Comparison

A Goblin's Life vs Axe!

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

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About

A Goblin's Life

Experience life from a goblin's perspective as you lead your squad on raids for food and trinkets. Face off against farm animals and a determined farmer's wife in this humorous adventure.

Highlights
  • Play as goblins raiding a farm
  • Lead a squad of goblins
  • Battle farm animals and humans
  • Complete missions
  • Collect points
  • Fulfill achievements
Features
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You've played games where Adventurer's beat up on goblins and other denizens. Now try it from the other point of view! Play the goblins trying to raid the family farm for food and trinkets. One problem. Pretty much everything is tougher than you. It's tough to be a goblin!! Take your squad of goblins up against snarling dogs, vicious spiders, an ill tempered rooster, and a farmer's wife with a mean fry pan! Take on missions, collect points and fulfill achievements in this humorous look at A Goblin's Life!

About

Axe!

Features
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Draw. Throw. Destroy. Axe is an addictive Viking arcade game where your weapon does the thinking. Draw any path you like with your finger, release, and your axe follows it, spinning through every enemy it touches. Then it turns around and comes back, carving through anyone it missed the first time. No cooldowns. No energy bars. No ads. Just you, your axe, and an army of increasingly dangerous Vikings threatening your land. MASTER THE THROW Draw your throw path freely in any direction — short bursts, wide sweeping arcs, tight zigzags — every path is valid. Your axe flies out, eliminates everything in its way, then returns in a straight line to your hand. Time your throws, plan your routes, and keep the combo alive. FACE A ROGUES' GALLERY Six enemy types keep every level unpredictable: - Basic Viking — standard threat. Learn him first, everything else is worse. - Berserker — blazing fast. One second of hesitation and he's through. - Shield Bearer — deflects your axe with his forward shield. Catch him on the return trip. - Giant — takes two hits to kill. First hit staggers him; second finishes the job. - Sneaky Viking — full-sized sprite, half-sized hitbox. Precision required. - Thrower — stops at range and rains spears at you. Destroy him fast, or intercept mid-flight. POWER UP YOUR THROWS Power-ups drop from fallen enemies or appear on the battlefield: -Multi-Axe — three axes fly at once in a spread pattern. - Piercing Axe — breaks through shields in a single hit. - Speed Boost — your axe crosses the field in a flash. - Boomerang — an extra loop before returning for double the carnage. - Giant Axe — massive hitbox for satisfying screen-wide sweeps. - Freeze — stops every enemy cold for 3 seconds. 10 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Each level introduces new threats and demands new strategies across unique battlefields. Clear all waves to advance — let a single enemy reach your garden and it's over. SCORE LIKE A CHAMPION Multi-kills, fast kills, and flawless throws all multiply your score. Keep your combo alive across throws and climb the leaderboard. Compare your all-time high score with players around the world via Game Center. OMPLETELY FREE. COMPLETELY AD-FREE. No ads. No energy timers. No content locked behind paywalls. Just an optional "Buy Me a Coffee" tip if you'd like to support the developer — and a special Game Center achievement for doing so.

Screenshots

A Goblin's Life3 screens
Axe!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A Goblin's Life at none against Axe!'s 1. A Goblin's Life also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). Axe!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 25 months). On price, ads 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. Axe! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. A Goblin's Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Goblin's Life ships an update every 25 months, Axe! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
A Goblin's Life versus Axe!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Goblin's LifeAxe!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB17 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCharles JenningsJuan Casanueva

In-app purchases

None

A Goblin's Life

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Axe!

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is A Goblin's Life free?
A Goblin's Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Axe! free?
Axe! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do A Goblin's Life or Axe! have ads?
Neither A Goblin's Life nor Axe! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Goblin's Life or Axe!?
A Goblin's Life ships an update every 25 months, and Axe! every 4 days. Most recently, A Goblin's Life was updated on November 2, 2026 and Axe! on October 30, 2026.

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