Comparison

Watergate vs Caverna

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

Head to head
About

Watergate

This digital board game simulates the Watergate scandal. One player is a journalist uncovering evidence, while the other is the Nixon administration trying to conceal the truth. It features asynchronous multiplayer and a solo mode.

Highlights
  • Card-driven gameplay
  • Asynchronous multiplayer
  • Solo play mode
  • Faithful board game adaptation
  • Detailed background story
Features
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Card-Driven Game of the Most Notorious of Political Scandals. Will Nixon triumph in his tug of war with the Press or will the truth be exposed? Nominated for Best Board Game App in the BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards! In Watergate, one player assumes the role of a Washington Post Journalist, while the other embodies the Nixon Administration—each with a unique set of cards. To win, the Nixon Administration must build up enough momentum to make it to the end of the presidential term, whereas the Journalist must gather enough evidence to connect two informants directly to the President. Of course, the administration will do all in its power to smother any evidence. Watergate: The Board Game is a faithful adaptation of the original board game. Languages: English, German, Dutch Play modes: Pass & Play, Cross-platform asynchronous multiplayer, Solo Includes detailed background story Game author: Matthias Cramer Publisher: Frosted Games Digital adaptation: Apps by Eerko Top 10 of all-time best 2-player-only games (BoardGameGeek). Winner Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game 2019 Winner Board Game Quest Awards Best Two Player Game 2019

About

Caverna

Lead a dwarf tribe to expand their cavern home and cultivate the surrounding forest. Dig deeper for resources, furnish rooms to grow your tribe, and forge weapons for adventures. Cultivate fields, breed animals, and increase your wealth to become the strongest tribe leader.

Highlights
  • Dwarf tribe management
  • Cavern expansion and furnishing
  • Resource cultivation and mining
  • Animal breeding and farming
  • Weapon forging and adventures
  • Worker action system
Features
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Caverna by Uwe Rosenberg makes you the head of a dwarf tribe, living in a small cavern. You cultivate the forest in front of your cavern and dig deeper into the mountain throughout the game. By furnishing rooms in your caverns you make space to grow your tribe and and create new goods from your resources. Deeper into the mountain you will find fountains as well as ore and gem mines. It's on you to decide how much ore and gems you want to mine, giving you the opportunity to forge weapons and go on adventures; a new way to do things in the game instead of using actions with your workers. Outside your cavern you can clear the forest, cultivate fields, fence pastures and grow crops or breed animals. All this in order to increase your wealth and become the strongest and best tribe leader of them all!

Screenshots

Watergate4 screens
Caverna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Caverna at 4.1 against Watergate's 3.5. Caverna also leads on chart position (#92 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Watergate's advantage is price ($6.99 vs $11.99). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Watergate costs $6.99 and Caverna $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caverna holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Watergate's written reviews are positive against 61% of Caverna's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watergate ships an update every 2 weeks, Caverna every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Watergate versus Caverna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatergateCaverna
Price$6.99 — better$11.99
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.1 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews61.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings412 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#92 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB450 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEerko VisseringDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Watergate

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Caverna

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.9%

In-app purchases

None

Watergate

No in-app purchases

None

Caverna

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watergate free?
Watergate costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Caverna free?
Caverna costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Watergate or Caverna?
Caverna is rated higher. Watergate averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Caverna averages 4.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Watergate or Caverna have ads?
Neither Watergate nor Caverna shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watergate or Caverna?
Watergate ships an update every 2 weeks, and Caverna every 6 days. Most recently, Watergate was updated on September 10, 2026 and Caverna on September 23, 2026.

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