Comparison

Downpour vs ScummVM

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

Head to head
About

Downpour

Easily create interactive games and websites on your phone. Combine photos, drawings, and text to build branching stories and unique pages. Share your creations with others or host them elsewhere, all without coding.

Highlights
  • Create games and websites on your phone
  • Add photos, drawings, and text
  • Link pages together for branching stories
  • Style and decorate pages
  • No coding required
  • Share games via link for browser play
  • Offline creation
Features
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Downpour is the best way to make games on your phone. Collage together photos, drawings and text, and then connect them together into a branching story. It's genuinely quick and easy to use — you can make a game before your tea has gotten cold. Once you've made a game with Downpour, what then? You can share it within the app, allowing other people to play games and follow you, or you can share the link and anyone can play. "for the first time in years, I feel like I want to make art again" - The Verge • Make a game or website on your phone in minutes • Add photos, drawings and text to create your own unique pages — then link them together • Style and decorate pages to make them your own • Easy and accessible — no coding involved • Games can be played in any web browser — just share the link • Follow your friends and get notified when they've made something new • Export games to host elsewhere • Make games without needing an account • Works offline — make games anywhere • Optional subscription allows outbound links & more uploads --- Downpour is developed by me, V Buckenham. Please do reach out if you have any problems or suggestions - I can be reached at v@downpour.games. Terms of Use: https://downpour.games/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://downpour.games/privacypolicy Support: https://downpour.games/support Subscriptions will be charged to your App Store account after your confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew monthly or annually unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your App Store Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Hope you enjoy making games with Downpour!

About

ScummVM

Play classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs on your device. This application includes two playable demos and offers access to many more titles through its website. Enjoy a vast library of beloved retro games.

Highlights
  • Play classic adventure games
  • Play classic RPGs
  • Includes playable demos
  • Access to more games online
  • Open source software
Features
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ScummVM provides a way to play many classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs. The application is bundled with two playable demos, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS Demo) and The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS EGA Demo), both titles copyright of Lucasfilm Ltd. You can find more information, demos, and some free-to-download adventure games on our website. See also an up-to-date list here: https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games Full documentation of ScummVM can be found at https://docs.scummvm.org/ Please visit our web forum where you can discuss the iOS version. https://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=15 ScummVM is open source software available under the term of the GPL v3.0 license. The source code is available from https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm.

Screenshots

Downpour4 screens
ScummVM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScummVM at none against Downpour's 1. ScummVM also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 27). Downpour's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Downpour sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. ScummVM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Downpour against 4.7 for ScummVM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 106 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Downpour's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScummVM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Downpour ships an update monthly, ScummVM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Downpour versus ScummVM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDownpourScummVM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better4.7 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27106 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB176 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDownpour LimitedEugene Sandulenko

Customer experience

Downpour

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.0%

ScummVM

All ratings106 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative3.0%

User reviews

Downpour

From 27 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and fun
  • 💡 Creative possibilities are endless
  • 🚀 Quick and shareable experiences
  • 🆓 No subscription or ads
  • 🤗 Great community

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Difficult to figure out initially
  • ❓ Lacks proper tutorials
  • 📱 Typing on mobile can be challenging
  • 🤷‍♀️ UI can be hard to navigate
  • 🔗 Linking issues can be frustrating

ScummVM

From 106 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Reliving classic games
  • 👍 Great for mobile browsers
  • 👍 Amazing experience with specific games
  • 👍 Glad it's available
  • 👍 Supports classic point-and-click and RPGs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashing mid-game
  • 🐛 Save feature not working correctly
  • 🐛 Touchscreen tap issues
  • 🐛 Clunky game adding process
  • 🐛 UI needs improvement

Bugs and requests

Downpour

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Locked out after logging out due to email link loop
  • Transition linking issues

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add animation like Alight Motion
  • Add sound effects (recorded or from camera roll)
  • Allow insertion of short videos
  • Add animations for text
  • Add transitions between pages
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  • Add music
  • Add a tutorial
  • Implement a 'liking' or 'popularity' system for games
  • Allow users to add videos to projects
  • Add an image bank with placeholders
  • Add a feature to draw sprites
  • Add coding/scripting options for advanced users

ScummVM

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes mid-game
  • Save feature does not save
  • Single-tap not registering as left click
  • Two-finger tap not registering as right click
  • Magic Keyboard touchpad not working
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  • Trackpad from new iPads not working
  • Cannot link OneDrive due to JSON response issue
  • Recently added games graying out
  • App crashes on second boot
  • External keyboard not working

Requested features

12 requests
  • Easier game search
  • Apple TV support
  • Gamepad key mapping support
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Magic Keyboard touchpad support
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  • Trackpad support
  • Change icon color
  • Support for Discworld Noir
  • DOSBox and FUSE support
  • NES interpreter support
  • Better iOS support for Grim Fandango & Escape From Monkey Island
  • More significant way to add games

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Downpour

Subscriptions1
  • Downpour Plus$4.991 Month
None

ScummVM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Downpour free?
Downpour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScummVM free?
ScummVM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Downpour or ScummVM?
Downpour is rated higher. Downpour averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while ScummVM averages 4.7 from 106 ratings.
Do Downpour or ScummVM have ads?
Neither Downpour nor ScummVM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Downpour or ScummVM?
Downpour ships an update monthly, and ScummVM every 4 months. Most recently, Downpour was updated on October 20, 2026 and ScummVM on October 16, 2026.

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