Comparison

Baldi's Basics Classic vs Stretch Guy

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

Head to head
About

Baldi's Basics Classic

A meta horror game inspired by 90s edutainment. Collect notebooks and escape a school while avoiding a menacing teacher. Features two modes: story and endless, offering unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Collect seven notebooks
  • Escape the school
  • Avoid Baldi and his friends
  • Story mode
  • Endless mode
  • Touch screen controls
Features
Currently charting
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This game is not what it seems... Inspired by creepy/bad edutainment games from the 90s, Baldi's Basics is a meta horror game that's really weird, with no real educational value to be found. The goal of the game is to collect seven notebooks, and then escape the school, but that's easier said than done! You'll need to learn all the ins-and-outs of the game to come up with a winning strategy and avoid being caught by Baldi. Learning how to use Baldi's friends to your advantage, wisely managing the items found throughout the school, and memorizing the layout of Baldi's school are all keys to success! This game has two modes, story and endless! • Story mode requires you to collect 7 notebooks and then escape the school to win. The more notebooks you collect, the faster Baldi will become! Simple, but very challenging. • Endless mode is a challenge to see how many notebooks you can collect before being caught by Baldi. Over time Baldi will speed up, but each time you successfully solve the problems in a notebook he'll slow down. The longer you can keep his speed down, the more notebooks you can collect! This is an official port of the original game, with touch screen controls! Check out the options menu to adjust them to your liking!

About

Stretch Guy

Guide a flexible character through challenging levels by strategically extending their limbs. Avoid stretching too far to prevent tearing and successfully complete each stage.

Highlights
  • Extend character limbs
  • Navigate obstacle courses
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Level completion challenges
  • Avoid tearing the character
Features
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Avoid the obstacles and complete the levels by extending the character arms and legs. Do not stretch him too much, or he will tear apart!

Screenshots

Baldi's Basics Classic4 screens
Stretch Guy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Baldi's Basics Classic and Stretch Guy both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Baldi's Basics Classic's written reviews are positive against 45% of Stretch Guy's. Baldi's Basics Classic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Stretch Guy sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Baldi's Basics Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Baldi's Basics Classic against 4.1 for Stretch Guy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Baldi's Basics Classic's written reviews are positive against 45% of Stretch Guy's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Baldi's Basics Classic versus Stretch Guy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaldi's Basics ClassicStretch Guy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (22K ratings) — better4.1 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews — better44.6% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better12K
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB341 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBasically Games, LLCYso Corp

Customer experience

Baldi's Basics Classic

All ratings21,167 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews2,550 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative12.5%

Stretch Guy

All ratings11,952 ratings
Positive75.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews1,251 reviews
Positive44.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative45.2%

User reviews

Baldi's Basics Classic

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Fun and entertaining
  • 🧠 Challenging math problems
  • 🕹️ Unique and creative gameplay
  • 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Difficult and frustrating at times
  • 🤯 Intense jump scares
  • 🤖 Glitchy and buggy behavior
  • 🧭 Unclear objectives and controls

Stretch Guy

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game concept
  • 👍 Entertaining gameplay
  • ✨ Unique and funny character skins

Room to improve

  • 💸 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs affecting gameplay
  • 🔋 Requires internet connection even for offline play

Bugs and requests

Baldi's Basics Classic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Doors not opening properly
  • Incorrect math problem answers
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inconsistent character movements

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add difficulty levels
  • Improve character AI and behavior
  • Provide more accessibility options
  • Expand the game with new content

Stretch Guy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Arms/legs getting stuck in walls
  • Game freezing after ads
  • Levels not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Add offline mode without ads
  • Introduce more challenging levels
  • Fix glitches and bugs

In-app purchases

None

Baldi's Basics Classic

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Stretch Guy

One-time7
  • Infinite Length$1.99
  • Unbreakable$1.99
  • Can Fly$1.99
Show 4 more
  • No Body$1.99
  • Weapon Hands$1.99
  • Iron SKin$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Baldi's Basics Classic free?
Baldi's Basics Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stretch Guy free?
Stretch Guy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Baldi's Basics Classic or Stretch Guy?
Baldi's Basics Classic is rated higher. Baldi's Basics Classic averages 4.2 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Stretch Guy averages 4.1 from 12K ratings.
Do Baldi's Basics Classic or Stretch Guy have ads?
Stretch Guy shows ads; Baldi's Basics Classic does not.

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