Comparison

Caverna vs Podium

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

Head to head
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!

About

Podium

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Podium: MTG Life Tracker & Playgroup Stats Podium is the ultimate stat tracker and group hub for Magic: The Gathering playgroups. Whether you're grinding Commander with your crew or building a long-running rivalry, Podium gives your games a home — with life tracking, detailed stats, and live standings that actually mean something. TRACK EVERY GAME Run smooth games with a fast, intuitive life tracker for 2–6 players. Rearrange seats, assign commanders, and track damage sources in real time — all built for the table. STATS THAT TELL THE STORY Win rates, average life lost, total games, and more — broken down by player and deck. Every match builds a living history of your playgroup. YOUR PLAYGROUP, IN ONE PLACE Create or join groups, invite friends, and track everyone together. Follow leaderboards, spot streaks, and settle debates with real data. DECK PERFORMANCE TRACKING Add decks, assign commanders, and see how they perform over time. Sync with Moxfield and Archidekt to keep everything up to date. ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock milestones and earn badges — from your first win to legendary streaks. CUSTOM THEMES Choose from immersive table themes — Void, Mountain, Forest, Plains, Swamp, and Island — each with its own visual identity. Free to get started. Built for players who take their games — and their playgroup — seriously.

Screenshots

Caverna4 screens
Podium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Podium at Free against Caverna's $11.99. Podium also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Podium is free to download; Caverna costs $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caverna ships an update every 6 days, Podium every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Caverna versus Podium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCavernaPodium
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size450 MB130 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDIGIDICEDJUSTIN RICHARD KENNA

In-app purchases

None

Caverna

No in-app purchases

None

Podium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caverna free?
Caverna costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Podium free?
Podium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Caverna or Podium have ads?
Neither Caverna nor Podium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caverna or Podium?
Caverna ships an update every 6 days, and Podium every 3 days. Most recently, Caverna was updated on October 13, 2026 and Podium on September 24, 2026.

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