Comparison

Troll Patrol vs Pachoink! CE

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

Head to head
About

Troll Patrol

Defend your troll den from invading villagers and heroes in this unique puzzle RPG. Match tiles to attack enemies, heal yourself with potions, and strengthen your defenses. Protect your home and family from relentless waves of attackers.

Highlights
  • Tile-matching combat
  • RPG progression
  • Enemy and weapon variety
  • Skill and powerup system
  • Cave upgrades
  • Quests and events
Features
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"A Troll's Tale - Troll Patrol" is a puzzle game which combines the tile-matching and RPG genres by offering a unique experience: Play as the last defender of the threatened troll den where vicious village people and heroes from far away castles and kingdoms knock down your door. Stand firm, take whatever weapon is close and fight them off to get your family and friends to safety. Protect what is rightfully yours, your home, your heritage. They come for blood, for revenge, to still their blood thirst. But you won't allow it. More and more enemies pour through the broken door and by connecting them to sword tiles you can fight them off. Once you get hit you can connect potions to heal your wounds or connect shields to improve your armor. Connecting gold might lead to new treasures that help you defend what is yours and keep their filthy hands of your stuff. Features: - Over 50 unlockable types of enemies - 6 unlockable weapon types - 7 unlockable playable classes - Endless waves of enemies - Over 50 active and passive skills and powerups - Over 40 event cards with multiple choices and outcomes - Over 15 quests to choose from - Improve your cave for permanent bonuses - Leaderboard and Achievements

About

Pachoink! CE

Bounce and smash targets on challenging game boards. Master precision, timing, and brute force across over 70 levels with unique hazards. Unlock new areas and elements in future updates.

Highlights
  • Intuitive one-touch controls
  • Campaign and Endless game modes
  • Multiple board hazards
  • 70+ skill-based levels
  • Unlockable board elements
Features
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Pachoink! The game boards provide the targets, but do you have the ball skills to take them all out? Some levels require precision, others good timing, some brute force, but more often than not it's a combination of all of these. Rise to the challenge and earn your stars! Features: -Intuitive one-touch controls: Simply tap, drag down and release! -Two game modes: Campaign and Endless (Tower). -Multiple board hazards: Teleports, catchers, spinners, movers and more can help or hinder you on your journey! -70+ Levels: A large base set of (skill based unlocking) levels and areas, with more board elements, traps and levels in future releases. Please note: In game text is minimal, in English. Contains banner ads at the end of the level.

Screenshots

Troll Patrol4 screens
Pachoink! CE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Troll Patrol at none against Pachoink! CE's shown. Troll Patrol also leads on ratings volume (48 vs 3). Pachoink! CE's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, in-app purchases 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. Troll Patrol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pachoink! CE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pachoink! CE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Troll Patrol has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Troll Patrol's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pachoink! CE's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Troll Patrol versus Pachoink! CE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTroll PatrolPachoink! CE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (48 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB92 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPhilippe SchoberA To Play Ltd.

Customer experience

Troll Patrol

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative23.3%

Pachoink! CE

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Troll Patrol

One-time1
  • Unlock Game$4.99
1 purchases

Pachoink! CE

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Troll Patrol free?
Troll Patrol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pachoink! CE free?
Pachoink! CE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Troll Patrol or Pachoink! CE?
Pachoink! CE is rated higher. Troll Patrol averages 4.6 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Pachoink! CE averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Troll Patrol or Pachoink! CE have ads?
Pachoink! CE shows ads; Troll Patrol does not.

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