Comparison

Squids Odyssey vs Tiny Island Survival

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

Head to head
About

Squids Odyssey

Assemble a team of unique heroes for strategic turn-based battles against corrupted sea creatures. Explore diverse environments and utilize your party's strengths to overcome challenges and save your underwater kingdom. Enjoy over 15 hours of gameplay with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Team building with 15 unique Squids
  • Strategic turn-based combat
  • 90+ missions and 15+ hours of gameplay
  • Unlockable helmets to boost abilities
  • Diverse battle environments
  • Expert Pro Mode for added challenge
Features
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Build your team of Squid heroes for epic turn-based battles against corrupted crabs and shrimps! Steev and the rest of the Squids are in danger! An infectious ooze is corrupting their world, and this band of unlikely heroes needs to fight back to save their kingdom. Squids Odyssey is not just about gorgeous cartoon art, jaunty music and humorous storytelling: the battles provide a deep challenge as strategy and skill are required to use the environment and the Squids' strengths to lead your team to victory! - Build your party from 15 different Squids in 4 classes: shooters, scouts, troopers, and healers. - Win turn-based battles with strategy and skill, using the environment and your party’s strengths to your advantage - Engage in 90+ missions for more than 15 hours of gameplay, plus an expert Pro Mode that doubles the game length and provides extra challenge. - Boost your heroes abilities with 65+ barmy helmets. - Battle your way through Greek citadels, tropical coral reefs, old West inspired towns and Japanese temples to save your underwater world! No Squids were harmed during the making of this game.

About

Tiny Island Survival

Explore a mysterious island after a shipwreck, uncovering its secrets by venturing into the forest. This single-screen adventure features simple controls, resource collection, and character progression for both casual and dedicated players.

Highlights
  • Explore a mysterious island
  • Unravel the island's secret
  • Simple one-screen gameplay
  • Collect materials
  • Level up weapons and armor
  • Increase health
Features
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Thank you for 7,000,000 downloads! ■Learn the Island's Secret Shipwrecked, you wash up on an uninhabited-seeming island. But then you notice smoke rising from the forest. "Maybe someone lives here..." Explore the island, advance deeper into the forest, and unravel the island's mystery. ■No Complicated Controls The game takes place on one screen, so no getting lost. No annoying traveling from place to place. Just go deeper into the forest. ■Simple But With Elements for Completists to Enjoy Collect materials to aid in your survival. Level up your weapons and armor. Increase your health. ●Playable in short bursts whenever you have a sliver of time to kill ●Encapsulated in a single screen ●Cute, lively pixel art ●Simple gameplay with depth for completists

Screenshots

Squids Odyssey4 screens
Tiny Island Survival3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tiny Island Survival at Free against Squids Odyssey's $3.99. Tiny Island Survival also leads on ratings volume (40K vs 25). Squids Odyssey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment 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

Tiny Island Survival is free to download; Squids Odyssey costs $3.99 up front. Tiny Island Survival sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Squids Odyssey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Squids Odyssey against 4.8 for Tiny Island Survival. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Island Survival has 40K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Squids Odyssey versus Tiny Island Survival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquids OdysseyTiny Island Survival
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (25 ratings) — better4.8 (40K ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2540K — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB134 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperThe Game BakersGAME START LLC

Customer experience

Squids Odyssey

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Tiny Island Survival

All ratings39,332 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,316 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative10.9%

Bugs and requests

Squids Odyssey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tiny Island Survival

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Character getting stuck in certain positions
  • Graphical glitches with ads
  • Issues with saving/restoring progress

Requested features

8 requests
  • More islands to explore
  • Ability to customize character
  • Faster travel options
  • More enemy and boss variety
  • Expanded progression system
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  • Idle/passive resource gathering
  • Crafting system
  • Ability to upgrade base/home

In-app purchases

None

Squids Odyssey

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Tiny Island Survival

One-time7
  • Material ball$0.49
  • Maximum heart value +8$5.99
  • Material Balls x10 +1$5.99
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  • Starter pack$11.99
  • Maximum heart value +16$11.99
  • Super Coin Pack$11.99
  • Material Balls x30 +5$19.99

Questions

Is Squids Odyssey free?
Squids Odyssey costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Island Survival free?
Tiny Island Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squids Odyssey or Tiny Island Survival?
Squids Odyssey is rated higher. Squids Odyssey averages 4.9 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Tiny Island Survival averages 4.8 from 40K ratings.
Do Squids Odyssey or Tiny Island Survival have ads?
Tiny Island Survival shows ads; Squids Odyssey does not.

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