Comparison

Back N Forth vs TakeFlight

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

Head to head
About

Back N Forth

A collaborative storytelling game where 2-6 players take turns building a story. Choose a themed book, get a prompt, and pass the device to add to the narrative. The completed story is revealed after six turns, creating a fun group experience for all ages.

Highlights
  • Collaborative storytelling
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Themed story books
  • Guided prompts
  • Group play for 2-6 players
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Back N Forth is a collaborative storytelling game where 2–6 players take turns creating a story together. Players choose a themed story book and mode, receive a guided starting prompt, and pass the device as each person adds their part. After six turns, the full story is revealed and can be read aloud, turning shared imagination into a fun and memorable group experience. Designed for all ages, Back N Forth is easy to learn and perfect for families, classrooms, and creative group play.

About

TakeFlight

Experience life as a bird in a survival simulation game. Explore, gather resources, build a nest, raise a family, and escape the island. Navigate challenges like hunger, predators, and a final endless-runner escape.

Highlights
  • Explore a handcrafted island environment
  • Build nests with a memory-matching minigame
  • Raise baby birds through feeding challenges
  • Survive predator encounters
  • Endless-runner escape finale
  • Global leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Take flight as a bird navigating the wilds of Belle Isle in this survival simulation game. Start by exploring the island with intuitive joystick controls, soaring through the skies and foraging for materials — sticks, leaves, spiderwebs, and dandelions — scattered across the landscape. Once you've gathered enough supplies, find a nesting tree and put your memory to the test in a pattern-matching minigame to build your nest. Attract a mate, hatch baby birds, and keep them fed through a physics-based feeding challenge where you cut ropes to drop food into hungry mouths. But survival isn't easy. Keep your own hunger in check by catching caterpillars, ladybugs, and berries while avoiding spiders. Stay alert for predators stalking the island — when danger gets close, you'll need quick reflexes to escape. Raise your babies until they're ready to leave the nest, then make your own daring escape from Belle Isle in a final endless-runner challenge through traffic and light poles. Key Features: • Explore a handcrafted island environment from a bird's-eye view • Forage for materials and build nests with a memory-matching minigame • Find a mate and raise baby birds through multiple feeding challenges • Manage your hunger with a catch-and-avoid food minigame • Survive predator encounters with reflex-based escape sequences • Attempt a final escape from the island in an endless-runner finale • Compete globally on Game Center leaderboards • Unlock achievements for milestones like building your first nest, raising a baby, defeating predators, and escaping Belle Isle • Optional tutorial guides new players through every mechanic • Haptic feedback and a dynamic soundtrack bring the island to life Do you have what it takes to survive, raise a family, and escape Belle Isle?

Screenshots

Back N Forth3 screens
TakeFlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TakeFlight at every 3 weeks against Back N Forth's every 6 months. TakeFlight also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Back N Forth against 5.0 for TakeFlight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Back N Forth ships an update every 6 months, TakeFlight every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Back N Forth versus TakeFlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBack N ForthTakeFlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesmond DenhamJaiden Henley

Customer experience

Back N Forth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TakeFlight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Back N Forth

No in-app purchases

None

TakeFlight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Back N Forth free?
Back N Forth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TakeFlight free?
TakeFlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Back N Forth or TakeFlight?
Back N Forth and TakeFlight are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Back N Forth or TakeFlight have ads?
Neither Back N Forth nor TakeFlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Back N Forth or TakeFlight?
Back N Forth ships an update every 6 months, and TakeFlight every 3 weeks. Most recently, Back N Forth was updated on October 6, 2026 and TakeFlight on October 14, 2026.

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