Comparison

Anodyne Mobile vs Afterplace

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

Head to head
About

Anodyne Mobile

Embark on a surreal adventure through a dreamlike subconscious, battling through diverse environments with a distinct 16-bit aesthetic and atmospheric soundtrack. This full-length experience offers over 6 hours of gameplay with no in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Explore diverse subconscious areas
  • Fight through nature, urban, and abstract themes
  • Immersive 16-bit visual style
  • Original 60+ minute dream-like soundtrack
  • Over 6 hours of gameplay
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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Explore and fight your way through nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. Anodyne is a full-length adventure created by Sean Han Tani (programming, music) and Marina Kittaka (artwork, writing), and is now available on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Explore The Land on your way to work, on the school bus, at the DMV - anywhere! * Explore the subconscious of Young , and adventure through over 20 diverse areas. * Features an original, 60+ minute soundtrack, to accompany the world of Anodyne. * Featuring over 6 hours of gameplay, and NO IAPs! Buy the game once, play it forever. * Extensive use of a household item. "The game's sound design is the strongest facilitator of Anodyne's sense of dread and unease; the ambience and music give off an air of suspicion and danger, with ugly chords and disquieting, unnatural-sounding synthetic pings. It all adds up to a game where you're not sure who to trust, and you can't be sure of what's real." - Penny Arcade Report "[The developers] have made magic with this game, creating a world that I could be afraid to enter but never want to leave...The locations are vibrant and detailed, going to all manner of different places...[the music] can take the visual mood and shift it into territory that pixel art shouldn't be able to inhabit...this has Game of the Year written all over it." - Mash Those Buttons

About

Afterplace

Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Hidden secrets and treasures
  • Combat with monsters
  • Interactive characters
  • No virtual buttons
  • Dynamic control adaptation
Features
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!

Screenshots

Anodyne Mobile3 screens
Afterplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Afterplace at 4.9 against Anodyne Mobile's 3.7. Afterplace also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 60%) and ratings volume (631 vs 25). Anodyne Mobile's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Anodyne Mobile costs $4.99 and Afterplace $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterplace holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Afterplace has 631 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Anodyne Mobile's written reviews are positive against 94% of Afterplace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anodyne Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Afterplace monthly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Anodyne Mobile versus Afterplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnodyne MobileAfterplace
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating3.7 (25 ratings)4.9 (631 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25631 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#52 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB249 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSean HoganEvan Kice

Customer experience

Anodyne Mobile

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative26.0%

Afterplace

All ratings627 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.5%

User reviews

Anodyne Mobile

From 25 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Amazing music and soundtrack
  • 📜 Great story and writing
  • 💡 Unique and imaginative atmosphere
  • 🎮 Fun gameplay reminiscent of classics
  • ✨ Well-developed and intriguing game

Room to improve

  • 🕹️ Terrible, clunky, and unresponsive controls
  • 🐛 Controls get stuck or are buggy
  • 😵 Unplayable due to control issues
  • 😵 Frustrating platforming sections
  • 😵 Random character movement

Afterplace

From 631 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Charming characters and dialogue
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
  • 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
  • 💡 Unique story and world-building

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • 🔍 Lack of a map or quest log can lead to getting lost
  • 🔍 Some plot points not fully explained
  • 🔍 Limited weapon/item variety

Bugs and requests

Anodyne Mobile

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Sound does not work
  • Screen orientation screws up randomly
  • Controls get stuck in a direction
  • Black screen and title screen can be heard
  • White dot logic is backwards
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  • Game lags horribly
  • Controls are unresponsive
  • D-pad gets stuck
  • Character keeps walking after finger is lifted
  • Character randomly switches directions
  • Stuttering jump issue
  • Ability to move by touching gameplay screen
  • Accidentally touching the side of the gameplay area
  • Controls disappear except for 'enter' button
  • Exiting the app via multitasking breaks the game
  • Input lag with controls
  • Framerate issues

Requested features

10 requests
  • Fix screen orientation issues
  • Add haptic feedback for buttons
  • Make controls larger or more responsive
  • Implement a floating joystick option
  • Allow customization of controls
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  • Remove the white dot assist
  • Improve framerate
  • Add support for Bluetooth controllers
  • Make touch controls optional
  • Utilize the full screen without side panels

Afterplace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Saves not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to restart or replay the game
  • More in-depth combat and progression systems

In-app purchases

None

Anodyne Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Afterplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anodyne Mobile free?
Anodyne Mobile costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterplace free?
Afterplace costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anodyne Mobile or Afterplace?
Afterplace is rated higher. Anodyne Mobile averages 3.7 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Afterplace averages 4.9 from 631 ratings.
Do Anodyne Mobile or Afterplace have ads?
Neither Anodyne Mobile nor Afterplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anodyne Mobile or Afterplace?
Anodyne Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Afterplace monthly. Most recently, Anodyne Mobile was updated on October 27, 2026 and Afterplace on October 27, 2026.

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