Comparison

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ vs ANOTHER EDEN

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

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About

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ

Relive a classic JRPG adventure on your mobile device. Explore a rich story with memorable characters, master unique abilities, and engage in strategic turn-based battles. Discover hidden secrets and enjoy various minigames.

Highlights
  • Learn and master abilities by equipping items
  • Enter Trance mode for powerful new skills in battle
  • Combine items and equipment through synthesis
  • Engage in various minigames like Chocobo Hot and Cold
  • Utilize game boosters like high speed and no encounter modes
  • Enjoy high-definition movies and character models
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-------------------------------------------------- Due to the size of the application, the download may take a considerable amount of time to complete. The app uses 3.9GB of space. When downloading the game for the first time, you must have more than 4GB of space available on your device. Version updates for the app will use more than 4GB of space. Please ensure that there is plenty of space available on your device before downloading. -------------------------------------------------- ■Description Selling over 5.5million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on iOS! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew in the palm of your hands! Enjoy this classic FINAL FANTASY experience with no additional fees or purchases. ■Story Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe have kidnapped Princess Garnet, the heir of Alexandria. To their surprise, however, the princess herself yearned to escape the castle. Through a series of unusual circumstances, she and her personal guard, Steiner, fall in with Zidane and set out on an incredible journey. Meeting unforgettable characters like Vivi and Quina along the way, they learn about themselves, the secrets of the Crystal, and a malevolent force that threatens to destroy their world. ■Gameplay Features ・Abilities Learn new abilities by equipping items. When fully mastered, these abilities can be used even without equipping items, allowing for nearly endless customization options. ・Trance Fill your Trance gauge as you sustain hits in battle. When fully charged, your characters will enter Trance mode, granting them powerful new skills! ・Synthesis Never let items go to waste. Combine two items or pieces of equipment together and make better, stronger items! ・Minigames Whether it's Chocobo Hot and Cold, Jump Rope, or Tetra Master, there are plenty of minigames to enjoy when you're not off saving the world. You can even earn special item rewards! ■Additional Features ・Achievements ・7 game boosters including high speed and no encounter modes. ・Autosave ・High-definition movies and character models. ーーーーーーー Operating System iOS 15.6 or later Recommended Devices iPhone 7, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 14, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e iPad Pro (3rd Generation), iPad Pro (4th Generation), iPad Air 5 We cannot guarantee proper performance on devices other than those listed above. Please confirm your device model before downloading this app.

About

ANOTHER EDEN

Embark on an epic single-player RPG adventure across time and space to save the future. Featuring a grand story by Masato Kato and a soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda, this game offers an unprecedented amount of content for mobile.

Highlights
  • Epic story spanning Antiquity, Present, and Future
  • Single-player large-scale RPG
  • Original orchestral and folk music soundtrack
  • Acclaimed creators from popular series
  • Extensive in-game content
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Embark on a journey beyond time and space. To save our lost future. Before the darkness of time falls upon us all... Scenario: Masato Kato Main Theme: Yasunori Mitsuda Acclaimed creators from a number of well-known and popular series have come together to bring an exciting and epic RPG to the smartphone. Game Overview ・An unprecedented amount of content in the smartphone game world. ・Single Player Large Scale RPG. ・From master story writer Masato Kato, an epic story crossing the Antiquity, Present, and Future. ・Includes over 60 songs composed with orchestras and folk music, with the main theme written by Mitsuda Yasunori. ◆Staff  <Scenario>   Masato Kato(Chrono Trigger)  <Musical composition>   Yasunori Mitsuda(Chrono Trigger)   Shunsuke Tsuchiya(Luminous Arc 2)   Mariam Abounnasr  <Art Director>   Takahito Exa(BINCHOTAN)  <Producer>   Yuya Koike ◆Cast  Koki Uchiyama/Ai Kayano/Rina Sato/Shigeru Chiba/Rie Kugimiya  Rie Tanaka/Wataru Hatano/Kosuke Toriumi/Ayane Sakura/Maaya Uchida  Saori Hayami/Tatsuhisa Suzuki/Hikaru Midorikawa/Miyuki Sawashiro/Ami Koshimizu  Hanae Natsuki/Takahiro Sakurai/Ayaka Imamura/Harumi Sakurai/Hiroki Yasumoto  Yuichi Nakamura/Toshiyuki Toyonaga/Sumire Uesaka/Takehito Koyasu/Yoshimasa Hosoya  Hisako Kanemoto/Natsumi Hioka/Tasuku Hatanaka/Ayako Kawasumi/Mie Sonozaki  Kaoru Sakura/Ayaka Saito/Yoko Honna/Nami Mizuno/Akira Miki  Shiho Kikuchi/Mayumi Kurokawa/Makoto Ishii/Yuki Ishikari/Ryuta Anzai  Jared Zeus/Julie Rogers/Janine Harouni/Tim Watson/Rebecca Kiser/Rebecca Boey  Shai Matheson/Skye Bennett/Kerry Gooderson/Taylor Clarke-Hill/Jessica McDonald  Nick Boulton/Rina Takasaki/Nell Mooney/Samantha Dakin/Rory Fleck Byrne/Laura Aikman  Tuyen Do/Naomi McDonald/Ina-Marie Smith/Jackson Milner/Gunnar Cauthery/Joe Corrigall  Katie Lyons/Liz Kingsman/Jaimi Barbakoff 【Minimum Requirements】 iOS 15.0 or higher, 4GB of memory or higher *Devices that do not meet these requirements will not be supported. *Devices meeting the minimum requirements may experience issues in environments with poor connectivity or outlying device issues. This application uses CRIWARE (TM) provided by © CRI Middleware. ▼Product Info https://www.wfs.games/en/products/anothereden_apple.html ▼Terms of Use https://www.wfs.games/en/terms/anothereden_apple.html

Screenshots

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ4 screens
ANOTHER EDEN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ANOTHER EDEN at Free against FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ's $20.99. ANOTHER EDEN also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (74% vs 40%). FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On chart position, device support and iOS requirement 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

ANOTHER EDEN is free to download; FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ costs $20.99 up front. ANOTHER EDEN sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ANOTHER EDEN holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ANOTHER EDEN has 24K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ's written reviews are positive against 74% of ANOTHER EDEN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ ships an update monthly, ANOTHER EDEN fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ versus ANOTHER EDEN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFINAL FANTASY ⅨANOTHER EDEN
Price$20.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (1.4K ratings)4.8 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.1% of reviews73.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K24K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#156 — better#186
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.9 GB3.8 GB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.WFS, Inc.

Customer experience

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ

All ratings1,400 ratings
Positive54.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative41.8%
Written reviews429 reviews
Positive40.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative53.8%

ANOTHER EDEN

All ratings24,318 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,097 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative17.8%

Bugs and requests

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ANOTHER EDEN

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Download/update issues causing crashes
  • Difficulty recovering accounts after reinstalls
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add skip/fast-forward option for dialogues
  • Implement a way to sell/discard old equipment
  • Improve gacha rates and pity system
  • Introduce auto-battle or auto-repeat features

In-app purchases

None

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

ANOTHER EDEN

Subscriptions2
  • Guide of the Land1 Month trial$5.491 Month
  • Guide of the Heavens1 Month trial$35.991 Month
One-time9
  • Premium Starter Set$5.99
  • Chronos Stones x1000$23.99
  • Chronos Stones x1100$23.99
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  • Chronos Stones x1050$31.99
  • Chronos Stones x20002 variants$44.99
  • Chronos Stones x22002 variants$44.99
  • Chronos Stones x3250$79.99
  • Chronos Stones x4000$79.99
  • Chronos Stones x4500$79.99

Questions

Is FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ free?
FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ costs $20.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ANOTHER EDEN free?
ANOTHER EDEN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ or ANOTHER EDEN?
ANOTHER EDEN is rated higher. FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ averages 3.2 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while ANOTHER EDEN averages 4.8 from 24K ratings.
Do FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ or ANOTHER EDEN have ads?
ANOTHER EDEN shows ads; FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ does not.
Which is updated more often, FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ or ANOTHER EDEN?
FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ ships an update monthly, and ANOTHER EDEN fortnightly. Most recently, FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ was updated on October 27, 2026 and ANOTHER EDEN on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ or ANOTHER EDEN?
FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ currently peaks at #156 in the App Store charts, and ANOTHER EDEN at #186. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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