868 vs Foretales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
868
Embark on a thrilling cyberspace adventure as a computer hacker. Steal precious data using siphons and progs to overcome security. Connect to sectors, download data, and escape before deletion.
- Cyberspace adventure
- Data theft mechanics
- Siphon and prog tools
- Sector connection
- Escape missions
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You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps. Siphons are your lockpicks. Progs are your guns. Connect to the sectors. Download the data. Escape, or be deleted alive. A cyberspace adventure from the creator of Zaga-33.
Foretales
Embark on a narrative-driven card game adventure where your decisions impact the fate of kingdoms. Explore branching storylines, engage in tactical combat, and manage resources with a unique deck-building system. Experience a premium, offline adventure with stunning visuals and voice acting.
- Story-focused deck gameplay
- Meaningful choices
- Branching paths and multiple endings
- Tactical, turn-based mechanics
- Gorgeous art and cinematic audio
- Offline play
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Step into a beautifully illustrated world where your choices shape the fate of kingdoms. Foretales is a story-driven card game that combines rich narrative exploration with strategic deck-building. You play as Volepain, a thief burdened by a vision of the end of the world. Alongside a colorful cast of animal companions, you must choose your actions wisely—every encounter, every decision, and every card you play may shift the balance between salvation and destruction. Explore multiple storylines, solve conflicts through diplomacy, stealth or direct combat, and manage resources as you forge your own destiny. With fully voiced characters, a stunning hand-painted art style, and a score by Christophe Héral (*Rayman Legends*), Foretales offers an unforgettable mobile adventure. Key features: - Story-focused deck gameplay with meaningful choices - Branching paths, multiple endings, and replayability - Tactical, turn-based mechanics without grind or randomness - Gorgeous art and cinematic audio production - Premium experience: offline, no ads, no IAPs Can you change the future with nothing but a deck of cards?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foretales at none against 868's 1. Foretales also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). 868's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model 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
868 costs $7.99 and Foretales $4.99 up front. 868 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Foretales asks for nothing beyond the download.
Foretales holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 164 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of 868's written reviews are positive against 58% of Foretales's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
868 ships an update every 5 weeks, Foretales daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 868 | Foretales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (63 ratings) | 4.8 (164 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better | 57.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 164 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #86 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 687 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Brough | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
868
Foretales
Bugs and requests
868
Reported bugs
2 issues- Rendering issues on iPad Pro
- Crashes on startup for some users
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable background noise/music
- Tap controls instead of swipe
- More unlockables and progression system
Foretales
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
868
- PLAN.B$2.99
Foretales
No in-app purchases
