Perch vs Troll Land
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Perch
A physics-based platformer where players climb increasingly challenging levels. Offers a classical soundtrack and secrets to discover. Suitable for both casual and experienced gamers.
- Physics-based climbing challenges
- Four unique stages
- Classical soundtrack
- Frequent checkpoints
- Unlockable Flood Mode
- Hidden secrets
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A challenging platformer game in which you must climb higher and higher with increasingly difficult physics-based challenges. Easy enough for casual players to pick up, but still challenging for experienced gamers. Features: - 4 unique stages. - Classical soundtrack. - Frequent checkpoints. - Unlockable Flood Mode. - Secrets!
Troll Land
A fast-paced 2D platformer with challenging levels and intuitive controls. Enjoy fun graphics and compete on a global leaderboard in this adventure game suitable for all ages.
- Fast-paced 2D platforming
- Challenging levels
- Global high scores leaderboard
- Fun graphics
- Intuitive controls
- Royalty-free music
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Troll Land is a fun free fast paced 2d super mario style platform game designed for kids and adults of all ages. With many challenging levels, a global high scores leaderboard, fun graphics, and intuitive controls, you will be playing troll land deep into the night! If you are at all a fan of side scrolling 2d adventure games, Troll Land is for you. Troll Land includes royalty free music created by Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech. Included tracks are Crusade, New Friendly, and Carefree.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Troll Land at 100% against Perch's 60%. Troll Land also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 32 months). Perch's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Troll Land sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Perch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Perch holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Perch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Troll Land's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Perch ships an update every 32 months, Troll Land every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Perch | Troll Land |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ChewOnGlass.com | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Perch
Troll Land
In-app purchases
Perch
No in-app purchases
Troll Land
- Advertising Removal$1.99
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