Comparison

Corebound vs Blindwave

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

Head to head
About

Corebound

Explore a vast underground world filled with robotic enemies. Collect parts from defeated foes to upgrade your character and enhance your abilities. Discover unique zones and fuse parts for even greater power.

Highlights
  • Explore distinct underground zones
  • Collect and equip unique robot parts
  • Fuse parts to enhance power
  • Battle diverse robotic enemies
  • Upgrade character with collected parts
Features
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Descend into a vast underground world of machines and fight your way through endless hordes of enemies! Collect parts from the robots you destroy to upgrade yourself and become more powerful! Key Features: • Discover many distinct underground zones, each featuring unique visuals and dangers • Collect and equip dozens of unique parts to refine your build and playstyle • Fuse parts together to make them even stronger • Encounter and battle a variety of unique robotic foes Contact us at: admin@overcurve.com

About

Blindwave

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The dark is total. You guide a blind creature that sees only through echolocation: every pulse lights the walls for a heartbeat, then fades. All you keep is memory. Pulses are scarce. Blindwave is not a game of reflexes — it is a game of information. Spend a pulse and you see. Move blind and you save one. That single choice is the whole game. TWO WAYS TO SEE ◇ Short pulse — quiet, narrow, cheap ◇ Wide pulse — reveals everything, costs double, and is heard Something down there is listening. WHAT YOU WILL FIND ◇ 50 hand-built levels across 8 worlds ◇ Materials that rewrite the rules: walls that swallow the echo, amber that amplifies it, quicksilver that bends it around corners, glass you can see through but never cross ◇ Gates with their own rhythm, embers that must be lit, shadows that wake only when you shout ◇ A fog that hunts you, a glimmer that leads you, a shoal to herd home — and memories hidden off the path that tell the creature's story ◇ Every world opens and closes with its own scene, where its material answers your echo ◇ A daily challenge — the same level for everyone, every day. Build a streak, share your result ◇ Zen Wave: no enemies, nothing to count ◇ Endless Echo: descend until the echo gives out MADE FOR ONE HAND, IN THE DARK ◇ Portrait, one thumb, no buttons — tap, hold, swipe ◇ Text follows the size you choose on your iPhone ◇ Spatial audio and haptics carry the information: fully playable with the screen dimmed ◇ Works entirely offline. No account, no network, nothing to sign up for HONEST BY DESIGN Free to try: the first world and the daily challenge, forever. One payment unlocks everything else. ◇ No ads. No subscriptions. No energy timers. No loot boxes.

Screenshots

Corebound4 screens
Blindwave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blindwave at none against Corebound's shown. Corebound's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Corebound sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Blindwave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Corebound ships an update every 8 days, Blindwave every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Corebound versus Blindwave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoreboundBlindwave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB8 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOvercurveENRIQUE GOMEZ TORNERO

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Corebound

One-time5
  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • 375 Shards$4.99
  • 805 Shards$9.99
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  • 1650 Shards$19.99
  • 4200 Shards$49.99
1 purchases

Blindwave

One-time1
  • Full Campaign$0.99

Questions

Is Corebound free?
Corebound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blindwave free?
Blindwave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Corebound or Blindwave have ads?
Corebound shows ads; Blindwave does not.
Which is updated more often, Corebound or Blindwave?
Corebound ships an update every 8 days, and Blindwave every 3 weeks. Most recently, Corebound was updated on November 8, 2026 and Blindwave on November 6, 2026.

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