Animaze! vs TownsFolk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animaze!
A charming puzzle game where you remove fences to bring different animals together. Manage animal populations carefully to avoid chaos and solve 100 unique levels across historical settings.
- 100 brain-teasing levels
- Five historical periods
- 15 animated cards to collect
- Puzzle-specific abilities
- Multiple animal types
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Bring rival animals together in harmony! In this adorably tricky puzzle game, dogs and cats and mice are all separated by fences. It's up to you to remove those fences, but watch out: if you let dogs outnumber cats or cats outnumber mice, well... you'll see. Features * 100 brain-teasing levels set across five periods of history * 15 delightful animated cards to collect * Special puzzle-specific abilities: drop a box on a mouse to hide it from the cats! * Appearances from a couple more animals we might have forgotten to mention...
TownsFolk
Lead settlers to build and expand a thriving colony in a mysterious and dangerous world. Manage resources, make critical decisions, and overcome challenges to ensure your settlement's survival. Explore the unknown, face disasters, and appease a demanding king.
- Build and expand settlements
- Explore unknown territories
- Survive challenges and disasters
- Roguelite strategy gameplay
- Skirmish and puzzle modes
- Handcrafted pixel art visuals
- Weekly challenge mode
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TownsFolk – Build. Survive. Explore. Lead a group of settlers into the unknown and build a thriving colony in a world full of mystery and danger. Manage scarce resources, make tough choices, and face the unpredictable frontier. Will your town prosper or fall? Lead, Expand, Survive: • Build & Expand – Grow your village by managing Food, Gold, Faith, and Production. • Explore the Unknown – Clear the fog, discover treasures, and uncover dangers. • Survive Challenges – Overcome disasters, wild animals, and moral dilemmas. • Appease the King – Deliver tribute, or risk your colony’s fate. Game Features: ▪ Roguelite Strategy – New challenges every playthrough. ▪ Skirmish Mode – Test survival skills in standalone scenarios. ▪ Puzzle Challenges – Solve strategic puzzles for rewards. ▪ Pixel Art World – Handcrafted visuals & atmospheric music. ▪ Deep, Minimalist Gameplay – Easy to start, challenging to master. ▪ Weekly Challenge Mode – A new scenario every week with leaderboards. ▪ Factions – 5 unique Factions, each with their own strengths, stories, and playstyles. Can you build a settlement that withstands the test of time? Download TownsFolk today! Play for Free – Upgrade Anytime TownsFolk lets you jump in for free! Enjoy the How to Play missions, test your skills in Puzzle Missions, and try out Skirmish Mode with a fixed setup. Want more? A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full Campaign and lets you customize settings in Skirmish Mode for endless replayability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: TownsFolk at 3.3K against Animaze!'s 10. TownsFolk also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (5 vs 3). Animaze!'s advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Animaze! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and TownsFolk sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Animaze! against 4.7 for TownsFolk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TownsFolk has 3.3K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Animaze!'s written reviews are positive against 73% of TownsFolk's.
Animaze! ships an update every 5 weeks, TownsFolk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animaze! | TownsFolk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 73.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 390 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blyts LLC | Short Circuit Studio |
Customer experience
Animaze!
TownsFolk
Bugs and requests
Animaze!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TownsFolk
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tutorial freezes the game
- Can't build anything and days don't progress
- Save data reverts or gets corrupted
Requested features
2 requests- Creative/easy mode to keep progress
- Leaderboards and daily challenges
In-app purchases
Animaze!
- 50 coins$0.99
- 100 coins$1.99
- 300 coins$2.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
TownsFolk
- Shadow of Empires bundle$2.99
- TownsFolk: A new world$8.99









