Axe Champ! vs Nimble Plover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Axe Champ!
Experience the thrill of axe throwing in this addictive game. Aim and hurl axes to smash targets and achieve the highest score possible. Enjoy cool graphics and engaging gameplay.
- Axe throwing gameplay
- Smash targets
- High score challenges
- Addictive gameplay
- Cool graphics
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The Original Axe Throwing Game! Axe Champ! Throw axes and smash the targets! Crush those targets and go all out for the best score! Cool graphics, extremely addictive game-play, amazingly fun ! Play Axe Champ now!
Nimble Plover
Guide a brave bird through a dangerous natural environment, dodging predators and utilizing special abilities to survive. Test your reflexes and endurance in this action-packed adventure.
- Evade crocodile attacks
- Dodge jumping piranhas
- Utilize dash ability
- Endure hazards
- Adventure amongst nature
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Join a fearless feathered friend in "Nimble Plover" and experience an adventure amongst nature's wildest hunters like never before. - Don't get chomped by the crocodile's teeth - Dodge Piranha's jumping from the river - Utilize the Dash ability to evade efficiently - Endure as long as you can while avoiding all hazards Get Nimble Plover and unleash the adventurer within!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Axe Champ! at 4.6 against Nimble Plover's 3.5. Axe Champ! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (24K vs 11). Nimble Plover's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (67% vs 47%). 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
Both are free to download. Axe Champ! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nimble Plover asks for nothing beyond the download.
Axe Champ! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Axe Champ! has 24K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Axe Champ!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Nimble Plover's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Axe Champ! ships an update monthly, Nimble Plover every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Axe Champ! | Nimble Plover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24K ratings) — better | 3.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Entity3 Limited | Adknown |
Customer experience
Axe Champ!
Nimble Plover
Bugs and requests
Axe Champ!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress/purchases being lost
- Ads not working properly
- Crashes/freezes during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- Add more weapons/upgrades
- Ability to turn off sound
- More game modes/difficulty options
- Ability to pause and resume games
Nimble Plover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Axe Champ!
- No ADs$2.99
- Premium - No Ads$2.99
Nimble Plover
No in-app purchases
