# Tribal Wars vs Northgard

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 (#33 vs #159). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

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.

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.

Tribal Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Northgard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tribal Wars | Northgard |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $8.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (2.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tribal-wars/id435365767/reviews)** | [4.6 (3.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northgard/id1533979882/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K | **3.7K** |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews | **61.4% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #159 | **#33** |
| Size | 79 MB | 892 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [InnoGames](https://appshunter.io/developer/435365770) | [Playdigious](https://appshunter.io/developer/1041387229) |

## What reviewers say

### Tribal Wars

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tribal-wars/id435365767)

**Currently charting:** #159 Top Grossing · Strategy, #174 Top Grossing · Simulation (US App Store)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farm Assistant (30 days) | $0.99 | one-time |
| 20% higher wood production (7 days) | $0.99 | one-time |
| 20% higher clay production (7 days) | $0.99 | one-time |
| 20% higher iron production (7 days) | $0.99 | one-time |
| Premium account (30 days) | $4.99 | one-time |
| 200 premium points | $5.99 | one-time |
| 600 premium points | $9.99 | one-time |
| 1500 premium points | $19.99 | one-time |
| 5000 premium points | $49.99 | one-time |
| 8000 Premium Points | $79.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/northgard/id1533979882)

**Currently charting:** #33 Top Paid · Role Playing, #70 Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)

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

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clan of the Squirrel | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the snake | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Dragon | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Horse | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Kraken | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Lynx | $2.99 | one-time |
| Clan of the Eagle | $2.99 | one-time |
| Scale Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |
| Fur Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |
| Winter Bundle | $6.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- Game crashes frequently
- Menus and UI are buggy
- Audio glitches and cuts out
- Saves get deleted unexpectedly
- Multiplayer is unreliable

**Requested features**

- Add multiplayer mode
- Improve tutorial and instructions
- Add controller support
- Optimize performance and stability
- Add Chinese language support


## Frequently asked 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 13, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Tribal Wars or Northgard?

Tribal Wars currently peaks at #159 in the App Store charts, and Northgard at #33. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*