Comparison

Akindo vs Paths & Danger

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

Head to head
About

Akindo

Engage in real-time battles and develop a deteriorating island in this comical pixel-art RPG. Explore, gather resources, build facilities and roads to revitalize the economy and increase the population. Unlock new islands by meeting development deadlines.

Highlights
  • Real-time auto-battles with finger tracing controls
  • Explore and gather materials/gold
  • Invest in industrial facilities
  • Craft equipment for companions
  • Build roads to revitalize economy
  • Boost and enhance escort characters
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This is a real-time battle RPG focused around themes of "reconstruction and development" in a comical and fun pixel-art world. Explore a deteriorating island, gather materials, invest in industrial facilities, and build roads to revitalize the economy. ◆ Real-time battle that you can enjoy with easy controls! Just trace the map with your finger and specify the route you want to explore, and the game will move and fight automatically. If you are at a disadvantage in battle, activate the skills of your escort characters. You can also damage enemies with the coin gun, which can only be used by the main character, the merchant. ◆Gather materials through exploration to develop the island! You can get materials and gold by exploring each area and defeating enemies. Invest the gold you get in industrial facilities to develop the island's economy or craft materials to create equipment for your companions. ◆Invest in industrial facilities and build roads to encourage distribution! By building industrial facilities and roads with the materials and gold you acquire, the island's economy will be revitalized and the island's population will increase. By liberating the island within the amount of days set by the merchant guild, you will be able to explore new islands. ◆ Boost your escorts! During battle, the player themselves has no means of attack. Your companions will automatically fight for you. There are various types of guards, so you can organize your party according to the route you choose to explore. You can even enhance the rarity of your guards by leveling them up or synthesizing them.

About

Paths & Danger

Lead a team of unique heroes through a dark fantasy world, engaging in tactical turn-based combat and facing treacherous challenges. Manage your characters' stats and explore procedurally generated maps with roguelike elements, including permadeath, to uncover a mysterious demonic threat.

Highlights
  • Unique characters with special abilities
  • Hero stat management
  • Strategic turn-based combat on hex grid
  • Procedural map generation
  • Roguelike elements with permadeath
  • Dark fantasy world exploration
Features
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Assemble a group of characters with unique abilities called by the town of Westwall. Travel different terrains, fight with treacherous opponents, and embark on a series of grilling events. Hope is in your hands to find salvation from a mysterious demonic force spreading throughout the land. Main Features - Lead groups of different characters, each one with unique abilities and weapons - Manage your heroes' stats to get them stronger - Deal with dangerous circumstances and quests - Solve the story of the mystery surrounding the town of Westwall - Fight in a strategic turn-based combat system on a hex grid - A deep atmospheric environment that suits different world places - Emerge in a diverse stunning dark fantasy world - Roguelike features, including permadeath - Procedural map generation giving endless replay Are you worthy of facing an uncertain fate?

Screenshots

Akindo4 screens
Paths & Danger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Akindo at 4.6 against Paths & Danger's 3.6. Akindo also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 20%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Paths & Danger's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Akindo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paths & Danger sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Akindo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Akindo has 198 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Akindo's written reviews are positive against 20% of Paths & Danger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akindo ships an update monthly, Paths & Danger every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Akindo versus Paths & Danger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAkindoPaths & Danger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (198 ratings) — better3.6 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better12
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB398 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperzooGoldenGod Games, Lda

Customer experience

Akindo

All ratings197 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative27.3%

Paths & Danger

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Akindo

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game freezes after 1-2 hours of play
  • Game freezes after watching reward ads
  • Exploration progress lost after freezing
  • Ads appear without user interaction
  • Game won't start offline
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  • Freezing during gameplay
  • Game won't start (white screen with version)
  • Display bug when gacha ticket is used immediately
  • Game freezes when entering combat at date change
  • Character becomes immobile during boss battles
  • App crashes during gameplay
  • Laggy on the biggest island

Requested features

24 requests
  • Update content (new maps, weapons, characters, dungeons)
  • Increase boss material drop rate
  • Add automation for bigger maps
  • Add buy full game option
  • Add extra armor slots (Head, Torso, Neck, Legs, Boots, Artifact)
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  • Increase armor and weapon drop rates
  • Add special boss/mob dropped weapons and armor
  • Implement player classes with unique skills
  • Add artifacts that can be upgraded
  • Implement weapon and armor rarities
  • Implement weapon and armor enhancing and enchanting
  • Add abandoned structures that can be taken over
  • Add iCloud save functionality
  • Make 100 gems always get a 3-star item
  • Add more updates and content
  • Add more unique actions to partake in
  • Make paid ad removal offer more benefits (e.g., constant battle speed-up, double drops)
  • Implement character unlock system with stone purchases instead of ads
  • Add a creator support option for a small fee
  • Add machine change transfer function
  • Allow collecting resources from offline hours and other islands
  • Improve UI for resource collection summary
  • Add more islands
  • Add more variety to islands

Paths & Danger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Akindo

One-time1
  • Ad Hiding Pack$7.99
9 purchases

Paths & Danger

One-time9
  • Unlocks Ice Wizard$1.99
  • Unlocks War Engineer$1.99
  • Unlocks Rogue$1.99
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  • Unlocks Half-Vampire$1.99
  • Unlocks Paladin$1.99
  • Unlocks Healer$1.99
  • Unlocks Conjurer$1.99
  • Unlocks Druid$1.99
  • Unlocks All Characters$9.99

Questions

Is Akindo free?
Akindo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paths & Danger free?
Paths & Danger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Akindo or Paths & Danger?
Akindo is rated higher. Akindo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while Paths & Danger averages 3.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Akindo or Paths & Danger have ads?
Akindo shows ads; Paths & Danger does not.
Which is updated more often, Akindo or Paths & Danger?
Akindo ships an update monthly, and Paths & Danger every 5 months. Most recently, Akindo was updated on October 22, 2026 and Paths & Danger on October 24, 2026.

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