Comparison

fade! vs AuroraBound

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

Head to head

fade!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.3107 ratingsView app →

AuroraBound

Soothing, Relaxing & Different

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.8610 ratingsView app →

About

fade!

A relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where tapping rings clears fog and saves fish. It offers a Zen-like experience designed to engage both your eyes and brain.

Highlights

Simple tap-to-score gameplay
Clear fog
Save fishes
Relaxing puzzle
Challenging gameplay

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A relaxing puzzle from Ell Tee! The game play is so simple: Tap any ring to score! Let's push back the fog & save the fishes in this Zen Game! fade! is a puzzle for relaxing, while extremely challenging at the same time! (both eyes & brain) Thanks for playing fade!, Ell Tee

About

AuroraBound

Connect matching pieces to reveal intricate hidden patterns in this calming puzzle game. Enjoy thousands of unique challenges with a beautiful visual style and soothing music. The difficulty gradually increases, offering a satisfying experience for all players.

Highlights

Link matching pieces
Discover hidden patterns
Thousands of unique puzzles
Serene visual style
Soothing background music
Hint system

Features

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AuroraBound is a relaxing and addictive puzzle game, where you link matching pieces together to discover beautiful hidden patterns. Features: - Easy for anyone to pick up and play - 1000s of unique puzzles to explore - A beautiful and serene visual style - Soothing, dynamic background music - Gradual difficulty curve for a satisfying experience - Hint system to help you out if you get stuck - Optimized for both tablets and phones - Translated into 16 languages Twitter : @finalgamestudio Game Website : www.aurorabound.com Company Website : www.finalgamestudio.com Support: support@finalgamestudio.com

Screenshots

fade!3 screens

AuroraBound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AuroraBound at 4.8 against fade!'s 4.3. AuroraBound also leads on ratings volume (610 vs 107). fade!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 10.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. fade! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AuroraBound sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AuroraBound holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AuroraBound has 610 ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 84% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

fade! versus AuroraBound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	fade!	AuroraBound
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.3 (107 ratings)	4.8 (610 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	82.9% of reviews	83.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	107	610 — better
Update frequency	—	Every 2 months
Ads	No — better	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	8.1 — better	10.0
Further details — not scored
Size	23 MB	93 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Topebox	Final Game Studio