Stevedore vs Alabama Bones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stevedore
Stack crates onto a bobbing cargo ship in this physics-based arcade game. Earn coins to unlock characters and chapters, with a hidden bonus round for completing all levels. Enjoy a simple, addictive challenge without ads or complex economies.
- Physics-based stacking gameplay
- Unlockable characters and chapters
- Hidden bonus round
- Ad-free experience
- Simple and addictive challenge
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See how many crates you can load onto the cargo ship bobbing in the water below! Earn coins for every crate you load to unlock more characters. For every goal you achieve, you'll unlock another chapter. Unlock 10 chapters and you'll unlock the next challenge! Beat all the chapters for a hidden bonus round! Stevedore is a physics based arcade game, designed to be a simple but addicting challenge for people looking to pass the time without being bombarded by ads or having to dive into a complex in-game economy. It harkens back to a simpler time when video games were just plain fun. Created, designed, developed, illustrated, and animated by Mike Garvey. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Alabama Bones
Embark on a cave exploration adventure with simple one-button controls. Solve puzzles and navigate treacherous traps in a colorful pixel art platformer. Collecting all artifacts demands wit, skill, and a spirit of adventure.
- One-button platforming
- Cave and temple exploration
- Puzzle solving
- Avoid deadly traps
- Collect all artifacts
- Pixel art graphics
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Explore mysterious caves and long forgotten temples in this novel 1 button platformer. Singlehandedly solve puzzles and avoid deadly traps with well timed screen taps. But don't let the colorful pixel art and straightforward controls fool you: collecting all artifacts will require wit, skill, and a strong spirit of adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stevedore at 4.9 against Alabama Bones's 4.1. Stevedore also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and ads (none vs shown). Alabama Bones's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (70 vs 8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Stevedore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alabama Bones sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stevedore holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alabama Bones has 70 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Stevedore's written reviews are positive against 63% of Alabama Bones's.
Stevedore ships an update every 7 months, Alabama Bones every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stevedore | Alabama Bones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | 4.1 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Michael Garvey | GameResort LLC |
Customer experience
Stevedore
Alabama Bones
In-app purchases
Stevedore
- Unlock full game$0.99
Alabama Bones
- Remove Ads$2.99
