Grimvalor vs SkySea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
SkySea
Embark on an endless arcade adventure, tapping to navigate through challenging obstacles across diverse worlds. Unlock unique characters and utilize power-ups to survive and compete globally. Enjoy daily rewards and an optional VIP pass for an ad-free experience.
- One-tap gameplay
- Endless obstacle courses
- 10 unique worlds
- Unlockable characters
- 6 strategic power-ups
- Global leaderboard
- Daily rewards and spin wheel
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SkySea is a one-tap arcade adventure. Simple to learn, impossible to master. Tap your way through obstacles as you guide your character across 12 unique worlds. How far can you fly? 4 WAYS TO PLAY - LEVELS — Endless hand-built courses that keep getting harder. Every set of levels brings a new twist: fog, wind gusts, gates, breathing gaps, speed bursts and more — and they stack as you climb. Checkpoints save your progress along the way. - DAILY CHALLENGE — One new course every day, the same for every player. One daily leaderboard. Bonus coins for playing. - RETRO — Classic arcade speed. Pure skill. Pure focus. - TURBO — Faster, wilder, and packed with power-ups. Extra lives available. 12 UNIQUE CHARACTERS, 12 WORLDS - Ace the Fish — Ocean World - Blaze the Penguin — Arctic World - Nova the Bee — Garden World - Storm the Balloon — Desert World - Pixel the Ghost — Graveyard World - Drift the Rocket — Space World - Echo the Dragon — Volcano World ...and 5 more to unlock — plus limited-time seasonal characters that are yours forever once you grab them. TRAILS Leave your mark in the sky: Rainbow, Sparkle, Ember, Frost and Toxic trails. Pure style, unlocked with coins. 6 POWER-UP BOOSTS - Magnet — pull in coins from across the screen - Ghost — phase through obstacles - Slow-Mo — bullet-time control - Double Coins — 2x rewards on your run - Extra Life — one more chance when you crash - Shield — survive one hit GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS Retro, Turbo, Levels and the Daily Challenge each have their own worldwide leaderboard. Every run counts. DAILY REWARDS & SPIN WHEEL - Free daily coin reward — 7 days of escalating bonuses - Spin the wheel every 4 hours for free coins - Levels lives refill on their own — get a notification when they're full, or watch an ad for one right away - No paywalls. Everything can be earned by playing. VIP PASS One unlock, forever: - No banner or interstitial ads - A 4th life in Levels, and lives refill faster (3 hours instead of 4) - A free extra life in every Turbo run PRIVACY Your progress stays on your device. The leaderboard stores only your display name and scores. Ads are provided by Google AdMob and its partners. Full privacy policy: https://znptech.github.io/skysea-privacy/ One tap to start. One tap to keep going. Let's see how high you can fly. Built with love by an indie studio in Chicago.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SkySea at Free against Grimvalor's $5.99. SkySea also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Grimvalor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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
SkySea is free to download; Grimvalor costs $5.99 up front. SkySea sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Grimvalor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grimvalor against 5.0 for SkySea. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grimvalor has 9.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Grimvalor's written reviews are positive against 100% of SkySea's.
Grimvalor ships an update every 2 months, SkySea every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grimvalor | SkySea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.8K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 739 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Direlight | ZNP Tech |
Customer experience
Grimvalor
SkySea
Bugs and requests
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
SkySea
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grimvalor
No in-app purchases
SkySea
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Classic Pack$3.99
- Value Pack$7.99
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- VIP Pass$9.99
- Mega Pack$14.99
- Ultimate Pack$29.99









