Desert Knights vs Knight's Tail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desert Knights
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Go through the desert with your awesome desert knight! 09724ff653
Knight's Tail
Embark on a storybook platformer adventure as a brave squirrel knight. Run, jump, and glide through diverse worlds, battling corrupted foes with acorns, and freeing guardians to heal the land. Upgrade your hero and uncover multiple endings in this charming quest.
- Storybook platformer gameplay
- 8 hand-crafted worlds
- Acorn combat and head bouncing
- Free 8 guardian bosses
- Collect golden acorns
- Hero upgrades
- Fully voiced story
- Unlockable Hard and Expert modes
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Sir Nutkin is the smallest knight of the Acorn Guard — and the realm's only hope. When an ancient shadow called the Blight shatters the Heartstone and scatters its eight shards across the land, its corruption twists the realm's noble guardians into servants of darkness — even Ember, the great dragon. Only by gathering every shard can Nutkin free the guardians, break the shadow's hold on Ember, and make the Heartstone whole to heal the land. Knight's Tail is a warm, storybook platformer built for quick play and big adventure: • RUN, JUMP & GLIDE through 8 hand-crafted worlds — castle ramparts, deep greenwood, windswept crags, jungle ruins, sunlit isles, frozen peaks, burning ashlands, and the volcanic Dark Tower. • SLING ACORNS and bounce on heads to battle a realm of shadow-corrupted foes. • FREE 8 GUARDIAN BOSSES — each a noble creature twisted by the Blight, each with its own painted reveal and a little story — then break the corruption gripping the great dragon. • COLLECT GOLDEN ACORNS hidden across every level to unlock the road ahead. • UPGRADE your hero in the shop: more hearts, a longer glide, triple-shot acorns, a magnet, and more. • PAINTERLY STORYBOOK ART and a fully voiced story — an opening tale, boss intros, and three endings to discover. • PLAY YOUR WAY — beat the game to unlock Hard and Expert modes for a real challenge. A modern little fable: the villain is the darkness, not the dragon — and the dragon becomes your friend. Gentle enough for kids to follow by pictures alone, with enough heart to win over grown-ups. No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. Just a brave little knight and a big quest. The journey begins now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Desert Knights at fortnightly against Knight's Tail's every 5 weeks. Desert Knights also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Desert Knights ships an update fortnightly, Knight's Tail every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desert Knights | Knight's Tail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Eric Katzenmeier | Mediavine |
In-app purchases
Desert Knights
No in-app purchases
Knight's Tail
No in-app purchases
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