Comparison

Worms™ 4 vs Northgard

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

Head to head
About

Worms™ 4

Engage in real-time online multiplayer battles with players worldwide. Discover new weapons, upgrade your arsenal, and customize your worms. Conquer 80 single-player missions across five unique locations.

Highlights
  • Synchronous Multiplayer Matches
  • Brand New Weapons
  • Weapon Upgrades
  • 80 Single Player Missions
  • Factions and World Events
  • Fantastic Customisation Options
Features
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***4/5 - "charmingly fun," 148 Apps*** ***4/5 - "I can't deny the grin it put on my face," Touch Arcade*** ***4/5 - "probably the best mobile game in the series and worth picking up for the missions alone," Tap Smart*** The latest instalment in the worldwide mega hit franchise! When the guys and girls at Team 17 jump around and squeal with excitement, you know you are on to a winner. You see, the team who designed Worms 4 had you and your favourite device in mind when they created; • Synchronous Multiplayer Matches: Battle against opponents from around the world with real time one on one online multiplayer matches! • Shorter, more explosive matches to provide compelling bite sized gameplay. • Streamlined menu systems to get you into game with a minimum of fuss. • Add enriched cartoon visuals which look great even on the smaller screens. But that’s not all! Take a look at the below list and you will see why the folks at Team17 are simply buzzin about Worms 4. • Brand New Weapons: Wreak havoc with an assembly of brand new weapon designs including Hailey’s Comet! • Weapon Upgrades: Worms 4 is designed to be a very rewarding play experience. Players can collect more than a hundred weapon upgrades to make their worms more powerful! Weapon upgrades can be mixed and matched to better suit the player’s strategy. • Five Gorgeous Locations: Do battle in five beautiful hand drawn regions: Middle Turf, Candiville, Wacky-Habara, Tomorrow Islands and the Fro Zone. • 80 Single Player Missions: Test your skills against 80 single player missions. Missions are designed not only to provide the player with hours of enjoyment, but also to teach the finer points of Worms playing strategy! • Factions: Each player in the game chooses an allegiance, fighting under the banner of Red or Blue! The daily tug of war competition pits faction against faction, with the winners reaping the benefits of extra in-game rewards! • World Events: Each week dynamic events take place around the game’s world map. The player enters into these events and competes against other players, with the aim of representing their faction and earning prizes for fellow faction members. • Better with Metal: Users whose devices have metal support enjoy additional visual effects. • Fantastic Customisation Options: As always, Worms 4 features a plethora of great customisation options, allowing the player to individually customise each worm and give their team the personal touch! • Daily Challenges: Partake in fun optional daily challenges to earn yourself and your faction additional rewards! • Loot: Spin the loot wheel and break open the loot chests to gain truckloads of rewards and customise every aspect of your worm! • Connect with Friends: Connect your Facebook account to battle your friends in online multiplayer or view your friend’s progress on the world map screen and compete to beat their scores. Get even more Team17 information, including the latest game updates and more… Facebook: /WormsTeam17 Twitter: @Team17Ltd Web: www.team17.com DON’T MISS OUR OTHER EXCITING WORMS GAMES ON THE APP STORE Worms Special Edition, Worms Crazy Golf, Worms 3 & Worms Revolution - Deluxe Edition.

About

Northgard

Lead a Viking clan to explore, settle, and conquer a mysterious new continent. Manage resources, assign jobs, and survive harsh winters and dangerous foes. Choose your clan's path to victory through conquest, trade, or devotion.

Highlights
  • Build and manage settlements
  • Assign Vikings to jobs
  • Resource management and survival
  • Territory expansion and discovery
  • Multiple victory conditions
  • Story mode campaign
  • Multiplayer modes
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Northgard is a strategy game based on Norse mythology in which you control a Clan of Vikings fighting for the control of a mysterious newfound continent. After years of tireless explorations, brave Vikings have discovered a new land filled with mystery, danger and riches: NORTHGARD. The boldest Northmen have set sail to explore and conquer these new shores, bring fame to their Clan and write history through conquest, trading, or devotion to the Gods. That is, if they can survive the dire Wolves and Undead Warriors roaming the land, befriend or defeat the giants, and survive the harshest winters ever witnessed in the North. FEATURES • Build your settlement on the newly discovered continent of Northgard • Assign your vikings to various jobs (Farmer, Warrior, Sailor, Loremaster...) • Manage your resources carefully and survive harsh winters and vicious foes • Expand and discover new territory with unique strategic opportunities • Achieve different victory conditions (Conquest, Fame, Lore, Trading...) STORY MODE: RIG’S SAGA The Viking High King is murdered and his Regal Horn is stolen by a man named Hagen. This event kickstarts a saga that will take Rig, his son and heir accompanied by his right-hand man Brand through the new continent of Northgard. The continent where he will make new friends and foes and discover a much greater threat than Hagen, and the reasons behind his father’s assassination. MULTIPLAYER • Play with or against other Mobile players with up to 6 players • Includes Duel, Free for All and Teamplay modes CHOOSE YOUR CLAN In order to complete the 11 campaign chapters, the player will have to master the specificities of the 6 first clans and tame the unforgiving wilderness of Northgard. More clans are joining the fight for Northgard! • Clan of the Snake: Act from the shadows and take the lead with cunning guerilla tactics • Clan of the Dragon: Embrace the old ways and please the gods with sacrifices • Clan of the Kraken: Harness the bounty of the sea and unleash its brutal might You can unlock the clans of the Snake, Dragon and Kraken separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Scale Bundle. • Clan of the Horse: Devote yourself to the art of blacksmithing and craft powerful Relics • Clan of the Ox: Equip ancestral equipment and prove the might of your forefathers • Clan of the Lynx: Adopt Nature’s way and lure mythical preys into ambushes You can unlock the Clans of the Horse, Ox and Lynx separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Fur Bundle. • Clan of the Squirrel: Gather ingredients to prepare special recipes and survive the harsh winters • Clan of the Rat: Embrace the way of the Shamans and work for the clan • Clan of the Eagle: Occupy a large territory, venture outside and gather resources Unlock the clans of the Squirrel, Rat and Eagle separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Winter Bundle. Carefully redesigned for mobile • Revamped interface • Game Center achievements • iCloud - Share your progress between iOS devices If you experience any issue with Northgard, please contact our customer support at support@playdigious.mail.helpshift.com and give us as much as possible information on your problem.

Screenshots

Worms™ 44 screens
Northgard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Northgard at 4.6 against Worms™ 4's 3.8. Northgard also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 30%) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). Worms™ 4's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and price ($4.99 vs $7.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Worms™ 4 costs $4.99 and Northgard $7.99 up front. Worms™ 4 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Northgard sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Northgard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Northgard has 3.6K ratings behind it against 725, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Worms™ 4's written reviews are positive against 61% of Northgard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Worms™ 4 ships an update fortnightly, Northgard every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Worms™ 4 versus Northgard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorms™ 4Northgard
Price$4.99 — better$7.99
Rating3.8 (725 ratings)4.6 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews61.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7253.6K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#30 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB892 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTeam17 Digital LimitedPlaydigious

Customer experience

Worms™ 4

All ratings725 ratings
Positive69.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral9.9%
Negative60.1%

Northgard

All ratings3,606 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews1,048 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative27.2%

User reviews

Worms™ 4

From 725 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Classic Worms gameplay
  • 🎨 Detailed graphics and visuals
  • 🤖 Challenging single-player campaign

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loading issues
  • 🔌 Unreliable server connectivity
  • 🤖 Unbalanced difficulty in some levels
  • 🔒 Broken Facebook integration for multiplayer
  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases and microtransactions

Northgard

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fantastic strategy game
  • 👍 Challenging and fun
  • 👍 Excellent port to mobile
  • 👍 Lots of replayability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Buggy menus and UI
  • 🔋 Battery draining
  • 🐛 Glitchy audio
  • 🐛 Saves getting deleted

Bugs and requests

Worms™ 4

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Corrupted save data after updates
  • Inability to connect to servers
  • Chests and rewards not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved multiplayer modes and matchmaking
  • Option to play without Facebook login
  • More weapon and customization options
  • Ability to save progress locally

Northgard

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Menus and UI are buggy
  • Audio glitches and cuts out
  • Saves get deleted unexpectedly
  • Multiplayer is unreliable
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  • Achievements are not working properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Improve tutorial and instructions
  • Add controller support
  • Optimize performance and stability
  • Add Chinese language support
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  • Improve clan/unit selection and management

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Worms™ 4

One-time4
  • Worm Charm$0.99
  • Fist O' Donkey Dollars$0.99
  • Bag O' Donkey Dollars$1.99
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  • Safe O' Donkey Dollars$3.99
12 purchases

Northgard

One-time12
  • Clan of the Rat$2.95
  • Clan of the Squirrel$2.99
  • Clan of the snake$2.99
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  • Clan of the Dragon$2.99
  • Clan of the Horse$2.99
  • Clan of the Ox$2.99
  • Clan of the Kraken$2.99
  • Clan of the Lynx$2.99
  • Clan of the Eagle$2.99
  • Scale Bundle$6.99
  • Fur Bundle$6.99
  • Winter Bundle$6.99

Questions

Is Worms™ 4 free?
Worms™ 4 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Northgard free?
Northgard costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Worms™ 4 or Northgard?
Northgard is rated higher. Worms™ 4 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 725 ratings, while Northgard averages 4.6 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Worms™ 4 or Northgard have ads?
Neither Worms™ 4 nor Northgard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Worms™ 4 or Northgard?
Worms™ 4 ships an update fortnightly, and Northgard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Worms™ 4 was updated on September 24, 2026 and Northgard on September 24, 2026.

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