Comparison

Base10 vs The Oregano Trail

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

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About

Base10

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Sharpen your aim and don't allow enemies invade the base! Collect points with every defeated enemy. The more intrepid you are, the more points you will add! Base 10 is: + An educational video game of Mathematics. + About the positional value of a number. + It is aimed at children of elementary low, middle and high (from 6 to 12 years). + Available to play in: Spanish and English. Pedagogical content In this educational video game the child learns in a more graphical way the concept of the positional value of a number, where the digits that compose it have a different value depending on the position that occupy. Concepts: Decimal metric system: positional value If you want to know more about the pedagogical content of video games visit our website: LabTak (www.labtak.mx). *** Inoma is a Mexican non-governmental organization that supports education through TAK-TAK-TAK free educational video games. All of them are aligned with the basic education curricula of the Ministry of Public Education of Mexico. These video games are also available to play in www.taktaktak.com using the same user and password as in the app. This video game was funded with the support of Nacional Monte de Piedad, UNETE Commitment and Technology for Better Education, and was developed by Cromasoft, Básica Asesores Educativos and Inoma

About

The Oregano Trail

Embark on a challenging journey westward in a retro-style simulation game. Manage resources, make critical decisions, and survive the perils of the 1848 trail. Experience a faithful throwback to classic 80s computer games with authentic pixel art and sound.

Highlights
  • Choose your profession
  • Outfit your wagon
  • Manage pace and rations
  • Survive trail hazards
  • Hunt for food
  • Offline play
  • Auto-save functionality
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It is 1848. You have one wagon, five hopeful souls, and 2,040 miles of prairie, mountains, and rivers that would very much like to tip you over. Go west. Try not to die. (Yes, like the spice. This trail is well-seasoned.) THE OREGANO TRAIL is a loving throwback to the computer-lab classics of the early 1980s — the games you played on a humming beige machine while your teacher thought you were learning. Six-color pixel art, a chunky terminal font, square-wave beeps synthesized the old way, and gentle scanlines. No remaster gloss. The real look, on your phone. YOUR CALLS, YOUR FUNERAL • Pick your profession — the banker rides easy, the farmer earns triple the glory • Outfit your wagon at the general store: oxen, food, clothing, ammunition, spare parts • Set the pace and the rations — push too hard and the trail pushes back • Twenty-two stops checked against 1848: take the Sublette Cutoff at South Pass, or choose your way at Three Island Crossing • Ford the river, caulk and float, or pay the ferryman — choose wrong and pay dearly THE TRAIL FIGHTS FAIR (BUT IT FIGHTS) • Disease, snakebites, blizzards, hail, thieves, and broken axles — every setback is real and every one can be survived with the right supplies • Warm clothing matters when the blizzard hits. Spare parts matter when the wheel goes. Skimp at the store and you'll feel it on the trail • Mountains and forests slow the wagon. Plan around the terrain or fall behind the season SHOOT STRAIGHT OR STARVE • Hunt bison, deer, and rabbits in the sparse pixel woods • Ammo is money and money is scarce — every shot counts THE TRAIL PASS (ONE-TIME, OPTIONAL) • Seasons: choose your start month and race the snow. Leave too early and the grass is thin; leave too late and December closes the passes • Trading: barter with travelers on the trail and haggle at the forts • The Hard Road: 1848 scoring by every survivor's health, steeper prices, and no early-trail mercy • The Daily Trail: one shared trail a day, the same for every player. Ride it and compare scores DIE HISTORICALLY • Succumb to dysentery like your ancestors intended • Every run ends on the trail or in the Willamette Valley — chase your best score in your Trail Records (kept on your phone) • Game Center, if you use it: thirteen achievements and the leaderboards. Optional, and the game never asks • Share your gravestone. It's what they would have wanted. • Your graves stay on the trail. Later wagons pass them, epitaphs and all HONEST RETRO • Plays 100% offline — in a tunnel, on a plane, or in a covered wagon • No ads, no accounts, no subscriptions. The full trail is free; the Trail Pass is a one-time extra for people who want it harder • Anonymous play statistics help tune the trail — switch them off any time in Settings • Auto-saves your journey; quit and pick up the trail later • Works with VoiceOver and Voice Control; Quick Hunt lets anyone eat without aiming No two runs end the same. Fresh dangers, fresh graves — reach the valley if you can.

Screenshots

Base104 screens
The Oregano Trail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Base10 at none against The Oregano Trail's 1. Base10 also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). The Oregano Trail's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Oregano Trail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Base10 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Base10 ships an update every 22 months, The Oregano Trail fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Base10 versus The Oregano Trail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBase10The Oregano Trail
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (372 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—372 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB31 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperInomaMike Watson

In-app purchases

None

Base10

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Oregano Trail

One-time1
  • Trail Pass$1.99

Questions

Is Base10 free?
Base10 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Oregano Trail free?
The Oregano Trail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Base10 or The Oregano Trail have ads?
Neither Base10 nor The Oregano Trail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Base10 or The Oregano Trail?
Base10 ships an update every 22 months, and The Oregano Trail fortnightly. Most recently, Base10 was updated on October 26, 2026 and The Oregano Trail on October 28, 2026.

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