Comparison

Oh! Edo Towns vs Townsmen Premium

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

Head to head
About

Oh! Edo Towns

Build your own samurai town in Edo period Japan. Strategically place buildings to create combos and boost your town's yield. Rewrite history with your unique medieval marvels.

Highlights
  • Build Edo period towns
  • Strategic building placement
  • Create building combos
  • Boost town yield
  • Rewrite history
  • Screen rotation and zoom
Features
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Plunge into the past for a rousing romp through Edo period Japan! Your ideal samurai town awaits you! Erect houses, castles, and all manner of medieval marvels with a touch of the finger--rewriting the pages of history as you see fit! Strategically place compatible buildings to make "combos," boosting your Yield to become the best castle town in all the land! ---- Turn your device to rotate the screen, touch to scroll, and pinch to zoom in and out. Supports iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Note: Screen rotation and zoom are only available on iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch 2nd generation and later, and iPad. The game now lets you switch between English and Japanese. Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!

About

Townsmen Premium

Build a medieval empire from a small village, managing resources, economy, and citizen happiness. Defend your town from bandits and overcome disasters. Enjoy unrestricted sandbox gameplay without ads.

Highlights
  • Medieval city-building
  • Complex economy simulation
  • Resource management
  • Town defense against bandits
  • Seasonal weather effects
  • Disaster events
  • Sandbox gameplay
Features
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Develop your tiny village to a grand medieval empire with a thriving economy and happy villagers! Find spots for mining ore, harvest the crops of your farms and collect coins as taxes from your folk. Build jousting fields, taverns, marketplaces and beautify your city with impressive statues, magnificent monuments, and lush gardens. But there are also dangers lurking close by. Bandits are in the area, looking to plunder and pillage your peaceful town. Build barracks, guard towers and recruit brave soldiers to protect your citizens from harm. You rule the whole empire from your castle and make sure your inhabitants have fun and stay happy! FEATURES - PLAY WITHOUT ADS! - City-building gameplay set in medieval times - Cute inhabitants with their own daily routines - Complex economy sim and deep production chains - Dozens of different town and production buildings - Optional military feature with soldiers and bandits - Meaningful seasons and weather effects - Devastating disasters like fire, disease, drought and many more - Diverse scenarios and challenging tasks - Unrestricted sandbox gameplay mode - Game Center support

Screenshots

Oh! Edo Towns4 screens
Townsmen Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oh! Edo Towns at none against Townsmen Premium's 7. Oh! Edo Towns also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (87% vs 70%). Townsmen Premium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On rating 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

Oh! Edo Towns costs $4.99 and Townsmen Premium $0.99 up front. Townsmen Premium sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Oh! Edo Towns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Oh! Edo Towns against 4.6 for Townsmen Premium. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Townsmen Premium has 349 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Oh! Edo Towns's written reviews are positive against 70% of Townsmen Premium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oh! Edo Towns ships an update every 20 months, Townsmen Premium every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Oh! Edo Towns versus Townsmen Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOh! Edo TownsTownsmen Premium
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (48 ratings) — better4.6 (349 ratings)
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings48349 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#141 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Oh! Edo Towns

All ratings48 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews259 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative5.8%

Townsmen Premium

All ratings349 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews719 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative22.3%

User reviews

Oh! Edo Towns

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💜 Never gets old
  • 🎮 Love this game!
  • 🤩 So fun!
  • 🎉 Played 100 years!
  • 🇯🇵 Hoping for more Japanese-style games

Room to improve

  • 🐛 So many bugs?
  • 🤔 Combos
  • 💰 More land PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

Townsmen Premium

From 349 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 🚀 Highly entertaining
  • 🚀 Addictive
  • 🚀 Simple yet addictive
  • 🚀 Stress free entertainment

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Interface issues
  • 🐛 Progression is too slow without paying
  • 💰 Excessive microtransactions
  • 💰 Premium version still has ads

Bugs and requests

Oh! Edo Towns

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezes
  • Newspaper reporting new buildings when only unlocked
  • Game finishing in 6th year instead of 16th

Requested features

10 requests
  • More Japanese-style games
  • More land to build on
  • More buildings
  • Hotel game
  • Ninja game
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  • World War 2 style game
  • Airline/Airport management game
  • Hospital management game
  • Hotel management game
  • Business/product management game

Townsmen Premium

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to fix or buy fire towers
  • Constant crashing on startup
  • Inability to save progress across devices
  • Incorrect quest tracking
  • Permanent battle music after attacks

Requested features

8 requests
  • More buildings and decorations
  • Ability to move/rotate buildings
  • More map/scenario options
  • Sandbox/custom map mode
  • Military/combat features
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  • Ability to transport goods via ships
  • More control over production and resources
  • Automatic collection of taxes/resources

In-app purchases

None

Oh! Edo Towns

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Townsmen Premium

One-time7
  • Small Prestige Pack$1.99
  • Fast forward$3.99
  • XP Buff x2$3.99
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  • Medium Prestige Pack$9.99
  • Awesome Prestige Pack$21.99
  • Ultimate Prestige Package$44.99
  • Insane Prestige Package$79.99

Questions

Is Oh! Edo Towns free?
Oh! Edo Towns costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Townsmen Premium free?
Townsmen Premium costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oh! Edo Towns or Townsmen Premium?
Oh! Edo Towns is rated higher. Oh! Edo Towns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Townsmen Premium averages 4.6 from 349 ratings.
Do Oh! Edo Towns or Townsmen Premium have ads?
Townsmen Premium shows ads; Oh! Edo Towns does not.
Which is updated more often, Oh! Edo Towns or Townsmen Premium?
Oh! Edo Towns ships an update every 20 months, and Townsmen Premium every 2 months. Most recently, Oh! Edo Towns was updated on October 16, 2026 and Townsmen Premium on October 16, 2026.

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