# Warm Snow vs HAKUDO

The clearest difference is price: HAKUDO at Free against Warm Snow's $7.99. HAKUDO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Warm Snow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#117 vs unranked). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

HAKUDO is free to download; Warm Snow costs $7.99 up front. Warm Snow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HAKUDO sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Warm Snow ships an update monthly, HAKUDO every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Warm Snow | HAKUDO |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.5 (122 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/warm-snow/id6447508479/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **122** | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#117** | — |
| Size | 3.4 GB | 2.1 GB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [BILIBILI HK LIMITED](https://appshunter.io/developer/1382536367) | [Sadrach Lucas GABRIEL](https://appshunter.io/developer/6805548349) |

## What reviewers say

### Warm Snow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/warm-snow/id6447508479)

**Currently charting:** #117 Top Paid · Role Playing (US App Store)

Embark on a dark fantasy adventure as a warrior fighting against corrupt clans in a world plagued by a mysterious, mind-altering snow. Explore a unique narrative, master a thrilling flying sword combat system, and customize your character's growth through countless combinations of skills and relics.

**Highlights:** Roguelike action combat, Dark fantasy narrative, Flying sword system, Varied relics and excaliburs, Talent point customization, Mobile version optimizations, Button customization

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The End Of Karma(DLC) | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Amazing game overall
- 💡 Endless build variety
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💰 Great value for price
- 👍 Challenging at higher levels

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashing issues after update
- 🐛 Stuck on loading screen
- 🐛 Touch controls not recognizing input
- 🐛 Game unplayable due to network exception
- 🐛 Phone gets very hot

**Reported bugs**

- Update requires reinstallation
- Touch input not recognized
- Account wiped/stuck on loading screen
- Crashing after update
- Network exception error

**Requested features**

- Install game again after update
- Translation to French
- Cross-save from PC
- Latest DLC release on Switch/PlayStation
- DLC release on App Store


### HAKUDO

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hakudo/id6807408594)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 500 pièces | $0.99 | one-time |
| 1 200 pièces | $1.99 | one-time |
| 3 500 pièces | $3.99 | one-time |
| Supprimer les pubs | $3.99 | one-time |
| 8 000 pièces | $8.99 | one-time |
| 18 000 pièces | $17.99 | one-time |
| 45 000 pièces | $34.99 | one-time |
| 125 000 pièces | $89.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Warm Snow free?

Warm Snow costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is HAKUDO free?

HAKUDO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Warm Snow or HAKUDO have ads?

HAKUDO shows ads; Warm Snow does not.

### Which is updated more often, Warm Snow or HAKUDO?

Warm Snow ships an update monthly, and HAKUDO every 3 days. Most recently, Warm Snow was updated on October 30, 2026 and HAKUDO on October 29, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*