Comparison

Skullburn vs WickBurst

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

Head to head
About

Skullburn

Explore a harsh post-apocalyptic desert as a lone scavenger. Gather resources, upgrade tools and weapons, and battle bandits to survive. Venture deeper into the wasteland as your gear improves in this idle arcade adventure.

Highlights
  • Post-apocalyptic desert exploration
  • Resource gathering and scavenging
  • Vehicle travel
  • Raiding hostile territories
  • Bandit combat
  • Gear and weapon upgrades
Features
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The world ended in fire. Now only the wasteland remains. Step into a harsh post-apocalyptic desert where survival is everything. Play as a lone scavenger exploring the ruins of the old world. Break scrap, gather valuable resources, and upgrade your tools to extract better materials from the wasteland. Travel across the desert in your vehicle, discovering dangerous locations and hidden loot. Launch raids into hostile territories, fight ruthless bandits, and collect the resources you need to survive another day. The stronger your gear becomes, the deeper you can venture into the wasteland. Upgrade your weapons, improve your scavenging tools, and keep pushing forward through the endless desert. Explore the wasteland, gather scrap, defeat bandits, and build the ultimate survival setup in this fast-paced idle arcade adventure.

About

WickBurst

Features
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Light the fuse. Outsmart your rival. Survive the blast. WickBurst is a fast, explosive 1v1 arena game. Race through a maze of crates, drop bombs to trap your opponent, fire plasma blasts down the corridors and hop over bombs to escape the fire. One mistake and the round is over — matches of 3, 4 or 5 rounds — and online, whoever sends the invite picks 3, 5 or 10. FIGHT YOUR WAY • Bombs with chain reactions — blow crates apart and close every escape route • Plasma blaster for long corridors, plus a sniper scope for pinpoint shots • Power-ups: extra bombs, bigger blasts and more speed • Wandering ghosts that hunt both players PLAY YOUR WAY • Online 1v1 against real players — invite a friend from the lobby or find a random rival • Offline against a bot with three difficulty levels • 7 arenas: floating over a neon city, arctic ice, a candy factory and more • 4 characters: Fuse, Diver, Mole and Diggerbot FREE TO PLAY Play the first arena with Fuse against the easy bot — online too. One purchase unlocks the full game: every arena, every character and every bot level. No subscriptions, no ads. Available in English, Polish, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.

Screenshots

Skullburn4 screens
WickBurst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WickBurst at none against Skullburn's shown. WickBurst also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Skullburn's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Skullburn sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and WickBurst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skullburn ships an update every 5 weeks, WickBurst every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skullburn versus WickBurst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkullburnWickBurst
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size463 MB174 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developer24 HIT Riga SIAADRIAN SURMA

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Skullburn

One-time13
  • Hard Pack 1$0.99
  • Hard Pack 2$4.99
  • No Ads Pack$9.99
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  • X2 Fuel$9.99
  • Hard Pack 3$9.99
  • X2 Tool Damage Forever$11.99
  • No Ads VIP for 7 days with discount$15.99
  • Hard Pack 4$19.99
  • No Ads Vip Renewal for 7 Days$22.99
  • No Ads VIP Pack$22.99
  • Hard Pack 5$49.99
  • No Ads Forever$49.99
  • Hard Pack 6$99.99
1 purchases

WickBurst

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Skullburn free?
Skullburn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WickBurst free?
WickBurst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skullburn or WickBurst have ads?
Skullburn shows ads; WickBurst does not.
Which is updated more often, Skullburn or WickBurst?
Skullburn ships an update every 5 weeks, and WickBurst every 2 weeks. Most recently, Skullburn was updated on October 30, 2026 and WickBurst on October 24, 2026.

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