Comparison

Side Scroller Game vs Frichen

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

Head to head
About

Side Scroller Game

Embark on a retro side-scrolling adventure through desert levels filled with traps and monsters. Collect coins and XP to upgrade weapons, jump, and defense in a shop. Enjoy a classic platformer experience with no timers or interruptions.

Highlights
  • Ten desert levels
  • Five upgradable weapons
  • Hand-drawn pixel art
  • Upgrade shop for abilities
  • Landscape touch controls
  • Universal app support
Features
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Barney is a retro side scroller in the spirit of the 16-bit era: run, jump and shoot your way through ten hand-built desert levels full of traps, monsters and buried treasure. Five weapons, each with its own feel: * Slime Gun * Rail Gun * Rocket Gun * Auto Rocket Gun * Grenade Gun Collect coins and XP, then spend them in Barney's shop to upgrade your jump, your attack and your defence, or to unlock faster reloads and extra bombs. FEATURES * Ten levels laid out on an explorable world map * Five upgradable weapons * Hand-drawn pixel art, animated frame by frame * Coins, XP points and a full upgrade shop * Checkpoints, so one mistake never costs you the level * Touch controls designed for landscape play * Universal: iPhone, iPad and Mac No timers, no waiting, no interruptions. Just a platformer that plays like the ones you grew up with.

About

Frichen

Features
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Frichen is a unique 2D platform game with cartoon graphics. You are a chicken, you love fried chicken and you have to find your friend, a penguin. Run, jump, fly, shoot eggs like a weapon, hatch explosive eggs like a bomb, or call reinforcements if you are in trouble. All that while you are trying to pick up fried chickens to go to the store and make yourself pretty. -56 levels to win - 3 different attacks -More than 15 enemies and traps to pass -3 different worlds -A store to buy things and make yourself pretty Important content: - The game is available on Englis and Spanish (although it contains almost no text) -No Ads and in-App Warning: this is not an easy game, sometimes you have to be smart, sometimes you have to be skillful to win, and sometimes you have to be lucky, if you are looking for an easy game, this is not your game Game made with Godot Engine

Screenshots

Side Scroller Game4 screens
Frichen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Frichen at 9.0 against Side Scroller Game's 15. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, Frichen every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Side Scroller Game versus Frichen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSide Scroller GameFrichen
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS159.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size37 MB50 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJulien meyerMartin Pellicer

In-app purchases

None

Side Scroller Game

No in-app purchases

None

Frichen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Side Scroller Game free?
Side Scroller Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frichen free?
Frichen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Side Scroller Game or Frichen have ads?
Both Side Scroller Game and Frichen show ads.
Which is updated more often, Side Scroller Game or Frichen?
Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, and Frichen every 6 days. Most recently, Side Scroller Game was updated on October 23, 2026 and Frichen on October 25, 2026.

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