James Spring vs Dark Maze!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
James Spring
Embark on a thrilling hide-and-seek adventure where you guide James as far as possible. Discover and uncover all 44 of James' friends while navigating beautifully designed worlds and avoiding dangerous enemies. Enjoy a completely free gaming experience with simple touch controls.
- Endless running gameplay
- Collect hidden friends
- Avoid dangerous enemies
- Explore beautiful worlds
- Simple touch controls
- Completely free to play
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Where is everyone? Let's play hide and seek! Make James go as far as possible! Find as many James' friends as you can! - Run James as far as possible with simple touch controls - Find and Uncover rest of the 44 James' friends - Watch out cute but dangerous enemies - Travel beautiful designed worlds - No ads and completely free!
Dark Maze!
Navigate a ball of light through increasingly challenging mazes by swiping in different directions. Collect all the stars in each level to progress and test your puzzle-solving skills. See how far you can advance through the illuminated pathways.
- Swipe controls for movement
- Collect stars to win
- Increasingly difficult levels
- Puzzle-based gameplay
- Light and shadow theme
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Swipe up, down and sideways to move the ball of light around the maze and collect all the stars to win. Each level is a puzzle and they get harder and harder. How far can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: James Spring at 93% against Dark Maze!'s 0%. James Spring also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Dark Maze!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
James Spring ships an update every 2 months, Dark Maze! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | James Spring | Dark Maze! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SungHyuk Yoon | Nikola Ignjatovic |
Customer experience
James Spring
Dark Maze!
In-app purchases
James Spring
No in-app purchases
Dark Maze!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is James Spring free?
Is Dark Maze! free?
Do James Spring or Dark Maze! have ads?
Which is updated more often, James Spring or Dark Maze!?
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