Comparison

ChronoMon vs PaceQuest

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

Head to head
About

ChronoMon

Embark on a pocket-sized adventure where you tame monsters, cultivate a dream farm, and explore a vast world. Engage in strategic turn-based battles, build relationships with townsfolk, and shape the story through your choices. Play at your own pace, anywhere, with cross-platform progress syncing.

Highlights
  • Strategic monster battles
  • Farm life simulation
  • Open world exploration
  • Relationship building
  • Cross-platform play
  • Monster training
Features
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ChronoMon: Monster Tamer & Farm Sim Free to Try: One-Time Unlock for the Full Adventure Tame, raise, and battle over 130 adorable monsters while building your dream farm in a rich open world. Strategic battles meet relaxing farm life in one massive, offline-friendly experience. Play Now! 100+ Hours of Content, Live Multiplayer, Deep Progression --- Features --- - STRATEGIC MONSTER BATTLES Train your Chronomon with 390+ passive skills, skill trees, and tactical turn-based combat. Real-time elements and perfect hits add depth. PvP and co-op available. - FARM SIM Plant 50+ crops, raise monsters, decorate with 250+ items, and let your monsters help with chores. Rebuild and customize your post-apocalyptic homestead. - VAST OPEN WORLD EXPLORATION Roam forests, towns, dungeons, and hidden glades. Uncover quests, secrets, and the story behind the Epoch. -RELATIONSHIP & STORY Build friendships with townsfolk, experience town events and cutscenes, and shape the narrative through your choices. - LIVE MULTIPLAYER Trade and explore with friends in real-time co-op. Rebuild your farm and complete the story together - LEADERBOARDS & MORE Compete globally, collect everything, solve puzzles with monster abilities, and play at your own pace — chill farming or hardcore progression. Full controller support. Cross-save between iPhone, iPad, and PC. No ads. One-time $4.99 unlock gives permanent full access. Join an active community shaping the game! Discord: https://discord.gg/SwCMmvDEUq Follow: @SGS__Games Thank you for playing! Feedback is always welcome! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

About

PaceQuest

This RPG game converts your real-world steps into in-game energy. Level up your character, upgrade gear with gold, and battle enemies in a humorous adventure. Compete on leaderboards and play fully offline.

Highlights
  • Convert steps to in-game energy
  • RPG character progression
  • Gear upgrades with gold
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Auto Train mode
  • Full story with boss fights
  • Works fully offline
  • Game Center leaderboard
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Earn in-game energy for every step you take in the real world, level up your character, upgrade equipment with gold, and fight enemies, no GPS or internet required. Compete on the PaceQuest Game Center leaderboard to see who has taken the most steps and who has progressed the furthest in the story! PaceQuest is a one-time purchase with no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases. Receive all future updates for free. Features: • Walk to earn in-game energy points: 1 real-world step = 1 in-game energy point. • RPG progression: Train, level up, and allocate skill points. • Gear upgrades: Improve equipment with gold to gain combat bonuses. • One-tap gameplay: Level up your character and fight enemies with a clean and simple interface. • Auto Train mode: Keep training while the app is closed. Your steps still convert to energy, and idle auto train mode advances your character until you return. • Full story: Tackle boss fights and progress through a humorous adventure. • Works fully offline: No GPS or internet required. • Game Center leaderboard: Compete against players worldwide to see who has taken the most steps! Pricing: • One-time purchase: Receive all future updates for free. • No ads. • No subscription. • No in-app purchases. Privacy: • Data Not Collected: No account needed.

Screenshots

ChronoMon4 screens
PaceQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaceQuest at 5.0 against ChronoMon's 4.2. PaceQuest also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). ChronoMon's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (24 vs 4). On price and ads 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. ChronoMon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PaceQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaceQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChronoMon has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of ChronoMon's written reviews are positive against 100% of PaceQuest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChronoMon ships an update every 5 days, PaceQuest every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ChronoMon versus PaceQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronoMonPaceQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (24 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size553 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNicholas GormanGary Lee

Customer experience

ChronoMon

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative23.8%

PaceQuest

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChronoMon

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99
None

PaceQuest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChronoMon free?
ChronoMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceQuest free?
PaceQuest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChronoMon or PaceQuest?
PaceQuest is rated higher. ChronoMon averages 4.2 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while PaceQuest averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ChronoMon or PaceQuest have ads?
Neither ChronoMon nor PaceQuest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChronoMon or PaceQuest?
ChronoMon ships an update every 5 days, and PaceQuest every 6 weeks. Most recently, ChronoMon was updated on September 19, 2026 and PaceQuest on September 7, 2026.

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