The Battle of Polytopia
A Civilization Strategy Game
How much does The Battle of Polytopia cost?
Prices are current as of 27 Sept 2026.
10 one-time purchases from $0.99
In the United States, The Battle of Polytopia has 10 one-time purchases priced $0.99 – 1.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Ai-Mo | $0.99 |
| Hoodrick Tribe | $0.99 |
| Kickoo Tribe | $0.99 |
| Quetzali | $0.99 |
| Vengir Tribe | $0.99 |
| Zebasi Tribe | $0.99 |
| Aquarion | $1.99 |
| Cymanti Tribe | $1.99 |
| Elyrion | $1.99 |
| Polaris Tribe | $1.99 |
See what The Battle of Polytopia costs in all 174 countries →
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| Rating / 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 37K | 258K | 228K | 63K | 30K | 16K | 12K | 12K | 7.5K | 7.1K | 6.8K |
| Released | 2016 | 2012 | 2014 | 2018 | 2024 | 2022 | 2021 | 2024 | 2022 | 2025 | 2020 |
| One-time price | $0.99 | $4.99 | $9.99 | $4.99 | $7.99 | — | $19.99 | $4.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $4.99 |
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The Battle of Polytopia reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 36,894 reviews.
What people like
- Simple to learn but deep
- Great for playing with friends
- High replay value for years
- Beautiful art style and maps
What they complain about
- Crashes and freezes constantly
- Lost purchases when switching devices
- Skins replace actual new content
- AI cheats with impossible units
Incredible game
The ceiling for this game is so high. Incredible strategy game. Imagine if you combined chess and AoE, that’s what you get with Polytopia. Need more investment into the multiplayer experience, fix a few bugs, and this could be a staple of multiplayer gaming.
I had micro transactions
I pay for a game and then I have to buy tribes separately, no thank you
Need a fix
The disable or enable isn’t appearing
Great game but overheats phone
Started overheating phone starting from a few months ago, never used to do that but now it happens every time within 30 min
为什么不做中文
谁得罪你们了
Great strategy game
Perfect game for creativity or domination, and many unit decisions, skill tree decisions, and capital and city decisions that makes me addicted
Pinch to zoom in not working
I can zoom out but can’t zoom in. Too small to see on a phone
Fun game
It’s fun
Good game, recent performance issues
So as of the past couple months or so, the game is incredibly slow. I thought it was my phone, because I had a iPhone 12 mini. I just upgraded to a 17 and nothing changed. My only real gameplay complaint is how when playing against AI they will all focus you at their detriment.
language problem
I really hope this game will offer Chinese
Perfect airport game
Why isn't there a big "Buy All" button on the tribe selection screen? Design 101: make it as easy as possible for your users to give you money
Skins Aren’t New Content
It’s frustrating that the game keeps releasing skins for existing tribes instead of actual new content. Add new tribes, mechanics, or game modes not just more cosmetics.
One recommendation for maximal improvement
I’ve been playing Polytopia for a long time, and it’s easily one of the best strategy games on mobile. The gameplay is simple to learn but has incredible depth, every tribe feels unique, and it’s one of those rare games that keeps you coming back. One feature I think would take the game to another level is allowing expired Weekly Challenges to remain playable indefinitely. It wouldn’t affect league placement or rankings, just let players keep replaying them after the event ends. This would add so much to the game. Players could continue trying to beat their own high scores, challenge friends to see who can score higher on the exact same map, and create an entirely new layer of competition. It would also encourage community engagement, with people sharing strategies, posting scoreboards, and organizing friendly competitions long after the official challenge has ended. Right now, once a Weekly Challenge expires, that content is essentially gone forever, even though it’s some of the most fun and replayable content in the game. Keeping old Weekly Challenges available would dramatically increase replay value without affecting the integrity of the weekly leaderboard or rewards. I genuinely think this would become one of the most popular features in the game. It would strengthen the community, reward players who enjoy mastering maps, and give competitive players another reason to keep coming back. Polytopia is already an outstanding game, this one change could make it even better, and would warrant the ultimate compliment, a 5 star review.
翻译
没有简体中文，差评
Terrible colors
5 stars game, 1 stars graphics. There are a lot of ways this game could become bigger and better. But please Fix the colors - they are awful.
One of the best games on the phone.
I adore this game. I’ve played it for years, and it’s continued to get heartfelt updates and quality of life patches. Every time I come back to it, there’s something new and I greatly appreciate it. I’ve supported the game with various tribe and skin purchases just because it’s rare a game gets this much heart put into it. I hope that the devs keep putting heart into this, because it’s genuinely so fun. I especially love pass n play mode, where two people can enjoy a game on the same device. Kinda nice for road trips and introducing someone new to the game. Keep it up fellas! (Also keep up the additional tech stuff, it’s amazing seeing the slowly added complexity of the game!!!)
Unbalanced AI, worse with each update.
Been playing this game for years and, I prefer to play solo against the AI. Unfortunately, each update unbalances the game further. After the last one, the AI is so hyper aggressive that tribes are being eliminated within 16 turns. This gives me no time to gather resources and defeat all 6 tribes for the maximum score. As the years have gone by, the developers have programmed the AI to cheat! Tribes spawn super units early in the game when they couldn’t possibly have the resources needed to do so. In one game I played today, a tribe spawned 2 super units in the first 10 moves without using up any of the resources around it. Truly unbelievable!! You can now take it for granted that the one unit needed to block your move or defeat you will be waiting hidden every single time. Underpowered AI units take out your full strength units regularly. It’s obvious the randomness of the game has been eliminated and that it’s clearly rigged against you. And, this is all in Normal mode!! I see no point in playing the game in Hard mode, given this level of imbalance. Shame on the developers for stooping so low and marring what used to be a wonderful game! Oh, in response to your lame reply from 3 years ago, which clearly is an attempt to deflect poor choices or incompetence on your part. The players that find it too easy can play in harder modes. That’s what they are there for, I assume. Everything I’ve written above is about Normal Mode. Thanks for the years of previous enjoyment but now, I’m out.
Love this game!! Has a few bugs though
I’ve been playing this game daily for over a year now and i absolutely love it. I have noticed during my time playing that there are some bugs around the daily tournament option. After trying to load the new tournament today it was unable to open so i exited out of the app and reopened it only to see i cannot play the tournament any longer because it says i’ve already started it which doesn’t make sense to me. With some minor improvements this game could easily be the most addictive game on the app store. More options for ranked tournaments instead of live ones would really elevate the game experience.
Зависает
После обновления стал зависать игра часто, приходится закрывать и открывать заново
The Problem of Cymanti
I know I’m beating a dead horse here, but I am just so turned off from the game purely because of the sheer advantage that Cymanti has over every other tribe. I’ve played the game for years, even before any of the tribe expansions and Cymanti has been the reason I quit over and over again. No matter how many changes or reworks done, they always come out on top and that is represented by the matches you get that are Cymanti 80% of the time. No matter what tribe you chose, no matter how perfect you play, it always comes down to map luck when facing Cymanti. If you can’t win by like turn 7, the game is over. Would it be so hard to add a matchmaking option to where you can “avoid” playing other tribes? The game is a blast while playing any other tribe and takes tons of predictions and strategy. Against Cymanti, they just have to drop a beetle on your face and there isn’t much you can do about it. I gave the game another chance today after months like I always do and what do ya know, Cymanti is my first opponent. I instantly remembered why I quit last time. Just please change something to where I don’t have to play them anymore. Maybe the playerbase will come back.
amazing
I really like this game because it’s a really immersive strategy game isn’t isn’t overcomplicated with what you see in usually the other strategy games that involved war. One thing I’d like to suggest though is a map creator., I think I’d be pretty fun to have your own immersive biome that you can make to your liking
New update has ruined multiplayer
Special tribes are fun on their own, but including them as side AIs in a multiplayer game completely imbalances it. I don’t know why they changed it so special tribes couldn’t be excluded anymore.
add a Simplified‑Chinese language
The game is highly playable, and I plan to play it long‑term. As I usually use Simplified Chinese, I hope the developers can add a Simplified‑Chinese language option in future updates. Many thanks to the development team.
Stop messing with it
This game used to be fun, but the devs keep messing with the design. Lately the AI has taken to endlessly using spies and daggers, making the mid-game a boring slog.
Getting worse
This app has become more unstable over time. It freezes, cannot connect to network. Get the basics right when you change the the game come on. Been playing this game since 2019.
Idea
To the creators, I love the game I do I’ve played it for years. The ai can be a bit easy sometimes in a full 15 creative crazy bots but that’s not your fault, I had an idea if the creators could comment about this. The idea, i know we have super units for every nation, the special nations get special ones. My idea would be that every nation had its own kind of super unit. For example, hoodrick would have a super archer, kickoo would have a pirate that shoots range attacks and melee for close up and can become a battleship in water. Ai mo can have a super healer doesn’t heal more per health but has a greater healing radius with more health. And so forth, variety to the nations.
Just stopped working
The app just stopped working. It loads, but none of the touch buttons work.
Things to add
I think you could add making your own username and make your own tribe but the tribe making costs money
Баланса - нет
Дорогие разработчики, объясните пожалуйста, как за несколько ходов соседняя цивилизация обходит меня уже в несколько раз? Я просто не успеваю захватывать новые деревни, обустраивать города и изучать новые технологии, но КАК это успевает делать Бот? Прошу, измените баланс игры, новым игрокам сложно играть в такое, ладно если бы речь шла о фанатах и профи которые знают игру лучше себя, а как действовать новичкам?
Please fix iOS 26.2 crashes!
Love this game. It’s my go to game. But ever since iOS 26, it crashes all the time. Today it crashed 5 times in the same game. Please fix. Tx (iPhone 14 Pro Max)
Great Game
I just adore this 4X strategy game with all of its unique tribes that change how you explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in the beginning. Anyway this game is great and to anyone with Apple Arcade you can get Polytopia+ which comes with all the tribe without having to spend the extra money.
Problem
On iOS it becomes more of a photo than a game.
Need a centralized account system
I used to play on android and had bought all tribes and most skins. Now I have a iPhone and cannot access anything, including multiplayer mode.
I can’t log on to my Game Center.
My game was glitched. So I deleted it then reinstalled it. For some reason it’s asking me to log on to my Game Center in my settings. Although I am already logged on to my Game Center. I’ve been looking for a way to fix this issue but nothing seems to be working. The game is great. It’s just not letting me play it.
Last update broke the game
I love this game and I’ve been playing it for months but they have to fix the game. Ever seen they last updated it the game it keeps crashing mulligan times per game. Super annoying.
Why?
I play polytopia from 2025 why online for arcade version not everyone have money…😭 I have idea! Make online battle 1 v 1 and ranks and 2 v 2 like 2 tribes versus 2 tribes it’s very good idea! GAME WILL BE BETter If U DO ThIs🙂 and make for free bro😭🥲
I’m going to find whoever develops this
Yup
Great but I have a weird bug
I absolutely love Polytopia and it is an incredible game but my one complaint is that 1 the map is tiny if you don’t have many tribes and 2 the main reason, is that a while ago I bought the vengir tribe, but when I switched devices it knows I have bought it because it shows 2 stars and domination when on tribe select but whenever I click restore purchases it does nothing and vengir is still locked. I have screenshots to support this and love the game but just want to get my purchase back
2/5
I used to play it 3 yrs ago, it used to be genuinely fun and interesting but now it’s just skins and competitive leagues out the wazoo. And oh my god when is the new tribe coming? It’s been like 3 years at least!
Great Game but devastating Glitch
I absolutely love this game and very nice turn based game with great balance, however I has a consistent glitch where the whole game freezes and bricks the phone until you restart it. Please fix and I will update this review!
BEST GAME EVER
My buddies and I literally play daily. It’s great. There’s eight of us who will play together. They’ve done a great job creating a simple but super fun game. It’s easy to learn, yet complex enough that it will take you time to master. I would love to see a true team version even if it doesn’t track your ELO. I would also love custom matches where we can edit some of the game options more. But overall great game. Seriously, awesome, awesome, game.
Developer got greedy
Great game when it came out. I’ve been a loyal player since many years. I spent money purchasing every tribe on my Android and guess what - I lost all of those purchases after switching to iOS. Also, this new business model of selling skins is just shoddy work. I would think they would get a different game play, new tribes etc. Guess the developer now is just chasing quick $$.
Store
Why can’t I spend my money! Keeps saying unable to initialize. Fix it please
Was 5 stars but latest update broke multiplayer games
I’ve loved this game and have played it for well over a year. But the latest update has broken multiplayer games. When a game has started, the lobby message is still in the list as well. And all current games are not listed. Meaning that you are dependent on notifications for switching between games. Hoping you can fix these problems!
Great game but needs fixing
I’ve loved playing this game but no longer seem able to play when offline which had been one of the great things about this game. Please fix this rather than fiddling with tribes.
MY SHI
I’ve had Polytopia for years, and it’s one of the few mobile games I never uninstall. I’m not even a huge strategy game player, but there’s something about this game that keeps pulling me back. I’ll recommend it to friends whenever I can, and even when nobody wants to play, I still have plenty of ways to enjoy it. Playing against AI, trying different tribes, or just building a beautiful empire is enough to keep me entertained. The art style is easily one of my favorite parts. I recently played a game that lasted 99 turns, and I realized I was spending more time admiring the world I’d built than trying to win. I’d love to see more ways to appreciate the maps we create. Maybe a free camera, photo mode, or cinematic view would be amazing. I’d also love to see more tribes, skins, or cosmetic customization in the future. The gameplay already has so much replay value, and those additions would make every civilization feel even more unique. Thank you for making a game I’ve genuinely enjoyed for years. It’s one of those rare mobile games that always earns its way back onto my screen.
Pay to Win
Game is pay to win
MORE FACTIONS FOR FREE
We need more factions you can play as for free it’s a great game just needs more free option
Server connection not good
So many trouble connecting to the server.
Let us just get the full game as one and lower price
It would not even be that hard to let us buy it all in one go so we dont have to buy it all one by one because that would be way too annoying Also buying all the tribes (~$22) costs more than it would on steam (~$17) and that is without skins with skins with skins it is $30+
The Battle of Polytopia price by country
A one-time purchase costs $0.70 in Canada and $1.99 in Cameroon — 3× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $0.99 |
| Albania | $0.99 |
| Algeria | $0.99 |
| Angola | $0.99 |
| Anguilla | $0.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $1.99 |
| Argentina | $0.99 |
| Armenia | $0.99 |
| Australia | A$1.99$1.40 |
| Austria | €0.99$1.15 |
| Azerbaijan | $0.99 |
| Bahamas | $0.99 |
| Bahrain | $0.99 |
| Barbados | $1.99 |
| Belarus | $0.99 |
| Belgium | €0.99$1.13 |
| Belize | $1.99 |
| Benin | $0.99 |
| Bermuda | $0.99 |
| Bhutan | $0.99 |
| Bolivia | $0.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €0.99$1.13 |
| Botswana | $0.99 |
| Brazil | R$6.90$1.33 |
| British Virgin Islands | $1.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $0.99 |
| Bulgaria | €0.99$1.13 |
| Burkina Faso | $0.99 |
| Cambodia | $0.99 |
| Cameroon | $1.99 |
| Canada | CA$0.99$0.70 |
| Cape Verde | $0.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $0.99 |
| Chad | $0.99 |
| Chile | CLP 990$1.07 |
| Colombia | COP 4,900$1.50 |
| Congo | $0.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $0.99 |
| Costa Rica | $0.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $0.99 |
| Croatia | €0.99$1.13 |
| Cyprus | €0.99$1.13 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 29.00$1.36 |
| Denmark | DKK 9.00$1.37 |
| Dominica | $0.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $0.99 |
| Ecuador | $0.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 49.99$0.97 |
| El Salvador | $0.99 |
| Estonia | €0.99$1.13 |
| Fiji | $0.99 |
| Finland | €0.99$1.13 |
| France | €0.99$1.13 |
| Gabon | $0.99 |
| Gambia | $0.99 |
| Georgia | $0.99 |
| Germany | €0.99$1.13 |
| Ghana | $0.99 |
| Greece | €0.99$1.15 |
| Grenada | $1.99 |
| Guatemala | $0.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $0.99 |
| Guyana | $1.99 |
| Honduras | $0.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$8.00$1.02 |
| Hungary | HUF 499$1.56 |
| Iceland | $0.99 |
| India | ₹99.00$1.03 |
| Indonesia | IDR 19,000$1.06 |
| Iraq | $0.99 |
| Ireland | €0.99$1.13 |
| Israel | ₪2.90$0.95 |
| Italy | €0.99$1.13 |
| Jamaica | $0.99 |
| Japan | ¥150$0.95 |
| Jordan | $0.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 499.00$1.13 |
| Kenya | $0.99 |
| Kosovo | €0.99$1.13 |
| Kuwait | $0.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $0.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $1.99 |
| Latvia | €0.99$1.13 |
| Lebanon | $0.99 |
| Liberia | $0.99 |
| Libya | $0.99 |
| Lithuania | €0.99$1.13 |
| Luxembourg | €0.99$1.13 |
| Macao | $0.99 |
| Macedonia | $0.99 |
| Madagascar | $0.99 |
| Malawi | $0.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 4.90$1.20 |
| Maldives | $0.99 |
| Mali | $0.99 |
| Malta | €0.99$1.13 |
| Mauritania | $0.99 |
| Mauritius | $0.99 |
| Mexico | MX$19.00$1.07 |
| Micronesia | $0.99 |
| Moldova | $0.99 |
| Mongolia | $0.99 |
| Montenegro | €0.99$1.13 |
| Montserrat | $0.99 |
| Morocco | $0.99 |
| Mozambique | $0.99 |
| Myanmar | $1.99 |
| Namibia | $0.99 |
| Nauru | $0.99 |
| Nepal | $1.99 |
| Netherlands | €0.99$1.13 |
| New Zealand | NZ$1.99$1.12 |
| Nicaragua | $0.99 |
| Niger | $0.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 1,500.00$1.13 |
| Norway | NOK 9.00$0.96 |
| Oman | $0.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 300$1.08 |
| Palau | $0.99 |
| Panama | $0.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $0.99 |
| Paraguay | $0.99 |
| Peru | PEN 4.90$1.44 |
| Philippines | ₱49.00$0.78 |
| Poland | PLN 4.99$1.30 |
| Portugal | €0.99$1.13 |
| Qatar | QAR 2.99$0.82 |
| Romania | RON 4.99$1.08 |
| Russia | RUB 99.00$1.17 |
| Rwanda | $0.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $0.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 4.99$1.33 |
| Senegal | $1.99 |
| Serbia | €0.99$1.13 |
| Seychelles | $1.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $0.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 0.98$0.77 |
| Slovakia | €0.99$1.13 |
| Slovenia | €0.99$1.13 |
| Solomon Islands | $0.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 19.99$1.23 |
| South Korea | ₩1,100$0.81 |
| Spain | €0.99$1.13 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $0.99 |
| St. Lucia | $0.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $0.99 |
| Suriname | $0.99 |
| Swaziland | $0.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 9.00$0.94 |
| Switzerland | CHF 1.00$1.23 |
| Taiwan | NT$30.00$0.94 |
| Tajikistan | $0.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 2,900.00$1.09 |
| Thailand | THB 29.00$0.87 |
| Tonga | $1.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $0.99 |
| Tunisia | $0.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 49.99$1.02 |
| Turkmenistan | $0.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $0.99 |
| Uganda | $0.99 |
| Ukraine | $0.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 2.99$0.81 |
| United Kingdom | £0.99$1.31 |
| United States | $0.99 |
| Uruguay | $0.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $0.99 |
| Vanuatu | $0.99 |
| Venezuela | $1.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫29,000$1.11 |
| Yemen | $1.99 |
| Zambia | $0.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $1.99 |
The Battle of Polytopia FAQ
- Is The Battle of Polytopia free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 174 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $0.99 (US), across 10 one-time purchases.
- Does The Battle of Polytopia have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is The Battle of Polytopia cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs CA$0.99 (≈$0.70) in Canada and $1.99 in Cameroon, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to The Battle of Polytopia?
- Kingdom Rush Tower Defense TD (4.8 from 258,060 reviews, premium from $2.99), Godus (4.6 from 228,035 reviews, premium from $1.99) and Cell to Singularity: Evolution (4.8 from 63,155 reviews, premium from $1.99).
The Battle of Polytopia download
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The Battle of Polytopia sells in 174 countries. It was released 10 years and 7 months ago, on 9 Feb 2016. It holds a 4.6 rating from 36,894 reviews.
Supports 9 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
How much does The Battle of Polytopia make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 52%
- United Kingdom 7%
- Canada 6%
- Germany 5%