Comparison

Kids Chronicles vs Avel

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

Head to head
About

Kids Chronicles

Embark on a cooperative adventure investigating mysteries in magical fairy tale lands. Use your device to scan QR codes on game components, triggering clues and immersive 3D scenes. Solve puzzles and help characters to find magical artifacts in this app-integrated board game experience.

Highlights
  • Scan&Play QR code technology
  • Immersive 3D scenes
  • Cooperative family gameplay
  • Adventure and mystery investigation
  • Save progress and resume later
  • Offline gameplay after initial download
Features
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This application is a digital companion for the Kids Chronicles board game. Kids Chronicles is a family, co-operative game of adventure and mystery investigation, mixing a board game and app. As magicians' apprentices, players dive into the fairy tale lands of the Kingdom of Summer and the Winter Empire. Accompanied by the faithful familiar, Nills The Moon Cat, they embark on a quest to find four magical Moon Stones. To achieve their goal, young magicians have to solve numerous mysteries and help inhabitants of both Kingdoms overcome their problems. Using the Scan&Play technology, each component — locations, characters, items, etc. — has a unique QR code, which depending on the scenario selected will activate and trigger different clues and stories. Experiencing the 3D scenes requires only a mobile phone or a tablet. Players simply hold their mobile device in front of their eyes to immerse themselves in the game's universe and search for clues in a virtual world. The game comes with one tutorial and five unique stories. Each game session lasts around 30 to 45 minutes. Once the app and a scenario are downloaded, the app doesn't require any internet connection during gameplay. The language can be selected within the app. The app saves your progress through the campaign, so you can stop and pick up again whenever you like.

About

Avel

Enhance your board game experience with this companion app. Generate custom maps, manage game expansions, and access unique sound effects to immerse yourself in the world of Avel. It also assists with character naming and in-game timers.

Highlights
  • Custom map generation
  • Expansion content integration
  • Character name generator
  • Immersive sound effects
  • In-game timers and counters
Features
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Take your games to a new level with the free Avel app! The generator will allow you to create new maps in all three difficulties. You will discover the game anew and easily adjust it to your needs. The app allows for the ‘Adventurer’s Toolkit’ expansion and, with just few clicks, will introduce new board tiles from the expansion. You don’t have to worry about looking for the rulebook! Are you looking for ideas on how to name your hero or heroine? Before you begin the game, the app will help you create a character—draw a name and nickname or put in your own suggestion in order to bring to life the most incredible defenders of Avel. Listen to the sounds of battle, celebrate your victories, and experience losses in a new dimension. The app includes unique sounds that will make your battles come to life and will allow you to listen to the noises of the magical kingdom. The Avel app will allow you to track the Beast’s toughness on the counter and the hourglass will measure the time while you look for an equipment token in the bag. And it all happens on one screen!

Screenshots

Kids Chronicles3 screens
Avel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Avel at none against Kids Chronicles's 1. Avel also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 32%). Kids Chronicles's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kids Chronicles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Avel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kids Chronicles holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kids Chronicles has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Kids Chronicles's written reviews are positive against 60% of Avel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kids Chronicles ships an update every 3 months, Avel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kids Chronicles versus Avel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKids ChroniclesAvel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (10 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB60 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGoliath Poland Sp z o.oRebel Sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Kids Chronicles

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative50.0%

Avel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kids Chronicles

One-time1
  • The Portal - Extra Adventure$7.99
None

Avel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kids Chronicles free?
Kids Chronicles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Avel free?
Avel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kids Chronicles or Avel?
Kids Chronicles is rated higher. Kids Chronicles averages 3.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Avel averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Kids Chronicles or Avel have ads?
Neither Kids Chronicles nor Avel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kids Chronicles or Avel?
Kids Chronicles ships an update every 3 months, and Avel every 2 months. Most recently, Kids Chronicles was updated on October 14, 2026 and Avel on October 12, 2026.

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