Comparison

Cavern Crawl vs Barrel River 2

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

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About

Cavern Crawl

Pilot a spaceship through a treacherous cavern, dodging obstacles and enemies. Collect orbs for points and fuel, and use rockets to defeat foes. Strategize your collection to maximize your score and survive the descent.

Highlights
  • Spaceship flight controls
  • Obstacle and enemy avoidance
  • Rocket shooting mechanics
  • Orb collection for points
  • Fuel management system
  • Invincibility power-up
Features
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Welcome to Cavern Crawl! Fly a spaceship through a cavern! Avoid obstacles! Avoid enemies! Shoot at the enemies! Collect orbs to gain points! Try to get the high score! Instructions: The ship floats down. Pressing on the screen will make the ship fly up. Your ship will also drain gas, so make sure to fuel up! Pressing the red shoot button will shoot a rocket. You can try to avoid enemies, or shoot at them, but be careful, the rockets will also destroy the orbs. You don't want to shoot the red or yellow ones since they will give you more gas. Collect red orbs to gain a point, but watch out for the purple orbs, they will subtract a point. If you get a yellow orb, you will get 10 points. Red and yellow orbs will also replenish your gas supply. Shooting the enemies will also give you a point. If you collect the orange coin, you will become invincible from enemies for 10 seconds.

About

Barrel River 2

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Can you survive the Barrel River? Collect coins while you avoid the fish and rocks in this free fast paced 3D game! Control your barrel with motion controls, tilting your device side to side to navigate the river. You can also use a bluetooth gamepad. Use coins you collect to unlock awesome barrel upgrades and customizations. Go for top score by competing for distance on the global leader boards. You can also play in VR mode on your iPhone if you have one of those phone based VR headsets!

Screenshots

Cavern Crawl4 screens
Barrel River 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cavern Crawl at none against Barrel River 2's 3. Cavern Crawl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 13 months). On price 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. Barrel River 2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cavern Crawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cavern Crawl ships an update every 2 days, Barrel River 2 every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Cavern Crawl versus Barrel River 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCavern CrawlBarrel River 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEthan FeldmanBrandon Stecklein

In-app purchases

None

Cavern Crawl

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Barrel River 2

One-time3
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Barrel River 2 Premium$1.99
  • 500 Ape Coins$4.99

Questions

Is Cavern Crawl free?
Cavern Crawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barrel River 2 free?
Barrel River 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cavern Crawl or Barrel River 2 have ads?
Barrel River 2 shows ads; Cavern Crawl does not.
Which is updated more often, Cavern Crawl or Barrel River 2?
Cavern Crawl ships an update every 2 days, and Barrel River 2 every 13 months. Most recently, Cavern Crawl was updated on October 14, 2026 and Barrel River 2 on October 11, 2026.

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