Comparison

Spice Winds vs Karaz

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

Head to head
About

Spice Winds

Embark on a 1510 Mediterranean trading adventure. Sail between ten historic ports, manage a living economy driven by supply and demand, and build your merchant empire. Buy low, sell high, and grow your fleet to become the richest trader.

Highlights
  • Living economy with dynamic pricing
  • Ten historic Mediterranean ports
  • Build workshops for goods refinement
  • Grow and manage a fleet of ships
  • Hire merchants and guards
  • Guild and governor contracts
  • Salvage lost cargo
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Spice Winds — A 1510 Mediterranean Trading Life The year is 1510. With a small ship and a pocket of gold, you set out to become the richest merchant on the Mediterranean — one cargo, one port, one clever deal at a time. Sail between ten historic ports — Venice, Genoa, Naples, Barcelona, Lisbon, Marseille, Istanbul, Tunis, Alexandria and Algiers — and read a living market where every price moves with supply and demand. Buy flax, iron, grain and spices where they're cheap, sell where they're dear, and watch for the port that pays a daily premium. FEATURES • A living economy — prices rise and fall as you and your rivals trade • Ten Mediterranean ports on a hand‑drawn map you can pan and explore • Build workshops and refine raw goods into valuable wares (flax→linen, iron→blades, grain→bread, sand→glass) • Grow a fleet — smacks, cogs, caravels and galleons; hire crew, repair hulls, mount cannon • Open warehouses, hire a merchant to sell while you sail, and a guard to keep thieves away • Take on guild and governor contracts for gold and reputation • Recover lost cargo from the deep with salvage charts • Climb the merchant rankings, earn ranks and titles, unlock achievements • Relaxing original soundtrack, with music and sound toggles Single‑player. Plays offline. Your progress is saved on your device. Hoist the sails, captain — the Mediterranean is yours to win.

About

Karaz

Features
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Karaz is a trade and strategy game set in the golden age of the Silk Road. Starting as a humble merchant, you build caravans, transport goods between cities, and grow a vast trading empire. CARAVAN MANAGEMENT Purchase and manage different caravan types, each with unique capacity and speed. Navigate bandit attacks, storms, and shifting market conditions. Every route carries its own risks and rewards. SPICE TRADE Produce, craft, and sell rare spices to cities that demand them most. Monitor market prices, time your deliveries, and outpace rival merchants by mastering supply and demand. COMPANIONS AND SPECIALISTS Hire guides, translators, guards, smugglers, and sages. Each companion enhances your caravan in distinct ways and grows stronger as they level up. PRESTIGE SYSTEM Once you reach the peak of your trading career, reset with powerful permanent bonuses and start again stronger. Each prestige run unlocks deeper strategies and greater rewards. LEADERBOARD Compete with merchants from around the world. Build your reputation, climb the global rankings, and prove yourself as the greatest trader on the Silk Road. OFFLINE PROGRESS Your caravans keep moving even when you close the app. Return to collect your earnings and continue your journey at your own pace. Karaz rewards patience, strategy, and timing. Every decision matters on the road to becoming a legendary merchant.

Screenshots

Spice Winds4 screens
Karaz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spice Winds at none against Karaz's shown. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Spice Winds versus Karaz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpice WindsKaraz
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHalil DobracanEyp Kahraman

In-app purchases

None

Spice Winds

No in-app purchases

None

Karaz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spice Winds free?
Spice Winds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Karaz free?
Karaz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spice Winds or Karaz have ads?
Karaz shows ads; Spice Winds does not.

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