Fairune vs Costume Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fairune
Embark on a retro-inspired action-puzzler RPG adventure to defeat a returning scourge. Collect powerful Spirit Icons and utilize a simple D-pad interface to navigate, manage your inventory, and save your progress.
- Retro action-puzzler RPG
- Defeat a returning scourge
- Collect Spirit Icons
- D-pad movement and item selection
- Inventory management
- Pause and save menu
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An action-puzzler RPG with a retro feel! The scourge is back with a vengeance! Seal him off for good! Collect the three Spirit Icons to lead the way to victory! === How to play === - Use the D-Pad to move and select items. - Open the inventory window with the right button. - The left button brings up the pause/save menu.
Costume Quest
Embark on a Halloween adventure RPG where you choose a hero, trick-or-treat, and collect costumes. Transform into champions to battle evil and complete quests in a charming, story-driven experience. An optional DLC pack adds new challenges and content.
- Choose your hero
- Trick-or-treat gameplay
- Costume collection and transformation
- Party building
- Quest completion
- Battle evil enemies
- DLC expansion available
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COMPATIBILITY NOTICE: This app will NOT be available on any device with iOS 11 or NEWER. It will still work on devices with iOS 10 or older but support will no longer be provided. **Note: The music is currently broken in Costume Quest due to an issue with FMOD and the current version of iOS. Unfortunately a fix for this is out of our hands.** Costume Quest is a Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. In this charming role-playing game, choose your hero and trick-or-treat through three beautiful environments full of Double Fine humor and story. Complete quests, build your party, and collect costumes along the way that allow you to transform into powerful champions and take down the evil Repugians. This heroic holiday tale will capture the imaginations of kids and kids-at-heart. Continue the Costume Quest adventure with the Grubbins on Ice DLC pack. Face new enemies while collecting additional quests, costumes, battle stamps and creepy treat cards. Help the monsters overthrow Araxia to bring peace back to Repugia! *requires at least iPad 2 or iPhone 4S
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fairune at 4.5 against Costume Quest's 4.0. Fairune also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (86% vs 63%). Costume Quest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). 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. Costume Quest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fairune asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fairune holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 197 and 449 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Fairune's written reviews are positive against 63% of Costume Quest's.
Fairune ships an update every 4 months, Costume Quest every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fairune | Costume Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (197 ratings) — better | 4.0 (449 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 62.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 197 | 449 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 684 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | Double Fine Productions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Fairune
Costume Quest
User reviews
Fairune
From 197 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nostalgic and charming
- 🕹 Engaging puzzle-solving and exploration
- 💎 Unique and interesting gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
- 🎶 Enjoyable soundtrack
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🕹 Challenging and obtuse puzzles
- 🕹 Tedious grinding and leveling system
- 🎮 Frustrating controls and combat
- 🕰 Short overall length
Costume Quest
From 449 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎃 Festive Halloween theme
- 👍 Charming and fun gameplay
- 🕹️ Enjoyable RPG mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs, especially on newer devices
- 🔍 Outdated and not compatible with latest iOS versions
- 📱 Controls could be improved for mobile
Bugs and requests
Fairune
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on title screen
- Graphical issues and visual glitches
- Progression-blocking bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Controller support
- Improved tutorial and guidance
- Expanded content and story
- Fairune 2 port to mobile
- More accessibility options
Costume Quest
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when trying to load saved games
- Audio issues, with music not playing
- Compatibility problems on iPad and iPhone
Requested features
3 requests- Update the game to work on latest iOS versions
- Add support for newer devices
- Implement virtual joystick controls
In-app purchases
Fairune
No in-app purchases
Costume Quest
- Grubbins On IceFree
