Scarecrow Tactics vs Spellbound Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scarecrow Tactics
Engage in a strategic card game where deception is key. Use scarecrow cards to mislead opponents about your soldier count and win region battles. Collect unique scarecrows and mercenaries to enhance your gameplay in this psychological warfare experience.
- Deceptive scarecrow card abilities
- Strategic soldier placement
- Region battle mechanics
- Collectable scarecrows and mercenaries
- Psychological warfare gameplay
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Game Introduction: "Scarecrow Tactics" is a strategy card game where players use scarecrow cards to deceive each other about the number of their soldiers. With unique yet simple rules, strategic scarecrows, and quirky, hideous mercenaries, players must survive a dreadful battle where losing means being devoured by water deers! Game Features: This game targets players who enjoy mental battles that require a mix of luck and intense psychological warfare, this game challenges you to strategically place your soldier cards to win region battles while using scarecrow cards to deceive your opponents about your soldier numbers and gain additional points. Each scarecrow card has a different ability, and as you play, you can collect a variety of scarecrows and mercenaries, adding to the fun. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Spellbound Valley
Guide a lost wizard through a series of isometric puzzles by walking over all the tiles to reach the exit. Navigate 50 challenging levels with simple swipe controls. Hints are available to help you find the correct path.
- 50 isometric levels
- Swipe-to-move controls
- Tile-based pathfinding
- Hint system
- Thumb-friendly design
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You're Hamiral, a little wizard lost in a mysterious land. The only way to escape and return home is to complete all the paths you encounter by walking over all the tiles and getting to the black one, which will teleport you to the next path. Swipe to move Hamiral on the tiles and be careful not to hit the ground! Will you complete all the 50 tiny levels and let the little wizard go back home? FEATURES: - 50 well-crafted isometric levels - Simple interaction, just swipe on the screen to make Hamiral walk - Nice background music - Hints available: click the bulb button on the top of the screen to see the right path for a few seconds - Thumb-friendly game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scarecrow Tactics at 70% against Spellbound Valley's 17%. Scarecrow Tactics also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Scarecrow Tactics sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Spellbound Valley sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scarecrow Tactics holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scarecrow Tactics has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Scarecrow Tactics's written reviews are positive against 17% of Spellbound Valley's.
Scarecrow Tactics ships an update every 3 days, Spellbound Valley every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scarecrow Tactics | Spellbound Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (35 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 324 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HYUNJOONG KIM | XSGames |
Customer experience
Scarecrow Tactics
Spellbound Valley
Bugs and requests
Scarecrow Tactics
Reported bugs
14 issues- Login issues (infinite loop, unable to sign in, especially with Apple/Google)
- Game crashes or freezes
- Connection errors and disconnections
- Game not loading or stuck on loading screen
- In-game purchases not reflecting
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- Card animations not loading
- Score calculation errors
- Matchmaking issues (AI opponents, long waits)
- Game gets stuck after returning from a match
- Friend battle requests not working
- Specific card/mercenary bugs (e.g., '야바위꾼' mercenary)
- Server issues
- Language button not working
- AI is slow
Requested features
9 requests- Add more campaign chapters
- Increase player base/improve matchmaking
- Add more content (cards, modes)
- Improve tutorial/rule explanations
- Add Russian language support
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- Add Vietnamese language support
- Add 2v2 mode
- Add friend battles
- More ways to earn in-game currency
Spellbound Valley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scarecrow Tactics
- More XP!$0.997 Days
- A box of carrots$1.991 Month
- Even more XP!$2.991 Month
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- Two boxes of carrots!$4.992 Months
- Carrot soup$0.99
- Lani Gho's Offer!$0.99
- Special Offer!$2.99
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- Carrot sandwich$4.99
- Carrot beer$9.99
- Carrot chicken$24.99
Spellbound Valley
- Donate$1.99
- Donate + Coffee$3.99
- Donate + Love$7.99
Questions
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