Comparison

Phantom Town vs FolkloreFieldGuide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Phantom Town

Features
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When the holy trinity agree to give up their powers and store it in a gem, one of them turns their back and plans to use it to revive the dead. Join us in a journey where we see how the son of the evil, takes a stand to fix the mishap his father had created and restore the powers to its former glory and most importantly, store it in the stone!

About

FolkloreFieldGuide

Engage in a daily text-deduction game where you analyze clues from town reports to identify cryptids. Build your reputation as an investigator and uncover larger mysteries through connected story arcs. The game is free to play with optional ads.

Highlights
  • Daily cryptid mysteries
  • Text-based clue analysis
  • Reputation and streak system
  • Connected story arcs
  • Unlockable field guide entries
  • One-time purchase for ad removal and extras
Features
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A new cryptid mystery every day. Folklore Field Guide is a cozy text-deduction game — read the town's tip-line report, weigh the clues, and name the creature behind the sighting. DEDUCE, DON'T SEARCH - Each day brings a new sighting: a track shape, a strange sound, the time of day, the weather, a smell on the wind - Cross-reference the clues against the entries in your field guide - Narrow the suspects and name the cryptid — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Nessie and more BUILD YOUR REPUTATION - Wrong guesses cost you reputation, so deduce carefully - Keep a daily streak going and rise from curious local to trusted investigator UNCOVER THE BIGGER MYSTERY - Daily reports connect into multi-week story arcs and regional mysteries - Unlock field-guide entries as you encounter new creatures CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, the full annotated field guide, extra clue reveals, and the story-arc archive with advanced stats. No subscription. Folklore Field Guide is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Pass. Grab your notebook. The woods are talking.

Screenshots

Phantom Town4 screens
FolkloreFieldGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phantom Town at none against FolkloreFieldGuide's 1. Phantom Town also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Phantom Town asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Phantom Town versus FolkloreFieldGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom TownFolkloreFieldGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperUtah Tech Labs LLCChristian Pedersen

In-app purchases

None

Phantom Town

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FolkloreFieldGuide

One-time1
  • Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Phantom Town free?
Phantom Town is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FolkloreFieldGuide free?
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phantom Town or FolkloreFieldGuide have ads?
FolkloreFieldGuide shows ads; Phantom Town does not.

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