Comparison

Side Scroller Game vs TurtleQuest

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

TurtleQuest

Features
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TurtleQuest is a 2D-Platformer where you are sent on a quest to save your little turtle village from an unknown disease. You have to follow an ancient path through the old mountains to find the sacred plant Zingiber, which might help to cure all turtles. You play as Seni, as you follow the path you hike through various kinds of levels with hidden traps, natural obstacles, and bewitched things. TurtleQuest is inspired by "TrapAdventure", "Cat Mario", and "I Wanna Be The Guy", so it is really tricky, but cute. Controls: Walking: right screen halve Jumping: left lower screen halve Ducking: left upper screen halve Pause: left upper corner As of now does TurtleQuest only has 7 levels, I am going on a break, and if enough people are interested in the game, will try and make many more. So please tell your friends about this game, if you liked it, or if you want to see how they manage to beat each level. If you found a bug, please tell me in an email about it if you like: turtle_quest@protonmail.com I will try and fix it.

Screenshots

Side Scroller Game4 screens
TurtleQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Side Scroller Game at none against TurtleQuest's 1. Side Scroller Game also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). TurtleQuest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price and device support 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. TurtleQuest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Side Scroller Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, TurtleQuest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Side Scroller Game versus TurtleQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSide Scroller GameTurtleQuest
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size37 MB244 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJulien meyerLeon Sandner

In-app purchases

None

Side Scroller Game

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TurtleQuest

One-time1
  • Ability to gain more lives$2.99

Questions

Is Side Scroller Game free?
Side Scroller Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TurtleQuest free?
TurtleQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Side Scroller Game or TurtleQuest have ads?
Side Scroller Game shows ads; TurtleQuest does not.
Which is updated more often, Side Scroller Game or TurtleQuest?
Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, and TurtleQuest every 3 weeks. Most recently, Side Scroller Game was updated on October 23, 2026 and TurtleQuest on October 4, 2026.

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