Comparison

Through the Ages vs Viticulture

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

Head to head
About

Through the Ages

Lead a civilization from its beginnings to the modern era. Expand your resources, develop technologies, and build armies to defend or attack. Construct wonders and choose governments to achieve victory in this deep strategy game.

Highlights
  • Civilization development
  • Resource management
  • Technology research
  • Military expansion
  • Government selection
  • Wonder construction
  • Card-driven gameplay
  • Solo and online multiplayer
Features
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Through the Ages is based on a highly acclaimed civilization board game by well-known designer Vlaada Chvátil. The original game is recognized as a modern classic board game. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Become a chieftain of a small civilization at the dawn of humankind's history. Expand your farms and mines to ensure you have enough resources to grow your civilization. This is our chance to make history! Develop various technologies, improve armies to defend your cities, or attack other civilizations nearby. Choose the best government that fits your goals and build magnificent wonders to achieve memorable victory at the end of the modern era. CARD-DRIVEN GAMEPLAY Through the Ages is a card-driven, turn-based board game that gives you countless options on what to do and how to play. Thanks to the pool of hundreds of cards, every game is unique, allowing you to build a mighty civilization. PLAY SOLO OR ONLINE You can play against AI-driven world leaders with various difficulties, or you can jump into online games against other players. Thanks to the ELO system, the game will find you opponents of the same level as you are. Clash with them and discover whose strategy leads to victory. You can also participate in some of the many championships, including the official World Championship in Through the Ages. PLENTY OF CHALLENGES The game offers more than 30 challenges that change the winning conditions or rules, so you must adapt your strategy to lead your civilization to victory. Prove that you understand how civilization works and become the mighty world leader.

About

Viticulture

Manage a vineyard in pre-modern Tuscany, allocating workers and visitors to tasks across seasons. Expand your estate, plant vines, and fulfill wine orders to become the top winery owner. Enjoy single-player or multiplayer modes with global competition.

Highlights
  • Worker and visitor allocation
  • Seasonal tasks
  • Vineyard expansion
  • Wine order fulfillment
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Asynchronous gameplay
Features
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You find yourself in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany, where you’ve inherited a meager vineyard. You own a few plots of land, an old crush pad, a tiny cellar, 3 workers…and the dream of owning the best winery in Italy. Your job is to allocate your workers and helpful visitors to complete various tasks throughout the year. Each season is different on a vineyard, so the workers have different tasks they can take care of in the summer and winter. There’s competition over those tasks, and often the first worker to arrive at each one has an advantage over the rest. Using those workers and visitors, you can expand your vineyard by building structures, planting vines, and filling wine orders as you work towards the goal of owning the most successful winery in Tuscany. Features: • 1 to 6 players • Family friendly – non violent theme • Cross Platform • Easy tutorial to learn the game from scratch. • Single-player mode with 3 challenging levels of computer opponents. • Multiplayer games against your friends in friendly games. • Face players from all over the world in ranked multiplayer games online! • Worlwide leaderboard • Take your time in asynchronous game mode with push notifications and never miss a turn. • Analyze your best games or learn tricks from the best with playback • Uses the newest rules of the board game.

Screenshots

Through the Ages4 screens
Viticulture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Through the Ages at 4.9 against Viticulture's 3.6. Through the Ages also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 55%) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 94). Viticulture's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Through the Ages costs $4.99 and Viticulture $8.99 up front. Through the Ages sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Viticulture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Through the Ages holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Through the Ages has 5.1K ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Through the Ages's written reviews are positive against 55% of Viticulture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Through the Ages ships an update every 10 days, Viticulture every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Through the Ages versus Viticulture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrough the AgesViticulture
Price$4.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings) — better3.6 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better94
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB322 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCGE Digital s.r.o.DIGIDICED

Customer experience

Through the Ages

All ratings5,140 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews816 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.5%

Viticulture

All ratings93 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral22.0%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Through the Ages

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent tutorial
  • 👍 Great implementation of board game
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging AI
  • 👍 Lots of replay value

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with online play
  • 🐛 Bugs in challenge mode
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with older devices

Viticulture

From 94 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Faithful recreation of beloved board game
  • 🎮 Engaging gameplay with strategic depth
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual presentation
  • 🎵 Nice background music
  • 📱 Convenient portable play anywhere

Room to improve

  • 🐢 AI turns extremely slow and tedious
  • 🎮 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and game freezes
  • ❌ Poor UI conventions and design patterns
  • ⏱️ Excessive confirmation buttons required

Bugs and requests

Through the Ages

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes during challenge mode
  • Connectivity issues with online play
  • Compatibility problems on older devices
  • Freezing during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add pass-and-play mode with AI
  • Ability to mix human and AI players
  • More customization options for game settings
  • Expansion content (new leaders, wonders, etc.)
  • Ability to slow down AI turns for better observation

Viticulture

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Unable to plant grapes despite having buildings
  • Special workers cannot be selected at correct times
  • Merchant worker action not functioning
  • Game hangs when multiple human players with AI
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  • AI gets stuck and requires force quit to progress
  • Blank tableau display
  • Missing windmill points for summer actions
  • Visitor cards appearing back-to-back duplicates
  • Motivator card not allowing all players to respond
  • Summer volunteer crew card not functioning
  • Build button greyed out despite sufficient coins
  • Cannot purchase multiple workers in one season
  • Game ends abruptly without warning
  • Undo function causes game freeze
  • Games not syncing across devices
  • Main screen cannot find games that side menu shows
  • Card selection prompts disappear too quickly
  • Unclear when multi-action cards end turn
  • Loading screen hangs indefinitely

Requested features

16 requests
  • Tuscany expansion (now available)
  • Moors and Visitors expansion
  • Auto-save functionality for crashes
  • Improved notification system
  • Configurable turn timers for casual play
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  • Separate volume controls for music and effects
  • Replay button for quick rematches
  • Better game history and turn tracking
  • Simultaneous action selection (not turn-based)
  • Clearer worker placement location labels
  • Guided tutorial for UI elements
  • Pause functionality for async games
  • Undo multiple moves (not just current decision)
  • Dark mode option
  • Better iPad optimization
  • Improved app icon design

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Through the Ages

One-time1
  • New Leaders and Wonders$4.99
1 purchases

Viticulture

One-time1
  • Tuscany Essential Edition$8.99

Questions

Is Through the Ages free?
Through the Ages costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Viticulture free?
Viticulture costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Through the Ages or Viticulture?
Through the Ages is rated higher. Through the Ages averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Viticulture averages 3.6 from 94 ratings.
Do Through the Ages or Viticulture have ads?
Neither Through the Ages nor Viticulture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Through the Ages or Viticulture?
Through the Ages ships an update every 10 days, and Viticulture every 3 weeks. Most recently, Through the Ages was updated on October 28, 2026 and Viticulture on October 26, 2026.

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