Comparison

Survival Sam vs A Tiny Realm

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

Head to head
About

Survival Sam

Guide a monkey to safety by running, jumping, and swinging through a dangerous jungle. Collect bananas to unlock cosmetic items and power-ups to improve your score and unlock new maps.

Highlights
  • Run, jump, and swing mechanics
  • Collect bananas for upgrades
  • Unlock cosmetic items
  • Purchase in-game power-ups
  • Unlock new maps
  • High score challenges
Features
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Help Sam the Monkey jump to safety and escape the jungle disaster zone! With danger all around, this dinky kong has to flee - and fast! Run, jump, and swing from pillar to pillar to help Sam survive the inferno and boost your score. Pimp your primate by collecting bananas to unlock new items such as head and body adornments, and buy in-game power-ups. Once you hit a gorilla-thriller of a score you can barter with bananas and unlock maps. This is an ape escape game like no other! Have you got the skills to undertake this chimp-tastic challenge and aid Sam's survival?

About

A Tiny Realm

Features
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Place hex tiles. Watch a tiny kingdom take shape. Hex & Hearth is a cozy puzzle where every tile you place fits — or doesn't — against the edges of its neighbors. Roads connect to roads. Rivers flow into rivers. Walls march along castle ridgelines. There's no timer breathing down your neck. No ads cutting your flow. Just you, the hex grid, and 50 hand-crafted little worlds. WHAT YOU'LL BUILD • 50 puzzle levels across 5 themed packs — winding country roads, river deltas, coastal harbors, scattered island chains, and finally a full castle pack inspired by Carcassonne, Krak des Chevaliers, and Mont Saint-Michel. • Bridges over rivers. Watchtowers on hills. Bailey walls around keeps. • Villages with cottages, taverns, market squares, and the occasional cannon. HOW IT PLAYS • Pick up the next tile in your queue, rotate it, and drop it where the edges match. • Early levels teach the language; later puzzles open up into full sandboxes where you place tiles freely. • Get stuck? Undo, restart, or step away — your progress is saved. • Times are tracked. Beat your best, climb the global ranking. WHAT MAKES IT QUIET • No ads. • No energy meters or "wait two hours for hearts." • No microtransactions. • Plays offline. • Portrait. One thumb. Five minutes or an hour — you set the pace. LOCALIZED • English and Portuguese (pt-BR). Made by a small team who wanted to ship a puzzle game their grandmothers would actually finish. We hope you do too.

Screenshots

Survival Sam4 screens
A Tiny Realm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Survival Sam at none against A Tiny Realm's shown. Survival Sam also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Survival Sam versus A Tiny Realm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvival SamA Tiny Realm
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB240 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPelle Holding B.V.Texas PFCG Aplicativos Ltda

In-app purchases

None

Survival Sam

No in-app purchases

None

A Tiny Realm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Survival Sam free?
Survival Sam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A Tiny Realm free?
A Tiny Realm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Survival Sam or A Tiny Realm have ads?
A Tiny Realm shows ads; Survival Sam does not.
Which is updated more often, Survival Sam or A Tiny Realm?
Survival Sam ships an update daily, and A Tiny Realm daily. Most recently, Survival Sam was updated on September 22, 2026 and A Tiny Realm on September 18, 2026.

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