Comparison

Sloppy Fish vs Talonsbane

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

Head to head
About

Sloppy Fish

Guide a fish on an endless jumping adventure to join the circus. Master skill-based gameplay with satisfying physics and unique, hand-painted visuals. Unlock new characters as you strive for the highest score.

Highlights
  • Skill-based endless jumping
  • Satisfying water physics
  • Handmade, paint-inspired visuals
  • Unlockable characters
Features
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You’re a fish with one dream: join the circus. Simple to play, challenging to master - how far can you go? Features: - Skill-based endless jumping - Satisfying water physics - Handmade, paint-inspired visuals - Unlockable characters Sloppy Fish is an indie game made by one person. An ad is shown between runs. Please consider purchasing the ad-free upgrade to support my dream to become an indie game developer.

About

Talonsbane

Command powerful dragons with a legendary blade to defeat an army of machines. Explore twelve hand-built stages across diverse landscapes, facing thirteen challenging bosses. Experience two distinct campaigns and master four unique dragons with special abilities.

Highlights
  • Command four unique dragons
  • Engage in twelve hand-built stages
  • Battle thirteen distinct bosses
  • Experience two campaign modes
  • Intuitive one-thumb controls
  • Offline play supported
Features
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Command dragons with the legendary blade Talonsbane. Take to the sky and burn a kingdom of machines. The Demon King has built his army out of iron and steel. His fleets hold the coast, his wall runs a hundred miles across the desert, and his foundries have burned four years straight, building the greatest invasion force in the world. Two swords in all the world can still call dragons out of the sky, and both of their wielders are now united against the Demon King. TAKE BACK THE WORLD Twelve hand-built stages carry the war from the burning harvest fields of Greenshire to a throne of black glass at the end of it. Break four hundred dreadnoughts on the Salt Coast. Cross a hundred miles of rust wall standing across the dunes. Burn the foundries under the mountain while they are still lit. Then play through the second campaign and take the same world back from the other side, with its own stages, its own bosses and its own ending. THIRTEEN BOSSES Sky fortresses. Ironclad flagships. A foundry that flies and builds more of itself while it fights you. At the end of the road stands the Demon King. FOUR DRAGONS EMBER breathes a wide spread that fills lanes. ZEPHYR flies fast and throws a lance that pierces a whole column. TERRA wears armour and fires flak that shreds formations. NOX sends seekers that hunt on their own. BUILT FOR A THUMB Touch anywhere on the left thumbstick to command your dragon. Overdrive, focus and the ultimate fire breath are controlled by the buttons on the right. Your regular attack is automatic, so both hands stay free for flying. Fly your wings and tail through anything; a hit on the heart is the one that costs you. Graze fire to build rage, chain kills for a multiplier, and put your name on the board. Plays on iPhone and iPad. DOWNLOAD ONCE, PLAY FOR FREE ANYWHERE Free and complete. Twelve stages, thirteen bosses, four dragons and three difficulties, yours the moment it finishes installing. It runs in airplane mode, on a train, underground, anywhere.

Screenshots

Sloppy Fish4 screens
Talonsbane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Talonsbane at 5.0 against Sloppy Fish's 4.5. Talonsbane also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Sloppy Fish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talonsbane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Talonsbane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sloppy Fish ships an update fortnightly, Talonsbane every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sloppy Fish versus Talonsbane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSloppy FishTalonsbane
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYotam FridMehmet Türkcan

Customer experience

Sloppy Fish

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Talonsbane

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sloppy Fish

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Talonsbane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sloppy Fish free?
Sloppy Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Talonsbane free?
Talonsbane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sloppy Fish or Talonsbane?
Talonsbane is rated higher. Sloppy Fish averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Talonsbane averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sloppy Fish or Talonsbane have ads?
Neither Sloppy Fish nor Talonsbane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sloppy Fish or Talonsbane?
Sloppy Fish ships an update fortnightly, and Talonsbane every 4 days. Most recently, Sloppy Fish was updated on October 30, 2026 and Talonsbane on October 31, 2026.

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