Comparison

Venture 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

Venture Towns

Build a metropolitan utopia by constructing various buildings and districts. Manage residents' lives and economic ventures to create the ultimate urban dreamland.

Highlights
  • Build stores, houses, and towers
  • Create specialty districts and combos
  • Boost Land Price with bonuses
  • Manage resident lives and purchases
  • Spearhead economic ventures
Features
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Assume the reins of a mega-conglomerate to build your very own metropolitan utopia! Stores, houses, mansions--towers! The sky's the limit as you fashion your humble burg into the world's most powerful fiscal force! Place compatible structures near each other to craft specialty districts or ""combos,"" adding flavor to your town while reaping big bonuses and boosting Land Price! Your beloved residents will live their lives on the map of your choice, working to earn their daily dough to buy cars, houses, and even pets! Some might even hit the lottery jackpot... Spearhead the most daring economic venture to date! Craft the urban dreamland of your fantasies! 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

Venture Towns4 screens
Townsmen Premium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Venture Towns at none against Townsmen Premium's 7. Venture Towns also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 70%). Townsmen Premium's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (352 vs 26). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

Venture Towns costs $5.99 and Townsmen Premium $0.99 up front. Townsmen Premium sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Venture Towns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Townsmen Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Townsmen Premium has 352 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Venture Towns's written reviews are positive against 70% of Townsmen Premium's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Venture Towns ships an update every 6 months, Townsmen Premium every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Venture Towns versus Townsmen Premium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVenture TownsTownsmen Premium
Price$5.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.4 (26 ratings)4.6 (352 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings26352 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#150 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Venture Towns

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative10.4%

Townsmen Premium

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

User reviews

Venture Towns

From 26 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Best Kairo game
  • 👍 Great simulation game
  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Charming little game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Keep going in the negative
  • 🐛 Glitchy and unplayable
  • 🐛 Doesn't respond to taps very well
  • 🐛 Latest update makes game unplayable
  • 🐛 Buggy, tapping issues

Townsmen Premium

From 352 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

Venture Towns

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Vacant buildings cost more than listed
  • Combo range too small
  • Buttons disappear, can't place buildings

Requested features

6 requests
  • More land/maps
  • Ability to move/delete buildings
  • More building types
  • Terrain editing
  • Bridges
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  • Airports/transportation

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

Venture 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 Venture Towns free?
Venture Towns costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Townsmen Premium free?
Townsmen Premium costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Venture Towns or Townsmen Premium?
Townsmen Premium is rated higher. Venture Towns averages 4.4 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Townsmen Premium averages 4.6 from 352 ratings.
Do Venture Towns or Townsmen Premium have ads?
Townsmen Premium shows ads; Venture Towns does not.
Which is updated more often, Venture Towns or Townsmen Premium?
Venture Towns ships an update every 6 months, and Townsmen Premium every 2 months. Most recently, Venture Towns was updated on October 21, 2026 and Townsmen Premium on October 21, 2026.

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