A Kindling Forest vs Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Kindling Forest
Embark on a magical auto-runner adventure to save the forest from an ancient evil. Aim and shoot your way through challenging levels, collecting arrows that serve as your life count. Utilize checkpoints to refine your strategy and overcome obstacles.
- Auto-runner gameplay
- Aim and shoot mechanics
- Collect arrows as life count
- Five challenging levels
- Checkpoints for progress
- Diverse obstacles and environments
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Embark on a magical journey to save the forest from an ancient evil in this challenging auto-runner adventure. An ancient demon has risen and his vicious powers plagues the world. Forest spirits have awoken an archer from the past to save the day! The demon is always one step ahead and leaves a never ending trail of rock hard shards. You'll never know which shapes or forms you’ll meet next! Destroy or avoid them and you will hunt him down. In “A Kindling Forest” you play as our hero aided by forest spirits. Aim and shoot your way through five levels in this cute, average auto-runner. Beware! The arrows you collect along the way ARE the forest spirits. Use them wisely, they are your life count as well. Run out of arrows and you will perish. Use checkpoints to start over if you’ve learned a more efficient way to get through the various obstacles to pass. How to play: Your phone is divided into two areas. Jump and shoot by touching the screen. Get past the shards by aiming for their weak points in this fast-paced adventure! Grow new paths, teleport to new places, fly over clouds, jump over spiders, go through ruins, lava and so much more!
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
Create unique spirit creatures by combining everyday objects and battle them in a dark house. Play solo or with friends in cooperative chaos, exploring rooms and uncovering secrets. Features augmented reality for an immersive experience.
- Forge unique spirit creatures from household items
- Battle solo or with up to three friends
- Explore eerie rooms and uncover secrets
- Unlock new rooms and challenges via in-app purchases
- Augmented reality battles
- Kid-friendly design
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Make Monsters. Battle Friends. Go Bump in the Night. This former Apple Arcade favorite is back and better than ever! When the house goes dark, everyday objects awaken as mischievous spirits called yōkai and they love to battle. Forge Your Creature Combine household items—from umbrellas and staplers to cheese graters—to build your own spirit creature. Battle in the Dark Play solo or gather up to three friends for co-op chaos! Battle house spirits, explore eerie rooms, and uncover the secrets lurking in every corner. Have you ever heard something go bump in the night? Perhaps you’ve caught wind of a spirit or sprite. When the house is asleep, and there’s dark all around, spirits from objects awake and abound. The spirits are crafty and like to cause trouble. They're called yōkai and together, they double. Mixing and mashing, they join to fight. Can you help them conquer this mysterious night? Play with one person, two, three or four. First you’ll need to escape the dark junk drawer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Things That go Bump, familiar objects and rooms come to life every night, and nothing looks quite as does in the day. Create your creature, and battle your friends, but beware the house spirits! They can destroy and they can give life. Battle, create, and make your way through the rooms of the house, and slowly you will unravel the secret of Things that Go Bump. FEATURES • Free & Paid Levels: Start your adventure at no cost; unlock new rooms and challenges with in-app purchases. • Craft Clever Creatures: Mix everyday objects to create unique, ever-evolving yōkai. • Multiplayer Mayhem: Team up or face off via Game Center. • Skill Swaps: Swap out items to gain new powers and abilities. • Energy Boosts: Earn energy by outsmarting house spirits and defeating rival yōkai. • Room-to-Room Adventure: Discover new rooms released throughout the year. • Augmented Reality Fun: Bring battles into your living room with the AR level (available on compatible devices). • Kid-Friendly Design: Safe, intuitive, and fun for the whole family. • Original Art & Sound: Immerse yourself in Adrian Fernandez’s artwork and custom sound design. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: support@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: A Kindling Forest at every 3 weeks against Things That Go Bump by Tinybop's every 5 months. Things That Go Bump by Tinybop's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. A Kindling Forest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Things That Go Bump by Tinybop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of A Kindling Forest's written reviews are positive against 76% of Things That Go Bump by Tinybop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
A Kindling Forest ships an update every 3 weeks, Things That Go Bump by Tinybop every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Kindling Forest | Things That Go Bump by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) | 4.5 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 75.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Berndtsson | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
A Kindling Forest
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
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
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
A Kindling Forest
- Buy A Crown$0.99
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
- Premium Three Months$3.993 Months
- Premium Lifetime$9.99
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