Comparison

Franky's Adventures vs Skybeard

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

Head to head
About

Franky's Adventures

Embark on an exciting journey with a lively character. Experience thrilling adventures and unexpected fun as you explore new environments. This game offers engaging gameplay for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Exciting adventures
  • Hi-jinks and excitement
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Exploration
  • Fun for all ages
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Join Franky on his Adventure! Wherever he goes, excitement and hi-jinks are sure to follow!

About

Skybeard

Pilot eleven unique flying machines through diverse worlds and challenging levels. Master each machine's distinct controls and unlock secrets. Customize your professor and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Eleven unique flying machines
  • Five worlds with 50 levels
  • Three difficulty rounds per level
  • Machine customization
  • Endless mode
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Professor Skybeard has a long white beard, a workshop full of ideas and eleven flying machines that are just waiting for their test pilot: you. You fly every machine with just one finger – and every one completely differently. The Zeppelin climbs at a leisurely pace for as long as you hold. The Spaceship gives thrust, the Magnet Capsule follows your finger, the Pogo Spring wants to be wound up, and the Balloon heats up with a delay. You've barely mastered one machine before you have to feel your way into the next. FIVE WORLDS, 50 LEVELS From Hill Country through the Coast with its gusts and caves, the Desert with its heat fields and the Night Sky with beacons and shooting stars, all the way into the Thunderstorm – with lightning, tailwinds and electric shocks that swap up and down. THREE ROUNDS PER LEVEL Explore with checkpoints, Trial with five stars, Master Flight with no safety net. And behind the third star, every level hides a secret star – for the brave only. RELAYS AND THE GRANDE FINALE In relay levels the machine changes in mid-flight. In the Grande Finale you fly all eleven in a row: 99 gates straight through every world. HARD, BUT FAIR A computer pilot has flown every level with room to spare. So it can always be done – you just have to be able to do it. After a crash you're back in the air at once, no waiting. THE WORKSHOP With the gears from every flight you build new machines, paint them in chrome and gold, and give the Professor a beard, hat and flight trail to your taste. LANDSCAPE ON iPad AND iPhone Duo On big screens, Skybeard becomes the inventor’s book: the Professor’s notebook on the left, the level on the right – or close the notebook and fly across the full width. Half-folded, iPhone Duo turns into a handheld console: the game on top, the control desk below. Your finger never covers the machine again. ALSO INCLUDED • Test Field with flight school for every machine • Endless mode for every world, each with its own record • Bonus Party for every world with all 30 stars • The Professor's diary • Leaderboards and achievements in Game Center • In 12 languages Skybeard is free to play. Ads only appear between levels or voluntarily in return for a reward, and can be switched off with a one-time purchase. No purchase is needed – you can fly everything without one.

Screenshots

Franky's Adventures4 screens
Skybeard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Franky's Adventures at 42 against Skybeard's 1. Franky's Adventures also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Franky's Adventures sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Skybeard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Franky's Adventures against 5.0 for Skybeard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Franky's Adventures has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

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Franky's Adventures versus Skybeard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFranky's AdventuresSkybeard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (42 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size530 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLonely Lily StudiosMichael Rademacher

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Franky's Adventures

One-time4
  • 300 Apples$0.99
  • 30 Days No Ads$4.99
  • 1800 Apples$4.99
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  • 4200 Apples$9.99
4 purchases

Skybeard

One-time4
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Gear Crate$1.99
  • Gold Pack$3.99
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  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Franky's Adventures free?
Franky's Adventures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skybeard free?
Skybeard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Franky's Adventures or Skybeard?
Franky's Adventures and Skybeard are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 42 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Franky's Adventures or Skybeard have ads?
Both Franky's Adventures and Skybeard show ads.

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