Comparison

Never Ending Cave vs Apodaca 1890

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

Head to head
About

Never Ending Cave

Embark on an endless cave exploration as a miner seeking treasure and escape. Navigate treacherous platforms, collect riches, and battle enemies using virtual controls. Discover the greatest treasure of your life in this pixel art adventure.

Highlights
  • Endless cave exploration
  • Treasure hunting
  • Platform navigation
  • Combat with weapons
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Virtual controls
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You are a miner stuck in a great cave when trying to find more treasure, now you have to find your way to escape this endless cave and find the greatest treasure of your life, How to play: Virtual keys on left side of screen to move left or right or fall down through platform Virtual keys on right side of screen to jump, attack with various weapons

About

Apodaca 1890

Embark on a challenging retro-style 2D platformer adventure through an ancient fortress. Navigate traps, overcome enemies, and master precise jumps to reach the end of this expansive, hand-crafted level.

Highlights
  • Retro-style 2D pixel art
  • Massive single-level design
  • Challenging traps and enemies
  • Classic jump-and-run gameplay
  • Simple, responsive controls
Features
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Can you conquer the old fortress? Step into Apodaca 1890, a massive retro-style 2D pixel art platformer packed with traps, enemies, and secrets. Your mission: reach the very end of the ancient fortress—if you can survive the journey. Explore hand-crafted areas filled with moving platforms, dangerous obstacles, and challenging jumps. Every section will test your timing, precision, and determination. Features: • One enormous level to complete from start to finish • Classic jump-and-run gameplay • Simple, responsive controls • Pixel art visuals inspired by classic games Will you have what it takes to master Apodaca 1890 and claim victory?

Screenshots

Never Ending Cave4 screens
Apodaca 18903 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Never Ending Cave at none against Apodaca 1890's shown. Never Ending Cave also leads on ratings volume (126 vs 4) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Apodaca 1890's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apodaca 1890 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Never Ending Cave has 126 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Never Ending Cave's written reviews are positive against 75% of Apodaca 1890's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Never Ending Cave ships an update every 14 months, Apodaca 1890 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Never Ending Cave versus Apodaca 1890: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNever Ending CaveApodaca 1890
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (126 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings126 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHoang Tran VietAmado Mata

Customer experience

Never Ending Cave

All ratings125 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative35.3%

Apodaca 1890

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Never Ending Cave

No in-app purchases

None

Apodaca 1890

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Never Ending Cave free?
Never Ending Cave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apodaca 1890 free?
Apodaca 1890 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Never Ending Cave or Apodaca 1890?
Apodaca 1890 is rated higher. Never Ending Cave averages 4.3 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Apodaca 1890 averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Never Ending Cave or Apodaca 1890 have ads?
Apodaca 1890 shows ads; Never Ending Cave does not.
Which is updated more often, Never Ending Cave or Apodaca 1890?
Never Ending Cave ships an update every 14 months, and Apodaca 1890 every 2 months. Most recently, Never Ending Cave was updated on October 22, 2026 and Apodaca 1890 on October 24, 2026.

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