Comparison

Tribal Wars vs Northgard

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

Head to head
About

Tribal Wars

Build and upgrade a medieval village into a mighty fortress. Recruit an army, form tribes with other players, and engage in real-time PvP battles to conquer enemy villages and expand your empire. Explore diverse worlds with unique victory conditions.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade over 15 unique buildings
  • Recruit diverse offensive and defensive units
  • Form tribes and declare war
  • Real-time PvP attacks and defenses
  • Conquer enemy villages
  • Play on multiple worlds with varied victory conditions
Features
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Create villages, forge bonds, conquer worlds! Fight with thousands of other players online in this medieval strategy game. What our players are saying: “Love that game! :)” “If you like strategy games you need to play Tribal Wars” Tribal Wars is a medieval strategy game which offers complex strategies and fun with a simple gameplay. Upgrade your village to a mighty fortress and raise your army. Band together with other players to form a powerful tribe and lead your troops into battle. Conquer the villages of your enemies and expand your empire. Will your tribe prevail? FEATURES • Free to play! • Build and upgrade more than 15 unique buildings • Raise an army by recruiting many different defense and offensive units • Appoint a paladin and find mighty equipment. • Attack, plunder and conquer your opponents in real time while defending your kingdom against attackers – real PvP. • Band together with other players to form a tribe and declare war on your enemies. • Many different worlds with altered victory conditions. • Play via your smartphone or via your browser. General Terms and Conditions: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/en/agb Imprint: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/en/imprint

About

Northgard

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
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Northgard is a strategy game based on Norse mythology in which you control a Clan of Vikings fighting for the control of a mysterious newfound continent. After years of tireless explorations, brave Vikings have discovered a new land filled with mystery, danger and riches: NORTHGARD. The boldest Northmen have set sail to explore and conquer these new shores, bring fame to their Clan and write history through conquest, trading, or devotion to the Gods. That is, if they can survive the dire Wolves and Undead Warriors roaming the land, befriend or defeat the giants, and survive the harshest winters ever witnessed in the North. FEATURES • Build your settlement on the newly discovered continent of Northgard • Assign your vikings to various jobs (Farmer, Warrior, Sailor, Loremaster...) • Manage your resources carefully and survive harsh winters and vicious foes • Expand and discover new territory with unique strategic opportunities • Achieve different victory conditions (Conquest, Fame, Lore, Trading...) STORY MODE: RIG’S SAGA The Viking High King is murdered and his Regal Horn is stolen by a man named Hagen. This event kickstarts a saga that will take Rig, his son and heir accompanied by his right-hand man Brand through the new continent of Northgard. The continent where he will make new friends and foes and discover a much greater threat than Hagen, and the reasons behind his father’s assassination. MULTIPLAYER • Play with or against other Mobile players with up to 6 players • Includes Duel, Free for All and Teamplay modes CHOOSE YOUR CLAN In order to complete the 11 campaign chapters, the player will have to master the specificities of the 6 first clans and tame the unforgiving wilderness of Northgard. More clans are joining the fight for Northgard! • Clan of the Snake: Act from the shadows and take the lead with cunning guerilla tactics • Clan of the Dragon: Embrace the old ways and please the gods with sacrifices • Clan of the Kraken: Harness the bounty of the sea and unleash its brutal might You can unlock the clans of the Snake, Dragon and Kraken separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Scale Bundle. • Clan of the Horse: Devote yourself to the art of blacksmithing and craft powerful Relics • Clan of the Ox: Equip ancestral equipment and prove the might of your forefathers • Clan of the Lynx: Adopt Nature’s way and lure mythical preys into ambushes You can unlock the Clans of the Horse, Ox and Lynx separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Fur Bundle. • Clan of the Squirrel: Gather ingredients to prepare special recipes and survive the harsh winters • Clan of the Rat: Embrace the way of the Shamans and work for the clan • Clan of the Eagle: Occupy a large territory, venture outside and gather resources Unlock the clans of the Squirrel, Rat and Eagle separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Winter Bundle. Carefully redesigned for mobile • Revamped interface • Game Center achievements • iCloud - Share your progress between iOS devices If you experience any issue with Northgard, please contact our customer support at support@playdigious.mail.helpshift.com and give us as much as possible information on your problem.

Screenshots

Tribal Wars4 screens
Northgard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tribal Wars at Free against Northgard's $8.99. Tribal Wars also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Northgard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#28 vs #146). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tribal Wars against 4.6 for Northgard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Tribal Wars's written reviews are positive against 61% of Northgard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tribal Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Northgard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tribal Wars versus Northgard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTribal WarsNorthgard
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better4.6 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews61.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K3.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#146#28 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB892 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperInnoGamesPlaydigious

Customer experience

Tribal Wars

All ratings2,052 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews583 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative35.7%

Northgard

All ratings3,671 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews1,052 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative27.1%

User reviews

Tribal Wars

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless between iPhone & PC
  • 🎮 Great game
  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 Addictive game
  • 👍 Excellent game

Room to improve

  • 💰 Pay to win
  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🤬 Toxic community
  • 🤯 Overwhelming for new players
  • 🔒 Unfair bans

Northgard

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fantastic strategy game
  • 👍 Challenging and fun
  • 👍 Excellent port to mobile
  • 👍 Lots of replayability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Buggy menus and UI
  • 🔋 Battery draining
  • 🐛 Glitchy audio
  • 🐛 Saves getting deleted

Bugs and requests

Tribal Wars

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and session timeouts
  • Inaccurate resource tracking
  • Broken report and mail functionality
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unresponsive UI elements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more functionality for mobile play
  • Improve map and village selection
  • Add more customization options
  • Reduce pay-to-win mechanics
  • Improve moderation and fairness

Northgard

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Menus and UI are buggy
  • Audio glitches and cuts out
  • Saves get deleted unexpectedly
  • Multiplayer is unreliable
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  • Achievements are not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Improve tutorial and instructions
  • Add controller support
  • Optimize performance and stability
  • Add Chinese language support
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  • Improve clan/unit selection and management

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tribal Wars

One-time10
  • Farm Assistant (30 days)$0.99
  • 20% higher wood production (7 days)$0.99
  • 20% higher clay production (7 days)$0.99
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  • 20% higher iron production (7 days)$0.99
  • Premium account (30 days)$4.99
  • 200 premium points$5.99
  • 600 premium points$9.99
  • 1500 premium points$19.99
  • 5000 premium points$49.99
  • 8000 Premium Points$79.99
10 purchases

Northgard

One-time10
  • Clan of the Squirrel$2.99
  • Clan of the snake$2.99
  • Clan of the Dragon$2.99
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  • Clan of the Horse$2.99
  • Clan of the Kraken$2.99
  • Clan of the Lynx$2.99
  • Clan of the Eagle$2.99
  • Scale Bundle$6.99
  • Fur Bundle$6.99
  • Winter Bundle$6.99

Questions

Is Tribal Wars free?
Tribal Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Northgard free?
Northgard costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tribal Wars or Northgard?
Tribal Wars is rated higher. Tribal Wars averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Northgard averages 4.6 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Tribal Wars or Northgard have ads?
Tribal Wars shows ads; Northgard does not.
Which is updated more often, Tribal Wars or Northgard?
Tribal Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Northgard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Tribal Wars was updated on November 10, 2026 and Northgard on November 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Tribal Wars or Northgard?
Tribal Wars currently peaks at #146 in the App Store charts, and Northgard at #28. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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