Fairune vs Thistle's Path
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.
Thistle's Path
Engage in strategic battles by catching, trading, and fighting Nyxians. Utilize a unique pool-inspired combat system to outmaneuver opponents.
- Catch Nyxians
- Battle Nyxians
- Trade Nyxians
- Pool-inspired battle system
- Strategic combat
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Catch, battle, and trade the resonance of Nyxians to fight them against one another in a pool-inspired battle system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thistle's Path at 5.0 against Fairune's 4.5. Thistle's Path also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Fairune's advantage is ratings volume (197 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thistle's Path holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fairune has 197 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fairune ships an update every 4 months, Thistle's Path every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fairune | Thistle's Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (197 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 197 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | Lance Davis |
Customer experience
Fairune
Thistle's Path
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
Thistle's Path
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fairune
No in-app purchases
Thistle's Path
No in-app purchases
