Comparison

Vastlands vs Knight's Tail

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

Head to head
About

Vastlands

Embark on a classic adventure platforming journey across six distinct worlds. Master challenging levels with unique hero abilities, captivating music, and stunning graphics. This game offers intuitive controls suitable for all players.

Highlights
  • Six distinct worlds to explore
  • Challenging levels with increasing difficulty
  • Four heroes with unique abilities
  • Captivating music and graphics
  • Intuitive and simple controls
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Run, jump, and explore your way through six colorful worlds in a classic platform adventure. Vastlands brings back the joy of old-school platformers — tight controls, charming characters, and music you'll be humming for days. Easy to pick up, with plenty to master. SIX WORLDS TO EXPLORE • Six completely different worlds, each with its own theme • Many hand-crafted levels with steadily rising difficulty • Fight your way to the castle at the end of every world FOUR UNIQUE HEROES • Four playable heroes, each with a unique ability • Collect coins as you play and spend them on new heroes • Choose the hero that fits your style LOOKS AND SOUNDS GREAT • Stunning, colorful graphics • A captivating original soundtrack • Smooth gameplay at 60 or 120 FPS SIMPLE TO PLAY • Intuitive, easy-to-use controls • On-screen buttons or tap zones on iPhone and iPad • Full keyboard support on Mac • Made for players of every age Pick a hero, choose a world, and start jumping — the Vastlands are waiting. ---------------------------- Terms of Use: https://tersacore.com/vastlands/terms Privacy Policy: https://tersacore.com/vastlands/privacy

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Vastlands4 screens
Knight's Tail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Knight's Tail at every 5 weeks against Vastlands's every 3 months. Knight's Tail also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vastlands ships an update every 3 months, Knight's Tail every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vastlands versus Knight's Tail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVastlandsKnight's Tail
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB360 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPawel WiszenkoMediavine

Customer experience

Vastlands

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Knight's Tail

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vastlands

No in-app purchases

None

Knight's Tail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vastlands free?
Vastlands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knight's Tail free?
Knight's Tail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vastlands or Knight's Tail have ads?
Neither Vastlands nor Knight's Tail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vastlands or Knight's Tail?
Vastlands ships an update every 3 months, and Knight's Tail every 5 weeks. Most recently, Vastlands was updated on October 10, 2026 and Knight's Tail on October 23, 2026.

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