BBirthday vs Mangavania Action Platformer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BBirthday
Experience a dreamcore visual novel where you guide Bianca through 15 years of her life from a new viewpoint. Solve escape room puzzles with horror undertones and discover multiple endings.
- Visual novel gameplay
- Dreamcore aesthetic
- Escape room puzzles
- Horror elements
- Multiple endings
- Relive life events
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Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings.
Mangavania Action Platformer
Embark on an underworld adventure as a young ninja seeking a cure for your brother. Explore dungeons, battle monsters, and discover new abilities in this retro-style action platformer. Enjoy a nostalgic experience with pixel art and 8-bit music.
- Metroidvania level design
- Unlockable abilities (sword, bow, double jump)
- Boss battles
- Retro pixel art and 8-bit music
- Time challenges with speedrun ranks
- Offline play
- Gamepad and keyboard support
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Mangavania is an action platformer game with pixel art graphics. Join the adventure as Yuhiko, a young ninja who has gone to the underworld to find a cure for his brother. Fight monsters and meet new friends in one of the best platformer games. - Explore dungeons! - Every level is a metroidvania - Find and use new abilities like sword, bow, double jump, wall climbing, dashing, ledge hanging etc. - Slash many dangerous monsters! - Defeat the bosses! - Free the lost souls! - Find Spirits in secret areas. They will tell you a story or give you an advice. Features: - Retro pixel art and 8-bit music - Responsive and adjustable controls - Time challenges with rank system for speedruns - Updates with new levels, mechanics, enemies and bosses - Gamepad and keyboard support - It is offline game and you can play it wherever you want. "The main appeal of the game, obviously, is the aesthetics. It has this overall nostalgic vibe to it, with funky 8-bit music that’s reminiscent of old-school games like the original versions of Metroid and Castlevania." - PocketGamer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BBirthday at 91% against Mangavania Action Platformer's 0%. BBirthday also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. BBirthday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mangavania Action Platformer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BBirthday holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BBirthday has 1.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of BBirthday's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mangavania Action Platformer's.
BBirthday ships an update monthly, Mangavania Action Platformer every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BBirthday | Mangavania Action Platformer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Amaro | APPWILL COMPANY LTD |
Customer experience
BBirthday
Mangavania Action Platformer
Bugs and requests
BBirthday
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes during boss battles
- Dialogue/text gets stuck or freezes
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Saved progress not loading correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Add Russian language support
- Provide more free content/endings
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Add a skip/fast-forward option for dialogue
- Adjust age rating to better fit content
Mangavania Action Platformer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BBirthday
- BBirthday Premium Version$7.99
Mangavania Action Platformer
- 250 Gems$0.99
- 1000 Gems$0.99
- 500 Gems$1.99
Questions
Is BBirthday free?
Is Mangavania Action Platformer free?
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