Comparison

Advent vs Blindfall

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

Head to head
About

Advent

Experience the original text adventure game on your iPhone. Explore a vast cave system, solve puzzles, and collect treasures in this classic interactive fiction experience. Features Game Center integration for leaderboards and social play.

Highlights
  • Original text adventure gameplay
  • Explore a vast cave system
  • Solve puzzles and collect treasures
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Invite friends and virtual tours
Features
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Colossal Cave Adventure (also known as ADVENT, Colossal Cave, or Adventure) (Crowther, 1976; Crowther & Woods, 1977), an iPhone version of the first text adventure computer game. Rewrote game to implement 1000-point version by David Malmberg. Also, added Game Center support! In addition to leader boards, you can now invite other players and give them a virtual tour to help them should they get stuck.

About

Blindfall

An action-adventure game that uses 3D audio to create an immersive experience, replacing visuals with sound. Players navigate a dangerous world where they must rely on their hearing to survive.

Highlights
  • Immersive 3D audio gameplay
  • Visually impaired accessible
  • Engaging story and voice acting
  • Action-adventure genre
  • Replayable gameplay
Features
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This is the start of a 15-part story, with each episode offering about 30 minutes of replayable gameplay (4-5 hours overall) Blindfall: Journey for Survival, is an action-adventure game without visuals – where the ears replace your eyes! Discover the original, innovative sensory experience of binaural 3D sound. HEADPHONES ARE COMPULSORY! THE AUDIO GAME IS FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR VISIONLESS PEOPLE Your eyes won't help you. So close them, and sharpen your hearing... And plunge into a journey full of dangers and adventures. Story: Soon everything will change... Chaos is engulfing the world: most people have lost their sight, electricity is gone, people are in panic, and the government is unable to cope. The edible plants - Triffids, which were kept behind electrified fences, have broken free, and it seems they are now hunting humans. The main character hopes to survive and deal with the Triffids, but he is blind. The eyes through which he will see will be those of a ten-year-old accompanying girl. She never thought that the survival of others would depend on her. Features: 3D audio provides an incredibly immersive game experience; Emotionally engaging story, quality sound design, and voice performance; Fully visually impaired or visionless accessible; Headphones are recommended for the best experience. Immerse yourself in an audio epic where darkness is your home, and sound is your guide. Will you survive in this world? We'll find out soon. Listen carefully... and act... Your adventure is just beginning.

Screenshots

Advent2 screens
Blindfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blindfall at 86% against Advent's 47%. Blindfall also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (3.8 vs 3.6). Advent's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Blindfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Advent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blindfall holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Advent's written reviews are positive against 86% of Blindfall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advent ships an update every 3 months, Blindfall every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Advent versus Blindfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdventBlindfall
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (14 ratings)3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB173 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperPi-Soft Consulting, LLCZenith studio

Customer experience

Advent

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative41.8%

Blindfall

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Advent

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to water the plant
  • Combination for safe doesn't work as expected
  • Candles in the crypt cause the game to crash

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add scrollback feature to view previous commands and responses
  • Implement directional buttons or compass for navigation
  • Integrate auto-correct and predictive text for easier typing

Blindfall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Advent

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blindfall

One-time1
  • Blindfall second episode$0.99

Questions

Is Advent free?
Advent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blindfall free?
Blindfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Advent or Blindfall?
Blindfall is rated higher. Advent averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Blindfall averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Advent or Blindfall have ads?
Neither Advent nor Blindfall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advent or Blindfall?
Advent ships an update every 3 months, and Blindfall every 4 days. Most recently, Advent was updated on October 9, 2026 and Blindfall on September 30, 2026.

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