Comparison

Sporetown vs Sol Frontiers

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

Head to head
About

Sporetown

Build a magical mushroom town in a mysterious forest. Combine cultivation with 3-match puzzle gameplay to discover new beings and create prosperity. Explore a whimsical world filled with growing fungi.

Highlights
  • Mushroom cultivation
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Build a spore town
  • Discover magical beings
  • Forest exploration
Features
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In the mysterious forest, moonlight shines on the grass, where a magical piece of wood lies, and beautiful mushrooms are constantly growing out. How beautiful! Come and build a spore town, use mushrooms to create prosperity and discover more magical beings.

About

Sol Frontiers

Embark on a sci-fi odyssey to reclaim humanity's lost home. Captain a mothership, awaken your crew, gather resources, and battle cosmic threats in an idle strategy adventure.

Highlights
  • Explore uncharted cosmos
  • Battle the Swarm and Deeper Darkness
  • Upgrade mothership and starfighters
  • Awaken and train diverse crew
  • Gather resources for repairs
  • Idle gameplay mechanics
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Millennia after our sun inexplicably began dying, the ember of humanity's hope burns anew. As the cosmos stretches out, vast and uncharted, the call of a homecoming beckons. Entrusted with the dream of reclaiming our long-lost cradle, the flagship THE CROWN OF DAHLIA set forth. But silence has shrouded its heralded journey, and now, it's gone missing. In SOL FRONTIERS you captain the JONAH'S WHALE, dispatched on a perilous mission to uncover the fate of the lost Dahlia and to piece together the fragments of a cosmic puzzle. Awaken your crew and expand your mothership. Navigate through haunting space graveyards, confront the sinister SWARM, and face the lurking DEEPER DARKNESS that threatens more than just humanity's return. Gather resources to repair your mothership With a diverse array of resources such as metal, crystals, and credits, ensure you grow your headquarters and, in turn, your reach by equipping and upgrading your crew's starfighters. Prevail over the Swarm Select from a multitude of available crew and awaken up to 18 to your roster. Explore and secure various areas of the cosmos by defeating enemy bosses. Hone your crew's skills in preparation for random enemy encounters as well as the ultimate challenge. Will you pierce the enigma and reclaim Earth? Or will the vastness of space swallow our last hopes? Allow the diverse idle gameplay to transport you into outer space and embark on a saga of discovery, destiny, and the unyielding spirit of humankind in this gripping sci-fi odyssey.

Screenshots

Sporetown4 screens
Sol Frontiers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sol Frontiers at 59% against Sporetown's 0%. Sol Frontiers also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (122 vs 2). Sporetown's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sporetown sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Sol Frontiers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sol Frontiers holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sol Frontiers has 122 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sporetown's written reviews are positive against 59% of Sol Frontiers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sporetown ships an update weekly, Sol Frontiers fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sporetown versus Sol Frontiers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSporetownSol Frontiers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.2 (122 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews58.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2122 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB192 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJampot Software co., ltdEarly Morning Studio AB

Customer experience

Sporetown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Sol Frontiers

All ratings120 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative37.3%

Bugs and requests

Sporetown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sol Frontiers

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Save progress not working
  • Game no longer works on iPhone 12
  • Awaken 2 heroes bug
  • Crew is locked
  • Cannot save progress due to no login
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  • First quest bug (crew locked)
  • Buggy combat (0 damage rolls)
  • Promo code issues
  • Unable to open crew window
  • Game bugged after update, progress lost
  • Ad on galaxy screen stretches picture
  • Login issues after a day of playing
  • Game crashes
  • Text too small to read
  • Zooming in combat limited
  • Optimization issues (stuttering graphics)

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add skip ad feature
  • Add overview map
  • Option to buy with less/no ads
  • Add building base options
  • Add ship customization
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  • Add battle formations
  • Add unique weapons
  • Add more endgame content
  • Add more missions
  • Add permanent IAP (e.g., remove ads)
  • Add cloud save functionality
  • Add Steam version
  • Add more gold from ads
  • Add more story/backstory
  • Add voice actors for missions

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sporetown

One-time5
  • A Pile Of Gems$0.99
  • A Bag Of Gems$1.99
  • A Box Of Gems$9.99
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  • A Large Bag Of Gems$19.99
  • A Large Box Of Gems$29.99
10 purchases

Sol Frontiers

One-time10
  • Packet of Credits$0.99
  • Canister of Dark Matter$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
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  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Starter Package$7.99
  • Array of Credits$9.99
  • Array of Dark Matter$14.99
  • Stockpile of Credits$29.99
  • Vault of Credits$59.99
  • Vault of Dark Matter$59.99

Questions

Is Sporetown free?
Sporetown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sol Frontiers free?
Sol Frontiers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sporetown or Sol Frontiers?
Sol Frontiers is rated higher. Sporetown averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sol Frontiers averages 4.2 from 122 ratings.
Do Sporetown or Sol Frontiers have ads?
Sol Frontiers shows ads; Sporetown does not.
Which is updated more often, Sporetown or Sol Frontiers?
Sporetown ships an update weekly, and Sol Frontiers fortnightly. Most recently, Sporetown was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sol Frontiers on November 3, 2026.

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