Comparison

Townsmen vs Final Outpost

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

Final Outpost

Lead the last remnants of civilization to survive a zombie apocalypse. Build and manage your outpost, assign citizens to vital tasks, and craft weapons to defend against the undead. Balance resources, research, and defense to ensure your community's survival.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade outpost structures
  • Manage citizen jobs and skills
  • Craft weapons and tools
  • Scavenge and manage resources
  • Defend against zombie attacks
  • Simulated weather and day/night cycle
Features
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===Final Outpost 2.0 is available now!=== Top-100 strategy game in 140+ countries worldwide! Build your Outpost • Manage your citizens • Survive the zombie apocalypse ​ As the leader of one of the last remnants of civilization, you must manage your citizens, use resources to expand your outpost, and protect your citizens from both starvation and zombies. ​ In the face of this great challenge, you are given control over the construction of new buildings for your citizens to live and work in. Striking the right balance of building types is critical to maintaining the resource stockpiles so valuable to your citizens. Equip your workforce with the right tools for the job as the needs of your Outpost are shaped by its growth. Craft weapons to protect and defend your Outpost from zombies that wander too close... -------------------- ==BUILD== Improve your base over time to shelter your citizens from the outside world, and stockpile resources to save as many lives as possible. ==UPGRADE== Upgrade the capabilities of your citizens with the skill tree. Earn skill points by killing zombies and ensure the survival of your citizens by guiding them from novice to warrior as you play. ==MANAGE== Lead your citizens into a new age of prosperity by assigning them the right jobs, including farmers and guards. ==CRAFT== Give your citizens the tools they need to survive. Build a workshop to unlock advanced crafting and create weaponry to fend off the dead. ==SURVIVE== Combat famine and the dead by perfecting your long-term strategic balance of management, research, building and crafting. GAME FEATURES • Assign your citizens to scavenge, hunt, farm, mine and more • Craft tools and manage your resources • Construct and upgrade 12+ building types • Defend your walls from 5+ zombie types • Feed your hungry citizens as your Outpost expands • Simulated weather, seasons and day/night cycle • Upgrade your citizens with the skill tree -------------------- Send your feedback and bug reports to support@exabytegames.com Join the newsletter: https://cutt.ly/news-d

Screenshots

Townsmen4 screens
Final Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Final Outpost at none against Townsmen's shown. Final Outpost also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Townsmen's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 Final Outpost sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Townsmen holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Townsmen's written reviews are positive against 67% of Final Outpost's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Townsmen ships an update every 2 months, Final Outpost every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Townsmen versus Final Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTownsmenFinal Outpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better4.0 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K1.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB278 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHExabyte Games Ltd

Customer experience

Townsmen

All ratings1,292 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews445 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative25.8%

Final Outpost

All ratings1,875 ratings
Positive74.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral15.1%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Townsmen

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 💡 Challenging scenarios
  • 👍 Enjoyable experience

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Ads too intrusive
  • 💰 Monetization model too aggressive
  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without paying
  • 🤔 Sexist gender roles

Final Outpost

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Challenging but fun
  • 👍 No ads or pay-to-win
  • 🚀 Frequent updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of difficulty scaling
  • 🔍 Repetitive late-game
  • 🐛 Unresponsive workers
  • 🔍 Tedious resource management

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

Final Outpost

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Workers not responding
  • Snipers/guards not activating
  • Resources disappearing
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Zombie invincibility glitch
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  • Inconsistent resource collection

Requested features

12 requests
  • Sandbox mode
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to rearrange outpost
  • More building/job variety
  • Skill progression for workers
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  • Ability to skip tutorial
  • Faster time controls
  • More enemy/event variety
  • Multiplayer/co-op mode
  • Ability to repair walls
  • Food/resource storage upgrades
  • Scavenging/exploration missions

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
10 purchases

Final Outpost

One-time10
  • Set Traps$0.79
  • Set Traps$0.99
  • Continue$0.99
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  • Additional Save Slots$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$2.99
  • Search for Resources$4.99
  • Search for Resources$7.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$12.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$16.99

Questions

Is Townsmen free?
Townsmen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Final Outpost free?
Final Outpost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Townsmen or Final Outpost?
Townsmen is rated higher. Townsmen averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Final Outpost averages 4.0 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Townsmen or Final Outpost have ads?
Townsmen shows ads; Final Outpost does not.
Which is updated more often, Townsmen or Final Outpost?
Townsmen ships an update every 2 months, and Final Outpost every 8 days. Most recently, Townsmen was updated on October 29, 2026 and Final Outpost on October 24, 2026.

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