Comparison

Crunchyroll vs BarrowFalls

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

Head to head
About

Crunchyroll

Experience the legendary "Ao Oni" horror game with new modes and high-speed challenges. Explore a mysterious mansion, evade blue monsters, and uncover secrets to escape alive. Requires a Crunchyroll Premium membership.

Highlights
  • Legendary "Ao Oni" horror gameplay
  • High Speed Mode (2x and 15x)
  • New "Ao Oni - Ai's Story -" mode
  • Procedurally changing rooms
  • Multiple endings to discover
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Crunchyroll Mega Fan or Ultimate Fan Membership Required ■The legendary horror game "Ao Oni" has evolved and come back to life! [This is the Origin of "Blue Tragedy"] Long ago, there was a mansion on the outskirts of town. There were whispers among the people about such rumors as Blue monsters coming out...... What the four people who visited the mansion saw, were monsters ... Can they escape alive? ■The official "High Speed Mode" has been added! you can freely choose between 2x and 15x speeds to challenge the super fast horror! Screaming is inevitable as the blue demon chases you at high speed! How far can you clear at what speed!? ■New mode "Ao Oni -Ai's Story-" has been added! A girl named "Ai" awakens in a mysterious mansion. Explore the mansion, where the rooms change every time you play, find items, and attempt to escape! Can you see all the endings!? ———— Crunchyroll Premium members enjoy an ad-free experience, with full access to Crunchyroll's library of over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes, including simulcast series that premiere shortly after premiering in Japan. In addition, membership offers special benefits including offline viewing access, discount code to Crunchyroll Store, Crunchyroll Game Vault access, streaming simultaneously on multiple devices, and more! Privacy Policy: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/privacy Terms: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/terms/

About

BarrowFalls

Features
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BarrowFalls is an original tile-crawl RPG in the spirit of the classics — forge your Outlander, explore a hand-drawn realm, and set out to end the Undying Reign of Malgorth. • Forge a hero — pick your kindred and calling, then grow your stats, gear, and spells your way. • Turn-based combat — no button-mashing. Bump a monster to fight; target foes for spells and arrows; every creature has an element it resists and one it fears. • A living town — quests, a chapel, a spell tutor, a smith who cuts gems into your gear, and townsfolk who warm to you as you help them. • Explore four dangerous lands, brave boss barrows, and reforge your weapons with socketed gems. • Narrated Tale — a spoken opening chronicle and read-aloud guide, at your own pace. • Play your way — adjustable move speed, music/sound/voice volumes, and a full How-to-Play guide. No ads. The whole adventure is playable free — optional "Stand the Bard a Round" gold packs support the developer and top up your purse, nothing more. Made with care by one developer - Sternzy. ``` **Copyright:** ``` © 2026 Sternzy

Screenshots

Crunchyroll4 screens
BarrowFalls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BarrowFalls at 5.0 against Crunchyroll's 3.0. Crunchyroll's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Crunchyroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $13.99 per month and BarrowFalls 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

BarrowFalls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crunchyroll has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crunchyroll versus BarrowFalls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrunchyrollBarrowFalls
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size981 MB15 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrunchyroll, LLCDavid Stern

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crunchyroll

Subscriptions1
  • Mega Fan [Monthly]7 Days trial$13.991 Month
4 purchases

BarrowFalls

One-time4
  • Tavern Ale$0.99
  • Flagon of Mead$1.99
  • Goblet of Wine$4.99
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  • Dragon's Ale$9.99

Questions

Is Crunchyroll free?
Crunchyroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BarrowFalls free?
BarrowFalls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crunchyroll or BarrowFalls?
BarrowFalls is rated higher. Crunchyroll averages 3.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while BarrowFalls averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crunchyroll or BarrowFalls have ads?
Neither Crunchyroll nor BarrowFalls shows ads.

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