Comparison

Vikings vs GuildCraft

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

Head to head
About

Vikings

Engage in a classic MMO strategy game set in the Viking world. Build your kingdom, battle thousands of players in epic wars, and conquer new lands. Manage your settlement, train heroes, and form clans to achieve victory and become a legend.

Highlights
  • Kingdom building and management
  • PvE and PvP battles
  • Trainable Viking heroes
  • Clan formation and cooperation
  • Trade system and settlement evolution
  • Ranking system and achievements
Features
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Play Vikings - True North, a classic MMO strategy game, and enter the mysterious world of the Vikings. Battle with thousands of other players in an epic war for power. Raise your kingdom and become a living legend! "Land!", yells the Jarl from the bow of the longboat. It took many days to cross a storm-lashed sea and reach your destination. As the fog lifts, you glimpse the shores of East Anglia. Many miles away from home, you are ready to do what is the trade of the Vikings: to plunder, pillage and conquer. However, this time it looks as if the Anglians are prepared to hold their ground. They stand along the coast with shield poised and swords drawn and await your landing. Hammering your fists on chests and shields with full power, you and your clan unleash an intimidating sound of war. You are ready to feast with the gods in Valhalla. But this time, Odin must wait. The end will come, and the world of gods and men shall wane. But not today! Not before you have claimed your victory! Not before bards shall sing about your deeds in their songs! Vikings - True North is a classic construction and strategy MMO featuring PvE and PvP. You impersonate a fearless Viking warrior and manage a settlement. The game features an authentic medieval world with dozens of kingdoms and countries to raid and conquer. Striving for wealth and power, you send your ships in all directions. With the right tactics and strategy, your warriors will return on ships filled to bursting point with goods and gold. The treasures and loot of your raids help you to evolve your settlement into a big trade town. Band up with other players, form a clan and take part in challenging PvE and PvP fights. Win in events and climb the ranks, so that you can equip your avatar with decorative armor. Features: - Awesome builder and strategy game with more than 20 unique buildings and a rewarding trade system - An epic war strategy game featuring trainable Viking heroes and tactical challenges - Realistic Viking setting with music that befits the scene and stunning graphics - Competitive content featuring PvE, PvP and rewarded rankings. Measure yourself with other players! - Enjoy exciting content with events, clans, single & multiplayer battles, achievements, events, a ranking system and much more to explore - Join thousands of players across many platforms in a single shared MMO game world - There are no horned helmets here ;) Vikings - True North is a free-2-play game with in-app-purchases and rewarded videos to speed up game progression. Thank you for playing our game! We are always striving to improve Vikings - True North. If you have any suggestions or ideas, we are more than happy to hear from you through our support team.

About

GuildCraft

Manage a fantasy guild, recruiting and training adventurers for dangerous expeditions. Upgrade your guild hall and discover powerful relics to achieve legendary status.

Highlights
  • Guild management
  • Adventurer recruitment and training
  • Expedition planning
  • Hero development
  • Relic discovery
  • Guild hall upgrades
Features
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Build a humble guild into a legendary force. GuildCraft is a fantasy guild-management game where every decision shapes your company’s rise. Recruit adventurers, train specialized parties, and send them into dangerous expeditions for resources, reputation, and rare relics. PLAN EXPEDITIONS Choose a destination, difficulty, party, and optional relic loadout. Balance power, success chance, rewards, and expedition time as you push into new regions. GROW YOUR GUILD Upgrade the Forge, Barracks, Library, and Guild Hall to strengthen your parties, improve recruitment, discover better relics, and unlock new strategic advantages. RECRUIT AND DEVELOP HEROES Build a roster of adventurers with distinct classes, strengths, and level-up traits. Shape each party around the challenge ahead. DISCOVER RELICS Find powerful relics that change the way you approach expeditions—boosting rewards, improving odds, accelerating journeys, and enabling specialized strategies. CHASE LEGENDARY STATUS Unlock new dungeons, expand your expedition capacity, complete contracts, and take on the weekly Conqueror’s Circuit as you build a guild worthy of its name. Your guild’s next great story begins now.

Screenshots

Vikings4 screens
GuildCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GuildCraft at 5.0 against Vikings's 4.1. GuildCraft also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). Vikings's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Vikings sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. GuildCraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GuildCraft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vikings has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vikings ships an update every 2 weeks, GuildCraft every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vikings versus GuildCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVikingsGuildCraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB153 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopersealMedia GmbHANTHONY LEIGH THORNTON

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Vikings

One-time9
  • Coin package XXS$0.99
  • Coin package XS$1.99
  • Coin package S$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • 30 days Coinpass$8.99
  • Coin package M$9.99
  • Cpin package L$19.99
  • Coin package XL$49.99
  • Coin package XXL$99.99
None

GuildCraft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vikings free?
Vikings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GuildCraft free?
GuildCraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vikings or GuildCraft?
GuildCraft is rated higher. Vikings averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while GuildCraft averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Vikings or GuildCraft have ads?
Vikings shows ads; GuildCraft does not.
Which is updated more often, Vikings or GuildCraft?
Vikings ships an update every 2 weeks, and GuildCraft every 9 days. Most recently, Vikings was updated on October 30, 2026 and GuildCraft on October 31, 2026.

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