Comparison

Thirteen Souls vs Exist

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

Head to head
About

Thirteen Souls

Experience a 3D martial arts fighting game with a unique vertical combat system. Choose from twelve zodiac-themed heroes and engage in intense 1v1 battles with innovative rage mechanics and stunning combo skills.

Highlights
  • Full-view 3D fighting
  • Vertical combat system
  • 1v1 hero battles
  • Twelve zodiac-themed heroes
  • Innovative Rage System
  • Combo skills and QTE Ultra Skills
Features
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*This app has no In-App Purchase. TouchArcade – “Thirteen Souls is an upcoming fighting game that plays on verticality by having you fight your opponents from the ground to the air.” Nominee of the 13th International Mobile Game Award (IMGA) http://www.imgawards.com/winners-nominees/13th-imga/ ---Introduction--- Thirteen is a full-view 3D martial arts FTG mobile game. Twelve Chinese zodiac martial arts heroes and various magnificent chinoiserie scenes and maps are rendered in traditional Chinese ink and wash painting style, transporting you into the real world of martial arts! Fighting scenes incorporate special effects like freeze frame, screen shake, environmental transformations, and QTE ultra abilities change to ramp up fighting tension! The original creative gameplay, Rage, is unlike any other traditional FTG games! Various powerful moves can be performed simultaneously in a perfect combo, leaving your opponent no chance to survive! Join Thirteen now and start righting wrongs in the world of martial arts! ---Game Features--- Full-view 3D fighting, fight freely without any dimensional limitations! The gameplay uses full-view 3D combat scenes, eliminating 2D space constrictions. In Thirteen, you can have 360°/180° upward or downward view of the surroundings. You are no longer restricted to a limited space, so you can take your awesome battles through heaven and earth! 1V1 hero battles present the purest art of fighting! Multi-player free fight? Devoured by the crowd before you even see the battleground! No matter how hard you try, you can’t save your team from failure! Taking turns? No thrill of fighting to death! No chance to revel in heroic glory! Say goodbye to these game modes and have a thrilling 1V1 hero battle! Become a real martial arts master, fight powerful enemies, and explore the limits of your techniques. Stylish heroes with different characteristics are waiting for your challenge! The game features the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac symbols as heroes. You can choose your own hero and other distinctive heroes, such as the agile "monkey" (Wukong), the "dog" who deals bonus damage (Redsky), or the "hare" who recovers rage overtime (Jade Hare), and there are many more heroic features to be explored. The innovative Rage System brings you a brand-new fighting experience! The game introduces the unique Rage Seize gameplay, a brand-new way of inflicting damage. Normally attacks only deplete rage, but cause no damage. Only abilities infused with rage will inflict real damage. This brand-new mode requires better control and timing for using special abilities, creating a distinctive combat experience. Combo skills + QTE Ultra Skill + Rage Burst Mod -- supreme moves will stun your entire screen! You can only trigger combinations involving various skills such as flying, blocking, dodging, combo hits, and QTE ultra abilities plus rage burst transformations when you react in time, once your energy is filled. These fingertip controls allow you to experience new battle sensations like you've never had before. Contact Us If you like our game, please leave us comments or rate us at any time. Website: http://www.thirteensoulsgame.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirteensoulsgame E-mail: thirteensoulsgame@gmail.com

About

Exist

Master strategic movement and timing to dominate the battlefield in this action-packed game. Explore gameplay mechanics and enjoy a unique combat experience, even with its simpler graphics. Your feedback helps shape its ongoing development.

Highlights
  • Strategic movement and timing mechanics
  • Exploration of gameplay concepts
  • Free-flowing battlefield combat
  • Independent developer's passion project
  • User feedback drives improvements
Features
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The position and timing of walking are important concepts in the game, and you need to explore them in the game, as long as you use them flexibly, you can play freely and gallop on the battlefield. This is a personal development of an independent game, out of the love of action games, spent years to complete this work, I hope you like! At the same time because of the limited time and manpower so the picture can not do too exquisite, but does not affect the game experience. Welcome to leave your suggestions and comments! I will continue to improve, thank you!

Screenshots

Thirteen Souls4 screens
Exist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Exist at Free against Thirteen Souls's $2.99. Exist also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). Thirteen Souls's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Exist is free to download; Thirteen Souls costs $2.99 up front. Exist sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Thirteen Souls asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Exist holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thirteen Souls has 112 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Thirteen Souls's written reviews are positive against 86% of Exist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thirteen Souls ships an update every 4 months, Exist every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Thirteen Souls versus Exist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThirteen SoulsExist
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (112 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size644 MB543 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGood net technology co. Ltd超洪 梁

Customer experience

Thirteen Souls

All ratings112 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews423 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative19.9%

Exist

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Thirteen Souls

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • iPad compatibility issues (crashes on iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad Mini)
  • iPhone X and newer device support missing
  • Story mode text not displaying properly
  • Equipment disappearing after battles
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  • Save data being reset or lost
  • Game freezing during character selection
  • UI overlapping and interface glitches
  • Difficulty scaling broken in endless mode (damage becomes 1)
  • Character getting stuck in mid-air
  • Unresponsive controls during combat
  • Lag spikes during battles
  • Story mode progression blocking
  • Continuous crash loops on certain devices
  • Language selection not persisting
  • Game requesting reviews too frequently

Requested features

23 requests
  • Add more playable characters (complete 13 zodiac animals)
  • Implement multiplayer/PvP online battles
  • Add Japanese language support
  • Add German language support
  • Add French language support
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  • Add Spanish language support
  • Add Vietnamese language support
  • Add Thai language support
  • Add Russian language support
  • Add Italian language support
  • Add Portuguese language support
  • Add Korean language support
  • Graphics settings to optimize performance
  • Training/Practice mode for learning combos
  • Cloud save functionality across devices
  • Pause button in endless mode
  • Better story mode with more narrative content
  • Equipment shop for easier item acquisition
  • Local multiplayer support
  • Bluetooth controller support
  • More combo options and attack variations
  • Better camera controls and positioning
  • Dualshock controller support

Exist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Thirteen Souls

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Exist

One-time8
  • Unlocking Chapter 1.$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 2.$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 3$0.99
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  • Unlocking Chapter 4$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 5$0.99
  • Unlocking Chapter 6$0.99
  • Unlock Chapters 2 to 6$1.99
  • Unlock all 6 chapters$2.99

Questions

Is Thirteen Souls free?
Thirteen Souls costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exist free?
Exist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thirteen Souls or Exist?
Exist is rated higher. Thirteen Souls averages 4.1 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Exist averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Thirteen Souls or Exist have ads?
Exist shows ads; Thirteen Souls does not.
Which is updated more often, Thirteen Souls or Exist?
Thirteen Souls ships an update every 4 months, and Exist every 9 days. Most recently, Thirteen Souls was updated on October 17, 2026 and Exist on October 17, 2026.

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