A Kindling Forest vs Scattered Verse
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!
Scattered Verse
Embark on a poetic journey in this word game and platform adventure. Navigate over 30 handcrafted levels inspired by legendary poets, with simple one-handed controls. Enjoy a pure, engaging experience with no ads or microtransactions.
- Word game and platform adventure blend
- Over 30 handcrafted levels
- Inspired by legendary poets
- Simple drag-to-move and swipe controls
- One-handed vertical gameplay
- No ads or microtransactions
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Scattered Verse – A Refreshing Take on Word Games Embark on a poetic journey with Scattered Verse, a unique blend of word game and platform adventure. Immerse yourself in the works of legendary poets like Robert Frost, Rumi, Emily Dickinson, and many more, as you navigate over 30 handcrafted levels— with even more on the way. With no intrusive ads or predatory microtransactions, Scattered Verse is designed to be a pure and engaging experience for everyone. The minimal yet bold art style mirrors the elegance of poetry itself, while the simple drag-to-move and swipe-to-jump controls make the game easy to play one-handed in a vertical layout. Created by a solo developer and former teacher, Scattered Verse offers a thoughtful, challenging, and refreshingly creative experience for players of all ages. Ready to unlock the world of poetry like never before?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: A Kindling Forest at Free against Scattered Verse's $0.99. A Kindling Forest also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 7). Scattered Verse's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
A Kindling Forest is free to download; Scattered Verse costs $0.99 up front. A Kindling Forest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scattered Verse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scattered Verse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Kindling Forest has 47 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of A Kindling Forest's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scattered Verse's.
| Parameter | A Kindling Forest | Scattered Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Berndtsson | Tuan Dong |
Customer experience
A Kindling Forest
Scattered Verse
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
Scattered Verse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
A Kindling Forest
- Buy A Crown$0.99
Scattered Verse
No in-app purchases
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