Sky Burger vs Whale Trail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky Burger
Catch falling ingredients to construct towering burgers and earn virtual currency. Unlock new recipes, customize your food truck, and dress up your character. Experience a fun, fast-paced cooking and building game.
- Catch falling ingredients
- Build towering burgers
- Earn money and tips
- Unlock new recipes
- Customize food truck
- Dress up character
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OVER *30 MILLION* DOWNLOADS!!! Catch the falling ingredients to build delicious burgers and earn money. Stack your burger into the sky: the better your burger, the bigger your tip! Unlock new burger recipes, new ingredients and new items to dress up your character and customize your food truck. What are you waiting for? Start building your burger now!
Whale Trail
Embark on a vibrant journey as a whale, collecting items, performing aerial maneuvers, and battling enemies. Unlock new characters, enhance abilities, and explore numerous challenge levels. Enjoy a visually stunning and engaging arcade experience.
- Fly as Willow the Whale
- Collect Blubbles and earn Krill
- Unlock playable friends
- Upgrade Willow's skills
- Smash enemies
- 96 Challenge levels
- Classic and Challenge game modes
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***Previously Apple Game of the Week*** 26,000+ 5 Star Ratings! (and counting) Fly as Willow the Whale, collect Blubbles, loop the loop, unlock playable friends, upgrade Willow's skills, smash enemies and meet bonkers characters along the way. ================================= > ‘The next smash hit in iOS gaming.’ - TNW > ‘The game is GORGEOUSLY cute. Try it out for a buck.’ - Gizmodo > ‘Whale Trail is an absolute joy.’ - TouchArcade > ‘The kind of winningly simple concept from which App Store phenomena are made.’ - Edge > ‘Impossible not to like, stellar production values and solid gameplay.’ - Pocket Gamer > ‘Ditch your jetpack, it’s time to ride the psychedelic Whale Trail.’ - Kotaku > ‘It’s simple and gorgeous. There’s rarely been a better gaming value for money.’ - T3 ================================= • Soundtrack by Gruff Rhys of ‘The Super Furry Animals’ • Simple and intuitive one touch gameplay • 2 game modes, Classic and Challenge • Earn Krill and use it in Willow's store • Upgrade Willow's skills • Unlock playable friends • Use 'Treats' while flying for instant bonuses! • 96 Challenge levels, can you 3 STAR them all? • Smash the Thunder Bros in 'Frenzy' mode • Launch into space at speed-boosts • Compete against friends with Game Center • Heaps of challenging missions to unlock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whale Trail at 4.8 against Sky Burger's 4.2. Whale Trail also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 70%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Sky Burger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Whale Trail sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Whale Trail holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5K and 4.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Sky Burger's written reviews are positive against 95% of Whale Trail's.
Sky Burger ships an update every 5 weeks, Whale Trail every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Sky Burger | Whale Trail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5K ratings) | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 4.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NimbleBit LLC | ustwo games |
Customer experience
Sky Burger
Whale Trail
User reviews
Sky Burger
From 5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🍔 Fun and addictive game
- 👍 Customizable character and truck
- 🚀 Nostalgic for long-time players
- 💰 Free daily rewards
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy controls and movement
- 💸 Excessive in-app ads
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
- 🔍 Lack of clear progression system
Whale Trail
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐳 Cute and fun game
- 🎶 Wonderful soundtrack
- 👍 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 🌈 Vibrant and colorful visuals
- 🕰️ Nostalgic for long-time players
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🤖 Outdated for newer devices
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤯 Challenging and frustrating at times
Bugs and requests
Sky Burger
Reported bugs
3 issues- Burger movement not registering properly
- Game crashing on launch for some users
- Progress and purchases not saving
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create custom burgers
- Multiplayer/competitive modes
- More diverse burger ingredients
- Restore original game mechanics
Whale Trail
Reported bugs
3 issues- Krill not properly credited after completing levels
- Game freezing on certain device models
- Whale controls not responsive on larger screens
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More customization options for whales
- Wider screen support for newer devices
- Additional levels and worlds to explore
In-app purchases
Sky Burger
- 10 Zaps$0.99
- 50 Zaps$2.99
- 200 Zaps$9.99
Whale Trail
- Unlock Pack 1$1.99
- Unlock Pack 2$1.99
- Pocket Money$1.99
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- Unlock Pack 3$1.99
- Bucket Full$2.99
- Serious Clams$6.99
- Swimming In It$19.99
