Dreadhead Parkour vs Falling Fred Redux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dreadhead Parkour
Navigate challenging worlds as a dreadhead, using parkour skills to overcome obstacles and complete missions. Run, flip, and vault through diverse terrains, avoiding hazards to become the ultimate parkourist. Collect coins and stars for bonus scores.
- Parkour action gameplay
- Obstacle avoidance
- Coin and star collection
- Intuitive controls
- Multiple worlds and terrains
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Help dreadhead to get to the finish on his way through various worlds. Dreadhead Parkour is an epic running game where you as a dreadhead have to use your parkour experiences to complete all of the imposibble missions. Run, flip, vault, slide, perform stunts, climb to be the best parkourist in the town. Avoid various kind of mechanisms, obstacles, crazy terrains, circular saws and spikes to show off your art. Collect coins and don't forget to find a star to get extra score. Game has intuitive constrols and as you proceed through the levels you will learn how to dodge and avoid new kinds of dangerous obstacles.
Falling Fred Redux
Experience a retro arcade vertical runner where you guide a character in a chaotic freefall. Dodge deadly traps, upgrade skills, and collect power-ups to survive the descent. Unlock new characters and enjoy physics-based mayhem with improved graphics.
- Endless vertical mayhem with dangerous traps
- Upgradeable skills for enhanced gameplay
- Physics-based chaos for unpredictable falls
- Challenge friends for high scores
- Unlockable character skins
- Retro visual upgrade
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The Master of Concussions is back for more! After more than 15 years of falling, you could consider this a retro arcade “vertical runner” gem. What goes down, usually meets something hard on its way. But Fred keeps surviving in this classic gross-out chaos, plunging from sky-high heights to the fiery depths in a vertical freefall like no other. Upgrade your skills, collect outrageous power-ups, and unlock a hilarious cast of characters. With improved graphics and all the chaotic fun of the original, this is the ultimate retro experience for daredevils and gory fans alike. Game Features: • Endless vertical mayhem — zoom past dozens of ridiculously dangerous traps. • Upgradeable skills to boost Fred’s speed, resilience, and fall-taming prowess. • Physics-based chaos for unpredictable, hilarious tumbles. • Challenge your friends and prove who’s the ultimate high-score master. • Unlock a crazy collection of skins and show off your style while plummeting. • Relive the classic retro fun with a visual upgrade. Download Falling Fred now and dive into the gross-out vertical madness! No parachutes, just pure irreverent fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dreadhead Parkour at 4.3 against Falling Fred Redux's 3.0. Dreadhead Parkour also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 38%). Falling Fred Redux's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (150 vs 26). 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. Dreadhead Parkour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Falling Fred Redux sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dreadhead Parkour holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Falling Fred Redux has 150 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Dreadhead Parkour's written reviews are positive against 38% of Falling Fred Redux's.
Dreadhead Parkour ships an update every 24 months, Falling Fred Redux every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dreadhead Parkour | Falling Fred Redux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better | 3.0 (150 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 150 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | gametornado | Dedalord S.R.L. |
Customer experience
Dreadhead Parkour
Falling Fred Redux
Bugs and requests
Dreadhead Parkour
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Falling Fred Redux
Reported bugs
2 issues- Certain characters not appearing
- UI issues and poor design
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back original characters and art style
- Restore gore and violent elements
- Expand character roster
In-app purchases
Dreadhead Parkour
- No Ads$1.99
Falling Fred Redux
- 1,000 Skullies$1.99
- 2000 Skullies$1.99
- 3,000 Skullies$4.99
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- 5500 Skullies$4.99
- 10,000 Skullies$9.99
- 11500 Skullies$9.99
- 30,000 Skullies$19.99
- 24000 Skullies$19.99
- 39000 Skullies$29.99
- 75000 Skullies$49.99
Questions
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