The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores vs Avid Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores
Build a thriving city, manage resources and workers, and explore a procedurally generated world. Survive monster attacks at night and uncover ancient evils with magical artifacts.
- City building and resource management
- Worker management with unique personalities
- Procedurally generated world exploration
- Ship exploration and trading
- Dungeon discovery
- Survival against monsters and raiders
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BUILD SURVIVE EXPLORE Build, craft, gather resources during the day, and survive monsters and raiders at night in this survival strategy game. Sequel to the award-winning game The Bonfire: Forsaken Lands The Bonfire: Uncharted Shores expands on every aspect of the original and brings greater depth. Design your city manage resources chains and workers with unique personalities explore procedurally generated world map in ships trade with free cities and discover mysterious dungeons. Build a powerful city and gain magical artifacts to defeat an ancient evil.
Avid Reader
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All you want to do is read but there are so many distractions. Avoid the distractions and read all the books in this quirky platformer game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Avid Reader at Free against The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores's $4.99. The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Avid Reader is free to download; The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores costs $4.99 up front. Avid Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores ships an update every 5 days, Avid Reader weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores | Avid Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xigma Games | 5 Ladders Entertainment LLC |
Bugs and requests
The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores
Reported bugs
6 issues- Builders stuck in resource loop
- Villagers getting stuck in buildings
- Guards running away from enemies
- Disappearing resources and items
- Crashes on larger settlements
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- Endgame progression issues
Requested features
6 requests- More content and updates
- Ability to control guards
- Better villager management tools
- More difficulty options
- Ability to move buildings
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- Cloud/local save support
Avid Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Bonfire 2 Uncharted Shores
No in-app purchases
Avid Reader
- 10 Gold Stars$0.99
- Ad Free / Unlimited Stars$3.99
Questions
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