Comparison

Campfire Grind vs Emberfall The First Hearth

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

Head to head
About

Campfire Grind

Explore a wilderness, gather resources, and craft to survive. Repair your aircraft to escape the area. Upgrade your base by maintaining a central bonfire and trade hunted goods.

Highlights
  • Explore woods with a torch
  • Repair plane to escape
  • Evolve base with bonfire
  • Hunt and sell food
  • Crafting and survival mechanics
Features
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- Use your torch and explore woods! - Find a way to repair plane and leave. - Evolve your base by supplying bonfire! - Hunt for food and sell them.

About

Emberfall The First Hearth

Embark on an action RPG adventure through a fantasy world. Explore diverse realms, battle challenging enemies, and discover powerful loot. Customize your hero's build and solve environmental puzzles to uncover secrets.

Highlights
  • Explore a connected fantasy world
  • Action RPG combat with movement and positioning
  • Character customization with gear and abilities
  • Branching paths and waypoints for exploration
  • Environmental puzzles and hidden secrets
  • Boss battles and regional enemies
  • Bonfire checkpoints and healing flasks
Features
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Your next bonfire is only the beginning. Explore a connected fantasy world filled with dangerous enemies, hidden puzzles, powerful loot, and secrets worth finding. Emberfall combines mobile action RPG combat with character builds, meaningful exploration, and a journey to recover six lost seals. MOVE TO DODGE. STOP TO FIGHT. Keep moving to avoid enemy attacks, then stand your ground to fire back. Automatic attacks and special abilities let you focus on positioning, timing, and surviving the next encounter. CHOOSE YOUR PATH Journey through 15 connected realms, from forests and frozen lands to fiery strongholds and dark dungeons. Follow branching routes, revisit familiar rooms, and set waypoints to guide your next adventure. BUILD YOUR HERO Discover weapons, armor, and accessories. Compare your finds, equip new gear, and shape a build around the way you like to fight. Combine equipment bonuses and magical powers to take on tougher enemies. FACE THE GUARDIANS Battle regional enemies, mini-bosses, and powerful bosses. Learn their attacks, find your openings, and earn the seals that bring you closer to Emberfall's final challenge. LOOK CLOSER Some rooms hold more than enemies. Notice clues, interact with your surroundings, and solve environmental puzzles to uncover treasure. Curiosity can be as rewarding as combat. RETURN TO THE BONFIRE Rest, refill your healing flask, and strengthen your character before heading back into danger. Fall in battle and your dropped Embers await your return. The journey back is part of the challenge. FOLLOW A LITTLE FLAME Meet Wick and the characters scattered across the realms. Discover what happened to Emberfall, recover the lost seals, and bring their light back to the First Hearth. • Portrait controls with a dynamic movement joystick • Automatic attacks and special abilities while standing still • Weapons, armor, accessories, and character progression • Regional enemies, vendors, and boss encounters • Environmental puzzles and rewarding exploration • An atlas and waypoints to help you find your way • Bonfires and a refillable healing flask Find your path. Recover the seals. Keep the flame alive. Emberfall contains advertisements and optional in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Campfire Grind4 screens
Emberfall The First Hearth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Emberfall The First Hearth at 5.0 against Campfire Grind's 2.3. Campfire Grind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emberfall The First Hearth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Campfire Grind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emberfall The First Hearth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Campfire Grind has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Campfire Grind versus Emberfall The First Hearth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCampfire GrindEmberfall The First Hearth
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB195 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAny Games OUSamurai Dog Software

Customer experience

Campfire Grind

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Emberfall The First Hearth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Campfire Grind

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Emberfall The First Hearth

One-time1
  • Emberfall The First Hearth Ad Free$4.99

Questions

Is Campfire Grind free?
Campfire Grind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emberfall The First Hearth free?
Emberfall The First Hearth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Campfire Grind or Emberfall The First Hearth?
Emberfall The First Hearth is rated higher. Campfire Grind averages 2.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Emberfall The First Hearth averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Campfire Grind or Emberfall The First Hearth have ads?
Both Campfire Grind and Emberfall The First Hearth show ads.

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