Kid Beowulf vs Devolver Tumble Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kid Beowulf
Embark on an action-adventure graphic novel experience combined with a match-three puzzle game. Unlock comic book pages as you progress through challenging game levels, following the epic journey of twin brothers.
- Match-three puzzle gameplay
- Unlockable graphic novel pages
- Action-adventure story
- Inspired by the epic poem Beowulf
- Journey with twin brothers
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Kid Beowulf is a graphic novel created by Alexis E. Fajardo. Inspired by the epic poem BEOWULF, Kid Beowulf is an action adventure series following the journey of 10-year-old twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel as they travel to distant lands and meet fellow epic heroes therein! The Kid Beowulf application combines the fun of a match-three game with the experience of reading a great graphic novel story. As the player passes through the game levels, pages of the comicbook get unlocked.
Devolver Tumble Time
Engage in physics-based puzzle matching with characters from popular Devolver Digital games. Clear adorable heads, unleash special abilities, and create chain reactions. Unlock new characters and compete in daily challenges.
- Physics-based puzzle matching
- Collectible characters
- Character special abilities
- Daily challenges
- Unlockable content
- Virtual currency
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Devolver Tumble Time is the future's future of physics-based puzzle matching gameplay, elegant monetization, and strategic brand integration. Choose characters from a packed roster of your favorite Devolver Digital games and rack up big points matching and clearing their impossibly adorable heads from the tumbler. Get hyped enough and unleash each character's special ability to clear huge chunks and earn powerups to create chaotic chain reactions. Then maybe watch some entertaining ads. Earn and unlock new characters, compete in daily challenges, and buy stuff. Buying stuff is so great. Don't forget to keep an eye out for new character drops from your favorite Devolver Digital games and maybe even from ones you've never heard of in your life. Plus delicious ads. Watch 'em up real good. Physics-Based Fun! Matching-Based Fun! Baffling Amounts of Virtual Currency! Collectible Donuts, Flowers, & Socks! Microtransaction-Based Fun! Enjoyable Advertisements!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kid Beowulf at 100% against Devolver Tumble Time's 56%. Kid Beowulf also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18). Devolver Tumble Time's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (923 vs 7). On price, ads and device support 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. Devolver Tumble Time sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Kid Beowulf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Devolver Tumble Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Devolver Tumble Time has 923 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Kid Beowulf's written reviews are positive against 56% of Devolver Tumble Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kid Beowulf ships an update every 15 months, Devolver Tumble Time fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kid Beowulf | Devolver Tumble Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (923 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 56.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 923 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 404 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Iason Koukas | Devolver |
Customer experience
Kid Beowulf
Devolver Tumble Time
Bugs and requests
Kid Beowulf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Devolver Tumble Time
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timers and challenges not working properly after level 300
- Crashes and freezes during ads
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More characters from Devolver's other games
- Endless mode or additional gameplay modes
- Improved progression and less grindy systems
In-app purchases
Kid Beowulf
No in-app purchases
Devolver Tumble Time
- Beat the Boss$0.99
- 250 gems$0.99
- 250 Apples$0.99
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- 1100 Socks$0.99
- 250 Donuts$0.99
- 250 Flowers$0.99
- 250 Socks$0.99
- 650 Apples$1.99
- 650 Donuts$1.99
- 650 Flowers$1.99
- 999 years of unlimited hearts2 variants$2.99
- New User Bundle$2.99
- 1100 Donuts$2.99
- 1100 Gems$2.99
- 1100 Flowers$2.99
- 1100 Apples$2.99
- Super Deal!$4.99
Questions
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