Comparison

Derpy Turkey Island vs Be Brave, Barb

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

Head to head
About

Derpy Turkey Island

Embark on a whimsical expedition to a tropical island to hunt clumsy turkeys using potent spell cards. Unleash unique enchantments like fireballs and plasma blasts to fulfill a wizard's desires and become the island's foremost conjurer.

Highlights
  • Cast unique spell cards
  • Hunt derpy turkeys
  • Explore a tropical island
  • Fulfill wizard's desires
  • Random spell card draws
Features
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At the behest of a mysterious wizard dwelling deep within the island's enigmatic heart, players embark upon a whimsical expedition to a tropical wonderland teeming with plump and endearingly clumsy turkeys. Armed with a deck of potent spell cards bestowed by the wizard himself, they shall stalk their quarry through alien beaches. Each card unleashes a unique enchantment – from conjuring fiery explosions to calling down lightning strikes or unleashing devastating blasts of searing plasma! Fulfilling the wizard's enigmatic desires and earning renown as the island's foremost conjurer. I'm a wizard, and I terraform planets and conjure up islands. Don't worry too much about the details...I will lend you my power so you can help clean up the islands. For some reason, they are infested with derpy-looking turkeys. Scroll around the screen to find turkeys and tap the screen to cast a spell. Your active spell is displayed on the bottom right of the screen. After each cast, a random spell card will be drawn for you for the next attack. Fireball is most likely, and the blue plasma spells the least.

About

Be Brave, Barb

Embark on a gravity-bending platforming adventure as a cactus seeking lost positive affirmations. Navigate 100 challenging levels, defeat bosses, and uncover secrets in this unique quest to face fears and have a nice day.

Highlights
  • Gravity-bending platforming
  • 100 levels
  • 5 boss battles
  • Collect positive affirmations
  • Unlock secrets
  • Controller support
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Barb the cactus has lost her positive affirmations! How will she get through the day? How will she face her fears? How will she defeat King Cloudy and his evil henchmen? I have no idea. Maybe you should play this gravity-bending platforming adventure right now and find out? • An all-new platforming adventure from the creator of Dadish • Walk all over the walls, ignore gravity, who cares • Lots of positive affirmations to find • 100 levels • 5 bosses • Questionable therapy • Secrets to unlock • Controller support • Funky tunes • Rad graphics • Face your fears • Have a nice day

Screenshots

Derpy Turkey Island3 screens
Be Brave, Barb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Be Brave, Barb at Free against Derpy Turkey Island's $0.99. Be Brave, Barb also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 1). Derpy Turkey Island's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On device support 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

Be Brave, Barb is free to download; Derpy Turkey Island costs $0.99 up front. Be Brave, Barb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Derpy Turkey Island asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Derpy Turkey Island holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Brave, Barb has 93 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Derpy Turkey Island's written reviews are positive against 76% of Be Brave, Barb's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Derpy Turkey Island ships an update every 2 days, Be Brave, Barb monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Derpy Turkey Island versus Be Brave, Barb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDerpy Turkey IslandBe Brave, Barb
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better76.1% of reviews
Number of ratings193 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB193 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperYusuf SongurThomas Young

Customer experience

Derpy Turkey Island

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Be Brave, Barb

All ratings92 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative15.6%

Bugs and requests

Derpy Turkey Island

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Be Brave, Barb

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchases not working
  • Crashes when restarting levels
  • Ads still appearing despite purchase

Requested features

3 requests
  • Gallery to view collected affirmations
  • Ability to replay intro cutscene
  • Improved level scrolling and responsiveness

In-app purchases

None

Derpy Turkey Island

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Be Brave, Barb

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99

Questions

Is Derpy Turkey Island free?
Derpy Turkey Island costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Be Brave, Barb free?
Be Brave, Barb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Derpy Turkey Island or Be Brave, Barb?
Derpy Turkey Island is rated higher. Derpy Turkey Island averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Be Brave, Barb averages 4.4 from 93 ratings.
Do Derpy Turkey Island or Be Brave, Barb have ads?
Be Brave, Barb shows ads; Derpy Turkey Island does not.
Which is updated more often, Derpy Turkey Island or Be Brave, Barb?
Derpy Turkey Island ships an update every 2 days, and Be Brave, Barb monthly. Most recently, Derpy Turkey Island was updated on November 4, 2026 and Be Brave, Barb on November 8, 2026.

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