Aztec Antics vs Spooky Buud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aztec Antics
A fast-paced, single-screen platform game where players collect gold by jumping on enemies' heads. It supports up to six players in multiplayer mode and offers various control options.
- Single-screen platform gameplay
- Collect gold by jumping on heads
- Up to six-player multiplayer
- Virtual and hardware controller support
- Single-player leaderboards and achievements
- Multiple enemy types
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Aztec Antics is a fast-paced, manic, collect-the-gold, single-screen platform game for one-to-six players, which involves jumping on people's (or monsters') heads. After all, how else can you stop them from grabbing the gold? (We tried asking nicely. They said no.) There are five single-player and ten multiplayer levels, a choice of virtual controls or hardware controls ("Made for iPhone" controllers, iCade, GameDock), TV-out, single-player leaderboards and achievements, and a furiously angry but enormously cute Quetzalcoatl. STOMP OR DIE! In single-player, you are a fearless gold pilferer, in a boxy land where massive gold coins mysteriously appear, one by one. Fortunately, you can athletically bound about to collect them. Less fortunately, the coins are guarded by legions of deadly critters. MONSTER MASH! Enemies flood in from the top of the screen, hurtle about, and then mysteriously vanish from the bottom, only to reappear at the top, faster and meaner. There's the blind-with-fury Rabid Boar, the unpredictable Aztec Mummy, Aztec god Nagual (in the form of a jaguar who's fond of leaping) and Quetzalcoatl, the god of death and resurrection. Being fearless (or, possibly, crazy), you lack a weapon, and so your only means of attack is to temporarily stun a foe by jumping on its head. Bonk! STOMP OR... GET LESS GOLD! In multiplayer, every fearless gold pilferer in the land descends. Cue: a massive scrap for gold and plenty of jumping-on-heads to temporarily stun opponents and secure more treasure. The first to 1500 points gets bragging rights at the next Fearless Gold Pilferer Conference! UNDER CONTROL! Platform games can be tough, and the last thing we want is for you to hurl your iPad out of the window in frustration. This is why we've provided options. In single-player, you get finely honed on-screen touch controls or can use external controls, such as an iOS device, iCade, iControlPad or GameDock. In multiplayer, up to six people can fight it out using the new controllers for iOS 7 or a mix of iOS devices and any one from the iCade, iControlPad and GameDock. (The GameDock supports two players, due to having two controllers.)
Spooky Buud
Embark on a spectral adventure using your ghost powers to possess objects and clear your path. Navigate through challenging arcade-puzzle levels in this unique gaming experience.
- Ghost possession powers
- Arcade-puzzle gameplay
- Object interaction
- Level progression
- Super ghost adventures
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Use your ghost powers to possess anything and open your path in this arcade-puzzle adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spooky Buud at Free against Aztec Antics's $1.99. Spooky Buud also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (197 vs 4). Aztec Antics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 45%). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Spooky Buud is free to download; Aztec Antics costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spooky Buud holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spooky Buud has 197 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Aztec Antics's written reviews are positive against 45% of Spooky Buud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Aztec Antics ships an update every 2 weeks, Spooky Buud every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aztec Antics | Spooky Buud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.8 (197 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 197 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bouncing Ball Games | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Aztec Antics
Spooky Buud
Bugs and requests
Aztec Antics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spooky Buud
Reported bugs
11 issues- Game crashes frequently during gameplay
- Loading screen freezes indefinitely
- White screen on startup
- Game won't open or launch
- Cutscenes freeze
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- App crashes when trying to log in
- Game kicks user out of app randomly
- Window collision bug allowing escape from house
- Dog mechanic pulls player unintentionally
- Ads fail to load causing restart requirement
- Game incompatible with iPhone 8 and older devices
Requested features
10 requests- Add more levels and chapters (sequel requested)
- Increase content beyond level 54
- Add harder difficulty levels
- More unique boss varieties
- More items to purchase in the house
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- Additional ghost abilities and upgrades
- Pause and menu buttons during gameplay
- Ability to choose different levels after defeating bosses
- More story content and narrative expansion
- Different ghost character abilities
In-app purchases
Aztec Antics
No in-app purchases
Spooky Buud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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