Salmon Sprint vs kal's valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salmon Sprint
Navigate a treacherous river, dodging obstacles while a bear pursues you. Earn points to unlock cosmetic items and climb the global leaderboard. It's a fast-paced survival game where quick reflexes are key.
- Tap-based swimming controls
- Obstacle avoidance gameplay
- Unlockable cosmetic skins
- Global leaderboard competition
- Bear pursuit mechanic
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Zig-zag through dangerous obstacles as you escape a hungry bear hot on your tail! Tap to swim left and right down the river while avoiding hitting obstacles. Spend points to unlock skins and compete to reach the top of the leaderboard.
kal's valley
Explore a peaceful valley powered by sunlight, where you help residents with various tasks. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no timers, combat, or ads, and save your progress locally.
- Solar-powered valley exploration
- Help residents with tasks
- No combat or timers
- Play with touch or controller
- Local game saves
- Relaxing atmosphere
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you've come to live in kal's valley, where the farms, the trams and the city all run on sunlight. the little drones that fly the evening show are out on odd jobs all over the valley, and nearly flat. help the people here and mend what's broken, and the drones come home to charge. wipe the dust off the solar panels at the drone base. get the wind pump turning again so the families can come home. wake the bees, water the gardens, carry a notebook up to kal's hut in the mountains, and help lay the supper table. pip, the little robot with the sprout on its head, floats ahead to the next thing worth doing. nothing is timed, and nothing is lost by wandering off. ride the tram across the valley, fly a solar scooter over the river, or take the airship up to the mountain meadow and look back down at it all. when the valley's ready, stay up for the show. - no combat, no countdowns, no ads, no purchases, no account - plays with touch or a game controller - your game saves on your device as you go made by one person, vijay pemmaraju. questions or problems: kalsvalley.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: kal's valley at none against Salmon Sprint's 3. kal's valley also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Salmon Sprint's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Salmon Sprint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. kal's valley asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Salmon Sprint against 5.0 for kal's valley. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Salmon Sprint has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Salmon Sprint ships an update every 6 days, kal's valley every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Salmon Sprint | kal's valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOFFMAN Alexander | Vijay Pemmaraju |
Customer experience
Salmon Sprint
kal's valley
In-app purchases
Salmon Sprint
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Shades$1.99
- Splash$1.99
kal's valley
No in-app purchases
