Comparison

A Kindling Forest vs Monkey King

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

Head to head
About

A Kindling Forest

Embark on a magical auto-runner adventure to save a forest from an ancient demon. Collect arrows, aim and shoot, dodge obstacles, and master tricky levels. Your arrows are your lifeline in this challenging quest.

Highlights
  • Auto-runner gameplay
  • Aim and shoot mechanics
  • Collect and manage arrows
  • Dodge challenging obstacles
  • Explore five unique levels
  • Discover shortcuts and checkpoints
Features
Currently charting
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Try Before You Buy! Embark on a magical journey to save the forest in A Kindling Forest, a challenging auto-runner adventure. An ancient demon has awakened, spreading chaos and leaving a never-ending trail of deadly shards in his wake. Guided by forest spirits, an archer from the past must rise once more. Aim, shoot, dodge and chase the demon through five challenging levels filled with mysterious obstacles and surprises. Every arrow counts! The arrows you collect are the forest spirits themselves.. and your lifeline. Use them wisely, because when your arrows run out, so does your journey. Master tricky obstacles, discover shortcuts and use checkpoints to perfect your run. How to Play Touch the left or right side of the screen to jump and shoot. Aim for the weak points of each shard, destroy what stands in your way, or dodge the danger to survive. Grow new paths, teleport through mysterious places, fly above the clouds, leap over spiders and venture through ancient ruins and rivers of lava. The forest is counting on you. Will you catch the demon?

About

Monkey King

Embark on an adventure collecting coins to purchase skills and weapons. Navigate a world map, defeat enemies, and jump over obstacles to reach the end. Enjoy simple touch controls for running, attacking, and jumping.

Highlights
  • Coin collection for upgrades
  • In-game store for items
  • Simple touch controls
  • Jump and attack mechanics
  • Defeat various monsters
  • Run to the end of levels
Features
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Collect as many coin as possible to buy skill item or weapons. Remember that in the world map you can buy items for your coins in the store, coins that you get after you killed a enemy. Play simple with touch buttons on screen, you can run, attack, change weapons or jump. Enemies are trying to catch and kill Willie the monkey, but you can jump over enemies to kill them and your goal is to run to the end. How to play the monkey king: - Use buttons on screen to jump, move and attack. - Find weapons and items. - Collect lots of coins. You will confront many monsters with various abilities that will get in your way. An exciting adventure game with simple controls that can easily be played by anyone Never give up enjoy the game and having fun!

Screenshots

A Kindling Forest4 screens
Monkey King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monkey King at 4.8 against A Kindling Forest's 4.2. Monkey King also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). A Kindling Forest's advantage is chart position (#166 vs unranked) and ratings volume (47 vs 11). On price, ads 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. A Kindling Forest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monkey King asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monkey King holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of A Kindling Forest's written reviews are positive against 100% of Monkey King's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
A Kindling Forest versus Monkey King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Kindling ForestMonkey King
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (47 ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#166 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB248 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDennis BerndtssonTran Nhan

Customer experience

A Kindling Forest

All ratings47 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.5%

Monkey King

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

A Kindling Forest

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Purchase button not responding
  • Character stuck under the map
  • Tutorial not helpful
  • Penny Bridge level bug
  • No sound
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  • Camera bugs

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels or stages
  • Endless mode
  • Upgrades or skins shop
  • Haptic feedback
  • Option to increase auto-scroll speed
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  • Easy and hard modes
  • Continue button for paid version
  • More content or continuation

Monkey King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

A Kindling Forest

One-time1
  • Buy A Crown$0.99
None

Monkey King

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Kindling Forest free?
A Kindling Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monkey King free?
Monkey King is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Kindling Forest or Monkey King?
Monkey King is rated higher. A Kindling Forest averages 4.2 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Monkey King averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do A Kindling Forest or Monkey King have ads?
Neither A Kindling Forest nor Monkey King shows ads.

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