Comparison

Gulltovia vs Basic Buddies

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

Head to head
About

Gulltovia

A card-swiping strategy game where you manage a seagull metropolis. Balance prestige, pollution, money, and technology through absurd decisions. Your choices shape the city's future, leading to glory or collapse.

Highlights
  • Card-based decision making
  • Resource management (prestige, pollution, money, tech)
  • Dynamic events
  • Dark humor and satire
  • Multiple endings
  • City building simulation
Features
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Welcome to Gulltovia, a card swiping strategy game where you play as the Supreme Beak of a seagull-run metropolis balancing prestige, pollution, money, and technology—one ridiculous decision at a time, mayor! Will you fund electric wing-packs or build bread factories? Outlaw plastic or nationalize fish stocks? Every choice you make flaps the future toward glory… or total collapse. Game Features: • Card-Based Decision Making: Choose between absurd yet eerily familiar policies. Every pick has a price. • Prestige vs. Emissions vs. Money vs. Technology: Manage conflicting resources while keeping the gulls (mostly) happy. • Dynamic Events: Protests, scientific breakthroughs, natural disasters—adapt or be pecked out of office. • Dark Humor + Sharp Satire: Inspired by real-world dilemmas, wrapped in feathers and sarcasm. • Multiple Endings: Eco-utopia? Military regime? Bread-based cult? The sky’s the limit. Remember, you’re not just building a city—you’re managing the ego of a civilization with wings and wild opinions. Can you lead Gulltovia to a greener tomorrow… or at least to next week?

About

Basic Buddies

Experience a fast-paced arcade game focused on vertical descent and precision movement. Navigate a continuously generating world with unique challenges and unlockable content. Master timing and control to survive longer and achieve higher scores.

Highlights
  • Four unique game modes
  • Endless vertically scrolling gameplay
  • Responsive mobile controls
  • Unlockable characters and customization
  • Coin-based progression
  • Designed for quick sessions
Features
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Descend fast. Survive longer. Master the descent. This is a fast-paced arcade-style game built around vertical descent, precision movement, and split-second decision making. Each run drops you into a continuously generating world filled with platforms, hazards, and opportunities to push just a little farther. The game features four distinct game modes, each offering a different way to play — from endless, score-chasing runs to survival-style challenges that test how long you can last under pressure. Whether you’re aiming for a clean, focused descent or pushing yourself through increasingly intense encounters, every mode rewards timing, control, and momentum. Features: - Four unique game modes with different rules and challenges - Endless, vertically scrolling gameplay - Smooth, responsive controls built for mobile - Unlockable characters and visual customization - Coin-based progression and optional rewards - Designed for quick sessions and high replay value Easy to learn but difficult to master, this game is all about control, rhythm, and surviving the descent.

Screenshots

Gulltovia4 screens
Basic Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Basic Buddies at 5.0 against Gulltovia's 3.0. Basic Buddies also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Gulltovia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Basic Buddies sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Gulltovia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Gulltovia's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Buddies's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gulltovia versus Basic Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGulltoviaBasic Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHongyu WuAndrew Hoffart

Customer experience

Gulltovia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Basic Buddies

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

In-app purchases

None

Gulltovia

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Basic Buddies

One-time5
  • Small Coin Pack (100 Coins)$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pack (500 Coins)$2.99
  • Premium Upgrade (No Ads)$3.99
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  • Large Coin Pack (1,500 Coins)$4.99
  • Epic Coin Pack (5,000 Coins)$9.99

Questions

Is Gulltovia free?
Gulltovia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Buddies free?
Basic Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gulltovia or Basic Buddies?
Basic Buddies is rated higher. Gulltovia averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Basic Buddies averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gulltovia or Basic Buddies have ads?
Basic Buddies shows ads; Gulltovia does not.

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