Comparison

Suddenly Lost vs Apodaca 1890

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

Head to head
About

Suddenly Lost

Embark on an interactive adventure novel with over 40,000 words, exploring diverse locations and facing challenges. Discover over 32 unique achievements and navigate seven distinct paths to escape. The game features an autosave function and supports multitasking on tablets.

Highlights
  • Interactive adventure novel
  • Over 40,000 words of script
  • 32+ unlockable achievements
  • Seven different escape paths
  • Autosave functionality
  • Multitasking support on tablets
Features
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Suddenly Lost is an interactive adventure novel with a hand written script by yours truly that is over 40,000 words alone. You will explore many interesting places and have many adventures, all within the wonderful world of the written page. But that's not all. We all know that adventure stories can be hazardous to your character's health. In Suddenly Lost, we not only acknowledge that fact - we celebrate it! Each time something unfortunate happens to your character, we call that an achievement. There are over 32 achievements to get in this adventure story, and we challenge you to find them all. Not only that, there are seven different paths that you will have to solve before you can escape. The challenge is not a light one. Suddenly Lost uses an autosave mechanism to make sure that you can escape any time you can and pick up where you last left off. And Suddenly Lost supports multitasking features on capable tablets so that you can be productive and adventurous at the same time.

About

Apodaca 1890

Embark on a challenging retro-style 2D platformer adventure through an ancient fortress. Navigate traps, overcome enemies, and master precise jumps to reach the end of this expansive, hand-crafted level.

Highlights
  • Retro-style 2D pixel art
  • Massive single-level design
  • Challenging traps and enemies
  • Classic jump-and-run gameplay
  • Simple, responsive controls
Features
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Can you conquer the old fortress? Step into Apodaca 1890, a massive retro-style 2D pixel art platformer packed with traps, enemies, and secrets. Your mission: reach the very end of the ancient fortress—if you can survive the journey. Explore hand-crafted areas filled with moving platforms, dangerous obstacles, and challenging jumps. Every section will test your timing, precision, and determination. Features: • One enormous level to complete from start to finish • Classic jump-and-run gameplay • Simple, responsive controls • Pixel art visuals inspired by classic games Will you have what it takes to master Apodaca 1890 and claim victory?

Screenshots

Suddenly Lost3 screens
Apodaca 18903 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Apodaca 1890 at Free against Suddenly Lost's $1.99. Apodaca 1890 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 64 months). Suddenly Lost's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, 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

Apodaca 1890 is free to download; Suddenly Lost costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apodaca 1890 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Suddenly Lost's written reviews are positive against 75% of Apodaca 1890's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Suddenly Lost ships an update every 64 months, Apodaca 1890 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Suddenly Lost versus Apodaca 1890: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuddenly LostApodaca 1890
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB40 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGreg ChaffinsAmado Mata

Customer experience

Suddenly Lost

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Apodaca 1890

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Suddenly Lost

No in-app purchases

None

Apodaca 1890

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Suddenly Lost free?
Suddenly Lost costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apodaca 1890 free?
Apodaca 1890 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Suddenly Lost or Apodaca 1890?
Apodaca 1890 is rated higher. Suddenly Lost averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Apodaca 1890 averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Suddenly Lost or Apodaca 1890 have ads?
Apodaca 1890 shows ads; Suddenly Lost does not.
Which is updated more often, Suddenly Lost or Apodaca 1890?
Suddenly Lost ships an update every 64 months, and Apodaca 1890 every 2 months. Most recently, Suddenly Lost was updated on November 2, 2026 and Apodaca 1890 on November 3, 2026.

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