Comparison

Frantic Fish vs SEVER.

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

Head to head
About

Frantic Fish

Guide a clumsy bear to catch falling food and get it into a bucket. A simple and fun arcade-style game focused on quick reflexes and accuracy.

Highlights
  • Catch falling food
  • Aim for the bucket
  • Clumsy bear character
  • Simple arcade gameplay
  • Quick reflexes required
Features
Read full description

Help a clumsy bear catch some food. Get those fish in the bucket!

About

SEVER.

Engage in a one-finger action roguelite where a single swipe controls your attack, dash, and dodge. Master committed melee combat, unlock unique weapons, and build powerful character builds with each run. Experience deep roguelite mechanics and two distinct visual styles.

Highlights
  • One-finger swipe controls
  • Committed melee combat
  • 15 unique unlockable blades
  • Boss fights on every floor
  • Deep build customization
  • Two visual styles (Ink & Retro)
  • Offline play
Features
Read full description

ONE SWIPE. EVERYTHING. SEVER is a one-finger action roguelite where a single swipe is your attack, your dash and your dodge — all at once. Draw a line, commit to the cut, and vanish through your enemies before they close in. No virtual joysticks. No button mashing. Just you, one blade, and total commitment to every strike. COMMITTED MELEE COMBAT Every swipe is a dash-slash: you carve through everything on the line and slip through attacks in the same motion. Chain kills to keep momentum — hesitate and the arena punishes you. 15 UNIQUE BLADES From the lightning-fast Dagger to the massive Nodachi, every weapon retunes your dash — reach, speed, arc and risk. Unlock new blades by descending deeper, then master the edge that fits your style. FELL THE WARDENS A boss guards every floor. Read the telegraph, dash through the sweep, punish the recovery. Deeper down, they hunt in packs. BUILD SOMETHING UNFAIR After every boss, sharpen your blade: hone your stats, learn deadly arts, weave wards — or gamble on a blood pact. Every run stacks into a different killer build. TWO LOOKS, ONE GAME Play in the moody hand-drawn Ink style, or flip to the Retro 8-bit skin for pure arcade nostalgia. WHY YOU'LL STAY • One-finger controls — play anywhere, one hand • Runs are short, deaths are fair, "one more run" is real • Fully OFFLINE — no internet needed • Roguelite depth: drafts, pacts, unlocks, daily streaks • Chase your best score down the endless floors Easy to swipe. Brutal to master. How deep can you descend? Download SEVER and make the first cut.

Screenshots

Frantic Fish3 screens
SEVER.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frantic Fish at 5.0 against SEVER.'s 1.0. Frantic Fish also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). SEVER.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SEVER. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Frantic Fish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frantic Fish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frantic Fish has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frantic Fish ships an update every 3 days, SEVER. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Frantic Fish versus SEVER.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrantic FishSEVER.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB107 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFrantic Forge LLCHristijan Petrovski

In-app purchases

None

Frantic Fish

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

SEVER.

One-time10
  • Naginata Camos$1.99
  • Twins Camos$1.99
  • Trident Camos$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Greatsword Camos$1.99
  • Estoc Camos$1.99
  • Whip Camos$1.99
  • Lance Camos$1.99
  • Katar Camos$1.99
  • Nodachi Camos$1.99
  • Khopesh Camos$1.99

Questions

Is Frantic Fish free?
Frantic Fish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SEVER. free?
SEVER. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Frantic Fish or SEVER.?
Frantic Fish is rated higher. Frantic Fish averages 5.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while SEVER. averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Frantic Fish or SEVER. have ads?
Frantic Fish shows ads; SEVER. does not.
Which is updated more often, Frantic Fish or SEVER.?
Frantic Fish ships an update every 3 days, and SEVER. every 4 days. Most recently, Frantic Fish was updated on October 23, 2026 and SEVER. on October 21, 2026.

Other comparisons