Comparison

Forgotten Tales vs MobileUO

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

Head to head
About

Forgotten Tales

Embark on a retro-style fantasy adventure in this massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Explore a vast open world, customize your character and home, and engage in both PvE and PvP combat. Features community-driven development with a built-in map editor.

Highlights
  • Retro 2.5D isometric view
  • Character and house customization
  • Built-in map editor
  • Community-driven development
  • PvE and PvP combat
  • Vast open world exploration
  • Multiple skills and classes
Features
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MMORPG game with players from all over the world. Explore the great open world. • Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game • Old school experience, classic fantasy MMO. 2.5D isometric view. For these who prefer more pixel games than 3D. • Customization! Customize your outfit, get your own house, get unique equipment! • No ads, free to play. • Dozens of different pets and followers! • Built-in map editor. Help develop the game and create your own map, quests, items and monsters and share it with other players. • Community driven development. Join testers, game master, map makers, translators or just play and enjoy. • Ally with other players to defeat strong monsters. • Join or create your own clan, build your base and conquer the opponents. • Vast open world. • PvE and PvP combat. • Day and night. Torches, campfires. • Multiple skills, fishing, farming, chopping, mining, building, crafting. • Multiple classes: mage, swordsman, dwarf, ogre, archer. • Events! • Meet the players from all over the world on the same server. • Trade, fight, build. • Increase your level and skills without limits. • Regular updates! The game is in active development. • 900 different monsters are waiting for you. • Find the best equipment. Over 1300 items. • Solve hundreds of quests. • Explore the dungeons. • True cross-platform MMO experience. Play on desktop or mobile with all players on a single shared server. • Join active Forgotten Tales community. We have lively forum and discord.

About

MobileUO

Experience the classic Ultima Online on your mobile device. This client allows you to play UO on the go, requiring you to legally obtain a copy of the UO Classic Client to run. Enjoy the game from anywhere with this dedicated mobile application.

Highlights
  • Play Ultima Online on mobile
  • On-the-go gaming
  • Requires UO Classic Client
  • Open-source client
  • GPLv3 licensed
Features
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MobileUO - the first mobile client for UO, letting you play UO on the go! This work is released under the GPLv3 license. This project does not distribute any copyrighted game assets. In order to run this client you'll need to legally obtain a copy of the UO Classic Client. The source code can be found at: https://github.com/VoxelBoy/MobileUO/

Screenshots

Forgotten Tales4 screens
MobileUO1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MobileUO at 4.5 against Forgotten Tales's 3.7. MobileUO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (77% vs 63%). Forgotten Tales's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Forgotten Tales sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MobileUO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MobileUO holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Forgotten Tales's written reviews are positive against 77% of MobileUO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forgotten Tales ships an update fortnightly, MobileUO every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Forgotten Tales versus MobileUO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForgotten TalesMobileUO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (31 ratings)4.5 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3139 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB42 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMateusz DworakYilmaz Kiymaz

Customer experience

Forgotten Tales

All ratings31 ratings
Positive67.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative29.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative27.5%

MobileUO

All ratings39 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Forgotten Tales

One-time10
  • Extra level$0.99
  • Change your character skin$0.99
  • Pet/follower$2.99
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  • Full gear set$2.99
  • Upgrade item$2.99
  • Extra backpack$3.99
  • Premium skin$7.99
  • Extra 10 levels$8.99
  • Skin recolor$16.99
  • Exta 100 levels$84.99
None

MobileUO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forgotten Tales free?
Forgotten Tales is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MobileUO free?
MobileUO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Forgotten Tales or MobileUO?
MobileUO is rated higher. Forgotten Tales averages 3.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while MobileUO averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do Forgotten Tales or MobileUO have ads?
Neither Forgotten Tales nor MobileUO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forgotten Tales or MobileUO?
Forgotten Tales ships an update fortnightly, and MobileUO every 2 weeks. Most recently, Forgotten Tales was updated on November 3, 2026 and MobileUO on November 3, 2026.

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