Comparison

Townsmen vs 打工英雄傳

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

Head to head
About

Townsmen

Build a medieval empire from a small village, managing resources, economy, and happy citizens. Defend your town from bandits and overcome natural disasters. Enjoy a detailed city-building simulation with optional military elements.

Highlights
  • Medieval city-building
  • Complex economy simulation
  • Resource management
  • Villager happiness
  • Military defense
  • Seasonal weather effects
  • Disaster events
Features
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From humble backwater to medieval metropolis - build the city of YOUR dreams! 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: ● FREE TO PLAY ● 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 ● Full tablet support You can play ‘Townsmen’ entirely for FREE, though various items are available via in-app purchase. If you don’t want to use in-app purchases, please deactivate them in your device settings. Thank you for playing ‘Townsmen’! © HandyGames 2026

About

打工英雄傳

Features
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Screenshots

Townsmen4 screens
打工英雄傳4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 打工英雄傳 at 5.0 against Townsmen's 4.5. 打工英雄傳 also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 65%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Townsmen's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Townsmen sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and 打工英雄傳 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

打工英雄傳 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Townsmen has 1.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Townsmen's written reviews are positive against 89% of 打工英雄傳's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Townsmen ships an update every 2 months, 打工英雄傳 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Townsmen versus 打工英雄傳: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTownsmen打工英雄傳
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB152 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHHorizon Technology and Solution Limited

Customer experience

Townsmen

All ratings1,292 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative25.6%

打工英雄傳

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Townsmen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Prestige not properly credited from ads
  • Townspeople unable to reach destinations
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • More building options
  • Ability to move/rotate buildings
  • Expanded sandbox mode
  • More scenarios and content updates
  • Improved performance on newer devices
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  • Background music/audio support

打工英雄傳

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Townsmen

One-time8
  • Small Prestige Pack$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Unlimited Fast-forward!$3.99
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  • Unlimited Double XP!$3.99
  • Medium Prestige Pack$9.99
  • Awesome Prestige Pack$21.99
  • Ultimate Prestige Package$44.99
  • Insane Prestige Package$69.99
11 purchases

打工英雄傳

One-time11
  • 重新復活$0.99
  • 生龍活虎丸$1.99
  • 身心飄飄散$1.99
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  • 頂級西餅$1.99
  • 高層推薦信$3.99
  • 九陽秘傳(內功)$3.99
  • 長假醫生紙$3.99
  • 贏在起跑線$3.99
  • 神農百練丹$4.99
  • 靚太口服液(優惠價)$4.99
  • 富二代身份證$12.99

Questions

Is Townsmen free?
Townsmen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 打工英雄傳 free?
打工英雄傳 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Townsmen or 打工英雄傳?
打工英雄傳 is rated higher. Townsmen averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while 打工英雄傳 averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Townsmen or 打工英雄傳 have ads?
Both Townsmen and 打工英雄傳 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Townsmen or 打工英雄傳?
Townsmen ships an update every 2 months, and 打工英雄傳 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Townsmen was updated on September 24, 2026 and 打工英雄傳 on August 27, 2026.

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