Comparison

Afterplace vs Endling

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

Head to head
About

Afterplace

Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Hidden secrets and treasures
  • Combat with monsters
  • Interactive characters
  • No virtual buttons
  • Dynamic control adaptation
Features
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!

About

Endling

Guide the last fox on Earth to protect its cubs from a devastated world. Explore dangerous environments, hunt for food, and make critical survival decisions. Teach your cubs skills and find safe havens to ensure their future.

Highlights
  • Explore devastated environments
  • Hunt to feed cubs
  • Make emotionally taxing decisions
  • Find new lairs
  • Care for and teach cubs skills
  • Survive against threats
Features
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Will a mother fox manage to keep its little cubs alive? Experience a world ravaged by mankind through the eyes of the last fox on Earth in this eco-conscious adventure. Discover the destructive force of the human race, as it corrupts, pollutes, and exploits the most precious and valuable resources of the natural environment day by day. Explore various 3D side-scrolling areas and defend your tiny furballs, feed them, watch them grow up, notice their unique personalities and fears, and most importantly, help them to survive. Use the cover of the night to stealthily guide your litter toward a safer place. Spend the day resting in an improvised shelter and plan your next move carefully since it could be the last for you and your cubs. Features: • Explore devastated environments based on real current issues. • Hunt other animals to feed your cubs and avoid becoming prey. • Put your survival instinct to the test and get involved in emotionally taxing decisions. • Find new lairs to be safe from natural and unnatural threats • Care for your cubs, feed them and teach them new skills to make them less vulnerable. • Survive! © www.handy-games.com GmbH

Screenshots

Afterplace4 screens
Endling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Afterplace at 4.9 against Endling's 4.5. Afterplace also leads on price ($6.99 vs $10.99) and chart position (#48 vs unranked). Endling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Afterplace costs $6.99 and Endling $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterplace holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 627 and 382 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Afterplace's written reviews are positive against 85% of Endling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Afterplace ships an update monthly, Endling weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Afterplace versus Endling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterplaceEndling
Price$6.99 — better$10.99
Rating4.9 (627 ratings) — better4.5 (382 ratings)
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better84.5% of reviews
Number of ratings627 — better382
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB1.3 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEvan KiceTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Afterplace

All ratings627 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%

Endling

All ratings382 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews284 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.6%

User reviews

Afterplace

From 627 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Charming characters and dialogue
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
  • 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
  • 💡 Unique story and world-building

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • 🔍 Lack of a map or quest log can lead to getting lost
  • 🔍 Some plot points not fully explained
  • 🔍 Limited weapon/item variety

Endling

From 382 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Stunning graphics and art style
  • 🎮 Engaging and immersive gameplay
  • 🦊 Emotional connection to the fox family
  • 🌍 Meaningful environmental message

Room to improve

  • 😢 Sad and heartbreaking ending
  • 🍔 Difficulty maintaining food supply for cubs
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🕹️ Controls can be challenging on mobile

Bugs and requests

Afterplace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Saves not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to restart or replay the game
  • More in-depth combat and progression systems

Endling

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch for some users
  • Freezing and control issues when interacting with objects
  • Disappearing/glitched cub behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • Alternate/happier ending options
  • Ability to play as one of the cubs after the main story
  • Expanded map and gameplay content
  • More customization options for the fox family

In-app purchases

None

Afterplace

No in-app purchases

None

Endling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Afterplace free?
Afterplace costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Endling free?
Endling costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Afterplace or Endling?
Afterplace is rated higher. Afterplace averages 4.9 out of 5 from 627 ratings, while Endling averages 4.5 from 382 ratings.
Do Afterplace or Endling have ads?
Neither Afterplace nor Endling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Afterplace or Endling?
Afterplace ships an update monthly, and Endling weekly. Most recently, Afterplace was updated on October 17, 2026 and Endling on October 16, 2026.

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