Wilderless vs The First Tree™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wilderless
Explore a vast, procedurally generated open world with no enemies or quests. Enjoy peaceful moments, stunning natural landscapes, and a calming soundtrack. Customize your character, build shelters, and transform into various animals for a stress-free escape.
- Vast procedurally generated open world
- No enemies or quests
- Character customization
- Placeable shelters
- Shape-shifting into animals
- PhotoMode with effects and filters
- Calming soundtrack
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A HUGE PROCEDURALLY GENERATED OPEN WORLD No enemies. No quests. Just miles of beautiful, natural, untamed wilderness to explore and relax in. Enjoy a world of quiet moments and stunning views, with golden sunsets behind sky-high mountains, flower filled rolling green hills, and frost covered tundra and frozen lakes - Explore a gorgeous, vast open world wilderness - A true Open World. Go anywhere, anytime - A beautiful soundtrack covers many moods as you explore - Customize your character with hair, hats, outfits and more - Place shelters: choose from 2 tents, natural rock and a small house - Relax in a natural and calm stress-free environment - Ad-free, no in-app purchases or additional downloads - Take beautiful photos with PhotoMode - Tons of effects, filters, and options to customize - A solo indie project made with love - Run, swim, and fly through deep forests and rolling hills - Go skating on the frozen lakes of the North - Feeling anxiety? Take a quiet boat ride along the river - Fly through the skies as a mighty hawk - Shapechange into horses, bears, boar, foxes and more - Ride a pirate ship - fireworks included - Benchmark with extensive quality options and settings - Gamepad support SUPPORT Questions or Comments? : robert@protopop.com To reset game: goto Splashscreen-options-reset button. To optimize: goto Splashscreen-optimize TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3DeLJyR3w FOLLOW ME - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protopopgames/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/protopop - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProtopopGames/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/protopopgames/ SHARE Feel free to put footage of my game on YouTube or any other website. It helps me spread the word and reach more people, and I appreciate it. Thank you for supporting independent games:) Recommended Specifications • Devices: iPad Pro, iPad (10th Gen), iPad Air (6th Gen), iPad mini (7th Gen), iPhone 11 series, and later models • CPU: Apple A13 Bionic or newer • RAM: 4 GB or more • Operating System: iOS 16.0 or later
The First Tree™
Embark on a poignant third-person adventure as a fox searching for her lost cubs, interwoven with a son's journey to reconnect with his father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts and stories that reveal the son's life as you explore a beautiful world.
- Third-person exploration
- Parallel storytelling
- Emotional narrative
- Orchestral soundtrack
- Light puzzle solving
- Platforming elements
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The First Tree is a third-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Players take control of the fox on a poignant and beautiful journey that crescendos at the source of life, and perhaps result in an understanding of death. Along the way, players can uncover artifacts and stories from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree. Features: • Not a "fox simulator," but an emotional, intimate story by a one-man team with an ending you won't soon forget. • Featuring a gorgeous, orchestral soundtrack by acclaimed artists like Message to Bears, Lowercase Noises, and Josh Kramer. • A short story-driven game (about 2 hours long) with some light puzzle solving, platforming, and no enemies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The First Tree™ at every 3 weeks against Wilderless's every 3 months. The First Tree™ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Wilderless's advantage is chart position (#89 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Wilderless costs $4.99 and The First Tree™ $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The First Tree™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 254 and 155 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Wilderless's written reviews are positive against 72% of The First Tree™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wilderless ships an update every 3 months, The First Tree™ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wilderless | The First Tree™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (254 ratings) | 4.5 (155 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 155 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Robert Kabwe | David Wehle |
Customer experience
Wilderless
The First Tree™
User reviews
Wilderless
From 254 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌳 Beautiful, peaceful open world
- 🎨 Customizable graphics and settings
- 🕹️ Relaxing, stress-free exploration
- 🌌 Stunning landscapes and visuals
- 🔥 Cozy campfires and shelters
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🔍 Lack of clear objectives or progression
- 🕹️ Challenging controls, especially for flying
- 🌌 Repetitive environments after a while
- 🤖 Absence of NPCs or interactive elements
The First Tree™
From 155 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
- 🎶 Captivating soundtrack
- 🦊 Enjoyable gameplay as a mother fox
- 🧠 Thought-provoking and emotional story
- 🧘♀️ Calming and meditative experience
Room to improve
- 🤔 Unclear objectives and lack of direction
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🕰️ Short length of the game
- 💬 Divisive opinions on the narration and commentary
Bugs and requests
Wilderless
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when changing graphics settings
- Disappearing shelters and structures
- Inconsistent weather and environmental effects
- Stuck underwater or in terrain when respawning
Requested features
5 requests- Add more animals and creatures to interact with
- Introduce quests, missions, or a light narrative
- Implement a save/load system for custom worlds
- Add support for controllers and gamepad input
- Expand customization options for character and environment
The First Tree™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashing at a specific point in the story
- Inconsistent controls and camera movement
Requested features
3 requests- Add more save points throughout the levels
- Provide an option to turn off the narration
- Expand the game with additional chapters or content
In-app purchases
Wilderless
No in-app purchases
The First Tree™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wilderless free?
Is The First Tree™ free?
Which has better reviews, Wilderless or The First Tree™?
Do Wilderless or The First Tree™ have ads?
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