Comparison

The Reeve vs Volcano Princess

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

Head to head
About

The Reeve

Manage a medieval town during a challenging probationary period. Make critical decisions to overcome crises like famines, cultists, and plagues, impacting your town's reputation, order, military, and supplies. Your choices determine the town's fate and your own.

Highlights
  • Administrator role in a medieval town
  • Decision-making affecting town stats
  • Deal with crises like bandits and plagues
  • Branching narrative with unexpected events
  • Multiple endings based on strategy
  • Town simulator mechanics
Features
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You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town! [Details] Long, long ago, there was a large island south of a kingdom. You are an Administrator tasked with running one of its towns. Your 4-week probationary period will be riddled with adversities. Economic crises, bandits, a dreadful plague and a hostile indigenous religion all threaten to dismantle your little town. You will have to make decisions in the face of each hardship. Your choices will decide your fate after 4 weeks. Choose wisely. Each decision will affect stats including reputation, order, military and supplies. Low numbers on any of these may indicate your town's eventual demise. Predict which stats will be affected by how much before making your decision using your best judgment. The island's Governor is a very impatient man. He will not hesitate to strip you of your power if he disapproves of your policies. Gain the peoples favor and make the most of troops and supplies to get through your probationary period. You won't be alone. Work together with allies to overcome various hardships. [Features] - Unexpected Crises: New events await you with each playthrough. The narrative branches out in multiple different ways depending on your choices. - Town Simulator: Your actions must be based on your town's various stats. Stats are what shape your town and the events that unfold within it. - 11 Endings: There is more than one way to overcome each hardship. Your strategies employed during your probationary period will lead to vastly different endings.

About

Volcano Princess

Guide your daughter's growth in a magical kingdom through your choices. Explore over 50 unique endings shaped by her career and relationships. This simulation game features new content and full Japanese voice support.

Highlights
  • Multi-ending simulation
  • Daughter's growth guidance
  • Over 50 unique endings
  • Career path choices
  • Relationship building
  • Japanese voice support
  • New story content and illustrations
Features
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Multi-ending daughter-raising simulation game: Volcano Princess In a volcanic kingdom where smithing, magic, and alchemy flourish, you play as a father and guide your daughter as she grows up. Each and every choice you make will influence your daughter's growth and lead the story to different endings. Featuring over 50 unique endings, the game offers a wide variety of outcomes based on your future career path and the bonds you forge with the people who matter most. With its multiplatform release, this version also includes full Japanese voice support, newly written story content, new event illustrations, and a brand-new exploration map. [Official Website] https://volcano-princess.com

Screenshots

The Reeve4 screens
Volcano Princess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Reeve at $2.99 against Volcano Princess's $10.99. The Reeve also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Volcano Princess's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 60%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Reeve costs $2.99 and Volcano Princess $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Reeve ships an update every 2 months, Volcano Princess monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
The Reeve versus Volcano Princess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe ReeveVolcano Princess
Price$2.99 — better$10.99
Rating—4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#180 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB1.7 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGray Muscat株式会社 Colorful Palette

Customer experience

The Reeve

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

Volcano Princess

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

The Reeve

No in-app purchases

None

Volcano Princess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Reeve free?
The Reeve costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Volcano Princess free?
Volcano Princess costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Reeve or Volcano Princess have ads?
Neither The Reeve nor Volcano Princess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Reeve or Volcano Princess?
The Reeve ships an update every 2 months, and Volcano Princess monthly. Most recently, The Reeve was updated on November 4, 2026 and Volcano Princess on October 31, 2026.

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