Comparison

Seven Castles vs Expansion

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

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About

Seven Castles

Build castles, roads, and cloisters by strategically placing tiles on a board. Earn points by completing these structures and occupying them with your followers. Play with friends or join open games in this real-time multiplayer board game.

Highlights
  • Tile placement for building
  • Real-time multiplayer
  • Score points for completed structures
  • Lobby and game lists
  • Demo game option
  • Multiple game types and expansions
Features
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"Seven castles" is a real-time, multiplayer board game in which you build castles, roads or cloisters by placing tiles on the board. You get points every time you complete a castle, road or cloister which you have occupied by placing your follower on it. You can log in using Apple Sign-in or your Facebook account. With Facebook login your Facebook name will be displayed. After successful login you will find yourself in the Lobby area. Here you see a list of users currently online - the Lobby list- and a list of the ongoing games - the Games list. You can invite other people to play or you can join an existing unlocked game. If you are new to the game I recommend playing a Demo game first. Carcassonne games - in these you build cities, roads and cloisters Mini game: 36 tiles, 5 meeples Base game: 72 tiles, 7 meeples Expansion 1 - Inns and cathedrals: 90 tiles, 7 meeples, 1 giant Double Base game: 144 tile, 10 meeples Double Expansion 1: 180 tiles, 10 meeples, 2 giants Expansion 2 - Traders and builders: 96 tiles, 7 meeples, 1 builder, 1 pig Double Expansion 2: 192 tiles, 9 meeples, 2 builders, 2 pigs. Seven Castle games - in these you build castle walls, rivers, fields Castles Mini - 37 tiles, 5 meeples Castles - 70 tiles, 7 meeples Double Castles - 140 tiles, 12 meeples Castles Plus - 100 tiles, 9 meeples The Narrow Sea: you can build citadels, land and sea Sea Base - 74 tiles, 4 meeples, 3 ships Sea Expansion 1 - 108 tiles, 4 meeples, 1 giant, 3 ships Sea Expansion 2 - 108 tiles, 4 meeples, 4 ships The smaller games are free to play. You can buy credits inside the game to play bigger games. Credits are only deduced for completed games. If the owner of the game - the one who pays for it - leaves before the end f the game no credits are lost. How to play This is a turn based multiplayer board game. When your turn arrives you will see your tile in the bottom right corner. Place your tile by tapping on the board so that it matches the existing ones. You can zoom the game are by pinch or with the zoom buttons. You can rotate with the rotate button on the right side. The tile will only rotate into good positions. Put one of your meeples (the little avatars at the top) on the tile by clicking on a red circle. This way you can occupy a city, castle, road, cloister or field (an entity). Click 'Submit' - the program will warn you if the tile doesn't match or if the entity was already occupied. When you complete an occupied entity you get points for it and your player(s) are returned. During the game you get points when you complete a city, castle, road, river, field or cloister occupied by you. If more than one player occupies a city the one with the most meeples will get the points. The game ends when all tiles are placed. At the end of the game you also get points for uncompleted entities. Carcassonne, Seven Castles and Seven Seas game types each have a different scoring. For a complete set of rules check the Guide section inside the game.

About

Expansion

A challenging multiplayer strategy game where players use wit to outsmart opponents and expand their territory in a neon-themed world. Only one player can emerge victorious.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer strategy
  • Territory expansion
  • Synthwave aesthetic
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Outsmart opponents
Features
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Expansion is a challenging multiplaying strategy game for 2-4 players with a synthwave feel. Use your wit to outsmart your opponents and expand you territory. Together you will create a neon world, but only one can win!

Screenshots

Seven Castles3 screens
Expansion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Expansion at 3.0 against Seven Castles's 2.5. Expansion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Seven Castles's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price and device support 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. Seven Castles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Expansion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expansion holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Seven Castles versus Expansion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeven CastlesExpansion
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan TengerTexas PFCG Aplicativos Ltda

Customer experience

Seven Castles

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Expansion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Seven Castles

One-time5
  • 10 Transylvanian golds$0.99
  • 20 Transylvanian golds$1.99
  • 50 Transylvanian golds$4.99
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  • 80 Transylvanian golds$7.99
  • 100 Transylvanian golds$9.99
None

Expansion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seven Castles free?
Seven Castles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expansion free?
Expansion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seven Castles or Expansion?
Expansion is rated higher. Seven Castles averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Expansion averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Seven Castles or Expansion have ads?
Expansion shows ads; Seven Castles does not.

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