Tribal Wars vs SynthStack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
SynthStack
A neon-lit puzzle game set in a cyberpunk world. Stack and align vibrant shapes to clear levels, challenging your strategy and reflexes with retro-futuristic visuals and immersive soundscapes.
- Neon-lit cyberpunk world
- Stack and align vibrant shapes
- Retro-futuristic visuals
- Immersive soundscapes
- Strategy and reflex challenges
- High score chasing
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SynthStack is a thrilling puzzle game that transports you into a neon-lit, cyberpunk world inspired by synthwave aesthetics. Your mission is to stack and align vibrant shapes, clearing levels while enjoying dynamic gameplay. With its retro-futuristic visuals and immersive soundscapes, SynthStack challenges your strategy and reflexes. Whether you're chasing high scores or perfecting your skills, this game offers endless entertainment in a visually stunning environment. Download SynthStack now and dive into the future of puzzle gaming!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SynthStack at 100% against Tribal Wars's 54%. SynthStack also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tribal Wars's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tribal Wars sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and SynthStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SynthStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tribal Wars has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Tribal Wars's written reviews are positive against 100% of SynthStack's.
Tribal Wars ships an update every 3 weeks, SynthStack every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Tribal Wars | SynthStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InnoGames | Nurullah Macun |
Customer experience
Tribal Wars
SynthStack
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
SynthStack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tribal Wars
- 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
- 80 premium points$2.99
- Premium account (30 days)$4.99
- 200 premium points$5.99
- 600 premium points$9.99
- Medium item package$9.99
- 1500 premium points$19.99
- 5000 premium points$49.99
- 8000 Premium Points$79.99
SynthStack
- Remove ads$2.99
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