Comparison

Don't Eat Us vs A Kindling Forest

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

Head to head
About

Don't Eat Us

Guide trick-or-treaters through a spooky landscape, swiping to defend them from monsters and freeing trapped souls. Unleash powerful swipe abilities to overcome challenges and defeat bosses in this visually striking endless runner.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based combat mechanics
  • Defend against zombies and monsters
  • Free trapped souls
  • Unlock swipe powers
  • Boss fights
  • Thematic music and visuals
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"The controls are simple, and the art-style is pretty slick. It's got a spooky vibe to it, as you might imagine, and while it won't stick around on your home screen for too long, it'll keep you entertained while it does." - Pocket Gamer "We love the silhouetted art design in this spooky endless runner. Guide a trio of children through a chilling landscape as you swipe up, down, left, and right to defend yourselves from a host of zombies, werewolves, and other terrifying monsters." - 148Apps "Don’t Eat Us is an awesome game. The game’s visuals are very pretty and the animations are done well. The music is beautiful, thematic, and changes whenever there’s a special event happening." - Raywenderlich.com About the Game: Help our trick-or-treaters find their way home and set some poor souls free along the way. Protect them from zombies, wolves, demons and other hungry night creatures. Break those carriages and release those poor souls. Can you deliver them from this nightmare? Game Mechanics: Protect the children by tapping on the enemies! The more you tap, the greater chance of unleashing new swipe powers that you can use for the big boss fight. Pick up some green power stones for swipe power count. Pay attention on the carriage marks. Powers: Swipe up - protection from enemies behind Swipe down - protection from enemies up front Swipe left - shoot comets for elevated enemies Two finger swipe - release the epic lightning

About

A Kindling Forest

Embark on a magical auto-runner adventure to save a forest from an ancient demon. Collect arrows, aim and shoot, dodge obstacles, and master tricky levels. Your arrows are your lifeline in this challenging quest.

Highlights
  • Auto-runner gameplay
  • Aim and shoot mechanics
  • Collect and manage arrows
  • Dodge challenging obstacles
  • Explore five unique levels
  • Discover shortcuts and checkpoints
Features
Currently charting
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Try Before You Buy! Embark on a magical journey to save the forest in A Kindling Forest, a challenging auto-runner adventure. An ancient demon has awakened, spreading chaos and leaving a never-ending trail of deadly shards in his wake. Guided by forest spirits, an archer from the past must rise once more. Aim, shoot, dodge and chase the demon through five challenging levels filled with mysterious obstacles and surprises. Every arrow counts! The arrows you collect are the forest spirits themselves.. and your lifeline. Use them wisely, because when your arrows run out, so does your journey. Master tricky obstacles, discover shortcuts and use checkpoints to perfect your run. How to Play Touch the left or right side of the screen to jump and shoot. Aim for the weak points of each shard, destroy what stands in your way, or dodge the danger to survive. Grow new paths, teleport through mysterious places, fly above the clouds, leap over spiders and venture through ancient ruins and rivers of lava. The forest is counting on you. Will you catch the demon?

Screenshots

Don't Eat Us4 screens
A Kindling Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: A Kindling Forest at Free against Don't Eat Us's $1.99. A Kindling Forest also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 2) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). Don't Eat Us's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

A Kindling Forest is free to download; Don't Eat Us costs $1.99 up front. A Kindling Forest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Don't Eat Us asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't Eat Us holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Kindling Forest has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Don't Eat Us's written reviews are positive against 82% of A Kindling Forest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Eat Us ships an update every 4 weeks, A Kindling Forest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Don't Eat Us versus A Kindling Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't Eat UsA Kindling Forest
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings247 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#183 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB196 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperChristopher TorioDennis Berndtsson

Customer experience

Don't Eat Us

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

A Kindling Forest

All ratings47 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Don't Eat Us

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

A Kindling Forest

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Purchase button not responding
  • Character stuck under the map
  • Tutorial not helpful
  • Penny Bridge level bug
  • No sound
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  • Camera bugs

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels or stages
  • Endless mode
  • Upgrades or skins shop
  • Haptic feedback
  • Option to increase auto-scroll speed
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  • Easy and hard modes
  • Continue button for paid version
  • More content or continuation

In-app purchases

None

Don't Eat Us

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

A Kindling Forest

One-time1
  • Buy A Crown$0.99

Questions

Is Don't Eat Us free?
Don't Eat Us costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is A Kindling Forest free?
A Kindling Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Don't Eat Us or A Kindling Forest?
Don't Eat Us is rated higher. Don't Eat Us averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while A Kindling Forest averages 4.2 from 47 ratings.
Do Don't Eat Us or A Kindling Forest have ads?
Neither Don't Eat Us nor A Kindling Forest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Eat Us or A Kindling Forest?
Don't Eat Us ships an update every 4 weeks, and A Kindling Forest every 3 weeks. Most recently, Don't Eat Us was updated on October 3, 2026 and A Kindling Forest on October 30, 2026.

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