Comparison

Phobies vs Wildfrost

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

Head to head
About

Phobies

Engage in a turn-based collectible card game where your fears come to life as monstrous creatures. Outwit opponents in tactical arenas using unique Phobies and strategic board control. Collect, upgrade, and battle across various modes with cross-platform play.

Highlights
  • Collectible card game with over 200 unique Phobies
  • Turn-based tactical combat on hex-based battleboards
  • Card collecting and Phobie upgrading
  • Multiple game modes: Asynchronous PvP, Arena, Challenge, Friend Duels
  • Cross-platform play
  • Environmental hazards and terrain-based tactics
Features
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From the creators behind genre-defining strategy games comes Phobies—a darkly delightful collectible card game where your deepest, strangest, and most irrational fears leap into battle. Command over 200 monstrous Phobies, each brimming with personality, bite, and twisted charm, and outwit opponents in tactical, turn-based arenas inspired by the odd corners of your subconscious. Whether you’re sending a creepy crawler across molten tiles, launching nightmares into the abyss, or hatching galaxy-brain combos, every match becomes a deliciously devious duel of wits. A TCG With Depth, Style, and a Wicked Imagination Easy to learn but endlessly strategic, Phobies blends tactical board control with card-collecting progression. Summon Phobies with unique abilities—from teleporters and lobbers to healers, silencers, terraformers, and more. Build clever synergies, control the battlefield, and claim panic points before your opponent does. And with new Phobies arriving regularly, there’s always something fresh to fear. A World Crafted From Your Worst (and Best) Nightmares Fight across whimsical, eerie, and inventive battleboards that challenge your tactics at every turn. Hazards, traps, and shifting terrain create countless opportunities to outplay, outmaneuver, and outthink your rivals. This is strategy at its most sinister—and its most fun. Climb, Collect, Compete Unlock weekly and seasonal rewards as you rise through the Mount Ego leaderboards. Level up your favorite Phobies to strengthen your roster, and expand your collection through packs, events, challenges, and more. Battle Your Frenemies (and Millions More) Play casually or competitively in multiple modes: • Asynchronous PvP — Take turns at your own pace across multiple simultaneous matches. • Arena Mode — Jump into real-time battles for fast, frantic, strategic showdowns. • Challenge Mode — Puzzle-style PvE missions that sharpen your wits and test your creativity. • Friend Duels — Prove dominance over your friends, coworkers, siblings, or sworn rivals. With cross-platform play, your Phobies follow you anywhere—whether you’re commanding nightmares from your PC or unleashing chaos on the go. Are You Brave Enough to Face Your Fears? Build your ultimate roster, master the art of psychological warfare, and dive into a world where your imagination—and your fears—run wild. Download Phobies today and enter the mind… if you dare. COLLECT AND EVOLVE YOUR FEARS • Unlock and upgrade over 200 Phobies inspired by classic, bizarre, funny, and terrifying fears • Build powerful combinations and discover unexpected synergies TACTICAL HORROR STRATEGY • Hex-based gameplay with environmental hazards, control points, and positional tactics • Use terrain—from pits to lava to pressure plates—to outsmart your foes SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS • Practice mode to refine strategies • PvE challenges that offer puzzles, objectives, and clever brainteasers FIGHT ANYONE, ANYWHERE • Asynchronous PvP for strategic play at your pace • Real-time Arena Mode for fast, intense battles • Cross-platform: play seamlessly on PC and mobile ENDLESS EVENTS & REWARDS • Weekly leagues and seasonal updates • Limited-time events with unique experiences • Daily rewards, giveaways, quests, milestones, and more Terms of Service: https://www.phobies.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.phobies.com/privacy-policy/

About

Wildfrost

Embark on a tactical roguelike deckbuilder adventure where you build a deck of card companions and elemental items to banish an eternal winter. Explore endless replayability with daily runs, challenges, and a dynamic counter system. Develop your hub town and unlock new content between runs.

Highlights
  • Build a deck with over 160 cards
  • Endless replayability with daily runs
  • Recruit card companions and elemental items
  • Master a dynamic counter system
  • Expand and develop the hub town
  • Unlock new cards and customization options
Features
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-TRY BEFORE YOU BUY- Play for free until you beat the first boss. Unlock the full game with an in-app purchase. The sun has frozen over. The world has succumbed to the Wildfrost. Now only the town of Snowdwell and its survivors stand as the last bastion against an eternal winter… Build up a deck of powerful card companions and elemental items, as you battle to banish the frost once and for all! * Build your perfect deck with over 160 cards! * Endless replayability with daily runs and challenges * Great for new and veteran card game fans alike, with an all-new tutorial and difficulty scaling ‘Storm Bell’ system * Recruit cute card companions, elemental items and equip powerful charms to aid in your fight against the Wildfrost * Choose your Leader from a variety of tribes, each with randomized skills and stats * Master a dynamic ‘counter’ system to put your strategic skills to the test * Expand and develop the hub town of Snowdwell between runs * Unlock new cards, events, customisation options and more! * Fully updated and ready to play with the latest content - ‘Better Adventures’ & ‘Storm Bells’! * Updated UI for mobile play

Screenshots

Phobies4 screens
Wildfrost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phobies at 4.7 against Wildfrost's 4.2. Phobies also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 66%) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 516). Wildfrost's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Phobies sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Wildfrost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phobies holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 516 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Phobies's written reviews are positive against 66% of Wildfrost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phobies versus Wildfrost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhobiesWildfrost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better4.2 (516 ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better66.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better516
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size747 MB724 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPhobies Holdings Inc.Chucklefish Limited

Customer experience

Phobies

All ratings2,321 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews803 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative12.8%

Wildfrost

All ratings507 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews330 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative24.2%

User reviews

Phobies

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Unique and creative character designs
  • 🧠 Engaging strategic gameplay
  • 🕹️ Convenient asynchronous multiplayer
  • 👍 Polished and high-quality production
  • 🤩 Addictive and fun experience

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Progression gated by daily resource caps
  • 🤖 Unbalanced matchmaking against higher-leveled opponents
  • 🕰️ Slow pace of obtaining new characters
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and disconnection issues
  • 💰 Potential pay-to-win concerns

Wildfrost

From 516 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Endless replayability
  • 👍 Unique and charming design
  • 🎨 Gorgeous art and animations
  • 🎶 Fitting and amazing music
  • 🤯 Incredible depth and complexity

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and save data loss issues
  • 👀 Tiny text and UI elements
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤕 Overly punishing difficulty

Bugs and requests

Phobies

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to rejoin disconnected arena matches
  • Inconsistent behavior when opponent stops playing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add clan/guild system for more social features
  • Increase daily resource caps or remove them entirely
  • Implement more diverse game modes beyond 1v1
  • Improve character unlock rates and progression
  • Enhance matchmaking to ensure fairer battles

Wildfrost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashing on launch
  • Progress reset after device switch
  • Tutorial stages not functioning properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Cloud save sync across devices
  • Option to increase font size
  • More content and faction updates

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Phobies

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
One-time19
  • COFFEE$0.99
  • Event Ignition$2.99
  • Terrifying Offer$2.99
Show 16 more
  • Phobies Special Offer 1$2.99
  • COFFEE COFFEE$4.99
  • STARTER PACK$4.99
  • COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE$9.99
  • Phobies Special Offer 2$9.99
  • Horror Trinity$9.99
  • Dimensional Scream Pack$9.99
  • Phobies Event Pass$9.99
  • Lippy's Sweet Deal$19.99
  • Phobies Ultimate Event Pass$19.99
  • KRAKEN OF COFFEE$24.99
  • Phobies Special Offer 3$24.99
  • Double Dreadful$24.99
  • TSUNAMI OF COFFEE$49.99
  • Phobies Special Offer 4$49.99
  • UNIVERSE OF COFFEE$99.99
1 purchases

Wildfrost

One-time1
  • Wildfrost Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Phobies free?
Phobies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wildfrost free?
Wildfrost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phobies or Wildfrost?
Phobies is rated higher. Phobies averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Wildfrost averages 4.2 from 516 ratings.
Do Phobies or Wildfrost have ads?
Phobies shows ads; Wildfrost does not.
Which is updated more often, Phobies or Wildfrost?
Phobies ships an update monthly, and Wildfrost monthly. Most recently, Phobies was updated on October 30, 2026 and Wildfrost on October 27, 2026.

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