Comparison

Romopolis vs Sporetown

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

Head to head
About

Romopolis

Construct and manage an idyllic ancient Roman city, providing services to happy residents. Earn money, fame, and honor through a comprehensive campaign or custom scenarios. Enjoy a classic time management simulation with trophies and awards.

Highlights
  • Construct ancient Roman cities
  • Provide services to residents
  • Comprehensive campaign mode
  • Custom scenario creation
  • Earn money, fame, and honor
  • Win trophies and awards
Features
Currently charting
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Build ancient Roman cities. Earn money, fame and honor in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all the services they need. You'll be rewarded with money, fame and honor. It's up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city. * Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building ancient Roman cities on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.

About

Sporetown

Build a magical mushroom town in a mysterious forest. Combine cultivation with 3-match puzzle gameplay to discover new beings and create prosperity. Explore a whimsical world filled with growing fungi.

Highlights
  • Mushroom cultivation
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Build a spore town
  • Discover magical beings
  • Forest exploration
Features
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In the mysterious forest, moonlight shines on the grass, where a magical piece of wood lies, and beautiful mushrooms are constantly growing out. How beautiful! Come and build a spore town, use mushrooms to create prosperity and discover more magical beings.

Screenshots

Romopolis4 screens
Sporetown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sporetown at Free against Romopolis's $3.99. Sporetown also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Romopolis's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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

Sporetown is free to download; Romopolis costs $3.99 up front. Sporetown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Romopolis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Romopolis holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Romopolis ships an update every 2 months, Sporetown weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Romopolis versus Sporetown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRomopolisSporetown
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLonely TroopsJampot Software co., ltd

Customer experience

Romopolis

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Sporetown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Romopolis

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Sporetown

One-time5
  • A Pile Of Gems$0.99
  • A Bag Of Gems$1.99
  • A Box Of Gems$9.99
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  • A Large Bag Of Gems$19.99
  • A Large Box Of Gems$29.99

Questions

Is Romopolis free?
Romopolis costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sporetown free?
Sporetown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Romopolis or Sporetown?
Romopolis is rated higher. Romopolis averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sporetown averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Romopolis or Sporetown have ads?
Neither Romopolis nor Sporetown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Romopolis or Sporetown?
Romopolis ships an update every 2 months, and Sporetown weekly. Most recently, Romopolis was updated on August 20, 2026 and Sporetown on June 11, 2026.

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