Comparison

SimpleSticks vs TUNL

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

Head to head
About

SimpleSticks

A fast-paced stickman platformer with one-touch controls. Navigate an endless world of floating platforms and obstacles, with two game modes offering progressive challenges and unique environments. Collect coins and power-ups to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • One-touch jump controls
  • Endless procedurally generated levels
  • Two distinct game modes
  • Five unique visual zones
  • Offline play supported
  • High score tracking
Features
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SimpleSticks is a fast-paced stickman platformer that's easy to pick up but impossible to put down. Tap to jump and guide your stick figure through an endless world of floating platforms, treacherous obstacles, and exciting power-ups. START SIMPLE, GO FAR Run automatically through beautifully crafted environments. Time your jumps to land on platforms, collect coins for bonus points, and see how far you can push your high score. TWO GAME MODES - Simple Mode: Pure running and jumping — test your reflexes in a clean, distraction-free experience. - Classic Mode: 60+ progressive features unlock as you play — coins, double jumps, moving platforms, enemies, shields, conveyor belts, spikes, and much more. FIVE UNIQUE ZONES Journey through five distinct environments, each with its own look and feel: - Plains — Where every run begins - Frost — Icy blue landscapes - Desert — Warm sandy terrain - Twilight — Mysterious purple haze - Forest — Lush green canopy PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE Classic Mode rewards your skill with new gameplay mechanics that unlock as your score climbs. What starts as a simple run transforms into a thrilling obstacle course with enemies, fireballs, wind gusts, crumbling platforms, and boss encounters. FEATURES - One-touch controls — just tap to jump - Minimalist stickman art style - Procedurally generated levels — every run is unique - Offline play — no internet required - Lightweight and fast — under 1 MB - Track your high scores across both modes How far can your stickman go?

About

TUNL

Features
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Tap to hop. Hold to climb. Let go and gravity takes over. That is the whole game - and it is harder than it sounds. Every day, TUNL builds one cave from the date. Everyone on Earth flies that exact same cave, then it is gone forever and a new one takes its place. Your best run of the day flies beside you as a ghost. Chase it. Beat it. The corridor gets tighter the deeper you go. Grab coins to widen it and power-ups to survive: shield, magnet, slow-time, bombs and a laser that burns through crystal. Skim the rock without touching it and you bank a near-miss bonus. Crash, and you see your place on today's world leaderboard before the screen settles. Go deep and the cave stops holding still - it morphs, breathes and throws boulders and falling crystals into your path while the speed keeps climbing. Fill the star meter and your ship becomes a star for a few seconds, shattering everything it hits. Watch for the drain coin: it steals score straight off your run. New pilots get a short practice flight over the city and a circle that shows when to tap. After that it is just a cave, a ship, and one more run. No timers begging you to come back. - One daily cave, identical for every player on Earth - A ghost of your best run to race - Live world leaderboard the moment you crash - Achievements to chase - Power-ups and hazards drawn as what they do - Eight ships to unlock, each flying a little differently - One-hand, one-button controls - 16 languages Free to play, with optional Remove Ads and Unlock All Ships purchases.

Screenshots

SimpleSticks4 screens
TUNL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleSticks at none against TUNL's 3. SimpleSticks also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). TUNL's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). 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. TUNL sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SimpleSticks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleSticks ships an update every 3 days, TUNL daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
SimpleSticks versus TUNL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleSticksTUNL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFantasyscape IncAlexandros Theodoracatos

In-app purchases

None

SimpleSticks

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TUNL

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Paint Master$4.99
  • Unlock All Ships$9.99

Questions

Is SimpleSticks free?
SimpleSticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TUNL free?
TUNL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleSticks or TUNL have ads?
Both SimpleSticks and TUNL show ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleSticks or TUNL?
SimpleSticks ships an update every 3 days, and TUNL daily. Most recently, SimpleSticks was updated on October 28, 2026 and TUNL on October 31, 2026.

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