Spellbound Valley vs Rift Riff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Rift Riff
Engage in strategic tower defense by jumping through rifts to battle monsters and plunder their worlds. This game offers a deep experience with varied enemy types, tower upgrades, and challenging scenarios.
- Strategic tower loadouts
- Varied monster behaviors
- 20 worlds with multiple scenarios
- 17 tower types with upgrades
- 25 monster types
- 6 companion characters
- 45 challenges
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Try before you buy. No ads. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. Rift Riff is a strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics. The game features ± 15–20 hours of gameplay, and includes: - 20 worlds with 2 or more scenarios each. - 17 tower types with 7 overpowered upgrades. - 25 monster types with varying behaviors. - 6 companions who'll assist you and your towers. - 45 challenges for die hards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rift Riff at 71% against Spellbound Valley's 17%. Rift Riff also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 4 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. Spellbound Valley sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Rift Riff sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rift Riff holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rift Riff has 226 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Spellbound Valley's written reviews are positive against 71% of Rift Riff's.
Spellbound Valley ships an update every 5 months, Rift Riff every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spellbound Valley | Rift Riff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (226 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 226 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| 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 | 15.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | XSGames | Adriaan de Jongh |
Customer experience
Spellbound Valley
Rift Riff
Bugs and requests
Spellbound Valley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rift Riff
Reported bugs
2 issues- Chinese text displayed as gibberish
- Monster descriptions obscured by UI elements
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved localization support
In-app purchases
Spellbound Valley
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Remove Ads + Coffee$3.99
- Remove Ads + Love$7.99
Rift Riff
- Full Game$5.99
Questions
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