Comparison

Townsmen Premium vs Graveyard Keeper

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

Head to head
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

About

Graveyard Keeper

Manage a medieval graveyard and expand your business through various ventures. Gather resources, craft items, and face ethical dilemmas to build a thriving enterprise. Explore dungeons and complete quests in this darkly humorous simulation.

Highlights
  • Graveyard management
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Ethical dilemma choices
  • Questing and corpse utilization
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Business expansion
Features
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Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of all time. Build and manage your own graveyard, and expand into other ventures, while finding shortcuts to cut costs. Use all the resources you can find. After all, this is a game about the spirit of capitalism, and doing whatever it takes to build a thriving business. And it’s also a love story. - Face ethical dilemmas. Do you really want to spend money on that proper burger meat for the witch-burning festival, when you have so many resources lying around? - Gather valuable materials and craft new items. Expand your Graveyard into a thriving business. Help yourself -- gather the valuable resources scattered across the surrounding areas, and explore what this land has to offer. - Quests and corpses. These dead bodies don't need all those organs, do they? Why not grind them up and sell them to the local butcher? Or you can go on proper quests, you roleplayer. - Explore mysterious dungeons. No medieval game would be complete without those! Take a trip into the unknown, and find discover new alchemy ingredients -- which may or may not poison a whole bunch of nearby villagers.

Screenshots

Townsmen Premium4 screens
Graveyard Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Townsmen Premium at 4.6 against Graveyard Keeper's 3.1. Townsmen Premium also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (70% vs 39%). Graveyard Keeper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, 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

Townsmen Premium costs $2.99 and Graveyard Keeper $9.99 up front. Townsmen Premium sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Graveyard Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Townsmen Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 353 and 380 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Townsmen Premium's written reviews are positive against 39% of Graveyard Keeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Townsmen Premium ships an update every 2 months, Graveyard Keeper every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Townsmen Premium versus Graveyard Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTownsmen PremiumGraveyard Keeper
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (353 ratings) — better3.1 (380 ratings)
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings353380 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#189#28 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB652 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHTINYBUILD LLC

Customer experience

Townsmen Premium

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

Graveyard Keeper

All ratings376 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative41.5%
Written reviews594 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative48.1%

User reviews

Townsmen Premium

From 353 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

Graveyard Keeper

From 380 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and engaging concept
  • 🔍 Detailed and immersive world
  • 💡 Interesting progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loss of progress
  • 🎮 Awkward and unresponsive controls
  • 🕰️ Repetitive and grindy gameplay
  • 🔌 Unstable performance on older devices

Bugs and requests

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

Graveyard Keeper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to save or sleep
  • Certain mechanics and features are broken or non-functional
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add cloud save functionality
  • Improve controller support
  • Streamline the UI and navigation
  • Introduce more variety in quests and activities
  • Optimize the game for mobile devices

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
1 purchases

Graveyard Keeper

One-time1
  • Breaking Dead DLC$2.99

Questions

Is Townsmen Premium free?
Townsmen Premium costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Graveyard Keeper free?
Graveyard Keeper costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Townsmen Premium or Graveyard Keeper?
Townsmen Premium is rated higher. Townsmen Premium averages 4.6 out of 5 from 353 ratings, while Graveyard Keeper averages 3.1 from 380 ratings.
Do Townsmen Premium or Graveyard Keeper have ads?
Townsmen Premium shows ads; Graveyard Keeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Townsmen Premium or Graveyard Keeper?
Townsmen Premium ships an update every 2 months, and Graveyard Keeper every 4 days. Most recently, Townsmen Premium was updated on November 6, 2026 and Graveyard Keeper on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Townsmen Premium or Graveyard Keeper?
Townsmen Premium currently peaks at #189 in the App Store charts, and Graveyard Keeper at #28. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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