Scavenging vs Horizon Bound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scavenging
Explore a vast game world, looting stores and buildings to gather resources. Trade goods, craft items, build a shelter, and engage in combat with other players to survive. Be mindful of critical radiation levels and escape before it's too late.
- Loot stores and buildings
- Trade goods with others
- Craft items
- Build your shelter
- Fight other scavengers
- Survive in a large game world
- Escape critical radiation
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Search the city, loot stores buildings and houses, trade goods, build your shelter, fight other scavengers, craft items, and try to survive in the huge game world. Remember to leave before radiation levels get critical!
Horizon Bound
Guide survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island. Explore, gather resources, craft tools, and build a camp to stay alive. Uncover ancient secrets and forge connections with unique characters.
- Cozy survival gameplay
- Explore diverse island environments
- Craft tools and build shelters
- Discover unique characters and quests
- Uncover ancient island secrets
- Repair ship to escape
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Are you ready to survive the unknown? After a devastating airplane crash, a group of survivors—Jake, Andrea, Miguel, Yumiko, Brave Max the loyal dog, and others—wash ashore on a mysterious tropical island. With no way out and dangers lurking in the shadows, they must band together to stay alive. In Horizon Bound, players will guide the survivors as they explore, build, and uncover the ancient secrets of their new home. Gather food, craft tools, construct shelters, and expand your camp to withstand the island’s harsh challenges. Explore deeper and you’ll meet characters who feel like they walked right out of a storybook: a gentle sea warrior who watches the waves, a pirate captain with more charm than sense, and even a curious alien visitor from the stars. They don’t just offer quests—they bring comfort, surprises, and a sense of connection. And just when your group starts to feel like home, a new discovery shakes everything: a second island riding on the back of a giant sea turtle, waiting beyond the horizon. Repair your ship and escape… but the more you explore, the more it becomes about the people beside you. The meals you share. Brave Max curled up by the fire. The mysteries you solve together. The moments that make you want to stay just a little longer. In Horizon Bound, survival becomes friendship—and adventure becomes something you never want to end. Features - - Cozy Survival: Gather, craft, cook, and build a camp that feels like home. A Story-Rich First Island: Explore beaches, caves, ruins, a silent volcano, and a forgotten shipwreck. - A Magical Second Island: Discover a drifting island carried by a giant ancient turtle. - A Cast You’ll Love: Meet the sea warrior, the cheerful pirate captain, the mysterious visitor—and the iconic Miguel on his lawn-chair
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Verdict
Scavenging and Horizon Bound both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Scavenging's written reviews are positive against 40% of Horizon Bound's. Scavenging also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Horizon Bound's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Horizon Bound sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Scavenging asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Scavenging against 3.6 for Horizon Bound. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Scavenging's written reviews are positive against 40% of Horizon Bound's.
Scavenging ships an update every 25 months, Horizon Bound every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scavenging | Horizon Bound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 409 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Henrique Silva | Dmytro Demchuk |
Customer experience
Scavenging
Horizon Bound
In-app purchases
Scavenging
No in-app purchases
Horizon Bound
- Huge Tickets Pack$2.99
- Equipment Set Offer$4.99
- Mega Tickets Pack$4.99
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- Huge Tokens Pack$4.99
- Mega XP Pack$9.99
- Complete Golem Offer$9.99
- Hooks Pack Polishing$9.99
- Ultimate Tickets Pack$9.99
- Limited Hero Fishing Pack$12.99
- Ultimate XP Pack$19.99
Questions
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