Comparison

Mangavania Action Platformer vs steks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

steks

This physics-based puzzle game challenges you to build impossible towers using creative problem-solving. Navigate unique levels with new complexities and an evil doctor aiming to bring your structures down. Enjoy endless content and compete with friends in this ad-free, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Physics-based tower building
  • 40 hand-crafted levels
  • Infinite content and daily puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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"a brilliantly realised set of puzzles" - 8/10, The Metro steks is unlike any game you’ve played before; it’s a puzzle game that relies as much on creativity as it does on logic. Your objective sounds simple: build a tower out of shapes, but the challenges are nearly endless. Every level has been crafted to have thousands of possible solutions, but even more ways for it all to come crashing down around you. Each of the hand-designed levels introduces new complexities, from unstable foundations to mysterious voids and swirling blizzards. And soon you discover that a sinister force has been working to undermine you all along… the evil Dr. Gravity! Features: Physics-based Tower Building: Unleash your inner architect as you carefully position your blocks into a tower that defies gravity. Harness your spatial awareness and logical thinking to build the tallest tower possible, or complete the level by building the craziest tower you can think of. 40 Hand-Crafted Levels: Prepare to encounter a diverse range of mechanics that will keep you on your toes. From ice levels with reduced friction to mind-bending gravity-inverted stages, each level presents a unique challenge. No Ads Or In-app Purchases: Just lots and lots of towers. The way games should be. Infinite Content: A brand new puzzle every day and an infinite mode means that you'll always find something new and exciting to test your brain. Compete With Friends: Compete on the leaderboards, show off your creations, and see how your towers measure up to the brain-melting structures designed by the world’s best. Great For Kids: steks is a problem-solving game that encourages creative play, just like playing with blocks, making it perfect for children. steks has no adverts and no in-app purchases - so you can leave your child playing with peace of mind. Fully Offline: play steks anywhere. Relaxing Gameplay: Unwind and enjoy steks at your own pace. There are no time constraints, making it the ideal game for those seeking a tranquil gaming experience. Challenging Puzzles: steks may be relaxing, but it’s great for challenging your puzzle-solving skills. Each level has unique obstacles and complexities. Forty unique levels alongside an infinite mode and daily challenges means steks has hours of replay value. Beautiful Visuals: Immerse yourself in steks’ lo-fi world completely uninterrupted by adverts, channelling vintage arcade games and the best cosy puzzle games.

Screenshots

Mangavania Action Platformer4 screens
steks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: steks at 88% against Mangavania Action Platformer's 0%. steks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Mangavania Action Platformer's advantage is price (Free vs $2.49). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mangavania Action Platformer is free to download; steks costs $2.49 up front. Mangavania Action Platformer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. steks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

steks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mangavania Action Platformer's written reviews are positive against 88% of steks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mangavania Action Platformer ships an update every 26 months, steks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mangavania Action Platformer versus steks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMangavania Action Platformersteks
PriceFree — better$2.49
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPPWILL COMPANY LTDBleppo

Customer experience

Mangavania Action Platformer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

steks

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mangavania Action Platformer

One-time3
  • 250 Gems$0.99
  • 1000 Gems$0.99
  • 500 Gems$1.99
None

steks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mangavania Action Platformer free?
Mangavania Action Platformer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is steks free?
steks costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mangavania Action Platformer or steks?
steks is rated higher. Mangavania Action Platformer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while steks averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mangavania Action Platformer or steks have ads?
Neither Mangavania Action Platformer nor steks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mangavania Action Platformer or steks?
Mangavania Action Platformer ships an update every 26 months, and steks every 4 days. Most recently, Mangavania Action Platformer was updated on October 20, 2026 and steks on October 21, 2026.

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