Celtic Tribes vs Scribble Squabble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Celtic Tribes
Build a thriving village into a powerful empire in this real-time strategy MMO. Recruit armies, gather resources, and engage in epic battles or diplomacy with other players. Utilize ancient magic and form alliances to conquer rivals and claim the throne.
- Build village into a large city
- Recruit army and fight other leaders
- Collect and use secret artefacts
- Utilize druidic magic
- Produce resources and trade
- Conquer and defend villages
- Join powerful tribes
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Celtic Tribes - Real-time strategy for true chiefs Peaceful settlers as well as the battle hungry conquerors will have lots of fun in this epic MMO. You decide whether you expand your realm peacefully or by using your military expertise in glorious battles! Features: - Free to play - Build your village into a large city - Recruit a mighty army and fight against thousands of other tribal leaders - Collect and combine several secret artefacts and utilize their power - Use the magic of mysterious druids and let your enemies freeze in fear - Produce crucial resources and become wealthy through trading - Prove your strategic skills in conquering and defending the villages - Join forces with other chiefs in powerful tribes - Perform exciting missions with special rewards - Relive the age of the Celts and the beautifully designed graphics of Celtic Tribes “The opportunities in the game, the cohesion of the tribes are simply unique!” From a village to an empire You start off with a small Celtic village in the green lands of Gaul. But do not get fooled - the beautiful land is anything but peaceful and the war is coming. The other tribes already have their eyes on your village. Some are looking for a new conquest, some search for a new trading partner and others simply want to welcome you in their tribe. Strategy is crucial Your Celtic village can only survive if you raise an army and get ready for battle. War is known as an alternative means of diplomacy and you are not the only chief aiming to establish an empire. It is only by working together with your tribe, can you ensure the success of your conquests and win the war for the throne. Use the Magic Magic runes support your army in battle. Your druids do not only reside in your village. They can also use the power of ancient magic to help you. The power of the tribes Your tribe can rule the world! Unite your armies and let all of Gaul tremble. No battle is too great, no conquest is impossible. Work together and every empire will contribute to creating your realm. The throne of the world Create a throne and rule over the world in the ancient age of the Celts. You will need the support of your tribe, a powerful army and fierce determination of a true leader. The support of your druids and their magic will not hurt either. Download the app for free now and experience exciting adventures in the ancient age in Celtic Tribes - the captivating strategy MMOG. Like us on Facebook: http://fb.com/CelticTribes Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CelticTribes Celtic Tribes requires an active internet connection.
Scribble Squabble
Engage in strategic paper warfare by building forts and launching hand-drawn attacks against friends or AI. Victory goes to the most skilled sketcher on a digital notebook page.
- Build forts on a digital notebook page
- Battle friends or AI opponents
- Launch hand-drawn bombs
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Play with 1-10 forts
- Unlockable themes via in-app purchase
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A few minutes of downtime is all you need to wage furiously scribbled warfare, battling friends or an evil artificial intelligence who knows exactly how to defeat you. The battlefield is a war-torn, crumpled sheet of notebook paper. Half the page belongs to you, half to your opponent. Build your forts, then brace for combat as you cross sharpened pencils, taking turns lobbing handdrawn bombs until their forts are mere scorched smudges. Victory belongs to the sketchiest player! It's all-out warfare. On digital paper, of course! • Play against a friend or a computer opponent on your device • Battle anyone with a network connection signed into Game Center • Three difficulty levels • Play with 1 to 10 forts • Choose from several themes. Classic and X-mas are free. Tanks, Subs, Space, and Planes are available for In-App Purchase • _Do not_ use an actual pencil on your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scribble Squabble at 5.0 against Celtic Tribes's 3.5. Scribble Squabble also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ads (none vs shown). Celtic Tribes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 46 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 11). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Celtic Tribes sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Scribble Squabble sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scribble Squabble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Celtic Tribes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scribble Squabble's.
Celtic Tribes ships an update fortnightly, Scribble Squabble every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Celtic Tribes | Scribble Squabble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 46 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | XYRALITY GmbH | Splasm Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Celtic Tribes
Scribble Squabble
Bugs and requests
Celtic Tribes
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing troops and lost progress
- Broken login and account issues
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Laggy performance and constant loading screens
Requested features
4 requests- Artifact trading or auction house
- Improved village management tools
- More animations and dynamic village scenes
- Better tutorial and onboarding experience
Scribble Squabble
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Celtic Tribes
- 140 Magic Potions$0.99
- 600 Magic Potions$3.99
- 700 Magic Potions$4.99
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- 1,200 Magic Potions$5.99
- 2,999 sale!$8.99
- 1,400 Magic Potions$8.99
- 3,000 Magic Potions$11.99
- 4,999 sale!$13.99
- 3,100 Magic Potions$17.99
- 5,000 Magic Potions$19.99
- 20,000 Magic Potions$89.99
Scribble Squabble
- Subs Theme$0.99
- Space Theme$0.99
- Planes Theme$0.99
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- Tanks Theme$0.99
Questions
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