Comparison

Squids Odyssey vs Coromon

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

Coromon

Embark on a JRPG adventure to collect and train over 120 unique creatures. Engage in tactical turn-based battles, customize your trainer, and explore a vast world with a compelling story. Experience new mobile-exclusive modes and challenges.

Highlights
  • Collect and train over 120 unique creatures
  • Tactical turn-based battles
  • Engaging JRPG narrative
  • Trainer customization
  • Online head-to-head battles
  • Randomizer and Nuzlocke modes
  • Titan Rush mode
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: Coromon is a “try before you buy” title. A portion of the early game is free to play, but a single purchase of $4.99 is required to unlock the full experience. CLASSIC MONSTER COLLECTING IS BACK, WITH A MODERN TWIST! Collect and train over 120 unique creatures, customize your trainer from hundreds of options, and explore an engaging JRPG narrative! It’s your first day as a Battle Researcher in the land of Velua. Everything is going smoothly until a mysterious force attacks. Build up a squad of Coromon, track down the invaders, and grapple with a rising threat that endangers everyone on Velua! When you aren’t adventuring, challenge other Battle Researchers in head-to-head battles to improve your skills. How high can you climb on the leaderboards? TACTICAL TURN-BASED BATTLES • Build a team from more than 120 charming creatures. • Master a battle system where every action costs resources, so choose skills, status effects, and attacks carefully to overcome your enemies. • Challenge friends online and see whose Coromon squads are the best of the best. A COMPELLING STORY • Explore 6 major zones and cities with dozens of interconnecting routes to traverse. • Travel across frozen glacial caverns to the depths of blistering deserts. • Play a key role throughout a fully-fledged classic JRPG narrative, complete with plot twists, turns, and revelations. PLAY THE WAY YOU WANT • Immerse yourself in the story on the easiest setting without hassle, or focus on tactics, number-crunching, and resource management. • Use the built-in Randomizer and Nuzlocke modes to put fan favorite twists on the creature catching experience. • Create the trainer you want, using hundreds of customizable elements like hair, fashion, and more. NEW FEATURES FOR MOBILE • Titan Rush mode will challenge your teams in new and unique ways. How many can you conquer? • Daily and weekly challenges will give you more ways to unlock rewards just for playing. • New minigames have been added that have been tailor-made for on-the-go gaming. • And more! UPGRADE YOUR ADVENTURE • One-time purchase luxury items enhance your experience, including the Fruit Drone, Remote Storage, Battle Reader 2.0, and Recall Premium • Purchase style gems to customize your Battle Researcher’s unique look. • Unlock and purchase premium Coromon skins for even more exotic creatures. • And more! Your Coromon adventure awaits. What will you discover? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us for the latest news: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoromonTheGame Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coromonthegame Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coromonthegame/ Discord: https://discord.gg/coromon

Screenshots

Squids Odyssey4 screens
Coromon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coromon at Free against Squids Odyssey's $3.99. Coromon also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 25). Squids Odyssey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and review sentiment (83% vs 74%). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Coromon is free to download; Squids Odyssey costs $3.99 up front. Coromon sells 13 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 4.9 for Coromon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coromon has 3.5K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Squids Odyssey's written reviews are positive against 74% of Coromon's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Squids Odyssey versus Coromon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquids OdysseyCoromon
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (25 ratings)4.9 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better74.0% of reviews
Number of ratings253.5K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
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 MB533 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperThe Game BakersFreedom Games, LLC

Customer experience

Squids Odyssey

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

Coromon

All ratings3,490 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews331 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.1%

Bugs and requests

Squids Odyssey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Coromon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing save data
  • Coromon models not displaying correctly
  • Progression-blocking bugs in certain areas

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free version with limited content
  • Option to disable certain gameplay elements
  • Multiplayer trading and battling
  • More post-game content and updates

In-app purchases

None

Squids Odyssey

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Coromon

One-time13
  • Sloth Gem (1)$1.99
  • Level Matcher (1)$1.99
  • Level Matcher (3)$3.99
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  • Unlock Full Game$4.99
  • Premium Pack (L)$4.99
  • Perfection Stone (1)$4.99
  • Mega Experience Pack$4.99
  • Mega Potential Pack$5.99
  • Sloth Gem (5)$5.99
  • Level Matcher (5)$5.99
  • Level Cake (40)$6.99
  • Style Crystals (1200)$9.99
  • Perfection Stone (5)$17.99

Questions

Is Squids Odyssey free?
Squids Odyssey costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coromon free?
Coromon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squids Odyssey or Coromon?
Squids Odyssey and Coromon are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 25 and 3.5K ratings respectively.
Do Squids Odyssey or Coromon have ads?
Neither Squids Odyssey nor Coromon shows ads.

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