World Soccer Challenge vs Kickfall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Soccer Challenge
Experience classic international football with intuitive swipe controls. Lead your national team through tournaments, from the 1986 World Cup to the 2026 tournament, and relive iconic football moments with retro pixel art graphics.
- Rewrite international football history
- Compete in 11 tournaments
- Play as 196 national teams
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Smart AI opponents
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Inspired by the classic footie games of the 90s, World Soccer Challenge lets you rewrite international football history. Lead your national team through qualification and chase glory in the International Cup, hosted in USA, Mexico and Canada. Want to go further back? Jump into Mexico ’86 and play as legendary teams like West Germany, Yugoslavia, or the Soviet Union. Every match is fast, skill-based, and built for mobile: pass, dribble, and shoot with intuitive swipe controls, outsmart intelligent opponents, and thrill the crowd with unforgettable moments. Retro pixel art brings football history to life — from iconic goals to infamous on-pitch drama, including scenes inspired by Maradona’s “Hand of God” and Zidane’s headbutt on Materazzi. Features: - 11 tournaments to conquer (Mexico ’86 to 2026) - 196 national teams - 11 famous managers - Retro pixel art graphics & sound - Innovative gameplay - Smart, challenging AI opponents Choose your nation. Make history. Win the International Cup.
Kickfall
Test your kicking skills in this simple, casual game. Unlock 32 unique balls and customize your character while enjoying a nostalgic 90s aesthetic and sound. See how many kicks you can score before the ball hits the ground.
- Simple and casual gameplay
- Character customization
- Unlockable balls
- Retro 90s aesthetic
- Score-based kicking
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How many kicks can you score before the ball drops? Features: - Very simple and casual gameplay - Character customization - 32 balls to unlock! - Retro 90's look and sound
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kickfall at 5.0 against World Soccer Challenge's 4.3. World Soccer Challenge's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (133 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. World Soccer Challenge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Kickfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kickfall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Soccer Challenge has 133 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of World Soccer Challenge's written reviews are positive against 70% of Kickfall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
World Soccer Challenge ships an update every 2 weeks, Kickfall every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Soccer Challenge | Kickfall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (133 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.8% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monkey I-Brow Studios | David Alvarez |
Customer experience
World Soccer Challenge
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In-app purchases
World Soccer Challenge
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Unlock All Cups$4.99
Kickfall
- Remove Ads and Multiple Coins$1.99
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