes
  • Crashes
  • Game screen only shows up on a fourth of the actual screen
  • Keeps kicking me off when I use certain weapons
  • Crashes 4 out of 5 games
  • Crashes even worse with the update
  • Freezes every time I try to play
  • Crashes halfway through
  • Won't start a game
  • Freezes up
  • Unresponsive
  • Crashes all the time
  • Crashes to much
  • New version doesn't let me battle or make new teams
  • Mobile version still premature and buggy
  • Sound driver buggy
  • Crashes the game occasionally
  • New weapon select menu is harder to use
  • Freezes after each game
  • Weapon icons hard to distinguish
  • Game doesn't start
  • Tons of bugs
  • Rough quality
  • Confusing
  • Not fun
  • Crashes frequently
  • Game makes zero sense
  • Crashes
  • Freezes
  • Bug filled
  • Crashes after loading
  • Game freezes
  • Won't work
  • Freezes up
  • Unresponsive
  • Crashes all the time
  • Crashes to much
  • New version doesn't let me battle or make new teams
  • Mobile version premature and buggy
  • Sound driver buggy
  • Crashes the game occasionally
  • New weapon select menu is harder to use
  • Freezes after each game
  • Weapon icons hard to distinguish
  • Game doesn't start
  • Tons of bugs
  • Rough quality
  • Confusing
  • Not fun
  • Crashes frequently
  • Game makes zero sense
  • Crashes
  • Freezes
  • Bug filled
  • Crashes after loading
  • Game freezes
  • Won't work
  • Freezes up
  • Unresponsive
  • Crashes all the time
  • Crashes to much
  • New version doesn't let me battle or make new teams
  • Mobile version premature and buggy
  • Sound driver buggy
  • Crashes the game occasionally
  • New weapon select menu is harder to use
  • Freezes after each game
  • Weapon icons hard to distinguish
  • Game doesn't start
  • Tons of bugs
  • Rough quality
  • Confusing
  • Not fun
  • Crashes frequently
  • Game makes zero sense
  • Crashes
  • Freezes
  • Bug filled
  • Crashes after loading
  • Game freezes
  • Won't work
  • Freezes up
  • Unresponsive
  • Crashes all the time
  • Crashes to much
  • New version doesn't let me battle or make new teams
  • Mobile version premature and buggy
  • Sound driver buggy
  • Crashes the game occasionally
  • New weapon select menu is harder to use
  • Freezes after each game
  • Weapon icons hard to distinguish
  • Game doesn't start
  • Tons of bugs
  • Rough quality
  • Confusing
  • Not fun
  • Crashes frequently
  • Game makes zero sense

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add multiplayer feature
  • Improve menu to match PC version
  • Enhance jumping
  • Add possibility to exit current level/return to main menu
  • Create own maps and weapons
Show 9 more
  • Add network mode and AI mode
  • Improve UI
  • Add mini map
  • Fix sound driver
  • Improve stability
  • Make weapon icons easier to distinguish
  • Play against someone over Wifi or bluetooth
  • Add dual controls
  • Add retina support

Freeciv Go

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Diplomacy system not working as expected
  • Performance issues on older devices
  • Crashes with external keyboards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Pinch-to-zoom functionality
  • Customizable rulesets
  • Tech tree/Civilopedia
  • Map editor
  • Multiplayer support

In-app purchases

None

Hedgewars

No in-app purchases

None

Freeciv Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hedgewars free?
Hedgewars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Freeciv Go free?
Freeciv Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hedgewars or Freeciv Go?
Hedgewars is rated higher. Hedgewars averages 4.3 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Freeciv Go averages 4.2 from 190 ratings.
Do Hedgewars or Freeciv Go have ads?
Neither Hedgewars nor Freeciv Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hedgewars or Freeciv Go?
Hedgewars ships an update monthly, and Freeciv Go every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hedgewars was updated on November 1, 2026 and Freeciv Go on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons