Comparison

Through the Ages vs Klack

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

Klack

Organize your board game collection, plan game nights with friends, and select the perfect game to play. Features include AI-powered identification from photos, advanced filtering, and integrated tools for dice rolling and score tracking.

Highlights
  • AI photo game identification
  • Import from BoardGameGeek
  • Filter collection by player count, complexity, time, age
  • Create game night polls for date, time, and game choice
  • First player selector
  • Digital dice roller
  • Flexible score tracker
Features
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Klack is the ultimate tool for managing your collection, organizing game nights, and choosing the perfect game to play! Add your board game collection in the way that works best for you: search by game name, import from BoardGameGeek, or take photos of your physical collection and let Klack help identify the games using AI image analysis. Once your collection is in Klack, you can quickly filter it by player count, complexity, play time, recommended age, and more. Planning a game night? Create polls so friends can vote on the best day and time to meet, as well as which games they want to play. Voters can view helpful game details before making their choices, making it easier for everyone to find something they’ll enjoy. Klack also includes simple tools for game night, including a first player selector, digital dice roller, and flexible score tracker. Whether you have a small shelf of favorites or a huge board game collection, Klack helps you spend less time coordinating and more time playing. Features include: - Add games by search, photo, or BoardGameGeek import - Use AI photo analysis to help identify games from your physical collection - Filter your collection by player count, complexity, play time, age, and more - Create polls for game night dates, times, and game choices - Let friends review game details before voting - Use built-in tools like a first player selector, dice roller, and score tracker Plan the night. Pick the game. Start playing with Klack.

Screenshots

Through the Ages4 screens
Klack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Klack at Free against Through the Ages's $9.99. Klack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Through the Ages's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 1) and chart position (#43 vs unranked). On rating, ads, 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

Klack is free to download; Through the Ages costs $9.99 up front. Through the Ages sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Klack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Through the Ages against 5.0 for Klack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Through the Ages has 5.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Through the Ages ships an update every 10 days, Klack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Through the Ages versus Klack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrough the AgesKlack
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#43 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB40 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCGE Digital s.r.o.Klack LLC

Customer experience

Through the Ages

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

Klack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Klack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Through the Ages

One-time1
  • New Leaders and Wonders$4.99
None

Klack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Through the Ages free?
Through the Ages costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Klack free?
Klack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Through the Ages or Klack?
Klack is rated higher. Through the Ages averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Klack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Through the Ages or Klack have ads?
Neither Through the Ages nor Klack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Through the Ages or Klack?
Through the Ages ships an update every 10 days, and Klack every 3 weeks. Most recently, Through the Ages was updated on November 12, 2026 and Klack on October 31, 2026.

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