Seabeard vs The Trail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seabeard
Embark on an ocean-bound adventure, exploring islands, building a crew, and reviving a trading empire. Live life at your own pace, from cooking to combat, and personalize your world. Play with friends and discover a charming world full of surprises.
- Ocean exploration
- Island discovery
- Crew recruitment
- Trading empire building
- Combat and cookery
- Island personalization
- Multiplayer interaction
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A WORLD OF ADVENTURE IN YOUR POCKET! Follow in the footsteps of the great captain Seabeard and discover a giant ocean teeming with islands to explore! Live life at your own pace and choose your own path - whether you have ambitions of being a world-famous chef, fearless archaeologist, or deadly warrior, you can realise those dreams. Awarded “Game of GDC” by Touch Arcade. WORLD IN YOUR POCKET Discover a rich, charming world that you can jump into anytime, anywhere. The oceans of Seabeard are filled with surprises around every corner. MAKE NEW FRIENDS Meet the Doza, Yorubo and Nook tribes and the fascinating characters that inhabit Seabeard’s villages, farms, holiday resorts and dungeons. Seabeard’s “Perpetual Adventure Machine” will ensure that there is always a villager in need of your help. RECRUIT AN EXPERT CREW Engage in a huge variety of activities: from sailing and fishing to combat and cookery. Build your team from a one-man band to a crew of legend! REVIVE YOUR TRADING EMPIRE Set sail to discover lucrative trading routes and source rare and valuable items. Rebuild the legendary trading capital, Accordia, and hire the finest market traders. CONQUER THE SEAS Set sail to encounter the challenges of the ocean, from feeding whales and rescuing shipwrecked passengers to battling with menacing sea monsters. GET CREATIVE Whether building out your island to attract visitors, or dressing up your crew in outrageous styles, there are countless ways to personalise. PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS Explore the Islands of your friends, trade with them and tell them what you think of their crew! Seabeard is completely free to play, but some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases. Seabeard requires an internet connection to play (3G or WiFi). iPod Touch (4th Generation) & iPhone 4 are NOT supported. >> Install Seabeard today. It’s FREE!
The Trail
Embark on a frontier adventure, exploring unknown lands, crafting, trading, and building a community. Discover beautiful landscapes and make your fortune in this unique mobile game.
- Explore vast landscapes
- Craft and trade goods
- Build and settle communities
- Collect resources
- Befriend a companion pet
- Relaxing one-thumb gameplay
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The Trail will lead you to adventure and fortune! Join our pioneers on a vast journey across country unknown. Set forth to reach the town of Eden Falls - explore, craft, collect, trade, discover, and eventually settle and build. The newest game from Peter Molyneux, legendary designer and creator of the God Game genre, brings the frontier to life on your mobile device. Peter Molyneux’s previous games include Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper, Fable, Populous, and Godus. Features of The Trail include: BEAUTIFUL Take in the view as you walk The Trail through different landscapes and fantastic vistas. RELAXING Using only your thumb, swipe and drag to move delightfully along The Trail. Designed for everyone to pick up and enjoy. MAKE YOUR FORTUNE Travel to the new world to make your fortune! Learn to craft and trade. BUILD A COMMUNITY Join a town to unlock more features and work together to make your town the best in the new world! COMPANION Befriend an interactive pet dog to accompany you on your journey, and play together to unwind when at home. UNIQUE You've never played anything like The Trail!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Trail at fortnightly against Seabeard's every 2 months. The Trail also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 3.2K). Seabeard's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Seabeard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Trail sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Seabeard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Trail has 26K ratings behind it against 3.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 71% positive.
Seabeard ships an update every 2 months, The Trail fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Seabeard | The Trail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better | 4.5 (26K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.5% of reviews — better | 70.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 499 MB | 869 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HandCircus Limited | Kongregate |
Customer experience
Seabeard
The Trail
User reviews
Seabeard
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Charming visuals and atmosphere
- ⚒️ Engaging quests and progression
- 🕹️ Variety of mini-games and activities
- 🕰️ Relaxing, casual gameplay
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for progression
- 🗄️ Limited inventory space and storage
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
The Trail
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Enjoyable gameplay
- 👍 Beautiful graphics and music
- 🚀 Relaxing and calming experience
- 👍 Unique concept and exploration
- 🚀 Addictive and engaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Inventory and crafting issues
- 🐛 Unreliable quest rewards
Bugs and requests
Seabeard
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when interacting with certain NPCs
- Inventory items disappearing or not registering correctly
- Connectivity issues and inability to log in at times
Requested features
4 requests- Expand the main storyline and content
- Add more islands and areas to explore
- Improve the inventory and storage system
- Implement a more balanced progression system
The Trail
Reported bugs
5 issues- Freezing and items getting stuck during crafting
- Disappearing items from backpack
- Inconsistent progress tracking and save issues
- Incompatibility with newer devices
- Ads causing crashes or not rewarding properly
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to change appearance and customize character
- Option to send money or items to family
- Multiplayer features and town interactions
- More content updates and new areas to explore
- Improved stamina and resource management
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- Ability to manage and kick inactive town members
In-app purchases
Seabeard
- Pile of Coins$0.99
- Handful of Pearls$1.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- Bag of Coins$2.99
- Leaf-pod of Pearls$4.99
- Sack of Coins$7.99
- Bag of Pearls$9.99
- Box of Coins$14.99
- Barrel of Pearls$19.99
- Barrel of Coins$29.99
The Trail
- 5 Gold bars$3.99
- 50 Favours$4.99
- Fly to Town$4.99
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- New Settler Offer$7.99
- Special Offer$7.99
- New Explorer Offer$7.99
- Fly to Town$7.99
- 20 Gold bars$9.99
- 250 Favours$19.99
- Pet Dog Offer$19.99
Questions
Is Seabeard free?
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