Ashworld vs Grimvalor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ashworld
Explore a procedurally generated post-apocalyptic world where survival depends on finding scarce resources like food and water. Battle dangerous creatures and road warriors, utilizing a variety of weapons, vehicles, and crafted items. Improve your character's skills through experience gained from missions and exploration.
- Procedurally generated gameplay
- Modifiable touch controls
- Vehicle driving and combat
- Diverse weapon selection
- Resource scavenging
- Vehicle customization
- Crafting system
- Character skill progression
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Ashworld is an open world survival adventure set in a post apocalyptic world a few hundred years from now. Water and food are valuable, rare and the most important things you'll have to find, as you try to survive in the rage-lands. An area of the world terrorized by the Ragers. A stereotypical group of road-warriors with no respect for the little life that's left. During the night creatures, called the Skellies, roam the world and are becoming more dangerous as time passes. Use your smarts, combined with the various weapons, cars, gadgets and raw materials that can be found inside the many underground area's, buildings, old sky-scrapers, and other area's of the Ashworld. QUICK list of FEATURES: - Procedurally generated gameplay (no 2 games are the same) - Modifiable touch-controls (check options menu!!) - Run and drive around the ragelands, visiting buildings, talking to people, beating up ragers and skellies. - Use different weapons: boomerangs, chainsaws, rocket launcher, shotgun, machinegun, plasma rifle, flame thrower. - Search through buildings, underground cavern's, and unexplored area's of the Ashworld for usable items. - Find,Steal and drive a variation of different cars, all with their quirks and challenges. - A host of story missions and sub-missions to guide you around the world. - Craft new weapons and tools - Gain experience points and use them to improve your character skills
Grimvalor
Embark on a dark fantasy adventure as a lone warrior battling through a corrupted realm. Master skill-based combat, explore atmospheric landscapes, and face epic boss fights in this challenging hack and slash platformer. Restore the kingdom and uncover the fate of its lost king.
- Skill-based combat
- Exploration of dark fantasy world
- Epic boss fights
- Stunning 3D visuals
- Customizable touch controls
- MFi controller support
- Offline play
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Slash your way through the hordes of darkness and defeat King Valor's fearsome guardians in this breathtaking adventure! "Chaining together a slick series of attacks, dodges, and jumps, is incredibly satisfying." — PocketGamer "I suspect mobile gaming fans will be playing and replaying this one for years to come." — TouchArcade, 5/5 A malicious power stirs in the forgotten kingdom of Vallaris. Tasked with discovering the fate of its lost king, your quest quickly takes a sinister turn and you are cast into darkness. Surrounded and outnumbered, you must grab your sword, steel your temper and fight your way through a land that does not welcome you. Except for the friendly merchant - he's grateful for your business. ABOUT THE GAME Grimvalor is a challenging hack & slash platformer with fast-paced combat in a dark fantasy world. Take control of a lone warrior on a quest to restore a corrupted realm. Embark on a journey through atmospheric landscapes and dungeons in a massive story-driven premium experience. COMBAT & EXPLORATION Master skill-based combat, learn enemy patterns and bring them down with all your fury. Explore the shattered lands of Vallaris, find and upgrade equipment and level up your character. Face the legacy of King Valor's madness and prevail! FEATURES • Epic boss fights • Stunning 3D visuals accelerated by Metal graphics • Accurate and customizable touch controls • Full support for MFi game controllers • Use iCloud to keep your saves in sync between devices. • Play offline - perfect for commute. • No ads or in-app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grimvalor at 91% against Ashworld's 38%. Grimvalor also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (9.8K vs 71). Ashworld's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Ashworld costs $3.99 and Grimvalor $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grimvalor holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grimvalor has 9.8K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Ashworld's written reviews are positive against 91% of Grimvalor's.
Ashworld ships an update every 2 weeks, Grimvalor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ashworld | Grimvalor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (71 ratings) | 4.9 (9.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews | 90.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 | 9.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #65 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 739 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pascal Bestebroer | Direlight |
Customer experience
Ashworld
Grimvalor
User reviews
Ashworld
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great retro style
- 💡 Open-world roguelite
- 👍 Fun sandbox world
- 👍 Good concept
- 👍 Awesome fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Poor controls
- 🐛 Unresponsive controls
- 🐛 Tiny buttons
- 🐛 Frustrating platforming
- 🐛 Inconsistent UI
Grimvalor
From 9.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Excellent controls
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🎶 Great soundtrack
- 💰 Worth the price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🕹️ Challenging difficulty spikes
- 🕹️ Frustrating jumping puzzles
- 🕹️ Dodge mechanic issues
- 🔍 Lack of character customization
Bugs and requests
Ashworld
Reported bugs
15 issues- Mission items not appearing
- Dog disappeared
- Cannot launch after iOS update
- Saves at random spots
- Buggy quests
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- Impossible to escape dungeons
- Game crashes frequently
- Skill upgrade menu crashes
- Game-crashing bug on loot skill
- Map button not working
- World stability issues (buildings disappear)
- Stuck at bottom of areas
- Cannot reach topmost left square of map
- Joystick doesn't work well
- Game gets stuck on dialog
Requested features
10 requests- More vehicles
- More food
- More enemies
- More locations
- Quest log
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- Tutorial
- Easier skill assignment
- Spanish language option
- Sequel
- 3DS release
Grimvalor
Reported bugs
4 issues- Dodge not registering properly
- Crashes in New Game Plus
- Companion AI issues
- Graphical glitches on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to replay bosses
- Enemy scaling for higher difficulties
- Expanded weapon and trinket selection
- New game plus improvements
In-app purchases
Ashworld
No in-app purchases
Grimvalor
No in-app purchases









