# Townsmen Premium

> Medieval city-builder

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id549432607](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id549432607)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id549432607`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (350 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.14.8
- **Last updated:** 2024-03-22
- **First published:** 2012-09-14
- **Size:** 135 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/townsmen-premium/id549432607)
- **Website:** [http://www.handy-games.com](http://www.handy-games.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://play.handygames.info/privacy](http://play.handygames.info/privacy)

## Description

Develop your tiny village into a grand medieval empire in Townsmen Premium. Harvest crops, mine ore, and collect taxes as you build markets, gardens, statues, and monuments to beautify your town. Guide your villagers through daily routines across changing seasons and weather, keeping them happy and productive.

An optional military layer lets you recruit soldiers, construct barracks and guard towers, and defend against bandits and disasters. Enjoy a deep economy with dozens of buildings and production chains, diverse scenarios, unrestricted sandbox mode, and Game Center support—all in an ad-free, immersive city-building experience.

## Rankings

- #84,406 — Overall

## Review summary

Townsmen Premium is praised for its addictive, deep medieval city-builder feel, with detailed production chains, many maps and difficulties, and satisfying offline gameplay. Players like the ability to play without spending, and premium removes ads and adds conveniences like unlimited fast-forward. However, reviews repeatedly point to tedious micromanagement (tapping many buildings for taxes and repairs), a frustration with microtransactions and paywalls, and multiple bugs or reliability issues (crashes, unwanted ads despite premium, and quest glitches). Some mention device-tracking prompts. Overall, it’s rewarding for strategy fans, but not without annoyances.

### Pros

- Addictive and deeply satisfying town-building with intricate production chains and seasonal changes.
- Beautifully detailed gameplay with multiple maps and difficulties, plus multiple save slots for replayability.
- Peaceful, offline PvE only—no aggressive players, so you can focus on city management.
- Premium removes ads and provides conveniences like unlimited fast forward, while the core game remains playable without extra purchases.
- Rich depth and design that keep you coming back for hours of strategic planning.

### Cons

- Heavy micromanagement requirements—having to tap every house for taxes and every building for repairs becomes tedious.
- Persistent microtransactions and paywalls can slow progress or feel necessary to progress.
- Bugs and reliability issues reported by users, including crashes on startup, unexpected exits, and quest/feature glitches.
- Ad behavior can still be intrusive for some users (ads or startup ads) even after buying the premium version, and device-tracking prompts can block access or refunds.

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