Comparison

Power Hover vs A Kindling Forest

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

Head to head
About

Power Hover

Embark on an epic hoverboard adventure as a robot exploring over 35 unique levels. Navigate a decaying world, overcome hazards, and collect energy while enjoying a beautiful art style and original soundtrack. Unfold a mysterious robot-world story through interactive cutscenes.

Highlights
  • Control a gravity-defying hoverboard
  • Explore over 35 handcrafted levels
  • Collect energy and avoid hazards
  • Experience interactive story cutscenes
  • Compete in Boss and Challenge modes
  • Enjoy a pseudo-low-poly art style
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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Power Hover is an action game about hoverboarding robots! Jump on your gravity defying hoverboard and explore over 35 hand crafted levels full of surprises! ***** 148apps 4.5/5 | AppAdvice 4.5/5 | TouchArcade 4/5 | Stuff.tv 5/5 | AppleNApps 4.5/5 | PocketGamer 8/10 ***** HOVERBOARDS. ROBOTS. ADVENTURE. DANGER! “Marty McFly would certainly approve” -The Guardian “Power Hover grabs hold and never lets go” (5/5) -Stuff tv “The simple visuals are some of the best I've seen this year” (Silver award) -Pocketgamer “Practically begs you to hit the replay button” (4.5/5) -148apps “The physics and gameplay are awesome” (95/100) -Duuro Magazine Defy gravity and enjoy the freedom of controlling an hoverboard! Navigate your way through the decaying world, avoid the hazards and collect the energy! Unfold the story of odd and desolate robot-world... FEATURES • Defy Gravity and Enjoy the freedom of controlling a hoverboard. • Enjoy beautiful pseudo-low-poly art style. • Beat the Levels full of surprises and challenges. • Experience the story, told through small interactive cutscenes. • Explore the beautiful landscapes and multiple different themes. • Compete with your friends on the endless Boss levels and Challenge mode • An original soundtrack from the Retry musician Ted Striker. Please note: Power Hover is not compatible with the iPhone4. Follow us: twitter.com/Oddrok facebook.com/Oddrokoddrok

About

A Kindling Forest

Embark on a magical auto-runner adventure to save the forest from an ancient evil. Aim and shoot your way through challenging levels, collecting arrows that serve as your life count. Utilize checkpoints to refine your strategy and overcome obstacles.

Highlights
  • Auto-runner gameplay
  • Aim and shoot mechanics
  • Collect arrows as life count
  • Five challenging levels
  • Checkpoints for progress
  • Diverse obstacles and environments
Features
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Embark on a magical journey to save the forest from an ancient evil in this challenging auto-runner adventure. An ancient demon has risen and his vicious powers plagues the world. Forest spirits have awoken an archer from the past to save the day! The demon is always one step ahead and leaves a never ending trail of rock hard shards. You'll never know which shapes or forms you’ll meet next! Destroy or avoid them and you will hunt him down. In “A Kindling Forest” you play as our hero aided by forest spirits. Aim and shoot your way through five levels in this cute, average auto-runner. Beware! The arrows you collect along the way ARE the forest spirits. Use them wisely, they are your life count as well. Run out of arrows and you will perish. Use checkpoints to start over if you’ve learned a more efficient way to get through the various obstacles to pass. How to play: Your phone is divided into two areas. Jump and shoot by touching the screen. Get past the shards by aiming for their weak points in this fast-paced adventure! Grow new paths, teleport to new places, fly over clouds, jump over spiders, go through ruins, lava and so much more!

Screenshots

Power Hover4 screens
A Kindling Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: A Kindling Forest at Free against Power Hover's $0.99. A Kindling Forest also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Power Hover's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and device support (4 vs 2). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

A Kindling Forest is free to download; Power Hover costs $0.99 up front. Power Hover sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and A Kindling Forest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Power Hover holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 47 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Power Hover's written reviews are positive against 82% of A Kindling Forest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Power Hover ships an update every 2 months, A Kindling Forest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Power Hover versus A Kindling Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower HoverA Kindling Forest
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (62 ratings) — better4.2 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB194 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOddrok OyDennis Berndtsson

Customer experience

Power Hover

All ratings62 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews485 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative14.4%

A Kindling Forest

All ratings47 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.5%

User reviews

Power Hover

From 62 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 👍 Challenging yet fun gameplay
  • 💎 Stunning visuals and atmospheric soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Simple yet engaging mechanics
  • 🔥 Highly addictive and replayable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🤔 Unresponsive controls at times
  • 🕹️ Difficulty spikes in certain levels
  • 🔍 Limited camera angles can be frustrating
  • 💰 Lack of content for the price

A Kindling Forest

From 47 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay
  • 🎵 Great music and sound design
  • 👍 Smooth and satisfying mechanics
  • 💡 Unique and innovative concept

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paywall after short demo
  • ⏳ Too short with few levels
  • 🤔 Steep difficulty curve
  • 🤷‍♂️ Controls can be frustrating
  • 🐛 Minor bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Power Hover

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to restart certain levels
  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models
  • Glitches with battery collection and level progression

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and chapters to extend the story
  • Customization options for characters and boards
  • Endless/procedurally generated mode for high scores
  • Ability to turn off music while keeping sound effects
  • Controller support for a more console-like experience

A Kindling Forest

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Purchase button not responding
  • Character stuck under the map
  • Tutorial not helpful
  • Penny Bridge level bug
  • No sound
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  • Camera bugs

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels or stages
  • Endless mode
  • Upgrades or skins shop
  • Haptic feedback
  • Option to increase auto-scroll speed
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  • Easy and hard modes
  • Continue button for paid version
  • More content or continuation

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Power Hover

One-time3
  • Unlock Chapter 2$0.99
  • Challenge Bolts$1.99
  • Are you stuck?$2.99
1 purchases

A Kindling Forest

One-time1
  • Buy A Crown$0.99

Questions

Is Power Hover free?
Power Hover costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is A Kindling Forest free?
A Kindling Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Power Hover or A Kindling Forest?
Power Hover is rated higher. Power Hover averages 4.4 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while A Kindling Forest averages 4.2 from 47 ratings.
Do Power Hover or A Kindling Forest have ads?
Neither Power Hover nor A Kindling Forest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Power Hover or A Kindling Forest?
Power Hover ships an update every 2 months, and A Kindling Forest every 3 weeks. Most recently, Power Hover was updated on October 14, 2026 and A Kindling Forest on October 8, 2026.

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