Landnama vs Spellbound Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Landnama
Manage a Viking clan, build settlements, and survive the harsh winters of medieval Iceland. This puzzle adventure blends strategic planning and resource management to ensure your people thrive. Explore new territories and make critical decisions to shape your clan's destiny.
- Viking clan management
- Settlement building and expansion
- Resource management (Heart resource)
- Survival against harsh winters
- Strategic puzzle-solving
- Exploration of Iceland's biomes
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Embark on a Viking settlement-building puzzle adventure in Landnama Manage your Viking clan, expand settlements, and navigate the unforgiving winters of medieval Iceland. Every decision you make as a Norse chieftain determines the fate of your people. With a blend of strategic planning, resource management, and puzzle-solving, fans of Northgard, Civilization, and Catan will find a home in Landnama. Lead Your Viking Clan Take control of your Viking clan in this survival strategy game. Manage resources, build settlements, and face the relentless challenges of Iceland’s winters. With every decision acting as a strategic puzzle, you’ll need to think critically to keep your clan alive and thriving. Strategic Resource Management The Heart resource is the lifeblood of your settlement—use it wisely to build, upgrade, and survive. Balancing your resources and planning for the harsh winters is a strategic puzzle where each decision matters. This depth of planning is ideal for fans of strategy and board games. Explore, Expand, and Settle Expand your Viking territory across the varied biomes of medieval Iceland. Each new region offers unique challenges and opportunities. Build and upgrade your settlements to ensure your clan’s survival and the future of civilization in medieval Iceland. Face the Harsh Icelandic Winter Prepare your settlement to withstand Iceland's brutal winters. The pressure is on to solve the survival puzzle and keep your people alive through the most challenging conditions. A Unique Viking Experience Landnama offers a fresh take on Viking strategy games by focusing on resource management and strategic planning without combat. Fans of board games, strategy, and puzzle-solving will appreciate the depth and immersion this game has to offer.
Spellbound Valley
Guide a lost wizard through a series of isometric puzzles by walking over all the tiles to reach the exit. Navigate 50 challenging levels with simple swipe controls. Hints are available to help you find the correct path.
- 50 isometric levels
- Swipe-to-move controls
- Tile-based pathfinding
- Hint system
- Thumb-friendly design
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You're Hamiral, a little wizard lost in a mysterious land. The only way to escape and return home is to complete all the paths you encounter by walking over all the tiles and getting to the black one, which will teleport you to the next path. Swipe to move Hamiral on the tiles and be careful not to hit the ground! Will you complete all the 50 tiny levels and let the little wizard go back home? FEATURES: - 50 well-crafted isometric levels - Simple interaction, just swipe on the screen to make Hamiral walk - Nice background music - Hints available: click the bulb button on the top of the screen to see the right path for a few seconds - Thumb-friendly game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Landnama at 61% against Spellbound Valley's 17%. Landnama also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Landnama sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spellbound Valley sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Landnama holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Landnama has 103 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Landnama's written reviews are positive against 17% of Spellbound Valley's.
Landnama ships an update every 5 days, Spellbound Valley every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Landnama | Spellbound Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (103 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonderland Games UG haftungsbeschrankt | XSGames |
Customer experience
Landnama
Spellbound Valley
Bugs and requests
Landnama
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unlocked masteries not working as intended
- Buildings cannot be built twice
- Purchase button is broken
- Crashes and loss of progress
Requested features
5 requests- Add more areas for Vikings to settle
- Incorporate diplomacy and AI opponents
- Improve winter difficulty and heart management
- Add landscape mode for tablets
- Improve visibility of built structures
Spellbound Valley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Landnama
- Full Game$4.99
Spellbound Valley
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Remove Ads + Coffee$3.99
- Remove Ads + Love$7.99
