Comparison

The Incident vs Bit Journey

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

Head to head
About

The Incident

Experience a retro-style action game where you must run, dodge, and jump to survive falling objects. Climb a growing mountain of platforms to reach the source of the chaos. This addictive game offers unique gameplay, power-ups, and collectables.

Highlights
  • Retro-style action gameplay
  • Climb falling platforms
  • Power-ups and collectables
  • 7 levels to explore
  • Multiplayer on Apple TV
  • Endless survival mode
  • 8-bit pixel art with Retina support
Features
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THE INCIDENT is a fast-paced, retro-style action game. Run, dodge and jump your way to safety as an angry rain of just about everything in the world falls and builds a mountain of platforms for you to climb up, up… up to the source of it all: the cause of THE INCIDENT. "This iPhone/iPad game is really great - get it! $2. It makes me laugh every time I play it." —John Romero, Designer of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake. "A game you pick up quickly, but can't put back down." —Engadget "Gaming's Most Charming Vision of the Apocalypse" —Gizmodo "The controls work well, the graphics look cool, it's universal from the get go, and I really dig the whole concept behind the game." —Touch Arcade "Terrific little indie games like this are what make the iPhone platform really shine." —TUAW THE INCIDENT is easy to pick up but hard to master. It's a totally new gameplay concept and it's perhaps TOO addictive. It's loaded with power-ups, power-downs (d'oh!) and collectables. THE INCIDENT is a universal app that runs great on any iPhone or iPod touch, and on iPad. Buy once, play anywhere! WHAT'S IN THE BOX: • Supercool 8-bit pixel art with Retina display support • Awesome chiptune soundtrack • 7 levels to explore and survive in "The Rise & Fall of Frank Solway" • Join competitive multiplayer games on your Apple TV in "Coincidents" • Dodge and jump as high as you can in "Endless Nightfall" • Score sharing with Game Center • Hundreds of unique objects, hundreds of ways to die • The Award Room, where you recall your adventures • The elusive "B-mode"

About

Bit Journey

Embark on an open-world adventure where time travel vortexes unleash enemies. Survive, collect items, and defeat foes to improve your character. Train pets to assist you in battle and explore diverse roles from ninja to warrior.

Highlights
  • Limitless open-world exploration
  • Time travel vortexes and enemies
  • Character skill improvement
  • Pet sidekicks with training
  • Diverse character roles
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Explore a gigantic, limitless and rich world. It's a brand new open-world experience. The world has gone mad, time travel vortexes are appearing everywhere and spawning incredible enemies that are trying to dominate the whole world while our seven heroes are trying to survive! Destroy everything in the world, collect items and defeat amazing enemies. Score by doing anything in the world, improve your character skills and prepare to survive. You can even conquer secret bases, defeat super bosses and compete with your friends in the leaderboards! You can also use your Watch to take care of pets and use them as sidekicks in the game! You can feed them, play with them, train them and it will impact in their performances during gameplay! To fight side-by-side with Chip, Catty and Fairy, just raise your wrist while playing or access them through the Base and have fun! Be a mysterious ninja, an army soldier, a baseball player, a famous artist, or even a medieval warrior. Survive the journey and reach the higher glory. There's a little bit of everything in Bit Journey. ** Through the years, we were featured on the App Store's: ** Best New Games Best Pixel Art Games Games with Great Protagonists Apps Made in Brazil Games made in Latin America Celebrating National Talents Brazilian Games Great Brazilian Games Best Retro-Modern Games Cute Heroes Cult Classics 20 under 20 Our Favorites for Apple Watch ** We trended on: ** #1 in 2 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories #5 in 30 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories #25 in 15 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories Top 100 in 100+ Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories

Screenshots

The Incident4 screens
Bit Journey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Bit Journey at free against The Incident's paid. Bit Journey also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). The Incident's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Incident holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of The Incident's written reviews are positive against 65% of Bit Journey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Incident ships an update every 4 months, Bit Journey every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Incident versus Bit Journey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe IncidentBit Journey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (31 ratings) — better4.0 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better65.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMatt ComiMarcos Morais

Customer experience

The Incident

All ratings31 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews481 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative19.8%

Bit Journey

All ratings52 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.3%

Bugs and requests

The Incident

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Game freezing and progress loss

Requested features

3 requests
  • Controller support
  • More levels and gameplay modes
  • Ability to save progress

Bit Journey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Incident

No in-app purchases

None

Bit Journey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Incident free?
The Incident is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bit Journey free?
Bit Journey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Incident or Bit Journey?
The Incident is rated higher. The Incident averages 4.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Bit Journey averages 4.0 from 52 ratings.
Do The Incident or Bit Journey have ads?
Neither The Incident nor Bit Journey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Incident or Bit Journey?
The Incident ships an update every 4 months, and Bit Journey every 2 months. Most recently, The Incident was updated on October 21, 2026 and Bit Journey on October 21, 2026.

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