Comparison

Akindo vs Spellers

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

Spellers

Engage in a chaotic roguelike deckbuilding defense game with real-time strategy elements. Make critical decisions about unit deployment and skill unlocks to achieve victory. Experience massive battles with hundreds of 3D units clashing on the battlefield.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deckbuilding strategy
  • Real-time unit deployment
  • Massive 3D unit battles
  • Skill and unit progression
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Tower defense gameplay
Features
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A Chaotic Roguelike Deckbuilding Tower Defense with Real-Time Strategy ◆ Play the most intense and chaotic defense game in mobile gaming history! Make precise decisions. Summon at the perfect moment. Which units will you grow, and which skills will you unlock? Will you choose an elite squad or swarm tactics? Victory or defeat—all depends on your strategy. ◆ From the creators of "Lost Pages," the award-winning deck-building hit Developed by Jiffycrew, winners of Google Indie Game Festival Korea 2022, Spellers mixes the best of deck-building strategy and tower defense gameplay. It’s still in early access, with more relics and units to come, but this is the game that real gamers have been waiting for. ◆ A Cutting-Edge Tower Defense Game Powered by Advanced Tech Spellers harnesses the power of modern game engine technology to deliver massive real-time battles. Hundreds of 3D units move, pathfind, and deploy in real time, with layered abilities and complex interactions. Experience dynamic formations and intense combat as 500 units clash on the battlefield—fluid, strategic, and spectacular. Experience the undeniable fun for yourself. --- By downloading, you agree to our Terms of Service. ◆ Discord: https://discord.gg/wUE3PX69bX ◆ Contact: lostpages@jiffycrew.com ◆ Privacy Policy: https://jiffycrew.com/privacy_en ◆ Terms of Service: https://jiffycrew.com/eula_en

Screenshots

Akindo4 screens
Spellers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Akindo at 4.6 against Spellers's 4.2. Akindo also leads on ratings volume (198 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Spellers's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Spellers sells 45 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Akindo has 198 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Akindo's written reviews are positive against 54% of Spellers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akindo ships an update monthly, Spellers every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Akindo versus Spellers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAkindoSpellers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (198 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews54.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings198 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB388 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperzooJiffycrew

Customer experience

Akindo

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

Spellers

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.5%

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

Spellers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Akindo

One-time1
  • Ad Hiding Pack$7.99
45 purchases

Spellers

One-time45
  • Today Epic Rune$0.99
  • Today Fire Unit$0.99
  • Today Ice Unit$0.99
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  • Today Earth Unit$0.99
  • Energy +50$0.99
  • Key x 100 (1+1)$0.99
  • Game Speed$1.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Limited Key Pack I$1.99
  • Rune Slot Pack I$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • No Ads Pack$2.99
  • Skill Slot$2.99
  • Fire Continent Pass (Normal)$2.99
  • Ice Continent Pass (Normal)$2.99
  • Air Continent Pass (Infinite)$2.99
  • Ice Continent Pass (Infinite)$2.99
  • Fire Continent Pass (Infinite)$2.99
  • Spellers Package 2$2.99
  • Skill Slot$3.99
  • Battle Reward Booster 2.5X$3.99
  • Air Continent Pass$3.99
  • Ice Continent Pass$3.99
  • Energy Saver$3.99
  • Energy Production +1$3.99
  • Energy Tank$3.99
  • Key x 500 (1+1)$3.99
  • Skill Slot$4.99
  • Earth Continent Pass (Normal)$4.99
  • Earth Continent Pass Infinite$4.99
  • Air Continent Pass (Normal)$4.99
  • Skill Slot$5.99
  • Game Speed Pack (2.5X)$5.99
  • Battle Reward Booster 3.0X$5.99
  • Spellers Package 1-2$5.99
  • Spellers Package 3-2$5.99
  • Spellers Package 2-2$5.99
  • Today Legendary Rune$6.99
  • Game Speed Pack (3.0X)$9.99
  • Key x 1200 (1+1)$9.99
  • Excavate Package IV$12.99
  • Key x 2500 (1+1)$17.99
  • Key x 6600 (1+1)$39.99
  • Excavate Package V$69.99
  • Key x 15000 (1+1)$89.99

Questions

Is Akindo free?
Akindo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spellers free?
Spellers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Akindo or Spellers?
Akindo is rated higher. Akindo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while Spellers averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Akindo or Spellers have ads?
Both Akindo and Spellers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Akindo or Spellers?
Akindo ships an update monthly, and Spellers every 4 days. Most recently, Akindo was updated on October 22, 2026 and Spellers on October 24, 2026.

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