Aztec Antics vs Sanctus
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.)
Sanctus
Embark on a turn-based JRPG adventure where your choices lead to divine realms. Explore a world threatened by a mysterious entity and uncover the truth behind its existence. This game offers an offline experience with a compelling narrative.
- Turn-based combat
- JRPG style gameplay
- Offline compatibility
- Engaging narrative
- Explore divine realms
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Sanctus - Ancient Arts is a JRPG style turn based combat that follows the path of the few whose lives slowly snowball out of control into the realms of the divine. Offline compatibility A terrifying reverse pyramid roams the world collecting those whoever’s fate brings them the most entertainment. They drink red wine as they use those brought to them to elevate themselves to even higher levels of existence. Join them and see how beautiful and brutal existence can be and find out who is truly behind it all! Feedback is welcome, we will do our best to accommodate all feedback whether its bugs, general improvements or new feature request.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sanctus at Free against Aztec Antics's $1.99. Sanctus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Aztec Antics's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On rating, ratings volume 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
Sanctus is free to download; Aztec Antics costs $1.99 up front. Sanctus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Aztec Antics asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Aztec Antics against 3.0 for Sanctus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Aztec Antics's written reviews are positive against 33% of Sanctus's.
Aztec Antics ships an update every 2 weeks, Sanctus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aztec Antics | Sanctus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 297 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bouncing Ball Games | Singlewave Games Limited |
Customer experience
Aztec Antics
Sanctus
In-app purchases
Aztec Antics
No in-app purchases
Sanctus
- 100 Crystals$0.49
- 500 Crystals$1.99
- 140,000 Coins$3.49
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- 1,400 Crystals$3.49
- 400,000 Coins$7.99
- 4,000 Crystals$7.99
- 11,250 Crystals$18.99
- 1,125,000 Coins$18.99
- 2,400,000 Coins$24.99
- 24,000 Crystals$24.99









