Comparison

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) vs ANOTHER EDEN

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

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CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)

Embark on an epic role-playing adventure across different eras to save the planet. This definitive edition features updated graphics, sound, and new dungeons for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Time travel across multiple eras
  • Active Time Battle Version 2
  • Over 50 character combos
  • Dimensional Vortex dungeon
  • Lost Sanctum dungeon
  • Updated graphics and sound
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Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins… CHRONO TRIGGER is the timeless role-playing classic developed by the ‘Dream Team’ of DRAGON QUEST creator Yuji Horii, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, and the creators of FINAL FANTASY. As the story unfolds, embark on a journey to different eras: the present, the middle ages, the future, prehistory, and ancient times! Whether you're a first-time player or a longtime fan, this epic quest to save a planet's future promises hours of enthralling adventure! As the definitive version of CHRONO TRIGGER, not only have the controls been updated, the graphics and sound have also been revamped to make your adventure even more fun and enjoyable to play. To complete your journey, also included is the mysterious ‘Dimensional Vortex’ dungeon and the forgotten ‘Lost Sanctum’ dungeon. Meet the challenges presented to you and long-lost secrets may be revealed... Story: A chance encounter amid the festivities of Guardia's Millennial Fair in Leene Square introduces our young hero, Crono, to a girl by the name of Marle. Deciding to explore the fair together, the two soon find themselves at an exhibition of the Telepod, the latest invention by Crono's longtime friend Lucca. Marle, fearless and brimming with curiosity, volunteers to assist in a demonstration. An unanticipated malfunction, however, sends her hurtling through a rift in the dimensions. Taking hold of the girl's pendant, Crono bravely follows in pursuit. But the world into which he emerges is the one of four centuries before. Journey to the forgotten past, the distant future, and even to the very End of Time. The epic quest to save a planet's future makes history once again. Key features: Active Time Battle Version 2 During battle, time will not stop, and you can enter commands when the character's gauge is full. The enemies' positions will change as time passes, so choose your actions based on any given situation. ‘Tech’ moves and combos During battle, you can unleash special ‘Tech’ moves, including abilities and/or magic and characters can combine these abilities to unleash all new combo attacks which are unique to them. There are over 50 different types of combos that you can execute between two and three characters! Experience the 'Dimensional Vortex' and the 'Lost Sanctum' dungeons The Dimensional Vortex: a mysterious, ever-changing dungeon existing outside of space and time. What wonders await you at its center? The Lost Sanctum: enigmatic gates in prehistoric and medieval times will lead you to these forgotten chambers. Meet the challenges presented to you and long-lost secrets may be revealed... Graphics and sound While keeping the atmosphere of the original, the graphics have been updated in higher resolution. As for the sound and music, under the supervision of composer Yasunori Mitsuda, all songs have been updated for an even more immersive gameplay experience. Autosave In addition to saving at a save point or choosing to quit from the menu, your progress is saved automatically while traversing the map. --------------------------------------------

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ANOTHER EDEN

Embark on an epic single-player RPG adventure across time and space to save the future. Featuring a grand story by Masato Kato and a soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda, this game offers an unprecedented amount of content for mobile.

Highlights
  • Epic story spanning Antiquity, Present, and Future
  • Single-player large-scale RPG
  • Original orchestral and folk music soundtrack
  • Acclaimed creators from popular series
  • Extensive in-game content
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Embark on a journey beyond time and space. To save our lost future. Before the darkness of time falls upon us all... Scenario: Masato Kato Main Theme: Yasunori Mitsuda Acclaimed creators from a number of well-known and popular series have come together to bring an exciting and epic RPG to the smartphone. Game Overview ・An unprecedented amount of content in the smartphone game world. ・Single Player Large Scale RPG. ・From master story writer Masato Kato, an epic story crossing the Antiquity, Present, and Future. ・Includes over 60 songs composed with orchestras and folk music, with the main theme written by Mitsuda Yasunori. ◆Staff  <Scenario>   Masato Kato(Chrono Trigger)  <Musical composition>   Yasunori Mitsuda(Chrono Trigger)   Shunsuke Tsuchiya(Luminous Arc 2)   Mariam Abounnasr  <Art Director>   Takahito Exa(BINCHOTAN)  <Producer>   Yuya Koike ◆Cast  Koki Uchiyama/Ai Kayano/Rina Sato/Shigeru Chiba/Rie Kugimiya  Rie Tanaka/Wataru Hatano/Kosuke Toriumi/Ayane Sakura/Maaya Uchida  Saori Hayami/Tatsuhisa Suzuki/Hikaru Midorikawa/Miyuki Sawashiro/Ami Koshimizu  Hanae Natsuki/Takahiro Sakurai/Ayaka Imamura/Harumi Sakurai/Hiroki Yasumoto  Yuichi Nakamura/Toshiyuki Toyonaga/Sumire Uesaka/Takehito Koyasu/Yoshimasa Hosoya  Hisako Kanemoto/Natsumi Hioka/Tasuku Hatanaka/Ayako Kawasumi/Mie Sonozaki  Kaoru Sakura/Ayaka Saito/Yoko Honna/Nami Mizuno/Akira Miki  Shiho Kikuchi/Mayumi Kurokawa/Makoto Ishii/Yuki Ishikari/Ryuta Anzai  Jared Zeus/Julie Rogers/Janine Harouni/Tim Watson/Rebecca Kiser/Rebecca Boey  Shai Matheson/Skye Bennett/Kerry Gooderson/Taylor Clarke-Hill/Jessica McDonald  Nick Boulton/Rina Takasaki/Nell Mooney/Samantha Dakin/Rory Fleck Byrne/Laura Aikman  Tuyen Do/Naomi McDonald/Ina-Marie Smith/Jackson Milner/Gunnar Cauthery/Joe Corrigall  Katie Lyons/Liz Kingsman/Jaimi Barbakoff 【Minimum Requirements】 iOS 15.0 or higher, 4GB of memory or higher *Devices that do not meet these requirements will not be supported. *Devices meeting the minimum requirements may experience issues in environments with poor connectivity or outlying device issues. This application uses CRIWARE (TM) provided by © CRI Middleware. ▼Product Info https://www.wfs.games/en/products/anothereden_apple.html ▼Terms of Use https://www.wfs.games/en/terms/anothereden_apple.html

Screenshots

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)4 screens
ANOTHER EDEN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ANOTHER EDEN at Free against CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)'s $9.99. ANOTHER EDEN also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

ANOTHER EDEN is free to download; CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) costs $9.99 up front. ANOTHER EDEN sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ANOTHER EDEN holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ANOTHER EDEN has 24K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)'s written reviews are positive against 74% of ANOTHER EDEN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) ships an update every 10 months, ANOTHER EDEN fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) versus ANOTHER EDEN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)ANOTHER EDEN
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings)4.8 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews74.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K24K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#10 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size532 MB3.7 GB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIXWFS, Inc.

Customer experience

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)

All ratings1,300 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews406 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative22.4%

ANOTHER EDEN

All ratings24,294 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,093 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative17.7%

User reviews

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game, classic JRPG
  • 👍 Faithful port of the original
  • 👍 Runs well on iOS devices
  • 👍 Supports controllers
  • 👍 Cloud save functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Graphical issues and glitches
  • 🐛 Targeting and controls can be clunky
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Lack of language/UI customization options

ANOTHER EDEN

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
  • 🎵 Excellent soundtrack
  • 📚 Engaging story and characters
  • 🆓 Generous free-to-play model

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • ⏱️ Lengthy dialogues and cutscenes
  • 🔁 Repetitive grinding
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and requests

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Graphical glitches on iPhone 5s and newer
  • Crashes during certain boss battles
  • Inability to transfer save data across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to disable graphical filters
  • Improve touch controls and targeting
  • Add support for Apple Silicon Macs
  • Include more content from DS/PS1 versions
  • Implement volume/sound controls

ANOTHER EDEN

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Download/update issues causing crashes
  • Difficulty recovering accounts after reinstalls
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add skip/fast-forward option for dialogues
  • Implement a way to sell/discard old equipment
  • Improve gacha rates and pity system
  • Introduce auto-battle or auto-repeat features

In-app purchases

None

CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.)

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

ANOTHER EDEN

Subscriptions2
  • Guide of the Land1 Month trial$5.491 Month
  • Guide of the Heavens1 Month trial$35.991 Month
One-time9
  • Premium Starter Set$5.99
  • Chronos Stones x1000$23.99
  • Chronos Stones x1100$23.99
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  • Chronos Stones x1050$31.99
  • Chronos Stones x20002 variants$44.99
  • Chronos Stones x22002 variants$44.99
  • Chronos Stones x3250$79.99
  • Chronos Stones x4000$79.99
  • Chronos Stones x4500$79.99

Questions

Is CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) free?
CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ANOTHER EDEN free?
ANOTHER EDEN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) or ANOTHER EDEN?
ANOTHER EDEN is rated higher. CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while ANOTHER EDEN averages 4.8 from 24K ratings.
Do CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) or ANOTHER EDEN have ads?
ANOTHER EDEN shows ads; CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) does not.
Which is updated more often, CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) or ANOTHER EDEN?
CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) ships an update every 10 months, and ANOTHER EDEN fortnightly. Most recently, CHRONO TRIGGER (Upgrade Ver.) was updated on September 24, 2026 and ANOTHER EDEN on September 24, 2026.

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