Comparison

Tribal Wars vs Mathy Duck

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

Mathy Duck

Features
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Meet Mathy Duck — a friendly companion who turns math practice into a game kids actually want to play. Follow the map across five islands of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and mixed (a mixed-math island for a real challenge). Solve number bubbles, earn stars, and collect coins to spend in the Duck Shop on accessories for your duck. WHY PARENTS LIKE IT • No ads, no sign-up, no internet connection required • Nothing is collected or shared — all progress stays on the device • No chat or way for kids to contact anyone in the app • Built for real practice: four operations, level-based progression, replayable levels WHY KIDS LIKE IT • Pick their own duck color and dress it up with earned coins • Friendly pirate-map theme with islands to unlock • Instant, encouraging feedback on every answer Available in English, Turkish, Albanian, and Montenegrin/Croatian/Serbian (Latin). Mathy Duck is designed from the ground up for children — simple, safe, and focused on one thing: making numbers fun.

Screenshots

Tribal Wars4 screens
Mathy Duck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mathy Duck at none against Tribal Wars's 10. Mathy Duck also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Tribal Wars's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Tribal Wars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mathy Duck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tribal Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, Mathy Duck fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tribal Wars versus Mathy Duck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTribal WarsMathy Duck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB76 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperInnoGamesCEMIL ALAEDDIN SAATCI

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

Mathy Duck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Mathy Duck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tribal Wars free?
Tribal Wars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mathy Duck free?
Mathy Duck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tribal Wars or Mathy Duck have ads?
Tribal Wars shows ads; Mathy Duck does not.
Which is updated more often, Tribal Wars or Mathy Duck?
Tribal Wars ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mathy Duck fortnightly. Most recently, Tribal Wars was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mathy Duck on October 31, 2026.

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