Fractal Combat vs Bor the Viking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fractal Combat
Engage in high-speed arcade air combat piloting futuristic fighters across surreal fractal worlds. Complete diverse missions, defeat enemy squadrons, and enhance your aircraft with various upgrades.
- High-speed arcade flight combat
- 7 unique fractal worlds
- 6 flyable ships
- Dozens of missions
- Weapon, generator, and radar upgrades
- Game Center leaderboards
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Take control of a futuristic fighter and dive into pure arcade air combat. Fractal Combat is a fast, responsive shooter set above surreal fractal worlds. Fly missions, take down enemy squadrons, and upgrade your hangar as the battles escalate. FEATURES: - High-speed arcade flight combat with tight controls - 7 unique fractal worlds with distinct visual style - 6 flyable ships and two flight models - Dozens of missions with varied objectives - Upgrade weapons, generators, and radar - Game Center leaderboards and achievements Suit up and take the fight to the sky.
Bor the Viking
Embark on a challenging retro platformer adventure as a Viking seeking to rescue his lost wives. Traverse diverse worlds, battle monsters with axes and power-ups, and overcome difficult levels. This game offers classic 16-bit graphics and a nostalgic gameplay experience.
- 48+ levels
- 13 secret levels
- Classic 16-bit graphics
- 5 world themes
- Power-ups
- 22 monster types
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Bor’s Adventures features: + 48 levels (+ 13 secret levels!) + classic 16bit graphics + 5 different world themes + many power-ups + 22 kind of monsters Bor is a viking who has lost his 60 wives, help him to find them all! A lots of monsters will try to stop Bor, and you will have to travel through lands and castles to bring them all back to your peaceful home. Jump, fight, throw axes and use every kind of power-ups to beat the monsters! It will be hard, very hard, insanely hard! Only Bor is mad enough to succeed in this adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bor the Viking at 5.0 against Fractal Combat's 3.9. Bor the Viking also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 18.1). Fractal Combat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Fractal Combat costs $0.99 and Bor the Viking $0.99 up front. Bor the Viking sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Fractal Combat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bor the Viking holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fractal Combat has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Fractal Combat's written reviews are positive against 82% of Bor the Viking's.
Fractal Combat ships an update every 6 weeks, Bor the Viking every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fractal Combat | Bor the Viking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEWTYPE K.K. | Federico Bigliocca |
Customer experience
Fractal Combat
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In-app purchases
Fractal Combat
No in-app purchases
Bor the Viking
- Infinite Lives$0.99
- Double Health$0.99
- 20 Axes$0.99
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- Save a fall$0.99
- Checkpoint$0.99
- All Power-ups$2.99
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