Odokonia vs Basic Buddies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Odokonia
Experience a premium turn-based mobile strategy game with endless replayability. Conquer unique battlefields, manage unit actions, and build on the go. Jump back into the fight with action playback grouping and explore vast, procedurally generated hex maps.
- Turn-based combat
- Procedural generation for replayability
- Unit action combos
- On-the-go building
- Action playback grouping
- Advanced hex map exploration
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What if you always had interesting new worlds to conquer? Imagine a battlefield that nobody else has ever seen before? Suppose you could crush your enemies while casually waiting for the bus? Odokonia is THE premium turn based mobile strategy game for you. We know that work life balance is hard and free time is an ever precious commodity, so we took every detail that you love about classic RTS games and condensed them all into a powerful, turn-based mobile game. Sophisticated procedural generation makes endless replayability a reality with Odokonia's single player or multi player modes A different breed of strategy game Turn Based Combos - Integrate the actions of separate units to get the most out of each turn Build on the go - Whether you need a protective turret or an Odolyth on a tiny island, you can maximize your units potential by tasking them to build while inside of a transport ship (Careful though, if the ship is destroyed so will everyone inside!) Stay in the fight - Reviewing where you left off is easy with action playback grouping: you'll see the unique innovative grouping techniques re-tell what happened on the battlefield in the last round so you can always jump back into the game. Our hex map is advanced - With fairly selected starting points and inspiring terrain, you'll fight for high ground in immersive battles. In unexplored map mode you won't even know what the full map looks like until you've explored it! Get in the fight and download your free trial today!
Basic Buddies
Experience a fast-paced arcade game focused on vertical descent and precision movement. Navigate a continuously generating world with unique challenges and unlockable content. Master timing and control to survive longer and achieve higher scores.
- Four unique game modes
- Endless vertically scrolling gameplay
- Responsive mobile controls
- Unlockable characters and customization
- Coin-based progression
- Designed for quick sessions
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Descend fast. Survive longer. Master the descent. This is a fast-paced arcade-style game built around vertical descent, precision movement, and split-second decision making. Each run drops you into a continuously generating world filled with platforms, hazards, and opportunities to push just a little farther. The game features four distinct game modes, each offering a different way to play — from endless, score-chasing runs to survival-style challenges that test how long you can last under pressure. Whether you’re aiming for a clean, focused descent or pushing yourself through increasingly intense encounters, every mode rewards timing, control, and momentum. Features: - Four unique game modes with different rules and challenges - Endless, vertically scrolling gameplay - Smooth, responsive controls built for mobile - Unlockable characters and visual customization - Coin-based progression and optional rewards - Designed for quick sessions and high replay value Easy to learn but difficult to master, this game is all about control, rhythm, and surviving the descent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Buddies at 100% against Odokonia's 40%. Basic Buddies also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Odokonia's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Odokonia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Basic Buddies sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Basic Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Odokonia's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Buddies's.
Odokonia ships an update every 4 days, Basic Buddies weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Odokonia | Basic Buddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 335 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HexTech Studios LLC | Andrew Hoffart |
Customer experience
Odokonia
Basic Buddies
In-app purchases
Odokonia
- Disable Ads ($1 / Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Disable Ads$4.99
Basic Buddies
- Small Coin Pack (100 Coins)$0.99
- Medium Coin Pack (500 Coins)$2.99
- Premium Upgrade (No Ads)$3.99
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- Large Coin Pack (1,500 Coins)$4.99
- Epic Coin Pack (5,000 Coins)$9.99









