Comparison

Vay vs Ara Fell

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

Head to head
About

Vay

Embark on an epic quest to rescue your kidnapped fiancée and save your kingdom from destructive war machines. This cult classic RPG offers a compelling story, challenging gameplay, and numerous improvements for a modern experience.

Highlights
  • Compelling and engrossing story
  • User selectable difficulty
  • Animated cutscenes with audio
  • Auto-save feature
  • Over 100 enemies and bosses
  • Expansive areas to explore
  • Updated music
Features
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The 16-bit cult classic RPG from 1994 returns with tons of improvements! When your peaceful kingdom is attacked on your wedding day and your wife-to-be is kidnapped, it falls to you to journey across the world and stop the terrible machines of war that threaten to lay waste to it. FEATURES: User selectable difficulty makes this title great for both beginners and RPG veterans Compelling and engrossing story Nearly ten minutes of animated cutscenes with English and Japanese audio Auto-save feature allows you to play in small increments Over 100 enemies and a dozen challenging bosses Over 90 expansive areas to explore Updated music that loops seamlessly Bluetooth controller support Achievements Absolutely no microtransactions Please note that as of version 2.2, this game requires an A9 or better processor.

About

Ara Fell

Embark on an epic 16-bit Japanese-style RPG adventure. Explore a vast open world, engage in tactical combat, and unravel an emotional story driven by deep characters. This enhanced edition features a revamped battle system, new content, and quality-of-life improvements.

Highlights
  • Revamped battle system
  • New character classes and skills
  • Open world exploration
  • Tactical combat customization
  • Character-driven narrative
  • Upgraded crafting and enchanting
Features
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Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition is a 16-bit era Japanese-style RPG by Stegosoft Games. The new Enhanced Edition features a slew of upgrades, including a revamped battle system, new character classes and skills, new side quests, an overhauled UI, upgraded crafting system, new enchanting system, enhanced aspect ratios, new difficulty modes, an autosave feature, and more! Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition combines the best parts of Japanese-style role playing games with the best parts of western RPGs, as well as including elements of visual novels and adventure games to create a truly unique experience. Atmosphere, emotion and surprise lie at the forefront of Ara Fell's story, driven by deep and accessible characters, each with his or her own past, their own desires and their own motivations for joining the protagonist’s quest. Join Lita and relive the golden age of RPGs with a game that both pays homage to the past greats, as well as blazing its own trail. EXPLORATION: Ara Fell is a world meant to be explored! Jump, crawl, swim and even fly through the air to solve puzzles and discover new locations filled with hidden treasure, secrets and adventure! Every corner of Ara Fell is designed with exploration in mind. OPEN WORLD: Most of the world can be explored from the moment you leave Aloria Village, the heroine's home town... provided, of course, you're strong enough. A clever explorer may be able unlock secrets and discover powerful equipment early in the game if he or she commits to taking advantage of the open nature of the game world. TACTICAL COMBAT: Ara Fell may be a story-heavy game, but the world is still fraught with danger. Choose specialized equipment and statistics, customizing each character to best suit your play style, and to best thwart each boss battle's unique mechanics. CHARACTER DRIVEN: When you join Ara Fell's unwitting heroine on her quest to save her homeland, you'll discover a world filled with vibrant characters who laugh, cry, crack jokes, lose their tempers, and even their will to go on as the size and scope of the curse that plagues Ara Fell becomes apparent. Friends and villains alike are not who they seem as the stakes grow ever higher…

Screenshots

Vay4 screens
Ara Fell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ara Fell at 4.7 against Vay's 4.0. Ara Fell also leads on price ($4.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Vay costs $5.99 and Ara Fell $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ara Fell holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 40 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 74% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vay ships an update every 3 weeks, Ara Fell monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vay versus Ara Fell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVayAra Fell
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.0 (78 ratings)4.7 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB727 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSoMoGa, Inc.DANGEN ENTERTAINMENT K.K.

Customer experience

Vay

All ratings78 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews403 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative13.6%

Ara Fell

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%

Bugs and requests

Vay

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after using certain spells
  • Inability to access some areas due to glitches
  • Saved data loss after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a virtual d-pad for movement
  • Improve equipment comparison at shops
  • Enhance cutscenes and animations
  • Provide more in-game hints and guidance

Ara Fell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vay

No in-app purchases

None

Ara Fell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vay free?
Vay costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ara Fell free?
Ara Fell costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vay or Ara Fell?
Ara Fell is rated higher. Vay averages 4.0 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Ara Fell averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do Vay or Ara Fell have ads?
Neither Vay nor Ara Fell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vay or Ara Fell?
Vay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ara Fell monthly. Most recently, Vay was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ara Fell on November 3, 2026.

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