Backpack Viking vs Square Warriors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backpack Viking
Embark on a Viking adventure, crafting and merging weapons in your backpack to defeat goblin hordes. Strategically manage your inventory, level up gear, and utilize item buffs to enhance combat abilities and restore peace.
- Craft and merge weapons
- Backpack inventory management
- Level up weapons
- Item buffs and placement
- Defend against goblin hordes
- Viking warrior adventure
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Embark on an epic adventure as a Viking Warrior in Backpack Viking! Craft and merge powerful weapons within the limited space of your backpack to fend off relentless hordes of goblins devastating the land. Strategically manage your inventory to maximize your arsenal's potential. Merging weapons levels them up, unleashing greater power. Certain equipment in your backpack grants buffs to other items around them, requiring you to thoughtfully place each item to enhance your combat abilities. Will you survive the onslaught and restore peace to your homeland? Dive into this thrilling blend of strategy and action where every decision in your backpack counts!
Square Warriors
Engage in tactical puzzle battles with tower defense and RPG elements. Strategically deploy square heroes on a grid to defend against enemy waves, equip them with gear, and cast powerful spells. Unlock new heroes and upgrade abilities to overcome increasingly difficult challenges.
- Tactical puzzle grid placement
- Tower defense strategy
- RPG hero progression
- Equipment and spell system
- Hero and ability unlocks
- Challenging enemy encounters
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Square Warriors: Puzzle TD RPG combines tactical puzzle-solving with tower defense and RPG elements. Lead a team of square-shaped heroes into war, strategically placing them on a grid to block enemy advances. Gear up your warriors with powerful equipment and unleash devastating magic spells to turn the tide of battle. As you progress, unlock new heroes, upgrade abilities, and face increasingly challenging foes. Can you solve the puzzle of victory and survive the onslaught in this unique blend of strategy and RPG action?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Backpack Viking at 13.0 against Square Warriors's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Backpack Viking sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Square Warriors sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Backpack Viking against 4.5 for Square Warriors. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 338 and 657 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of Backpack Viking's written reviews are positive against 20% of Square Warriors's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backpack Viking | Square Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (338 ratings) — better | 4.5 (657 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 338 | 657 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Potato Play Pte. Ltd. | New Story Inc. (Apps) |
Customer experience
Backpack Viking
Square Warriors
Bugs and requests
Backpack Viking
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Enemies freeze at spawn point
- Progression issues with not getting credit for completing stages
Requested features
3 requests- Option to store gear between rounds
- Option to watch ads for extra bag space
- Adjustable 2x speed option
Square Warriors
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backpack Viking
- Bundle $0.99$0.99
- Bundle $2.99$2.99
- Bundle $3.99$3.99
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- Bundle $4.99$4.99
- Bundle $6.99$6.99
- Bundle $9.99$9.99
- Bundle $14.99$14.99
- Bundle $19.99$19.99
- Bundle $39.99$39.99
- Bundle $49.99$49.99
Square Warriors
- Warriors's Offer 1$0.99
- 3 Day Pack 1$0.99
- Gem Pack$0.99
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- OneTimePack$0.99
- Warriors's Offer 2$1.99
- 3 Day Pack 2$4.99
- No Ad$9.99
- No Ad pack$9.99
- Warriors' Pass$10.99
- 3 Day Pack 3$14.99
Questions
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