Pocket ZONE vs BarrowFalls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket ZONE
Embark on a co-op survival adventure in a post-apocalyptic Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. This text quest and RPG hybrid features character customization, a detailed map, and a hardcore survival system. Trade with players and uncover the Zone's secrets.
- Co-op survival gameplay
- Text quest and RPG mechanics
- Character customization
- Detailed Zone map
- Player trading
- Hardcore survival simulation
- Random events and loot system
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New co-op survival game from the developers of Pocket Survivor, Pocket Survivor 2, Pocket Survivor: Expansion has reached an unprecedented level of nuclear addicting mix in the direction of text quest and RPG, event visualization and hundreds of different character animations! A burning cocktail of unusual gameplay from the symbiosis of the Unique survival setting of the stalkers of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and the Role-playing System, a classic RPG in the spirit of the world of Fallout and the Wasteland! Artifacts and mutants, adventurers and bandits, endless generated events in the game with a well-thought-out role-playing system of classes and skills, as well as an indescribable atmosphere of loner survival in the brutal world of the Zone! - The zone challenges you! Can you survive in her strong embrace even for a day? - Your goal is to survive and become fabulously rich! - See the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and achieve your innermost dream with the help of the legendary Wishmaster. Or maybe you just want to get away from the gray and boring life of megalopolises and just wander through the wastelands of the earth, where a person is again left alone with an aggressive environment that dreams of devouring him? Features of the game: Create your own Hero from hundreds of visual body parts and high-quality RPG - role-playing system of character classes and their skills and abilities Large detailed map of the Zone with ten unique locations. Ability to exchange and trade found items between real players and friends. A hardcore real-life mobile survival system with the best RPG component inspired by the Fallout and Stalker series Interesting random text events, the outcome of which depends only on your choice and on external factors that directly affect your chances of survival. A complex and well-thought-out loot system, and more than a hundred random events while searching for and confronting the aggressive environment of the anomalous world of the Zone. Over 100 different types of weapons, armor, helmets, backpacks and costumes, including legendary and mythical items! Artifacts and the ability to equip them will add variability to the gameplay. Real radio stalkers in the spirit of the previous parts will help raise morale and survive in this abnormal world! Real survival simulation. You need to eat, drink, rest, sleep, and heal injuries and illnesses. Lack of a direct, linear plot, and the ability to study the world of the Zone and stalkers by indirect events. If you are a fan of games such as STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl, Call of Pripyat, Clear Sky, Metro 2033, Fallout, Exodus, then this game is definitely for you! Play as a stalker - the Hero of the Chernobyl Zone, who found himself in harsh post-apocalyptic conditions and help him survive in a world unfit for existence! We use the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BarrowFalls
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BarrowFalls is an original tile-crawl RPG in the spirit of the classics — forge your Outlander, explore a hand-drawn realm, and set out to end the Undying Reign of Malgorth. • Forge a hero — pick your kindred and calling, then grow your stats, gear, and spells your way. • Turn-based combat — no button-mashing. Bump a monster to fight; target foes for spells and arrows; every creature has an element it resists and one it fears. • A living town — quests, a chapel, a spell tutor, a smith who cuts gems into your gear, and townsfolk who warm to you as you help them. • Explore four dangerous lands, brave boss barrows, and reforge your weapons with socketed gems. • Narrated Tale — a spoken opening chronicle and read-aloud guide, at your own pace. • Play your way — adjustable move speed, music/sound/voice volumes, and a full How-to-Play guide. No ads. The whole adventure is playable free — optional "Stand the Bard a Round" gold packs support the developer and top up your purse, nothing more. Made with care by one developer - Sternzy. ``` **Copyright:** ``` © 2026 Sternzy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BarrowFalls at none against Pocket ZONE's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pocket ZONE sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and BarrowFalls sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pocket ZONE | BarrowFalls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | APPWILL COMPANY LTD | David Stern |
Bugs and requests
Pocket ZONE
Reported bugs
5 issues- Disappearing items in storage
- Weapons getting deleted after repairs
- Anomaly damage being inconsistent
- Accuracy and hit chance issues
- Language translation problems
Requested features
5 requests- More quests and story content
- Ability to change character class
- Improved inventory management
- Multiplayer and co-op features
- Ability to save progress across devices
BarrowFalls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket ZONE
- Premium (1 Week)$2.997 Days
- Buy 500 Neuro$0.99
- Buy 50000 Bruble$0.99
- Buy 1000 Neuro$1.99
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- Buy 2000 Neuro$3.99
- Buy 5000 Neuro$5.99
- Buy 10000 Neuro$8.99
- Buy 1000000 Bruble$8.99
- Buy 50000 Neuro$64.99
- Buy 100000 Neuro$99.99
- Buy 10000000 Bruble$99.99
BarrowFalls
- Tavern Ale$0.99
- Flagon of Mead$1.99
- Goblet of Wine$4.99
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- Dragon's Ale$9.99









